On Connection - Brené Brown (Jun 2010)

connection - Clevland Street / Chippendale (Tue 01 Sep 2015)

Brené Brown on Connection:

connection is why we're here. It's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. This is what it's all about.

via Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability | TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript | TED.com by Brené Brown.

On Architecture - John Dalton (1961) / Elizabeth Musgrave (Houses 102)

eljeiffel House - Alexandria (Sat 26 Sep 2015)

John Dalton on Architecture:

for us, life in the sun is a reality, and we who build in the sunlight sense the joy of space and light. It is our delight. The magic of shade and shadow capture our senses and direct us towards our purpose, which is to dispense comfort and happiness through useful form

via Sun and Shadow House by Elizabeth Musgrave.

Been lucky enough to have had an Architect and Builder who knows what this means. I live in the result of that intent and purpose, and I still can't believe it.

The things that make us the most human and the most powerful - SpencerLum / Ground Glass

Jenny and Joanne / Glen Coe - Alexandria (Sat 23 May 2015)

Spencer Lum on Vision, Dreams, Hopes and Purpose::

the moment we give up our vision in favor of the common and the accepted is the moment we lose touch with our dreams, hopes, and even our purpose. The things that make us the most human and the most powerful.

via What I learned from living my desperate life by Spencer Lum.

On Disappointment and Purpose - Patrick McHugh (Sun 08 Sep 2013)

it was all a bit much for her [1] - Park Güell (*)
/ Barcelona (Thu 08 Aug 2013)
Patrick McHugh (*) writes On Disappointment (*) and Purpose (*):

Unfairness and the disappointment (*) it creates can lead to discovering new things about yourself (*).

via Sunday Inspiration -- Reverend Tony Jarvis and Great American Teenage Tragedies (*) by Patrick McHugh (*).

[1] - One of my favourite photos from the trip (*). The tears she shed reminded me of my own when things all became too much.