Searching for Beauty and Enlightenment

“Before you judge someone, walk a mile in their shoes.”

So, was having a conversation with a co-worker today and had another random thought: Some of us judge our bosses and think we can do better but if you really think about it, if your boss worked his/her way up the corporate ladder, then it’s highly likely that they have walked more than a mile in your shoes. Chances are, they performed the same tasks that you are doing now and they did an excellent job of it (or played the game so well) that they were rewarded with a promotion.

So, unless you managed your team in a previous life (which would imply you were demoted), you can’t really judge your boss. You might have a perception of what his or her job entails but until you have walked a mile in their shoes, trust me, you don’t know.

I miss Rue d’Alger and the fact that it’s so conveniently located within walking distance to the Louvre, Musee d’Orsay, Champs Elysee, Place Vendome, Place de la Concorde and the Opera.

I miss Paris. There’s nothing quite like it. Please don’t say you love New York more. I love the Big Apple too but they’re entirely different beasts and cannot be compared. Ever.

I miss walking to wherever my feet will take me. No worries. It’s just not possible to worry so much when there is so much to inspire you wherever you look.

This is a photo of the apartment building we stayed in for 2 weeks.

ALL I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN

by Robert Fulghum

Share everything.
Play fair.
Don’t hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don’t take things that aren’t yours.
Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life- learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out into the real world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.
Remember the little seed in the Styrofoam cup: The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.
Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the Styrofoam cup- they all die. So do we.
And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned- the biggest word of all- LOOK.

All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in Kindergarten.