Overlapping Patterns
We dream. We dig. We connect (people and dots.) We create. We love. And we do a lot of the opposite. Still, couldn’t it all be in vain? 7.381 Billion. That’s the estimated population of our world according to this clock. That’s a lot of people. Together, you and I account for .000000027097 percent. That’s […]
Yes, it might be you
Bananas don’t grow in the arctic tundra. Not naturally. The environment doesn’t support it. Nobody thinks this is absurd. Nobody I know is perplexed by this. It’s not natural therefore it’s not expected. Ever hear someone complain about the out-of-control banana crop in Greenland? In nature, if the environment doesn’t allow for it, it isn’t […]
Are you willing to do it?
The world doesn’t care what you want. It cares what you do. That’s how I’d sum up what Paul Greiner offered us last week in his pseudo-poetic piece on the difference between wanting and doing. It’s easy to want something. It’s much harder to actually create it. (Note that I didn’t say “get it.”) I’ve been […]
So, what now?
This week’s log comes to us courtesy of a friend and colleague, Paul Greiner. A note on “wanting” versus “doing.” Take it away Paul… “I want to make a difference.” “I want to sleep for like, a day.” “I want this to work.” “I want to do it my own way.” Which is “better” to […]
What was I thinking?
You hold in your hand a photograph. In it are folks you know well. They seem to be having a good time. Everyone looks a lot different. They’re younger. But what really stands out is what they’re wearing. I guess there was a time when people thought it was a good idea to wear that […]
I used to care
I used to care a lot about what people thought of me. I guess in a way I still do. It just matters less to me now. This isn’t something that just occurred to me. It’s been brewing. I remember the first time a client got negative feedback from someone about the advertising my firm […]
Your house is on fire
What if your house was on fire? Those you love are still inside. Or, maybe they aren’t. They’re all outside, safe. It’s you who’s trapped. What do you do? Do you sit down and wait for someone to come get you? No way. You’ve got to get out of here. You aren’t going down this […]
Going for it.
When you’re up against the precipice, would you rather jump or be pushed? If those are your only two options, what do you chose? “But, why am I at the precipice?” It doesn’t matter why. You just are. “But, why doesn’t it matter?” Because I said so. House rules. “But, couldn’t I also stand my […]
Stoking the fire of fear
So many of my fellow citizens are concerned about immigrants and terrorists and bogus trade deals and GMOs and corrupt government officials and greedy corporations and plastic pollution and climate change and Russian aggression and guns and Common Core and gentrification and government shutdown and stock market crashes and germ warfare and toxic skin lotion […]
