Redefine Scandal

My passion is getting younger generations to participate –
which is selfish, in a way, because giving is the path to happiness. 

Every time I come back from Haiti, I’m really happy. If we can make giving cool, can make volunteering cool, we can start some kind of revolution. I’d like to refocus everyone’s attention away from the Kardashians and on to Doctors Without Borders or aid workers.

Let’s redefine scandal. 

Scandal is not who so-and-so is dating; scandal is the fact that 1.2 million people are still living in tents in Haiti, and cholera is rampant because the Nepalese U.N. soldiers dumped shit from their Porta-Potties into the river. That’s a f-icking scandal. 

If the average 15-year –old was hearing about that instead of so-and-so’s plastic surgery or cheating in Hollywood, I’d feel better about our future. 

[Olivia Wild]

Nifty Note

Saw this on the store front of the Nordstrom department store. The tone in which it’s written fits my style and mood this season perfectly.
Hope you get a giggle out of it too -

At Nordstrom… We won’t be decking our halls until Friday, November 25.

Why? Well, we just like the idea of celebrating one holiday at a time.

From our family to yours,
Happy Thanksgiving!

Bite that Apple

Steven Jobs (February 1955 – October 2011) was an American businessman and visionary widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer era. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc.

Some of his most enlightening quotes...

• My model for business is the Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other's kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That's how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team of people.
  
• You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do... Don't settle.
  
• Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma--which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
  
• We make tools for people. Tools to create, tools to communicate. The age we're living in, these tools surprise you.... That's why I love what we do. Because we make these tools, and we're constantly surprised with what people do with them.