"Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy."
Joseph Campbell
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A brief-yet-ongoing journal of all things Carmi. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll reach for your mouse to click back to Google. But you'll be intrigued. And you'll feel compelled to return following your next bowl of oatmeal. With brown sugar. And milk.
"Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy."
Joseph Campbell
Branded Delray Beach, FL December 2009 Click photo to embiggen |
"Life is all memory, except for the present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going."So go ahead and catch it.
Tennessee Williams
Calm waters run deep Laval, QC May 2013This is shiny. So is this week's Thematic. Here. |
Focused Laval, QC May 2013 |
"Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others."
William J.H. Boetcker
Scallops in the sky Shanghai, China May 2012 Click photo to embiggen |
At the gate Hong Kong, China May 2012 For more curvaceous Thematic, click here. |
"Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word."I'd like Mr. King to have a chat with some folks I know. High-fallutin' language and 50-cent words have always hit my ear wrong. If you think big words impress others, think again.
Stephen King
Group ride Montreal, QC July 2012 Head here to share your own curvaceous vision |
"When you play, never mind who listens to you."Smart guy. Why do we put so much value on what others think, anyway?
Robert Schumann
Blue Ford St. Thomas, ON June 2009 |
Ready to roll London, ON May 2009 Thematic. Curvaceous. Here. |
"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."Your turn: Who lights the fire within you?
Albert Schweitzer
I dream of geodesic Montreal, QC July 2012 |
“The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget yourself, and think of others.”On this day of days - more on that later - these words reflect the spirit of our youngest son, Noah. These words are who he is and how he lives. They are the lessons he's learned in his almost-13 years on this planet, and the basis of the inspiring young man that he's become.
Norman Vincent Peale
Waved off Grand Bend, ON July 2012 Click here for more "on the water" Thematic |
When you run out of runway Grand Bend, ON July 2012 Thematic. On the water. Here. |
Rolling onto final approach Montreal, QC February 2013 For more Thematic on the water, click here. |
"At the end of the day your ability to connect with your readers comes down to how you make them feel."I'm guessing this applies to writing as well as everyday life. I'm guessing I need to spend more time figuring out the connecting-with-others thing. And the feeling thing. Because we all deserve to feel a little better.
Benjamin J. Carey, Barefoot in November
Frozen in time Laval, QC July 2012 |
Tucked away in plain sight Montreal, QC July 2012 New Thematic launches tonight at 7:00 Eastern Concrete-themed entries accepted here. |
Closeup Laval, QC September 2012 Click here for more concretely-themed Thematic |
"Everbody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."The famed physicist hit the headlines again this week when the fourth European Space Agency Automated Transfer Vehicle (aka ATV-4) was lofted into orbit atop an Ariane 5 heavy-lift rocket. Per ESA tradition, the cargo ship, which docks with the International Space Station next week, is named after a famous European scientist. Jules Verne, Johannes Kepler and Edoardo Amalfi have already flown, while Georges Lemaitre will close out the program on flight 5 next year. (Don't worry, though, as ESA is planning on using the technology as the basis for a service module for NASA's Orion capsule, and possibly other applications, as well.)
Albert Einstein
Missing its mate London, ON June 2013 For more Thematic concretely, please click here |
3D warning London, ON May 2009 |
Kennelcam Laval, QC August 2009 Thematic. Concretely. Here. |
Cubism Montreal, QC August 2009 Please click here for more Thematic concretely |
Cracked Laval, QC August 2009 |
Nature's messiness Deerfield Beach, FL December 2010 |
Silent witness Duvernay, QC May 2013 |