Beautiful Thoughts

Gardens, Not Buildings

Great projects start out feeling like buildings.
There are architects, materials, staff, rigid timelines, permits, engineers, a structure.

It works or it doesn’t.
Build something that doesn’t fall down. On time.

But in fact, great projects, like great careers and relationships that last, are gardens.
They are tended, they shift, they grow. They endure over time, gaining a personality
and reflecting their environment. When something dies or fades away, we prune,
replant and grow again.

Perfection and polish aren’t nearly as important as good light, good drainage
and a passionate gardener.
By all means, build. But don’t finish. Don’t walk away.

Here we grow.
–Seth Godin

201611-urban-garden

Beautiful Thoughts

The Important Thing

“The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
– Albert Einstein

Today has been a very challenging day but
I know there is light at the top of the stairs
and when the journey is achieved there’s
and beautiful view looking back.

stairs volunteer park water tower
Stair climb inside the the water tower , built 1906,
at Volunteer Park, Capitol Hill, Seattle

eye of the needle
View from the top of the water tower is 360 degrees