Sylvie
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Sylvie
We don’t build community .
We build containers where community has a chance to emerge.
We build containers where community has a chance to emerge.
How Communities Emerge
Art has a social purpose [and] art belongs to the people. It’s not something that is hanging out there that has no connection with the needs of man. And art is unashamedly, unembarrassingly, if there is such a word, social. It is political; it is economic. The total life of man is reflected in his art.
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new... See more
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new... See more
This is for you if you've had some feelings this week
Advice for big, daunting projects: do something right away. When a major project lands in your lap, perhaps with a deadline weeks or months away, make it your business to take some kind of concrete action on it as soon as you can, even if you won’t get to the majority of the work until later. The longer such a project sits on your plate without... See more
The Imperfectionist: Five short thoughts (plus upcoming US events)
Most of the time, “What should I do with my life?” is a terrible question. “What should I do with this tennis serve?” “What should I do with this line at Starbucks?” “What should I do with this traffic jam?” “How should I respond to the anger I feel welling up in my chest?” These are better questions. Excellence is the next five minutes,
... See moreTimothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
Courage is the ingredient any time someone acts in the face of uncertainty. And when you act with courage consistently, time stretches.
Maybe the lesson is even simpler...
Comfort speeds up time.
Courage makes time slow down.
Maybe the lesson is even simpler...
Comfort speeds up time.
Courage makes time slow down.
How to Slow Down Time
Kids do not need gifts. They need zero gifts,” said Michaeleen Doucleff, the author of Hunt, Gather, Parent and a mom who strives for a toy-free home. “For millennia, kids have thrived with very few material objects.” Before the Industrial Revolution, the concept of “buying a toy” didn’t really exist. Neither did the idea of childhood. Kids spent... See more