Archive for the 'Work' Category

What I’m Doing

Thought it was time to check in on what I’m actually up to.

I started Permie.net, a blog about permaculture resources. It’s still finding it’s own voice and direction, but I’m focusing on a lot of the wonderful local resources we have here in West Sonoma county. I really want it to show of some [...]

January 31st, 2009 | Posted in Work | 3 Comments

The Ecology of Leadership

I’ve had some amazing coworkers in my life. And if I could give them all something, it would be an enrollment in the Ecology of Leadership course coming up at Regenerative Design Institute.
Earlier this month I attended a one-day introduction to program, and came away wishing not only that I could take the course, [...]

September 24th, 2008 | Posted in Work | Comments Off

Confessions of a Chart Maker

When I need to figure something out, I want to push words and images around so I can think about them and, more importantly, see and play with the connections and relationships between them. There’s something fundamentally satisfying about putting my thoughts onto paper in a non-linear way. If I can physically move [...]

March 27th, 2008 | Posted in Art, Work | 5 Comments

Cue “Pomp and Circumstance”

Wow, look at all the link love I’m getting here…thanks Mark and Justin! I love the first comment by Antinous on that Boing Boing post…”Can’t they just knit one?”
If you’re interested in the job, I couldn’t recommend a better place to work or a better group of people to work with. I know [...]

March 13th, 2008 | Posted in Work | 5 Comments

Thomas Moore: A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do

When I went to hear Natalie Goldberg speak a couple of weeks ago at Copperfields, they announced another upcoming event…Thomas Moore would be speaking on his new book, A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do. When a talk with a title like that appears in your life [...]

March 7th, 2008 | Posted in Books, Work | 2 Comments

Leap Day

“Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.” -Ray Bradbury (born 08/22/1920), US writer
On Friday, I handed in my resignation at work. No, I’m not leaving to take another job…I’m planning to take an extended period of time off; to go deep with some writing and [...]

March 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Work | 10 Comments

Work and the Hero’s Journey

Lately, my mind has been heavy with thoughts about work. How do I make sure I spend my time on this earth doing something that I value? How do I be true to my self? What sacrifice will that require? Am I prepared to make it, and risk being wrong?
Who do I [...]

February 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Work | 2 Comments