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Next
I just learned that Steve Jobs was once let go from Apple. In that downtime, he created a new company which eventually brought him back as Apple's leader. Here's an excerpt he said about his experience:
I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down – that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the Valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me – I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.
I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. ....
I’m pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.
The company he created in that time was called, "Next."
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Filoli- The Gardens
Although the house is amazing, the real reason to go to Filoli is to wander the grounds.
Filoli
I have been meaning to visit Filoli for the past few years and finally made my way over this morning. I took far too many pictures to post, but here a couple to tide you over until you can make your own visit to this gorgeous estate.
The back entrance:
Could you imagine having to service all these rooms?
The walk-in silver closet/safe:
The ballroom's fireplace:
A view of a downstairs bathroom. I am in love with the wallpaper:
(Blogger and I are still at odds over justification and spacing. Apologies for the aesthetic incongruities)
5/10/10
An Experiment
I tired of the aging poppies and asylum in the front bed, so I ripped them up when the rain took a break today. I left the daffodil greens so they can keep storing up energy for next year, but planted some of my extra vegetable garden seedlings and seeds as an experiment: Cosmos Versailles Mix, Marigold Gem Mix, Horned Voila, Matina Tomatoes, Mammoth Basil, Red Belle Peppers, and Speedy Bush Beans. I may add some peppers and other herbs later. The front bed gets great light but the soil seems poor and is constantly attacked by burrowing animals. Too lazy to do real digging and amending, I added some fertilizer and planted in pockets of planting mix. We'll see what happens. Below are photos of the construction site.
Home Sweet Home
We left on vacation for a few days and I'm amazed at how our puppy and the gardens have grown in the small amount of time we were gone. Life is like that I suppose, always moving on. I picked the first, albeit small, carrot and a few ripe strawberries. Found a little volunteer tea rose hiding under the front citrus tree and a rogue pansy in with the poppies. All promises of good things to come.
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