Friday, July 20, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Listening to your heart
I've been reading The Alchemist on and off for the last week. It has a lot to do with personal journey, goals, destiny, etc. I wanted to share an excerpt of this one page in particular though:
"Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him," his heart said. "We, people's hearts, seldom say much about those treasures, because people no longer want to go in search of them. We speak of them only to children. Later, we simply let life proceed, in its own direction, toward its own fate. But, unfortunately, very few follow the path laid out for them–the path to their Personal Legends, and to happiness. Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed to be a threatening place.
"So, we, the hearts, speak more and more softly. We never stop speaking out, but we begin to hope that our words won't be heard: we don't want people to suffer because they don't follow their hearts."
"Why don't people's hearts tell them to continue to follow their dreams?" the boy asked the alchemist.
"Because that's what makes a heart suffer most, and hearts don't like to suffer."
From then on, the boy understood his heart. He asked it, please, never to stop speaking to him. He asked that when he wandered far from his dreams, his heart press him and sound the alarm. The boy swore that every time he heard the alarm, he would heed its message.
"Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him," his heart said. "We, people's hearts, seldom say much about those treasures, because people no longer want to go in search of them. We speak of them only to children. Later, we simply let life proceed, in its own direction, toward its own fate. But, unfortunately, very few follow the path laid out for them–the path to their Personal Legends, and to happiness. Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed to be a threatening place.
"So, we, the hearts, speak more and more softly. We never stop speaking out, but we begin to hope that our words won't be heard: we don't want people to suffer because they don't follow their hearts."
"Why don't people's hearts tell them to continue to follow their dreams?" the boy asked the alchemist.
"Because that's what makes a heart suffer most, and hearts don't like to suffer."
From then on, the boy understood his heart. He asked it, please, never to stop speaking to him. He asked that when he wandered far from his dreams, his heart press him and sound the alarm. The boy swore that every time he heard the alarm, he would heed its message.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Pete Zaza
I went to this cool pizza spot in Brooklyn this past weekend. They have all types of special "pies." If you're in the neighborhood, check it out.
Pete Zaza
766 Classon & Sterling
Pete Zaza
766 Classon & Sterling
All-Time Detroit Tigers Team: Greatest Detroit Tigers at Every Position
@MichiganUpdate tweeted this article today. Pretty interesting for the 1 Tigers fan that follows this blog.
http://t.co/8mGxFvyQ
http://t.co/8mGxFvyQ
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Vocabulary, Sounds and Fonts
Since I've been making beats, I've seen the parallels between having a range sounds, having a good vocabulary, and having a collection of fonts: They're all vital to better expressing yourself.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
I'm getting pretty addicted to Pinterest. I still keep my offline "eye candy" folder, but it's nice having an online go-to spot for inspiration. Check out my boards: pinterest.com/thejcurt
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Spam mail
Spam is like Cupid. The annoying, intrusive, "stop bothering me" version of Cupid. Spam disguises itself as one of your contacts, and then shoots out its deceiving arrows at the bullseye, your inbox. You may delete the email, but there's bound to be times that you send out that "hey, I think your account is hacked" message. "Try changing your password." 9 times out of 10, the response to your email will be apologetic, at first, but quickly change to a long time, no see type of message.
Who knows how the email chain will expand from there. Nonetheless, Spam has done its job, and can now ride off into the sunset, to plot on its next victims.
Who knows how the email chain will expand from there. Nonetheless, Spam has done its job, and can now ride off into the sunset, to plot on its next victims.
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