“Wisdom begins in wonder” - Socrates
Photo by CMGW Photography
peace&love,
Jason
“There is a universal truth we all have to face, whether we want to or not, everything eventually ends. As much as I’ve looked forward to this day, I’ve always disliked endings. Last day of summer, the final chapter of a great book, parting ways with a close friend. But endings are inevitable. Leaves fall. You close the book. You say goodbye. Today is one of those days for us. Today we say goodbye to everything that was familiar, everything that was comfortable. We’re moving on. But just because we’re leaving, and that hurts, there’s some people who are so much a part of us, they’ll be with us no matter what. They are our solid ground. Our North Star. And the small clear voices in our hearts that will be with us, always.”
Thank you Asterik for an incredible first year of college. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
peace&love,
Jason
The note given to new Apple staff on their first day.
There’s work and there’s your life’s work.
The kind of work that has your fingertips all over it. The kind of work that you’d never compromise on. That you’d sacrifice a weekend for. You can do that kind of work at Apple. People don’t come here to play it safe. They come here to swim in the deep end.
Something big. Something that couldn’t happen anywhere else.
Welcome to Apple.
Although, it seems quite fitting to give this to teachers as well.
peace&love,
Jason
There is nothing quite like Yoyo Ma playing Dvorak’s Concerto in B Minor with the CSO.
Definitely one of the best moments of this past year!
peace&love,
Jason
Last night, I watched the premiere of the Avengers with the men of Asterik! Definitely exceeded all expectations…
Never really cared for the Hulk before… but Mark Ruffalo really nailed it
peace&love,
Jason
i had never really liked this song, but he’s magical when he’s live. if only i could see him in on this tour…
peace&love,
Jason
His smile is absolutely contagious! :)
peace&love,
Jason
the tie clip just kills
(not-so-)secret man crush
can’t wait for the next season
peace&love,
Jason
what fun.
wish i could make stuff like this
peace&love,
Jason
he never fails to impress.
peace&love,
Jason
Bloom by Anna Schuleit
“In 2003 a building housing the Massachusetts Mental Health Center (MMHC) was slated for demolition to make way for updated facilities. The closure was a time for reflection and remembrance as the MMHC had been in operation for over 9 decades and had touched countless thousands of patients and employees alike, and the pending demolition presented a unique problem. How does one memorialize a building impossibly rich with a history of both hope and sadness, and do it in a way that reflects not only the past but also the future? And could this memorial be open to the public, not as a speech, or series of informational plaques, but as an experience worthy of they building’s unique story?
To answer that question artist Anna Schuleit was commissioned to do the impossible. After an initial tour of the facility she was struck not with what she saw but with what she didn’t see: the presence of life and color. While historically a place of healing, the drab interior, worn hallways, and dull paint needed a respectful infusion of hope. With a limited budget and only three months of planning Schuleit and an enormous team of volunteers executed a massive public art installation called Bloom. The concept was simple but absolutely immense in scale. Nearly 28,000 potted flowers would fill almost every square foot of the MMHC including corridors, stairwells, offices and even a swimming pool, all of it brought to life with a sea of blooms. The public was then invited for a limited 4-day viewing as a time for needed reflection and rebirth.”
some responses to Bloom from the visitors
“I walked through Bloom with a close friend of mine who has spent a great deal of time inside similar hospitals. He was close to tears and repeated said he felt the desire to jump into the flowers, sum bold for the freedom and the celebration of his own growth and healing. We recognized that Bloom brought beauty and wonder to what has always been an inherently taboo subject matter.”
“‘Never worry alone’ was a Dr. Tom Gutheil classic line, but because of the lack of social support, too many patients who came here had to worry alone. Anna saw these corridors as places to be filled with growth. For all the patients who never received flowers, these flowers are for you.”
“My therapist’s office was in the basement and the floor is covered in grass. Grass does not bloom but it cushions and it is in the right place. It is the foundation, it softens everything. Conceptually it is brilliant.”
“My mother told me, 36 years ago, “Hang on. They’ll find a cure.” I was suffering alone until I came to MMHC. And today… oh so grateful… beyond any words, so grateful. Lives and sufferings have been redeemed here, and today we celebrate and honor, all of us, in this place, for better or for worse. Today, we flourish. The list of what we cannot do grows shorter and shorter. We become comfortable in a world of three dimensions; we gladly surrender the fourth, fifth, and sixth.”
Quite a phenomenal project.
Taken from www.thisiscolossal.com
peace&love,
Jason
great find jake!
peace&love,
Jason
