December 1, 2011 - Dripping Heart
Thank you Elle. More ink about this ‘filling’ notion from Army of Ink #73. Click on the typewriter for the Clunk and Jam version of Elle’s message you can print for safe keeping …
Stories
November 25, 2011 - Army of Ink #81
Going Nowhere—sometimes I don’t know if I’m coming or going.
This little soldier was relatively determined there must be a better place but she’d have to put all these constant distractions out of sight and mind before she could possibly arrive at a decision. As she began the packing away process, a thought occurred that helped her stop for longer than intended…perhaps by trying to do everything, she could very well end up doing nothing of great significance at all. Or worse still, she’d just be tugged and pulled in all sorts of directions—other than her own. Case closed, she set foot and mind on a moth ball free path, steady as she goes—her own way …
Click typewriter for Clunk & Jam note. And please pass the ink on …
November 22, 2011 - Crazy About You
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them, because they change things, they push the human race forward.”
Early Apple ad, as crafted by the late Steve Jobs, referenced at his October memorial service (found in Financial Review’s Boss magazine. Image from book ‘World of Wonder’ – recognise the guy in the tights?) Another one from Steve Jobs here. And movie , Pay It Forward about a boy with a great global idea here. The Gruen Transfer article is for thinkers too - here.
Click on the typewriter for your Clunk and Jam print and stick on noticeboards, walls, classroom doors etc to shine a different light on those who are often deemed ‘crazy’ (among other things) just because they’re different -and to champion for all the thinkers out there. Pass it on…
November 17, 2011 - Army of Ink #80
Me Jane . Dangling in a moment of vulnerability, out of her jungle mind came a thought…3 thoughts actually…Could she make it without the BOy? Did she have to take such a wild and dangerously dependent leap—after all? And was it really that difficult and frightening to just let go?
This swinging ink has layer upon layer of meaning to sit and wonder about—like…. Is she really swinging up high or is this a trick? Is her foot in fact, firmly planted on the ground? Is she clinging for her life at the mercy of the rope (or the BOy), or has she taken a firm grip to put a stop all this swinging business? And what is this swinging business about anyway? Which way is she going? Back? Forward? Nowhere right now? Or has she finally landed in her very own spot? Is the rope attached? Is it all about to uncoil leaving her in a heap? Or is it going to lift her up, whoosh her away from whatever it is she’s so afraid of right now? To be continued no doubt …. Click on the typewriter for your print version and please pass her on ….
November 16, 2011 - Happy Birthday You Two
My folks are having a joint 80th birthday party this week – HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mum and Dad. Their support has always been like having a net under that tightrope to impossible things. And Mum has had to tread that wire herself since being diagnosed with cancer. I’m putting on a post-party afternoon tea to keep the celebrations flowing and found these serviettes that were a perfect fit. See also the original version of the Super Hero Poem I wrote for Mum. Clunk and Jam version. That ‘impossible thing’ story..the French tightrope walker . Mission Impossible by Steve Jobs. Army of Ink for Mum.