Author Archives: Jacqueline Ashby

Spent some time in the city yesterday. Visited the Vancouver Art Gallery’s new exhibit MASHUP. To be honest, I’ve struggled connecting with modern art. It may be because I spent my formative years roaming the New York Met as opposed to the MOMA. Modern art is a tease though. Here’s a crazy chair. Looks cool huh? Want to sit in it? Can’t. Want to touch it? Can’t. So many lines indicating boundaries of where I’m instructed to disconnect. And the dark suits and eyes that follow me as if they know my fingertips fancy running across Rodin’s sculptures. I want more experiences like Stefan Sagmeister’s The Happy Show . I want to be invited, even encouraged, to engage and contribute to the artist’s space, thoughts, impressions, and work. Art is far from linear and passive and yet is so often presented as such…hmmm…

We shall need a substantially new way of thinking if humanity is to survive. ~ Einstein

The great fault of all ethics hitherto has been that they believed themselves to have to deal only with the relations of man to man. In reality, however, the question is what is his attitude to the world and all life that comes within his reach. A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, and that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help. ~ Albert Schweitzer (1949)

“You have been given this life, not to endure it – but to experience it and to find all the ways in which you can challenge your brains, your guts, your heart, in every shape and form – come low or high water. It is yours to live and only yours that you will ever understand..” (anonymous)

Thank you Taneem for sharing!

Hiked Garibaldi with my buddy Stephen! He took this shot at The Barrier. Fantastic day! See more of our adventure here. I’m particularly fond of the face plant photo below! :).

The afternoon challenged us to say the least. The ground became sloshy. My legs cut through snow like a hot knife slicing butter. We opted to leave the snowshoes in the car due to their weight. Massive mistake. Great workout though! 🙂 Read the stages of postholing here! Absolutely hilarious and I thoroughly experienced them all.

My interest is the journey. Negotiating the terrain. Trying to overcome the challenges and adversities along the way. Immersing myself in an experience that tests my perseverance and strength. Willing myself to take another step knowing I may sink again. And again. And again!

Cheers!

j.

 

Children have formed an opinion of science by the age of 7! Interesting. I believe part of this opinion, negative or positive, is based on how children are assessed and evaluated on the topic. Learn more:
Attitude of Children and Parents to Key Stage 2 Science Testing and Assessment.

It’s not funny. But it’s so funny. I love them both. Cooking with Dog.

I’m definitely trying this at home :).

Talgam on Leadership: Enabling other people’s story to be heard at the same time. And remember…never look at the trombones, it only encourages them. Ha!

Less may in fact be more. Seeking Nirvana (Part II). B.C. Boys carving lines in the beautiful backcountry.

Seeking Nirvana Pt. 2 ~ Cabin Fever from Seeking Nirvana on Vimeo.