12.13.13

12.13.13, a photo by colemama on Flickr.

What can you say? Sadness envelops the human heart as yet another tragedy unfolds at a school shooting...and nearly one year after Sandy Hook Elementary School in CT, this one at Arapahoe HS in CO. In many Southeastern countries, bamboo represents much more than a simple stalk. Lessons to be learned and remembered in this time of grief and incredulity (from Garr Reynolds, Presentation Zen):
1. Bend but don't break. Be flexible yet firmly rooted.
2. Remember - what looks weak is strong.
3. Be always ready.
4. Unleash your power to spring back.
5. Put wisdom in emptiness
6. Commit to (continuous growth).
7. Express usefulness thorough simplicity.
Naples, FL