Monthly Archive: February 2009

Feb
09

On Children, a poem by Kahlil Gibran

On Children “Your children are not your children.
 They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
 They come through you but not from you,
 And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, 
For they have their own thoughts.
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Feb
09

Success via Failure

“I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions, I was entrusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

Feb
06

Open Source Signage

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Consider them the Robin Hoods of graffiti. When vandals create value:

Feb
03

Twyla Tharp on Creativity, Motivation, and Failure

Feb
03

A New Serenity Prayer

From Mary Ann Crossno. God grant me The serenity to accept the people I cannot change The courage to change the one I can And the wisdom to know That one is me