This short documentary MALAWI, which is part of The City University of New York Film Festival on CUNY TV, is why I love my work so much and shows us why Retail still works so well.
Mimi represents so many of you. People love to be seen and a good retailer does just that.
We are not community centers, but we do build communities and successful businesses that understand how to treat customers and what they need.
I bow to you, Mimi, and to all of you that do it well.
There is plenty of room for brick and mortar.
Happy Monday,
Yael
There is a practice called "Sensing Hands" in Tai chi where we work with another player trying to sense where they are, feeling their center and aim to neutralize and balance each other. There is no competition but we do meet our ego, of course.
When there is an imbalance or a “gap” as we call it, there is a chance to “push".
“0/0” is a win in sensing hands.
To do so, we must ”invest in loss” , our teacher keeps reminding us.
Do you know how to lose?
Happy Monday,
Yael
Indians believe that if there are a billion people, there should be billion Gods. Everyone should have their own God. Traveling these past 2 weeks in the South of India brought it up again. finding the God in you is a way of living in india and they make sure you get reminders all the time, everywhere you go: There are many temples people can just go in for emotional support, the mornings begin with temple music everywnere, reminding us to be happy and celebrate God. The famous colorful dots Indians mark on their forehead represent purification (white), prosperity (red), and the combination of the two (yellow), reminding each other as we look at one another. Statues are in every corner,...
When researching a bit on denim, I came across an article stating that denim originated in the 17th century. Talk about a long running trend! It's actually fun to look back and see the various generations and how they incorporated their style and their voice through a pair of jeans, a classic denim jacket, or a denim mini or maxi dress. A timeless staple. We all have at least one denim item in our closet. Hagar, Alembika's head designer, and Ozai N Ku are pushing the limits of denim and finding ways to blend it with other fabrics to create something new from something old. Balancing the need for fresh, novelty trends while respecting the timeless classics. ...
I was avoiding wishing people a happy new year this past month as I found it quite an empty welcoming for this coming year. I do not want to wish for world peace as I do not see it coming soon and I do not like to wish for something I don't believe will happen, just as I do not like to sign "love" at the end of an email if I don't feel the love.It felt sad not to feel any wish to celebrate either. My daughter told me about her gathering with friends and that they played an "ins and outs" game which meant they each had to say what they are letting go of (out) this coming...
