Good is the enemy of great...

Yesterday I had a conversation with a dear woman who articulated (perhaps without knowing she did so) what has been stewing in my subconscious since...well...since June. Abandoning the good in pursuit of the best. Or to quote Jim Collins from his book Good To Great, "Good is the enemy of great."

I had already mentally abandoned this blog long ago...and the Jewish guilt about it was following me around like a pet. In time, effort, and focus, I was giving it only my "good" and I also felt guilty about THAT. When I look at it, it doesn't reflect the MOVEMENT that is going on in my life and heart.

To put it less delicately, it had descended into a sort of half-assed attempt to have a blog without it being a REFLECTION of the MORE that is bursting to get out of my inner being. You know, the one from which flows RIVERS of living water.
Instead of attempting to resuscitate it...I am abandoning my good in pursuit of my great.

To my avid followers (I know who both of you are), stay tuned... ;)

I must say this feels good. No, actually...this feels great.

As I still don't have any sketches for you...

Go here and check this out...

If you want to read about it some more, you can go here.

Happy Friday-a-day-early-because-I-don't-work-tomorrow :)

Five things I like Friday

1. yellow fire hydrants



2. coffee on the balcony early in the morning



3. this kid :)


4. Paul Simon on my Summer 2009 mix...especially this song ...and especially this part of that song:
"A man walks down the street
It’s a street in a strange world
Maybe it’s the Third World
Maybe it’s his first time around
He doesn’t speak the language
He holds no currency
He is a foreign man
He is surrounded by the sound
The sound
Cattle in the marketplace
Scatterlings and orphanages
He looks around, around
He sees angels in the architecture
Spinning in infinity
He says Amen! and Hallelujah!"



5. The Friday night Shabbat dinner

Trees

I have an obsession with trees. I am sure there is something prophetic in that. I didn't have my sketchbook at work...so here is a branch in my planner. The day is noticably blank...but I am sure I had more than nothing to do that day...

Lunch Break

This is what I had for lunch today. Poached eggs on sauteed kale, and a slice of toasted Ezekiel bread...sliced avocado with salt, pepper, and lemon juice...and preserved lemon and harissa for garnish.



Yum.