Sirnesto

“Douglas firs, cedars, hemlocks, and big-leaf maples surround the house so tightly they take away the horizon. Some-times, when their crowns sway in the wind, I have the sense that I'm living at the bottom of a kelp forest. The expanse of this montane forest, like the expanse of the Pacific Ocean, is something I feel, and against this volume of

“Perfection of character: to live your last day, every day, without frenzy, or sloth, or pretense.” Marcus Aurelius

“Giving people more control over what they do and how they do it increases their happiness, engagement, and sense of fulfillment.” - Cal Newport

“Power is the currency of change, and policy is merely frozen power.” - David Rolf

“Long-term, healthy patterns of social organization, among all social life-forms, it seemed to me, hinged on work that maintained the integrity of the community while at the same time granting autonomy to its individuals. What made a society beautiful was some combination of autonomy and deference that, together, minimized strife.” Barry Lopez from