You are a child of the universe. Be yourself.
Posted on June 8, 2009
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Max Ehrmann
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.
Tags: Desiderata, Max Ehrmann, Poem.
Posted on June 8, 2009
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5+ months since last post? This is starting to feel like LiveJournal…
Posted on October 28, 2008
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Woops, been a while huh? Also awkward since no one visits this site anymore besides Google bots.
What happened? This used to be my “outlet” to the Internet? My place of self-expression etc etc. Really I just don’t know but do know it’s pretty much the same thing as well I was on Livejournal 24/7 for a few years then it slowly died off like a bad/boring relationship. At which point I switched to a blog I swore I’d keep up, funny how that turned out.
In any case, I can’t say being sucked into the Microblogging and social networking worlds of Twitter, Pownce, Plurk and Facebook helped me at all. That is pretty much where I spend all my time now.
So I promise I’ll do something with this site in the next few months. I’m thinking of using a really cool open-source platform called SweetCron (http://www.sweetcron.com/) instead of Wordpress. It basically aggregates all the social networks and microblogging platforms I’m actually active on and puts it on one page. So at the very least there will be fresh stuff and updates here 
Now I just need to find the time.
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Posted on October 28, 2008
Filed Under General, Ranting
Back from Reboot 10, Completely Rebooted
Posted on July 3, 2008
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Finally back from Copenhagen and settling in again to get back to work.
Overall it was another amazing go around this time as expected. Just as with my first Reboot 2 years ago, it was all about the people, vibe, forward thinking and collaboration. The conference itself is extreamly casual which lends greatly to the overall vibe. You’re not “stuck” in a particular place, there are always people all over and comfy beanba Read more
Tags: Conference, Copenhagen, Design, Free, Innovation, Party, Reboot, Reboot 10, Web 2.0.
Posted on July 3, 2008
Filed Under Art & Design, Business, Design, General, Marketing, Podcasts, Startup, SugarStats, Tech, Travel, Web, WebDev
Reboot 10 Copenhagen, Here I come
Posted on June 17, 2008
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So it’s that time again, time to Reboot (http://www.reboot.dk/) the mind. I was only 2 short years ago I was at my first Reboot, Reboot 8. It was at that time I was floating around this idea of starting a new project, one that involved helping diabetics manage their disease online from any where in the world. As I had already put the idea off for 8+ months with the excuse “It’ll just be too big of a project…”, sharing my idea with others and getting their positive feedback pushed me to persue my idea and get things started. And thus SugarStats.com was born
Even starting part time it was so rewarding to be working on such a project. A year later things had evolved, we had grown and we were ready to launch our public beta pilot. Now it’s a year after that and we have thousands of users in 24+ countries, I love it. I love how we’re utilizing all the great new innovations, technologies and trends in the web space to address real issues in the world and actually improve a diabetics health, lifestyle habits and help keep them informed to make better decisions.
So now, Reboot 10. Pretty fitting as we’re finishing up with a complete rewrite and redesign on our initial launch for SugarStats. I can’t wait to partake in the conversation, disruption and thought process evolution that is sure to ensure next week, June 25th-26th, in Copenhagen Denmark. Won’t you join me?
If you’ll be there, drop me an email. marston@sugarstats.com
Find me on the Reboot website: http://www.reboot.dk/person-624-en.html
Tags: Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, Innovation, Reboot, Reboot 10, Reboot Copenhagen, reboot.dk, SugarStats, Web conference, Web Tech.
Posted on June 17, 2008
Filed Under Art & Design, Business, Daily Thoughts, Design, Diabetes, General, Health & Food, Startup, Tech, Travel, Web, WebDev
Do you have serious privacy concerns about Google Health?
Posted on June 16, 2008
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A recent poll was taken over at TuDiabetes.com and Manny posted the results. Though the poll didn’t have too many participants, I was surprised to see that 43% had “Serious Privacy Concerns” about it.
I have the following reply:
“43% has “serious privacy concerns”? Wow, seriously?I can’t help but wonder how many of the people concerned are so because of specific reasons or simply because everyone says they should be.
I mean we already have pretty much every piece of “secret” info about us stored somewhere on the internet. We access our bank accounts and make highly sensitive financial transactions daily with our online banking but there are privacy concerns with storing info like “Allergies”, “Conditions” and “Age/Sex/Height” into places like Google Health?
If it isn’t Google it will be someone else, which we’re seeing more and more of. In the end if people have privacy concerns with Google specifically then at the least they’ll have the power of choice with all the other solutions. But seriously, it’s quite likely those same people are still using Google services daily for their other needs such as search.”
While I do think privacy is a big issue in certain context and situations, some areas in medical in particular, I think in the context of diabetes PHR tracking and management it isn’t a main concern.
What do you think? If you’re on Ning or the TuDiabetes Diabetes social network check out the discussion or let me know here.
http://tudiabetes.com/forum/topic/show?id=583967%3ATopic%3A161948
Tags: Diabetes, Google Health, Google Health Privacy, Online Health Privacy, PHR, TuDiabetes.
Posted on June 16, 2008
Filed Under Business, Daily Thoughts, Diabetes, Health & Food, Mobile Tech, Quotes, Ranting, Tech
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