The Second Mountain
Love David Brook’s notion of first and second mountain. The second mountain is finding meaning and purpose in life through deeper commitments to others, a shift from a self-centered pursuit of personal success (the first mountain) to a life centered on relationships, community, and service. Brooks argues that true fulfillment comes from embracing these commitments to a family, a vocation, a philosophy or faith, and a community, rather than focusing solely on individual achievement.
Pile of Good things
“So, what if, instead of thinking about solving your whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
– Rainbow Rowell.
One of my favorite quotes. Reminding myself of this as I navigate choppy waters.
Loadmo.re
loadmo.re a collection of unconventional and fun mobile web pages. For example, I found Busy Simulator. Totally made me smile.
Make sure to follow them on Instagram.
Be My Eyes
The level of excitement I feel when I get a call from Be My Eyes and can help a blind person with whatever they need help with, is indescribable. This is the version of the internet I want to revel in.
Be My Eyes connects the blind with seeing humans. I have helped folks with making sure their mustache was trimmed perfectly straight, what color tie to pick, or. where to push a button on an oven. You get the idea.
Thank you Brick
Feeling more protective than ever of where my attention goes. Brick is currently helping me stay off “the apps”.
Feeling disappointed about the state of the internet these days, those damn algorithms have really killed the magic for me. Want to make a real effort to bring this (slightly neglected) space back and visit other carefully tended online gardens. Where do you find inspiration these days, online, other than the big social media giants? And what do you do to avoid scrolling hours on end?
The Way
“Finding the way, is the way.”
– Marcus Aurelius
CURA: A Sensory Ritual for a Disconnected World
My friend Mahyad is creating CURA, part documentary, part art installation, part healing ritual. It is designed to ignite hope, joy, and a profound reconnection to nature. The experience unfolds as a four-act ceremony: Shadow, Pulse, Spirit, and Return.
Co-created with Indigenous guardian tribes in Colombia and Brazil, CURA is a non-verbal, multi-sensory journey that dissolves boundaries—replacing narration with vibration, facts with feeling, and passive observation with active, embodied connection.
This is an important project. I am supporting his Kickstarter. Maybe it calls you too.
To Create
“To create is to live twice.”
– Albert Camus
Yo-Yo Ma – Nature at Play
My 15 year old son Tilo has taken to the Cello. His love for this beautiful instrument is slowly but surely taking over my heart too.
Your Purpose
“Your purpose is not the thing you do. It’s the thing that happens in others when you do what you do.”
– Dr. Caroline Leaf
Love is Never Wasted
“Love is never wasted,
For its value does not rest upon reciprocity.”
– C. S. Lewis
Leaf Button Cover
Leaf Button Cover. So simple. So sweet. So sold out.
Sides Of The Mountain
“It’s the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.”
– Robert M. Pirsig
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E. Jean Carroll
I had the pleasure to meet E. Jean Carroll last week. What a force. She reminds me of my eccentric aunt Hugi who was my biggest role model of living a courageous, creative life.
No Self
“I tell myself
there isno self-
I am justa place
where theuniverse
happens
to be
happeningtelling itself
through me.”– John Brehm
What We Love In Common
“…noticing what we love in common, and studying that, might help us survive.”
— Ross Gay
20 Years of This Online Garden
20 years ago today I started this blog, with this quote.
That was Tina v1.0; No kids, single, hadn’t started any businesses yet. This blog opened doors. Forever grateful.
I have been a bit quiet recently, but I am still here.
A warm thank you to everyone of you who stops by occasionally.