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The global theme for April 2015 was “Humility” and our speaker at Portland/CreativeMornings was Charlie Brown, CEO and Founder of Context Partners. We were hosted by PNCA and sponsored by Create Legal and 52 Limited, and Razorfish. With thanks to Pro Photo Supply for the photo & video gear.
Photo by Scott Larsen. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
This CreativeMornings/DC event featured Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC on the theme of 'Humility.'
This event was generously supported by Huge, Capital One Digital / Capital One Labs and TrackMaven and was hosted by Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center on April 23, 2015.
Photos by Lexey Swall
April 13, 2015: Featuring David Ansel, Austin's own Soup Peddler.
Sponsored by Real HQ, Razorfish Studios and Cuvee Coffee .
Hosted at The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Photos by Manny Pandya.
Video Production by Scott Clark.
Lemme tell ya a story about humility earned.
SO...some of you may remember that I switched over to #4 brass screws recently. Now, in hard-mounting a pickup there's a cost/benefit ratio with the pilot hole. The smaller the hole, the tighter the screw fits and (at least in my imagination) the more solid the transfer of vibration.
This is the whole diminishing returns thing I was talking about.
SO...when I mounted these pickups I used the brass screws, but I made the pilot holes so small that the screws (being soft and brass) began to deform as I drove them until the heads sheared off and I had to extract them much like removing a canine tooth from a screaming...let's say, "patient."
This quite aggravated me, so I decided to get some steel button-head hex screws and give this job what-for! And tonight I stripped my steel 1/16" hex driver with these screws still not quite driven.
I can't tell if the screws themselves are too deformed for extraction, but if I can get them out with a new driver tomorrow I'll drill bigger pilot holes and stop being so obstinate.
Like I said, it should be illegal for me to work on my own stuff...
This CreativeMornings/DC event featured Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC on the theme of 'Humility.'
This event was generously supported by Huge, Capital One Digital / Capital One Labs and TrackMaven and was hosted by Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center on April 23, 2015.
Photos by Lexey Swall
The Door of Humility, main entrance into the Church. Was created in Ottoman times to prevent carts being driven in by looters, and to force even the most important visitor to dismount from his horse as he entered the holy place.It is the only doorway in the fortress-like front wall is just 1.2 m high.
This CreativeMornings/DC event featured Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC on the theme of 'Humility.'
This event was generously supported by Huge, Capital One Digital / Capital One Labs and TrackMaven and was hosted by Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center on April 23, 2015.
Photos by Lexey Swall
This CreativeMornings/DC event featured Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC on the theme of 'Humility.'
This event was generously supported by Huge, Capital One Digital / Capital One Labs and TrackMaven and was hosted by Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center on April 23, 2015.
Photos by Lexey Swall
How do you teach children the most important things in life using the wisdom of the ages? Well, here's one initiative....take a list of 16 important ideas like Humility, Patience, Kindness, Delight from the 7th century, make a short rhyme for each of the ideas, turn it into a handclap game, translate it (from Tibetan to English to Spanish), teach it, have an Italian videographer tape it, pass it on....
Here are the words they are saying, in English and in Spanish...
It's In My Hands
(verse one covers Humility, Patience, Contentment, Delight -- How we Think):
I THINK that...
Each of you gives me a lesson.
I'm like water, patient, still,
searching for the path downhill.
I have what I need, if I don't feed my greed.
No need to wait let's celebrate
My joy times two, when I'm happy for YOU!
(verse two covers Kindness, Honesty, Generosity, Thoughtful Speech -- How we Act):
Take ACTion...
Care for others. Keep trying.
Honesty works best for me.
I can share my stuff. I have enough.
When I'm wise I think more, speak less.
(verse three covers Respect, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Responsibility -- How we relate to others):
Re LATE it!
Let's honor each who guide, or teach.
I forgive then I feel better.
Thanks to those who wiped my nose.
Through thick or thin, count me in.
(verse four covers Principles, Aspiration, Service, and Courage -- How we find meaning in life):
Find MEANing....
I know my way. I walk my path.
I strive to be a better me.
Giving time from my day can help in some way.
Let's think big, be brave, now begin!
(end): It's in.. my .. Hands!
Está en mis manos
(primera estrofa) PiENso que...
Cada cual me enseña algo.
Agua paciente eso soy,
mi camino busco yo.
Si no quiero más, muy feliz soy ya.
Por qué esperar, vamos a celebrar.
Si me alegro por ti soy dos veces feliz.
(segunda estrofa) AcTÚo...
Cuida a los otros, sé constante.
Va bien probar la honestidad.
Puedo compartir, tengo mucho ya.
Menos hablar sin antes pensar.
(tercera estrofa) RelaCIÓnate
Respeto mucho a quien me enseña.
Perdonar me hace sentir bien.
Gracias doy a quien me cuidó.
Conmigo ya puedes contar.
(cuarta estrofa) SenTIdo...
Conozco ya mi camino y allá voy.
Intento ser un yo mejor.
Ayudo a los demás con tiempo y
mucho más.
Vamos ya, valientes ¡a empezar!
(final) ¡Está en mis manos!
for more information, see www.essential-education.org or www.16guidelines.org.
for sound files, scroll down at:
www.16guidelines.org/wiki/index.php/Ready_Set_Happy
The 16 guidelines are:
Humility, Patience, Contentment, Delight,
Kindness, Honesty, Generosity, Thoughtful Speech,
Respect, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Responsibility,
Principles, Aspirations, Service, Courage
for more, see my 16Guidelines set.
In September 2013, I was given the opportunity to shoot for a non-profit organisation called e.motion21. This is an organisation that provide an Australia-first, innovative dance and fitness program designed specifically for children and young adults with Down Syndrome.
This is a series of their rehearsal leading up to a dance event called Musicool. It was an eye opening experience having to shoot this event as I had never shot a subject matter relating to Down Syndrome prior to this. The most essential thing that I realised was that these kids and young adults are no different from what society deems as 'normal'. Everyone experiences struggles and it is the passion that keeps us going. For them, the unity through dance is the core of their passion and joy.
You could say posting these things in your photostream represents vanity, in my case I call it a lesson in humility. :D
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
Black-eyed peas and ham hocks, rice and corn bread = a traditional New Year's Day meal that legendarily insures a prosperous year for southerners in the USA.
I have never been able to find a definitive origin or basis for this time honored tradition, but I suspect it is centered around a show of humility, shunning ostentatious displays, by dining on plain country fare.
I am sure other regions and countries share similar traditions.
I welcome input on the origins of this tradition and stories of similar traditions from other regions or cultures.
Happy New Year for all my flickr friends and hopes for a healthy and prosperous 2009.
May its waters accept with humility and grace the honor of our notice: BRIGHTS CREEK in Hampton, Virginia, online.
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In Hampton, Virginia, on October 13th, 2023, Brights Creek as viewed from the east side of North King Street, south of Spring Street.
Brights Creek flows to the Hampton River, which flows to the James River, which flows to Chesapeake Bay.
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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Atlantic Coastal Plain (2139846)
• Brights Creek (2195018)
• Hampton (2002213)
Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• autumn (300133093)
• cultural landscapes (300008932)
• riverine landscapes (300435110)
• streams (300008699)
• turbidity (300375724)
• woods (plant communities) (300132451)
Wikidata items:
• 13 October 2023 (Q69306951)
• Atlantic coastal plain (Q756832)
• Brights Creek (Q49867746)
• Chesapeake Bay drainage basin (Q65738754)
• Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes (Q123865624)
• Hampton Roads (Q1011895)
• James River drainage basin (Q46999340)
• Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (Q123865588)
• October 13 (Q2925)
• October 2023 (Q61313015)
• Tidewater (Q7800894)
• Tsenacommacah (Q7849523)
• Virginia Peninsula (Q2553780)
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va) (sh85023112)
• Rivers—Virginia (sh85114419)
"Humble enough to know I'm not better than anyone and wise enough to know that I am different than the rest!" A great quote about humility adpated by BrianMc. Can be found on MW2F.blogspot.com
Michelangelo
Black chalk on paper
Michelangelo emphasises St Peter's nakedness and humility as he faces martyrdom. In this preliminary study of the man digging a hole for the upside-down cross, Michelangelo explores alternative positions for the man's arm.
His pose derives from an angel in the Last Judgment, showing Michelangelo's creative reuse of earlier concepts and ideas. The figure was reversed to fit into the final fresco.*
From the exhibition
Michelangelo the last decades
(May – July 2024)
In 1534, Michelangelo left Florence for Rome, never to see his native city again. He was 59, which many contemporaries regarded as old, but for Michelangelo this move marked the beginning of a dramatic new chapter which would fundamentally shape his experiences as an artist and as a man.
This exhibition looked at the last 30 years of Michelangelo's remarkable life, when his return to Rome – having been summoned by Pope Clement VII to paint a fresco of the Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel – brought him new commissions and reunited him with some of his closest friends.
Having secured his reputation with works including his famous statue of David, Michelangelo was already the most celebrated artist in Europe. But, rather than resting on his laurels, his Christian faith, intellectual engagement and hope for salvation propelled him to produce some of the most striking works of his career. Forceful preparatory drawings for the Last Judgment, which were on show, as well as the monumental Epifania – one of only two surviving cartoons by Michelangelo – demonstrate his renewed energy and desire to challenge himself.
These works were displayed alongside studies for Michelangelo's grand architectural projects as well as drawings, poems and intimate letters that reveal his personal passions and anxieties. Rather than showing an artist in decline, this exhibition showed the astonishing dynamism that Michelangelo brought to his work in the final decades of his life as he explored salvation and confronted his mortality.
[*British Museum]
Taken at the British Museum
From March 2, 2020: Every cup tells a #story.
I fell asleep before I could combine these images and post them before midnight last night. So here it is now.
#CoffeeShop #CoffeeCup #lid #art #imagery by B. #ThankYou
Part of my personal photo project of 2020, to get a different selfie shot of me everyday, photo 62/366.
This image initially appeared posted on Instagram.
#selfies #SubvertedSelfies #Selfies #365SelfieChallenge #365daychallenge #365Selfies2020 #2020Selfies #DailySelfie #DailySelfies #livingmybestlife #reverence #happy #instagood #humility #friends #inspire #art #portrait #awakening #consciousness #motivational #positivevibration #health #selflovejourney
Saint John "the Russian" is one of the most renowned saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
He was born in a village in Little Russia, around 1690.
Being a prisoner of war and a slave to a Turkish Ağa, he became famous and respected even by his Muslim master for his humility, steadiness in faith and benevolence.
His holy relics are claimed to be undecayed and wonder-working; there are traditions that this saint particularly helps sick children and those who suffer from cancer.
During the Russian-Turkish war (1711 – 1718) he was a soldier in the imperial army of Peter the Great of Russia.
At that time the then invincible Turkish military forces were advancing from victory to victory, spreading fear to all nations.
As a soldier, Saint John fought to defend his country, but having being nurtured by the springs of Orthodoxy through his Christian parents, he was appalled by the horror of war, the thousands of young men, women and children, and the elderly, left dead by the passing of the tempest of hostilities and the bellicosity of the enemy.
During the battles for the recapture of Azof on the northern coast of the Black Sea, Saint John, together with many thousands of his compatriots, was taken prisoner.
He was first sent to Constantinople (Istanbul), and from there to Prokopi near Caesarea of Cappadocia in Asia Minor, where he was delivered to an Aga who maintained a camp of janissaries there.
He was tortured to deny Christ.
At Prokopi he was subjected to the scorn and hatred of the Turks for being a “kiafir”, that is an unbeliever of Islam, for which he was tortured.
He was beaten with sticks, kicked and spat on, and a red hot metal bowl was put on his head, burning his hair and scalp.
He was then thrown into the mire of a stable and made to live with the animals.
Saint John endured all his tortures with perseverance and remarkable bravery.
He said to the Turks:
“I have confidence, faith and love in my Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten son of the Father, and none of these sufferings will separate me from His love.
As a prisoner I will obey your orders, and carry out my duties as a slave, but with regard to my faith in Christ the Saviour, you are not my masters – we ought to obey God rather than men.
I am ready to suffer greater and more terrible torments and even that death rather than deny my Christ.”
Thus Saint John accepted the hardships of his life – the tortures, living with the animals in the stable, which, he said, reminded him of the stable in Bethlehem, his spiritual self-discipline: fasts, vigils and prayer- and this acceptance and his way of life so impressed his tormentors that they ceased their brutality, and instead of “kafir” they gave him the epithet of “veli”, which means saint.
One day, at a banquet of the Aga’s officers at Prokopi, Saint John miraculously sent with an angel of the Lord a copper plate of food to the Aga in Mecca where he had gone on a pilgrimage to the tomb of Mohammed. T
he food was hot when the plate appeared before the Aga, and he ate it.
On the Aga’s return to Prokopi three months later, at a similar banquet held in honour of his safe return, the Aga showed the officers the very same plate engraved with his family emblem.
This miracle, accomplished by the grace of God, completely quenched the hatred of Saint John’s Turkish masters: their brutality was overcome by spiritual radiance.
Throughout his harsh and difficult life Saint John had the support and consolation of prayer, vigils, prostrations, and of the Holy Mysteries which he partook of unbeknownst to the Turks.
Receiving Holy Communion every Saturday was his greatest refreshment and sustenance.
On the last day of his life, the 27th of May 1730, he sent for the priest who brought him Holy Communion concealed in a hollowed-out apple which he received for the last time there in the stable.
His temporary captivity and sufferings had come to an end: as soon as he had partaken of the Holy Gifts, the wondrous Saint John passed on to the life of eternal exultation and blessedness.
The priests and Christian notables from Prokopi were given permission by the Turks to take his body for burial.
Surrounded by censers and candles, they carried it on their shoulders, accompanied by Turks and Armenians as well as Christians, to a grave in the Christian cemetery.
There, with deep devotion, their eyes streaming with tears as if he were their lord and master the body of the former slave and servant was consigned to the mother earth
One night in November of 1733, the old priest who every Saturday had listened to Saint John tell of his sufferings and tortures and who had given him Holy Communion, saw him in a dream.
Saint John told the priest that, with God’s grace, his body had remained entire and uncorrupted as it had been when laid in the grave three and a half years before, and that it should be exhumed so that it would remain with them as a blessing of God for evermore.
The priest hesitated and then, by the grace of God, a heavenly light, like a pillar of fire, was seen illuminating the Saint’s grave.
The Christians opened up the grave, and what great wonder the body of the Saint was found entire, uncorrupted and redolent with a divine fragrance that it still has today.
With spiritual gladness and devotion they took this divine gift of the holy relic in their arms and transferred it to the church where Saint John himself had spent so many nights in prayerful vigil.
On that day, over two hundred and fifty years ago, his holy body entered the liturgical life of the Church of Christ.
In one of the domestic conflicts and quarrels between the Sultan of Turkey and Ibrahim of Egypt, the Sultan’s delegate, Osman Pasha, set fire to the holy relic of Saint John’s body as an act of revenge against the Christians.
Amid the flames the Turks saw the body begin to move and, terrified, they abandoned their unholy act and fled.
The next day the Christians dug amongst the charcoal and ashes and found the body still entire and although blackened by the smoke and fire it was pliant and fragrant.
His shrine became a great centre of pilgrimage, towering above all others in central Cappadocia.
This CreativeMornings/DC event featured Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC on the theme of 'Humility.'
This event was generously supported by Huge, Capital One Digital / Capital One Labs and TrackMaven and was hosted by Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center on April 23, 2015.
Photos by Lexey Swall
This CreativeMornings/DC event featured Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC on the theme of 'Humility.'
This event was generously supported by Huge, Capital One Digital / Capital One Labs and TrackMaven and was hosted by Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center on April 23, 2015.
Photos by Lexey Swall
April 13, 2015: Featuring David Ansel, Austin's own Soup Peddler.
Sponsored by Real HQ, Razorfish Studios and Cuvee Coffee .
Hosted at The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Photos by Manny Pandya.
Video Production by Scott Clark.
This CreativeMornings/DC event featured Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC on the theme of 'Humility.'
This event was generously supported by Huge, Capital One Digital / Capital One Labs and TrackMaven and was hosted by Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center on April 23, 2015.
Photos by Lexey Swall
In September 2013, I was given the opportunity to shoot for a non-profit organisation called e.motion21. This is an organisation that provide an Australia-first, innovative dance and fitness program designed specifically for children and young adults with Down Syndrome.
This is a series of their rehearsal leading up to a dance event called Musicool. It was an eye opening experience having to shoot this event as I had never shot a subject matter relating to Down Syndrome prior to this. The most essential thing that I realised was that these kids and young adults are no different from what society deems as 'normal'. Everyone experiences struggles and it is the passion that keeps us going. For them, the unity through dance is the core of their passion and joy.
This CreativeMornings/DC event featured Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC on the theme of 'Humility.'
This event was generously supported by Huge, Capital One Digital / Capital One Labs and TrackMaven and was hosted by Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center on April 23, 2015.
Photos by Lexey Swall
MANNING NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY, Albany, Georgia, April 28, 2014 – With the humility of its namesake, the Manning National Guard Armory dedication ceremony was unpretentious and earnest Monday afternoon. The crowd of family, friends and former Warriors-in-Arms paid homage to the Georgia National Guard’s first senior enlisted advisor and State Command Sgt. Major William ‘Billy’ Manning with the renaming of the home to Company ‘F’, 148th Brigade Support Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard. Manning’s ‘Make it Happen’ leadership style made a dramatic impact on all he encountered including the State of Georgia National Guard’s seventh Command Sgt. Major and first African-American to be accepted into the position, James Nelson. Now an active U. S. Army National Guard advocate Nelson credits Manning with getting his career underway.In an interview in 2011 Nelson reflected on his career and the man who made a difference by turning is career around.“It was early in my career and I was an E-5 (Sgt.) contemplating leaving the Georgia Guard after a reorganization,” Nelson recalled. “After speaking with him he said, ‘give it a minute,’ was able to transfer me into a different (job specialty) and it was my first introduction to making it happen by taking care of Soldiers.”Manning would later pin the rank of Staff Sgt., E-6, on Nelson and becoming a mentor to the fledgling noncommissioned officer.It was the State of Georgia’s eighth senior enlisted advisor, Command Sgt. Major Phillip Stringfield who initiated the designation change to honor the legend who was famous for his heavy-handed training tactics to punctuate the need for situational awareness when you are in the business of combat arms.“His style could put you off initially,” Stringfield said. “Sgt. Major Manning was a direct, no-nonsense leader whom I’ve attempted to mirror in my style of leading our Soldiers.” (Georgia Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tracy J. Smith)
This CreativeMornings/DC event featured Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC on the theme of 'Humility.'
This event was generously supported by Huge, Capital One Digital / Capital One Labs and TrackMaven and was hosted by Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center on April 23, 2015.
Photos by Lexey Swall
This CreativeMornings/DC event featured Amy Saidman of SpeakeasyDC on the theme of 'Humility.'
This event was generously supported by Huge, Capital One Digital / Capital One Labs and TrackMaven and was hosted by Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center on April 23, 2015.
Photos by Lexey Swall
The Humility of the #Dabbawalas
Carrying your home food on his head to see that it reaches you at office in time.
MANNING NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY, Albany, Georgia, April 28, 2014 – With the humility of its namesake, the Manning National Guard Armory dedication ceremony was unpretentious and earnest Monday afternoon. The crowd of family, friends and former Warriors-in-Arms paid homage to the Georgia National Guard’s first senior enlisted advisor and State Command Sgt. Major William ‘Billy’ Manning with the renaming of the home to Company ‘F’, 148th Brigade Support Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard. Manning’s ‘Make it Happen’ leadership style made a dramatic impact on all he encountered including the State of Georgia National Guard’s seventh Command Sgt. Major and first African-American to be accepted into the position, James Nelson. Now an active U. S. Army National Guard advocate Nelson credits Manning with getting his career underway.In an interview in 2011 Nelson reflected on his career and the man who made a difference by turning is career around.“It was early in my career and I was an E-5 (Sgt.) contemplating leaving the Georgia Guard after a reorganization,” Nelson recalled. “After speaking with him he said, ‘give it a minute,’ was able to transfer me into a different (job specialty) and it was my first introduction to making it happen by taking care of Soldiers.”Manning would later pin the rank of Staff Sgt., E-6, on Nelson and becoming a mentor to the fledgling noncommissioned officer.It was the State of Georgia’s eighth Army Command Sgt. Major Phillip Stringfield who initiated the designation change to honor the legend who was famous for his heavy-handed training tactics to punctuate the need for situational awareness when you are in the business of combat arms.“His style could put you off initially,” Stringfield said. “Sgt. Major Manning was a direct, no-nonsense leader whom I’ve attempted to mirror in my style of leading our Soldiers.” (Georgia Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Tracy J. Smith)