art & words | StoryPeople

I love it when you stumble upon something you love in an unexpected place. While on a home tour last week (or maybe it was the week before), I stopped in the hallway to read the words on a funky, colorful print. The words stuck with me and I posted them on Facebook, only to have my friend identify the famous author: Brian Andreas. I had no idea it was a part of a whole SERIES of wonderful prints and stories called StoryPeople. Here is how the StoryPeople describe who they are:

We're a diverse group of people, artists, activists, healers, tinkerers. We talk, we laugh, we eat great food & drink great wine, sometimes we disagree (passionately) & sometimes we agree (equally passionately) & it's all part of the same gift of being alive together. Our wish is that other people experience this amazing world we live in as a world of imagination & possibility & healing. We believe our stories do that. (& that's not just StoryPeople stories, but all our stories...) We believe (fiercely) in the power of stories, not because they're our stories, but because it is valuable & right to protect the precious connections between people.

For more info about the stories, click here.

camel comedy

In the mood for some comic relief? Check out this comedy blog called Camel Commander. Here's a little taste to whet your appetite...

Local Organic Healthy Community Comrade!

"I moved to Portland, and I’m pretty excited because it’s just sooo easy to live the values I value here. I went to the co-op today, which is the oldest and biggest food co-op in the country. Soo yeah, it’s pretty great.

No, I’m sorry, I totally would show you around but you’re not allowed to go inside if you’re not a member. It’s just fairer that way, you know? Also, there’s no way you could possibly be eating as mindfully as us if you’re not a member and it’s just something we all have in common. It’s really a community there.

So as I was saying, I just feel like even though I still drive a car and own two $10,000 strollers for my two adorable Ethiopian babies--Injera and Salaam--who I flew over on their own personal jets when I adopted them, I’m really living sustainably this way. I mean, sure I could just go to one of the other four supermarkets in a six block radius. Sure they’re “convenient” and provide corporate "employment" opportunities. But how could I sleep at night like that?"

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paul klee

"A line is a dot out for a stroll."

caleb jackson

"Artists are God's little pickpockets."