Mark Scruby on Memory and Emotions:
We are nothing more than the sum of memories. They are the basis of our emotions. We use them to mark out who we are and the journey we have taken in life; they inform how we behave in the present and the decisions we'll make in the future.via The Book: The Terrace House - Reimagined for the Australian Way of Life (page 155 Cloud Space).
Simon Sinek on Change:
affecting change is the confidence and courage to simply try.via affecting change is .. by Notes to Inspire.
Still can't believe I had the courage to buy a house at 19.5% Interest Rates during the recession we had to have back in the very early 1990's. To renovate it 23 years later was the bravest and most courageous thing I have ever done. As well as the best. It took three years to go from a thought to reality. It has given a 108 year old house a new lease of life and it has changed my life. The impact of the courage to affect the necessary changes will out live me. It will be my legacy to the world.
Breaking Smart on Ideas:
Ideas that occur at the beginning or end of a project are usually worthless. Ideas that occur in the middle of a project are pricelessvia How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change a Person? by Breaking Smart.
Too much time on my hands today. Catching up a little on some interesting posts over the last few weeks.
The terrace house is an excellent model for compact and sustainable urban housingvia Let there be light: how architects are transforming traditional terrace houses by Ray Edgar.
You see, you feel, you connect. That's how photography works.via The Best Photographers are Stupid? Kind of. by Colin Pantall.
Just loved the way the late afternoon light fell on the photo.
Harry Gruyaert on Photography:
photography is all about personalityvia Harry Gruyaert: 'I discovered how to see' by Lucy Davies.
Chris Moller on Design:
What we often undervalue is the importance of thinking things through thoroughly before we do them .. The quality of good design makes a huge differencevia Grand Designs New Zealand set to launch by Sarah Nealon.
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 formvia 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.
Now we know what Pluto looks like after knowingly not knowing for quite a while now (a great read about the significance of this here at ribbonfarm ). So on a slight less significant level, here is what I know now, that I did not knowingly know back 13 months ago...
Just on 13 months ago I found a passion for cooking. A new kitchen and a little help from Michelle and I was on my way. One of the dishes Michelle suggested was a spaghetti bolognese.
I thought that would be an easy start, so went to Google to find a recipe, as you do. This is the one I liked the most from all the ones I read back then:
I liked the authenticity of ingredients, the correctness and approval from Bologna - a place we were heading to on the way to the World Club Crews in Ravenna a few months later.I have cooked this recipe almost every second week for a year now. And all modesty aside (you know me), the one I cooked this last Monday was perfecto, with a hand and fingers rising from my mouth.
Indeed the recipe looked simple and my first efforts did not excit me that much and I thought to myself where was I going wrong? I have learnt that a recipe is just a starting point and that to make it work and indeed, great, like anything in life, you have to experiment, listen and learn from others, take risks, knowingly or unknowingly.
These are just some of the things I have learnt:
It has taken 13 months to work all this out and I am so pleased with what I have learnt. Feel like I could enter World Bolognese Champs mentioned in the article and give it pretty good shake.
So as New Horizons speeds past Pluto into the outer Solar System and beyond, to make more of the unknown known, I will continue my quest to know more, master and perfect what I don't already know about Tagliatelle Bolognese 101.
Susan Lipper on Photography, and Appearance and Feelings:
I photograph to learn both the appearance of things and also my feelings about themvia davidsimonton.tumblr.com by David Simonton.
What you don't know you can feel it somehow. [..] Was a beautiful day.via Beautiful Day (*) by U2 (*). With a fantastic Letterman Live performance here (*)
emotion (*) and pain (*) and memories (*) can’t be put aside, [..] But new memories can be created by reusing and rebuilding the past (*). [..]Hiromi Tango (*) adds:
Art has helped me to recover from certain times when I was having difficulties and has helped me cope with memories and emotions,via Hiromi Tango finds relief from postnatal depression in her craft (*) by Andrew Taylor (*).
it’s very easy to adapt (*) the frame (*) to make a photo by moving but it’s more important to be where you are supposed to be and be using what you are supposed to be using because you want what your INTENT (*) wants to be as true to the EYE, HEART and MIND (*) as possible.via May 8th, 2014 … Fuji X-Pro1 and 23mm May Be as Good as it Gets (*) by StreetShooter (*).
Find your photos out there [..] and bring them home and process them as only you can. Find yourself in what you do and others will too. Hopefully at some point in the near future you can sit back and say,via March 22nd, 2014 ….. Fuji XP1 & 23mm … Definition Of Success! (*) by StreetShooter (*).“I am very satisfied with what I’m doing and getting and I will continue to improve and carry on.”Do not be one of those that say, I am not satisfied with what I’m doing..
I believe (*) that a new and authentic living tradition of works will be born, which can be diverse in many aspects, but which will have been brought about by a deep knowledge (*) of the fundamentals (*), and with a great awareness (*), without worrying about the final result (*), which, fortunately, escapes us in every case and isn't an end in itself, but a consequence.via Geniuses Are Not What We Need Right Now (*) by José Antonio Coderch (*).
It's okay to be nervous (*). Instead of fighting (*) that anxiety (*), dance (*) with it. Welcome it. Relish it. It's a sign (*) you're on to something. [..] This is important after all.via Trash talking important work (*) by Seth Godin (*).
When we welcome a feeling like this, when we embrace (*) it and actually look forward (*) to it, the feeling (*) doesn't get louder and more debilitating (*). It softens, softens to the point where we can work with it.
Use your fear (*) like fuel (*).
When you're in a hole with no money, you have to be creative (*).He astutely adds:
Money is an enemy of good design (*) because it stops people thinking (*)via Broken dreams and home truths (*) by Andrew Taylor (*).
People experience a space to be much bigger if they cannot figure out the exact size of it.via House in Fukawa (*). Seems obvious once it is said and you take a look at the Fukawa House (*)
