The Importance of Others
Happy Thanksgiving! As this holiday seems to be here so quickly this year, I am reminded of the importance of others and how we should be grateful for their existence and how they have affected our lives. As I mentioned in a recent post that there is an art to living life well, there is also and art in being able to appreciate others and the simple blessings that make our lives memorable. This includes family and friends of course but also the preparation of the meal that we sit down to eat in the company of those we love. It’s a traditional communion of sorts. Here are a few…
Forest Through the Trees
In my search for this Airbus print ad below, which sums up visually the sense that I can finally start to see the forest through the trees, I came across these short films for Airbus: http://realenergy.shell.com/?lang=en&page=GTLAirport&site_version=html I love their creative, pop-up quality, which reminds me of one of the reasons I also like Pushing Daisies. I also love looking up through the trees to the sky. It makes you find your humble place. This ad is beautiful with the fall colors against that brilliant blue vista (and jet silhouette). After a rough year, a really rough week and a two month delay in launching my new product-line business, we’re almost…
Life Lived Well with Symbolism
There is an art to living life well and my friend Nathaniel Chapman did this as “force of nature” living almost larger than life itself. He had many talents but kept his cards close to his chest with regard to his work. He had to because as I told his girls he was a soldier in many ways, working behind the scenes. The celebration of his life was very moving on Sunday and now the hard part begins for his family. There is tremendous support and a network in place that will make every day living slowly get back to something “normal.” Coincidentally, I received this email below on Veterans’…
