A soul connection is a resonance between two people who respond to the essential beauty of each other’s individual natures, behind their facades, and who connect on this deeper level. This kind of mutual recognition provides the catalyst for a potent alchemy. It is a sacred alliance whose purpose is to help both partners discover and realize their deepest potentials. While a heart connection lets us appreciate those we love just as they are, a soul connection opens up a further dimension… seeing and loving them for who they could be, and for who we could become under their influence. This means recognizing that we both have an important part to play in helping each other become more fully who we are. A soul connection not only inspires us to expand, but also forces us to confront whatever stands in the way of that expansion.
-JOHN WELWOOD
Saturday, October 27, 2012
"I think she was afraid to love sometimes. I think it scared her. She was the type to like things that are concrete, like the ocean. Something you could point to and know what it was… And I think that’s why she struggled with love. She couldn’t touch it. She couldn’t hold on to it and make sure it never changed."
-CARRIE RYAN, THE DEAD-TOSSED WAVES
-CARRIE RYAN, THE DEAD-TOSSED WAVES
Death or liberty
Iranian dissidents win Sakharov Prize
"I know that you require water, food, housing, a family, parents, love, and visits with your mother," Sotoudeh began in a letter written from prison to her children, who were prevented from seeing her after she refused to wear a chador, a full length traditional garment.
"However, just as much, you need freedom, social security, the rule of law, and justice."
"I know that you require water, food, housing, a family, parents, love, and visits with your mother," Sotoudeh began in a letter written from prison to her children, who were prevented from seeing her after she refused to wear a chador, a full length traditional garment.
"However, just as much, you need freedom, social security, the rule of law, and justice."
Friday, October 26, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Shaken
Coffee: Do Good Things Come to Those Who Wait?
"...Bourbon Kochere Sparkler that combined MadCap’s Kochere Ethiopian coffee with honey bourbon, orange juice, orange bitters and a splash of club soda."
Coffee cocktail yowzah!
"...Bourbon Kochere Sparkler that combined MadCap’s Kochere Ethiopian coffee with honey bourbon, orange juice, orange bitters and a splash of club soda."
Coffee cocktail yowzah!
Monday, October 22, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
Ideas on imagery
To do:
To shoot subjects from two distinct POV; two photographers, two cameras, one subject.
To shoot subjects from two distinct POV; two photographers, two cameras, one subject.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Here's your fix
From sitting long hours at Wellington cafes, here's a retrospectively obvious take or observation on Antipodean cafe sales:
When posed with a wide selection of bean roasts, customers usually become overwhelmed and are, instead, more inclined to follow the recommendations of the barista.
The barista can easily funnel the customer's choices by simply stating lines such as, "My personal favourite would be the XYZ roast and it has a [flavour profile]."
Not necessarily obvious, I suppose, but it'd be a subtle way of pushing sales for a particular product line that has lacklustre sales...
When posed with a wide selection of bean roasts, customers usually become overwhelmed and are, instead, more inclined to follow the recommendations of the barista.
The barista can easily funnel the customer's choices by simply stating lines such as, "My personal favourite would be the XYZ roast and it has a [flavour profile]."
Not necessarily obvious, I suppose, but it'd be a subtle way of pushing sales for a particular product line that has lacklustre sales...
Monday, October 15, 2012
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