I sit before flowers
hoping they will train me in the art
of opening up
— The Student, Shane Koyczan (via stellablu)
(Source: buddhacoffee, via stellablu)
a figment
of your
imagination
I sit before flowers
hoping they will train me in the art
of opening up
— The Student, Shane Koyczan (via stellablu)
(Source: buddhacoffee, via stellablu)
They promised us life in space, flying cars, and jetpacks but all we got were pocket-sized rectangles containing all human knowledge. FAIL.
— Jason Kottke (via yourmonkeycalled)
(via yourmonkeycalled)
You ever doubt that your ideas or thoughts on a topic are worthless and hence, you never end up actually articulating them? Only to find later, that someone else had the same thoughts and ideas and articulated them, long after you did?
Being a fool and being able to doubt yourself less is an important attribute that smart people ought to have.
Be a fool, but be smart about it.
If you want to be a creative person, then you’re gonna have to be creative in how you put your career together. There isn’t a path. Part of the creativity is making your path.
— Alec Soth on creating a career in photography, and how he pays the rent today. Read our full interview here. (via stellablu)
(via stellablu)
When we try to solve problems and provide solutions, we sometimes end up focussing too much on the process and less on what we want to achieve. What we forget is that the process is merely a facilitator, not the end goal.
Focussing on the end goal or where we want to be eventually, always helps. Process is good, but it is not the be all and end all.