Idea gardens

Here’s a picture of me during a cross-city hike where I posted positive and poetic propaganda alongside some of my best friends. I’m pretty dang happy, in my element, doing exactly what I want to be doing!

This particular little hand drawn poster says “YOUR IDEAS MATTER.”

It’s an important message: your ideas matter. I was reminded of it yesterday when I read this article in NYT, about How To Be Old. Roger Rosenblatt reminds us, “Don’t forget to bestow confidence. It’s the best thing you can give someone you love. Saying “You can do it” to a loved one in a situation in which that person has self-doubt — taking an exam, making a speech, writing a poem — means more than any sweet profession of affection. It means that you love that person so wholeheartedly that you wish him or her the inner satisfaction of self-realization. The pride of achieving themselves. What more can you say that so expresses your love?”