why you are more important than what you do

Why YOU are more important than what you DO

People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. — Simon Sinek This quote hit me today as I was watching this 5-year old TED talk. It’s not what we produce for people, it’s WHY we’re so hellbent on producing it in the first place… that’s what differentiates us from every other Read More »

  
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Joy over sadness

Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation. – Andre Gide

  
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Noble Eight-Fold Path for Kindle and eBook Readers

I sit weekly with an Insight Group in New Orleans, and during the recent dhamma talks, we started working through the Noble Eight Fold Path. Larry, who is leading the group, passed a link to read about Right View at http://www.vipassana.com/resources/8fp0.php Links to the .txt files individually:

  
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First Photography Experience in New Orleans

First published on: May 1, 2011 on another blog of mine. Last night, I attended an event that I found on Meetup. Local photographers get together to shoot interesting events, movement and help each other get better. I arrived at 8pm, just as the event was about to start. As I unloaded my car, two Read More »

  
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Saturday in the French Quarter

I’m sitting on the steps walking down to the Mississippi River. She’s high again today, with her brown murky waters christening the tops of a few sand bags. Acting as a final layer of protection to the French Quarter, these sandbags are only for a worst case scenario. It’s Saturday afternoon, and I just finished Read More »

  
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