Poem | Gratitude for All Who Inspire

 

Namaste


called forth by the muses

evoked

provoked

to get down these words

how else to express
this urge to honour the sacredness

a poem ...
words only attempt
to express the sacredness
and ecstasy
of
life
as constant
miracle upon miracle

putting it down in words
seems a desecration of the sacredness

yet, if I write nothing,
that is a sin in itself

to not honour the gift of inspiration given me

if it inspired another so

then I am redeemed

 

- j. khat o'brien

 

 

Motorcycle design inspires new patronage system

News story from NPR's Marketplace BUSINESS

Two Obsessed Guys and a Radical Motorcycle Design

Something Big | Gregg Braden

Some things to consider in these changing times ... a talk by Gregg Braden. He has a hopeful message, using science, the principles of ancient wisdom and many years of research in the world.


Something Big is About to Happen, Gregg Braden

Who is Gregg Braden?

from his website:

"New York Times best-selling author Gregg Braden is internationally renowned as a pioneer in bridging science, ancient wisdom, and the real world! Following a successful career as a computer geologist for Phillips Petroleum during the 1970's energy crisis, he worked as a Senior Computer Systems Designer with Martin Marietta Defense Systems during the final years of the Cold War. In 1991, he became the first Technical Operations Manager for Cisco Systems.

For more than 27 years Gregg has explored high mountain villages, remote monasteries, and forgotten texts to merge their timeless secrests with the best science of today. ..."

 
 

Eat Your Fortune?

This was new to me ...

If you don't eat all your fortune cookie, then your fortune won't come true.

I overheard this while eating at an oriental restaurant the other day. One patron was urging another to eat all the cookie. This might be fine except that I never eat the cookie, never! It is an allergy thing.

What if I really wanted that wish? It would be fine if the wish was undesirable. Then, by not eating it, the fortune would be null and void. It is a bit amusing to think of it, but then think how fear driven it is.

So, I am not a subscriber to that. I'll "set my fortune free" and let it go to the compost, and trust in the Sweet Sacred Invisible to bring me my fortune.

winter serenity

Amidst small city affairs, a green refuge ...

we can find serenity if we take the time to return to Center, and with a grateful heart, witness the everyday beauty that is all around us.

time redux

my watchband broke ...

this was not an expensive watch, but the face has an attractive look to it ... I like this little watch, but I didn't want to go through the hassle of trying to find a new band and then have it replaced. I have tried to replace them myself - good grief. What a chore.

And so I said - "I think I'll remake this little watch in a new way!"

And so I did!

A Little Help From Our Friends

Who knows where our next inspiration will come from?

I am doing some web design, hand coding the website, since I don't have access to my usual web creation tools. What better way to create a simple but workable - and attractive - website than to roll up your sleeves, open up Notepad ++ and start coding!

Web standards have changed quite a bit since I last created a website - the Web is always forging ahead. It seems I'm always running to catch its coattails, no matter how great or how little amount of time has passed since the last website design.

In searching information on the current state of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), I came across a great article on CSS3, CSS3 Flexible Box Layout Explained. I followed it back to the website of its author, Richard Shepherd, and then went on to his blog. This revealed the inspiration that I was alluding to in my opening sentence.

Richard has a blog post, The Next 30 Days, which features a TED talk by a man named Matt Cutt, currently the head of Google’s Webspam team. It was a proverbial breath of fresh air for me, so I thought I'd share it so others might also enjoy it.

Thank you, Richard Shepherd, Matt Cutt, TED Talks, and thank you, CSS.