The Kingdom of Calm Blog

"‎”To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:02:40 -0800

“‎”To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.””

- Lao Tzu

"Note to self: Draw with your eyes, not your hand"

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:56:53 -0800

“Note to self: Draw with your eyes, not your hand”

- Note to self: Draw…

"Question everything thought to be obvious."

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:40:09 -0800

“Question everything thought to be obvious.”

-

Dieter Rams

(via notastarvinartist)

"The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the..."

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:17:43 -0800

“The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.”

- MLK - Memorable Quotes

"Nuance is the sign of an intelligent observer."

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:14:52 -0800

“Nuance is the sign of an intelligent observer.”

- Seth’s Blog: The waffle paradox

Nuance shows restaint and maturity and an understanding of the underlying mechanics of whatever problem we’re wrestling with. After all, if the solution was simple, we would have solved it already.

"Built into their being is a single skill which they find endlessly fascinating, which they can..."

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:34:03 -0800

“Built into their being is a single skill which they find endlessly fascinating, which they can and will happily study for all their lives. It’s work that they are compelled to do simply for the sake of doing it, without any expectation of extrinsic reward or even a promise of an interesting end result.”

- Digital Asceticism | J. D. Bentley

"Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn’t more..."

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:28:17 -0800

“Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn’t more complicated that that. It is opening to or recieving the present moment, pleasant or unpleasant, just as it is, without either clinging to it or rejecting it. Sylvia Boorstein”

- Buddhist Quotes

"Both confidence and fear are needed and must be lived with, not eliminated. Experience with..."

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:15:25 -0800

“Both confidence and fear are needed and must be lived with, not eliminated. Experience with creativity means familiarity with this process, not an avoidance of it.”

- On insecurity and writing « Scott Berkun

(via Piccsy :: The Smiths)

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:20:22 -0800

(via Piccsy :: The Smiths)

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Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:46:15 -0800

"The other outcome, which feels like a downer but is almost as good, is to declare failure, to..."

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:06:02 -0800

“The other outcome, which feels like a downer but is almost as good, is to declare failure, to realize that you’ve run out of useful string and it’s time to move on.”

- Seth’s Blog: Declaring victory

(via Thailand Picture – Travel Photo - National Geographic Photo...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:22:53 -0800

(via Thailand Picture – Travel Photo - National Geographic Photo of the Day)

"Records are set by the people who said fuck your limits and found their own."

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:09:16 -0800

“Records are set by the people who said fuck your limits and found their own.”

- Seven degrees of slip - (37signals)

"Borrow money to buy things that go up in value, but never to get something that decays over time."

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:01:22 -0800

“Borrow money to buy things that go up in value, but never to get something that decays over time.”

- Seth’s Blog: Assorted tips, hope they help

"If we put a number on it, people will try to make the number go up."

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:01:07 -0800

“If we put a number on it, people will try to make the number go up.”

- Seth’s Blog: The trap of social media noise

"There is little correlation between talent and ego; they are independent qualities."

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:19:42 -0800

“There is little correlation between talent and ego; they are independent qualities.”

- http://www.michaelddavis.com/blog/2011/12/9/how-do-you-know-if-youre-any-good-as-a-photographer.html

"The Trouble With Not Having a Goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and..."

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:30:21 -0800

““The Trouble With Not Having a Goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.””

- Bill Copeland

"Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy."

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:22:11 -0800

“Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy.”

- 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself

"You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Making progress involves risk. Period!"

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:09:14 -0800

“You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Making progress involves risk. Period!”

- 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself

"In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that’s the whole purpose of..."

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:05:38 -0800

“In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that’s the whole purpose of living – to face problems, learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time. This is what ultimately molds us into the person we become.”

- 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself

The Kingdom of Calm Blog

"‎”To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."

"Note to self: Draw with your eyes, not your hand"

"Question everything thought to be obvious."

"The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the..."

"Nuance is the sign of an intelligent observer."

"Built into their being is a sin­gle skill which they find end­lessly fas­ci­nat­ing, which they can..."

"Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn’t more..."

"Both confidence and fear are needed and must be lived with, not eliminated. Experience with..."

(via Piccsy :: The Smiths)

Photo

"The other outcome, which feels like a downer but is almost as good, is to declare failure, to..."

(via Thailand Picture – Travel Photo - National Geographic Photo...

"Records are set by the people who said fuck your limits and found their own."

"Borrow money to buy things that go up in value, but never to get something that decays over time."

"If we put a number on it, people will try to make the number go up."

"There is little correlation between talent and ego; they are independent qualities."

"The Trouble With Not Having a Goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and..."

"Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy."

"You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Making progress involves risk. Period!"

"In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that’s the whole purpose of..."

"Built into their being is a single skill which they find endlessly fascinating, which they can..."