One reason winter can seem so long is that its shorter days appear to contain less time for play. When we’re outside in the summer, we naturally have more chances to skip stones on a pond, to ride a bike without tracking the rpm’s, to stroll along marveling at the sunset. Last week I had […]
Come to the woods, for here is rest. – John Muir It’s a funny paradox that working on long-term thinking can be a frenzied, over-scheduled thing. Racing from a plane to rental car to highway in California recently, I was determined to get to Muir Woods before they closed. That is an […]
On rest. Rest is the conversation between what we love to do and how we love to be. – David Whyte I saw my first red and gold leaves this week, even as the tomatoes are still leaping off […]
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes — including you. – Anne Lamott Dear Honeybees, As the season starts to turn, let’s unplug! If only for a moment. Or two. If you prefer to unplug with a book, our Summer Reading list can be found in the Honeybee […]
Dear Honeybees, today we are happy to offer a little holiday gift to you from the Honeybee team. We’ve been lucky to welcome two new interns to the Honeybee Capital hive this fall (Hooray for Dominique! Hooray for Kavi!), and one of their projects has been to create a lovely library of images based on […]
Come to the woods, for here is rest. – John Muir Wherever you may be today, I wish you a pocket of woodsy rest. Photo: Stockbridge, MA
For many years, this postcard hung above my desk… to no avail. More recently I’ve been trying to actually follow its advice. Farewell, zombie late-night email replies! Adieu, mindless midnight market research! For a compelling, quick review of why this makes sense, watch Ariana Huffington’s lightning-round TED talk, which was an early peek into the […]