If you can imagine it,You can achieve it.If you can dream it,You can become it. To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity. Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination; on cooperation, not intimidation. It is wise to direct your anger towards problems — notContinue reading “Five Quotes from William Arthur Ward”
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Something I Saw Today
If you’ve been to this blog before you may be growing tired of me proclaiming the many benefits of bicycling (but then again, maybe not). Anyhow, I’ll again state the obvious. When you ride a bike you see things and are able to interact with the things and people you see that would be impossibleContinue reading “Something I Saw Today”
You say l’oignon I say onion…
…but it’s still incredibly beautiful when you take a close look at it (click the image for a larger view).
Five Quotes From Carlos Castaneda
Image found here. “The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.” “The aim is to balance the terror of being alive with the wonder of being alive.” “In a world where death is the hunter, my friend, there isContinue reading “Five Quotes From Carlos Castaneda”
(Mini) Zen Triathlon
Photo was not edited; it was, ironically, taken from behind the window of a car in the rain. I didn’t intend on this, it just sort of happened (does that make it even more Zen?). The pool is closed this week for yearly maintenance (swimming is my primary exercise, besides biking, of course) and whenContinue reading “(Mini) Zen Triathlon”
New Bumper Stickers
More specifically, these are my new fender stickers…got them today at the WNY Peace Center booth while walking through the Elmwood Festival of the Arts.
R.I.P. Val Kleitz
Image found here. I just learned that cargo biker Val Kleitz has passed away earlier this month at the young age of 51. I did not know Val, nor have I ever met him, but I felt like I knew him. I had seen many postings about him on the Internet in previous years andContinue reading “R.I.P. Val Kleitz”
Five Quotes from Simone Weil
Simone Weil3 February 1909 – 24 August 1943To read more about Simone Weil, click here and here. “Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.” “It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory more just or less, it is the order that isContinue reading “Five Quotes from Simone Weil”
Streetside Beauty
I passed this plant as I was walking down the street a couple days ago. It’s almost at the curb (pavements) and it stopped me in my tracks…incredible how much you see when you walk. Nature–in the city or country–is incredible isn’t it? Click it for a larger view.
Five Quotes from Lao Tzu
The image of Lao Tzu was found here. To learn more about him, click here. At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking,Continue reading “Five Quotes from Lao Tzu”
Reluctant Self-Portrait, 5 July 2011
I took this photo while on holiday in Seattle with my son recently…it was the slogan in the window of a new condo across from our hotel. I originally took the photo because I liked the phrase–I do believe change is good and that it is also good to challenge yourself and the status quo–butContinue reading “Reluctant Self-Portrait, 5 July 2011”
Five Quotes (and a short video) from Seth Godin
“Here’s the truth you have to wrestle with: the reason that art (writing, engaging, leading, all of it) is valuable is precisely why I can’t tell you how to do it. If there were a map, there’d be no art, because art is the act of navigating without a map. Don’t you hate that? IContinue reading “Five Quotes (and a short video) from Seth Godin”
Color on a Grey Day (just a few pics)
Crazy busy day at work today. The rain drizzled on-and-off outside for most of it. Grey clouds. And after facing a stove for most of the day I felt like I needed some air…and color. I took a brief walk and snapped a few photos and thought I’d share. Click it for an enlarged view.
Nature’s Beauty
When I was getting on my bike yesterday I saw a few flowers that–for lack of better words and while not trying to sound too hokey–stopped me in my tracks. Beautiful. I snapped a few pictures and thought I’d share a couple. (Click them for a larger view.)
Five Quotes from Joseph Campbell
“If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know theyContinue reading “Five Quotes from Joseph Campbell”
Five Quotes from Leo Tolstoy
“Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.” “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” “I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him andContinue reading “Five Quotes from Leo Tolstoy”
Graceful
I saw these seagulls flying around the other day…swooping down and grabbing small pieces of bread that someone had thrown on the street. They seemed so graceful and at peace; it was a sort of aerial dance. It reminded me of this following passage (which I have often found inspiring): “Therefore I tell you, doContinue reading “Graceful”
Five Quotes From Bob Marley
Bob Marley, 6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981 Picture found here. Redemption Song is one of my favorite songs by Bob Marley and the Wailers, and the below version is a very moving one (I think). For five more quotes from Bob Marley, click here. To read Five Quotes from other people, click here.Continue reading “Five Quotes From Bob Marley”
La Couleur de Printemps
After a long cold winter and an even longer cold wet spring (at least it seemed that way to me) the colors and “first green” that appear are both amazing and beautiful to me. Breathtaking at times. I love capturing them with a camera, and it’s amazing the great shots a person can take withContinue reading “La Couleur de Printemps”
Early Evening. 28 April 2011
I took the photo here, facing east.
Urban Simplicty 