"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."
John Dewey
AUTUMN HODGEPODGE
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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.
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."
John Dewey
"You don't have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt.
You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you're holding."
Cheryl Strayed
"Oh what we could be if we stopped carrying the remains of who we were."
Tyler Knott Gregson
"There is freedom waiting for you, on the breezes of the sky, and you ask, 'What if I fall?' Oh but my darling, what if you fly?"
Erin Hanson
"If you work really hard, and you're kind, amazing things will happen."I like the "and you're kind" part. Most people seem to forget about being kind. Which is kinda sad.
Conan O'Brien
Evidence of civilization London, ON January 2017 For more footwear-themed Thematic, head here |
"My mother is an incredibly beautiful woman who has laughed at every single thing my father's ever said. At a young age, my brother and I understood that if you can make girls laugh, you can punch well above your weight class."Yes. This. Because a sense of humor is a wonderful thing.
Seth Meyers
"I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers."
Khalil Gibran
Hey now, you're an all-star London, ON December 2016 |
"A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles."Something to keep in mind as this rather notable workweek gets underway. Despite it all, it all starts with us, with simplicity, with kindness.
William Hazlitt
Sleepy retail London, ON December 2016 |
"From passion, all is possible."I think I'm going to rubber-stamp this one onto every visible surface in my home and office. Definitely words to live by.
Tory Lanez
Hand signals London, ON December 2016 |
"Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that's fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet."I've always admired Mr. Adams for his quintessentially Canadian approach to songwriting, and his kindness in supporting the music community from which he grew. He never forgot where he came from, and given his global success, that speaks volumes about his character.
Bryan Adams
Loopy London, ON January 2017 |
"Sometimes I wake at night in the White House and rub my eyes and wonder if it is not all a dream."Or, you know, a nightmare. Here we go, folks...
Grover Cleveland
"Dogs are a really amazing eye opener for us humans because their lives are compressed into such a short period, so we can see them go from puppyhood to adolescence to strong adulthood and then into their sunset years in 10 to 12 years. It really drives home the point of how finite all our lives are."
John Grogan
Kids' best friend London, ON October 2016 |
"Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up."For reasons that I don't fully understand, but nevertheless feel compelled to honor, I think today is the perfect day to share this. Extra points if you blare Keep Hope Alive by Crystal Method while you read it. Here's a handy link.
Anne Lamott
"When autumn darkness falls, what we will remember are the small acts of kindness: a cake, a hug, an invitation to talk, and every single rose. These are all expressions of a nation coming together and caring about its people."
Jens Stoltenberg
Electronic interchange London, ON December 2016 |
Thanks, gravity London, ON December 2016 |
Everything is temporary London, ON January 2017 |
"Get outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch the sunset. How does that make you feel? Does it make you feel big or tiny? Because there's something good about feeling both."Note to self: Get outside more. Shoot more. Feel more. Sounds like a plan.
Amy Grant
"On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died."In other words, never give up. Works for me.
Adlai E. Stevenson
"There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America."
Otto von Bismarck
The day dawns on campus London, ON January 2017 For more Thematic out the window, click here |
"People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy."Given the weather we've been having in this neck of the woods of late, I'm just going to quietly leave this one here.
Anton Chekhov
Scene from a studio London, ON January 2017 |
My ladies London, ON January 2017 |
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Broken, maybe London, ON December 2016 For more letter-themed Thematic, head here |
Old school writing machine London, ON September 2016 |
"If there was nothing wrong in the world, there wouldn't be anything for us to do."
George Bernard Shaw
Message in ceramic London, ON December 2016 |