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in memory of my mentor-Steven D. Reuther-who encouraged me to pay it forward

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The biggest lessons Steve taught me about the business (& life, for that matter) were about loyalty, honesty, hard-work and to “pay it forward.” Even when i first started in the business in the 80s, i would try to help others who demonstrated they had these virtues and Steve saw that. I continue to mentor loyal, honest, hard-working people, primarily because of Steve, because it reinforces my Buddhist upbringing and embraces my spiritual beliefs today. … ~more~

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Stop Twittering and Smell the Coffee

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I often just stop to – focus on breathing, look around, listen to silence, smell my coffee, take a photo. What about you? ~ sarah nean bruce
“Let’s put down at least some of these gadgets and spend a little time just being ourselves. One of the essential problems of our society is that we have a tendency, amid all the craziness that surrounds us, to lose sight of what is truly human in ourselves, and that includes our own individual needs — those very special, mostly nonmaterial things that would fulfill us, give meaning to our lives, enlarge us, and enable us to more easily embrace those around us.”-Bob Herbert
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TrekWeb Reviews YESTERDAY

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“What attracted me was its origins in the old-school film noir of the 1930’s and 1940’s – that’s something we don’t get to see in today’s era of quick flashes, big bangs, and dumbed-down moviemaking to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Movies rarely require you actually think. That’s what YESTERDAY WAS A LIE does – it makes you think, and that’s a very good thing.”-Bill Williams … read/see ~more~

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W.O.W.~we grow unevenly

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We do not grow absolutely, chronologically.
We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly.
We grow partially. We are relative.
We are mature in one realm, childish in another.
~{Anaïs Nin}~
We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly.~sb
{“woven palms” photograph by sarah nean bruce ~ november 2003}
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