Inspiration
Send me postcard
“I love postcards for sentimental reason.
Many things these days are satisfyingly instant. Thanks to technology, things like views and/or moments are easily captured, cropped, edited, filtered, tagged and sent to the world, all in less than five minutes – in fact, I know one who can do it in seconds.
While postcards, oh, they’re different! They’re one of the old-fashioned ways to share views and/or moments, but they first have to be sought, and then bought, and then written on and then stamped and sometimes, oh sometimes, mailboxes have to be found.
So then why put so much effort when technology can enable us to do something easier? That really is the point.
In this era of the “post” button, I think effort is beautiful and a lot more meaningful. And if you have people who are willing to make time and put some efforts for you like that, you better treasure them. For these very days, they are rarities.”
-Nadya Saib
Brad Pitt writes sweet love letter to his wife
Want to be happy? Be grateful: Brother David Steindl-Rast at TEDGlobal 2013
Kematian dan Ketulusan Cinta
Kematian seorang teman. Tak dekat. Beberapa kali bertegur sapa. Namun hanya sekali bercengkarama. Ringan namun pribadi. Dalam dan mengesankan. Hari ini, sang teman, jurnalis Djafar Assegaf meninggalkan keluarganya, koleganya, dan sebuah kesan malam itu. Malam dimana ia bercerita tentang kisah hidupnya. Pernikahan dengan seorang wanita Eropa yang tak disukai ibunya.
Pada tiap orang, ada yang ia bagi, ada yang ia simpan untuk dirinya atau hanya untuk rekan yang mengerti dan mau mengerti rahasianya. Semua itu ia tuturkan dengan bahasa Indonesia dengan intonasi Belanda. Bunyi yang mengingatkan pada era perjuangan, era di mana bangsa mengerti nasionalisme yang internasional. Elegan.
Di antara matahari pulang dan bulan menjemput malam, hangat air mata tiba-tiba membelai pipi. Bagai ada dua jiwa dalam dada. Yang satu sesak karena kepergian seorang teman. Yang satu sesak karena sang teman yang telah pergi mengingatkanku pada kehidupan yang fana. Bahwa suatu hari ku kan terpisah dari mereka yang kucinta. Cepat atau…
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Alicia Keys
“In spite of my conviction, others continued to feed me with doubt rather than offer support. It was disappointing and scary. I kept thinking, “Maybe I should do this in my personal time. When I have downtime, I can do this.” But as I worked through the process and followed my intuition, I found that my life became fuller—my goals and purpose were greater than any of the negativity I faced. I was becoming more complete.
As I look to the future, a goal of mine is to change perceptions. I’ve learned that as a culture, we like to box everyone in with short, concise descriptions. We love stereotypes and we love genres— we love feeling like there’s a compartment or space to put things in order. I’d like to break down those preconceptions and allow people to shine as they are and not how we want them to be.
Through my experience, I’ve learned that you can create the world you want, and fill it with the opportunities that are right for you. Do not let others limit your power or step on your integrity. Instead, focus on what matters to you. You can never lose when you’re passionate about your place in the world and believe in the choices you’ve made along the way.”
Sheryl Sandberg
“This book offers ideas and tools to help women overcome these obstacles, whether they’re the result of sexism or institutional discrimination; our tendency to hold ourselves back, lack confidence, or lower our hands and voices; or our willingness to internalize messages that tell us it’s wrong for women to be outspoken or powerful. Women do not have to lower our expectations of what we can achieve in the workplace. In so many situations, instead of pulling back, we should be leaning in.”
Blooming Butterfly 