Most days I like meetings
I think meetings are the crux point where strategy meets design. They are places where the grit comes to light. They are spaces where culture is shifted.
Already. Not Yet
things relevant to designers and dreamers, but all are welcome.
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Defeated by Craftsmanship
At the very moment that craftsmanship compels me, it defeats me. How I'm using my stubbornness to be the best medicine in the face of resistance.
Avoiding making to chase rabbits.
I was going through my drafts of posts this morning and came across the following entry. Thought I'd just post as is. My goal tonight was to create. I was determined to put pen to paper or fingers to keys—anything. I consume content constantly. I seek
“How are you?”
How our words contribute to the perpetuation of busyness. “I’m busy.” “Just trying to stay busy.” “I’m slammed.” “How’s it going?” Instead of how are you? We assume that something has to be going on and
I want to work
I want to work. I’m ready to jump in and dig myself out. I’m ready to care again. I’m ready to be challenged to the point of risking pissing my pants. I want to be a part of a team. I want to learn.
False Construct
How many times have you found yourself lost on an Instagram or Facebook rabbit trail only to come out of it depressed or full of wishes that can’t come true. How many times have you looked at a social feed and not wished you were doing something different?
Leading in the face of catastrophe.
The office is palpable with a taste of dread. Something’s off. The energy is different this morning. You can’t place your finger on it, but it’s there. The glances as you pass others in the hallway are ones of fear or sadness. Something’
Changing of the Guard
God blooms the earth from frozen ground and small seeds. He burst open the grave of winter year after year after year and that’s just the scenery. That’s the setting. How much more the graves of our hearts? How much more the various needs and facets
The word hope
Hope is a tricky word. It's not an easy one to define or explain. John Piper has a lengthy post about hope which is the beginning of a series on hope . He says this of hope, "It does not imply uncertainty or lack of assurance. Instead biblical
Music cuts out the middleman
“Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens.” Maria Augusta von Trapp Music has a powerful sway over my heart and mind and body. The right song at the right time can move me in ways that a book or a photograph
Preparations
The reading below is a bit longer than normal, but if you would, sit with it and read it. It's good, promise. It's from Isaiah, a big book in the middle of the Old Testament. It's a conversation between God and Isaiah, a prophet,
A juxtaposition: joy and sorrow
I'm writing these posts as we approach Christmas. Each day I try and grasp another glimpse of Jesus and the why's and what's of this advent season. Each day I am truly met with discovery and wonder and joy. I have enjoyed the process.
Star of wonder
O Star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to thy Perfect Light lyrics from "We Three Kings of Orient Are" One little detail from the story of the wise men is the star. I like how the creator
The Prince of Peace
He will bring peace. Christmas brings with it the message of peace. It's everywhere in the carols. Peace on earth and goodwill towards men. But what of this peace? It's not an absence of conflict but a presence of the Spirit The birth of Jesus heralded
Stripes
The idea is that the candy cane represents Jesus's stripes, or the wounds that he endured for us. But, as a child, I did not like this ornament from the Advent calendar . I remember thinking that this was a terrible connection to make, that it ruined the sweetness