Did you ever notice how when you stop trying to make something work that hasn’t been working, new stuff appears and starts working? Have you ever been stuck beyond belief and when you let go new paths show up? Do you need a kick in the pants to get you moving? It may show [...]
Archive for April, 2008
If you wish to understand yourself
Posted in Poems & Quotations, Something to think about, Spirituality, tagged quotes, zen on April 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you wish to understand yourself, you must succeed in doing so in the midst of all kinds of confusions and upsets. Don’t make the mistake of sitting dead in the cold ashes of a withered tree.
-Emyo
From “The Pocket Zen Reader,” edited by Thomas Cleary, 1999
Seeing is a Verb. Be the Thinking.
Posted in How I See, Kate's Art, Minneapolis, Photography, Seeing IS a verb, Sharing, What I see, minnesota, tagged buildings, churches, city, ice, kate pabst, Photography, sky, snow, winter on April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
[all photos ©kate pabst 2008. all rights reserved]
I was thinking…
Posted in How I See, Perspective, Seeing IS a verb, Something to think about, What I see, tagged Design, graphic design, Life's purpose, Make-a-Wish MN, Perspective, Portland on April 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
…about the statement ‘What’s your life’s purpose?”
It occurs to me that we need not look far…we all are serving our life’s purpose by the mere fact we are here and breathing. I gave a presentation in Portland this weekend talking about my career as a graphic designer but more importantly my 8 commandments or codes [...]
Overheard in Portland
Posted in Uncategorized on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On the plane flying back from Portland I couldn’t help hearing a lively little girl chatter her way to Chicago. She couldn’t have been more than 6 years old. I was reminded of the profound simplicity of children when she said this talking about a game to her dad:
Girl:”You are in jail and you have [...]
Breathe Through It
Posted in Perspective, tagged quotes. life on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Life doesn’t give you breathing room, but if you stop grasping for control of the uncontrollable, you can learn to breathe through it all.
You can dread change disproportionately, you can also overly invest in it, betting on a new job, mate, or baby to erase your troubles. Such eagerness for change may look like the [...]
You needn’t slay the beast nor scale the entire mountain
Posted in Perspective, Poems & Quotations, tagged freedom, Perspective, Spirituality on April 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Don’t be afraid. You needn’t slay the beast nor scale the entire mountain. That’s not how it’s done. You only need to move through today, one. Think of the distance you’ve already covered. Focus on your strengths. Let each new step remind you of your freedom. Let every breath you take remind you of your [...]
Woman bites pit bull attacking her pet
Posted in Art, Artistically Speaking, Check It Out, High 5, Important, Love, Minneapolis, News, Rants, Something to Act on, Something to think about, Television, minnesota, tagged cnn, dogs, Love, pets, pit bull attacks on April 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Kudos Amy! Amy Rice is a courageous, loving, artist friend of mine from Minneapolis, MN. She was out walking her dog Ella the other day when a pit bull, unprovoked, came running out of nowhere and attacked Ella. Today it’s on the home page of CNN.com.
This is the 4th such case in Minneapolis alone that [...]
