I've been listening to Debbie Millman's podcasts for a while now, but it was only earlier this week that I actually went to her blog. Tonight as I once again lost interest in the TV, I picked up my laptop and continued to read her blog. For the last hour and a bit I have been reading her entire blog. I love her honesty and the nakedness of her insights; she has what I think is a beautiful definition for life

"...And I think this is what life is. A series of mistakes and chance encounters and curious experiences that shape us and scar us and tease us and give us hope and joy and tears. Everything we do, everything we touch, everything we design has the opportunity to move us, to inform us and transform what is ahead.

Every opportunity and every design can be held to these connections, and the perspective it holds in our minds and in our hearts. In turn, they give rise to new perspectives and new designs and new experiences.

No matter how bleak a situation or the world might seem—it does offer opportunities and optimism. We need only design them, and believe in them."

"...And I think this is what life is. A series of mistakes and chance encounters and curious experiences that shape us and scar us and tease us and give us hope and joy and tears. Everything we do, everything we touch, everything we design has the opportunity to move us, to inform us and transform what is ahead.

Every opportunity and every design can be held to these connections, and the perspective it holds in our minds and in our hearts. In turn, they give rise to new perspectives and new designs and new experiences.

No matter how bleak a situation or the world might seem—it does offer opportunities and optimism. We need only design them, and believe in them."