Gabrielle said that he’s written a book that I should try to track down. His art is about the invisible people in museums who actually make museums go.

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OK, so I just finished this book called All the Beauty in the World, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me, Patrick Brinley. And it was great. What a lovely read about. Uh, uh, about. Patrick's, uh, journey through life, um, after his brother died. I'm guessing Patrick was in his early twenties and his brother was mid-twenties, a little older than him. And he passed away, I think, from cancer, and it was very sad. And, um, Patrick was gonna be a writer, but then, but then, um. Uh, stopped with that path and. Remember exactly what the story was about how he got a job at the museum, but he became a security guard and did it for like 10 years and. Um, and so it's a great reflection on, certainly there's lots of pieces about grief, there's, but then there's pieces about life in this job and. And, um, it was the perfect job for him, I think, given where he, what had just happened to him, um, reflections on, on life and all sorts of pieces of art and what art is and means to someone, um. Um, What, what they were. I mean, he was a guard, he gets pushed through, he gets not, he gets placed all over um his friendships with people who are so different from him, double his age and from another continent, people from Guyana and all over the world who are guards and have been guards for years, um. Uh, what art is? Um Appreciating a beauty. Um, Uh The work of artists, um. And the timelessness of art. Um, the, the, the book ends with him sort of coming to the end of this chapter of his life. He'd been married all the time, or much of the time that he was working at the Met, and he gets married during that time. He has a kid and then another kid, and Um, and his life, um, and what he chooses to build with his life, um. Ah, changes fundamentally at that point. Um There were some great, great. Um, discussions about art and Uh, I'll read a couple of things here. I think that sometimes we need permission to stop in a door, and a work of art grants us that. I think for Brinley, art is about beauty. Um, Um Um, He talks about, let's see, 3 distinct types of lovers, art lovers, lovers of the Met and lovebirds. Um, What else? There were some wonderful little snippets in this book, and I need to find them quickly here. Kind of going backwards. Um are OK. So great works of art. They help us believe that some things aren't transitory at all, but rather remain beautiful, true, majestic, sad, or joyful over many lifetimes. And here is the proof painted in oils, carved in marble, stitched into quilts. He was taken by the, the, um. Quilt exhibit The, uh, women quilters, the benders, bend bend, um, and also by the Michelangelo exhibit. Um, the greatest art is produced by people hemmed in by circumstances, making patchwork efforts to create something beautiful, useful, true. In short, I've come to understand that my life will consist of chapters, which raises the possibility of bringing my current current chapter to a close, and that's sort of when he, when he, uh, leaves. Um, he's been the, the, the quilts. Um, Let's see here. The whole tortured Michelangelo thing. Um, an exhibit called Unfinished about works of art that were only partially finished. Um, Mary Cassatt, this was her style, this was her subject, she made, um, uh, intelligence that can't be replicated. Um, Oh, the, the gun, the arms and armor section, and Colt revolvers, um, Colt pursued the novel goal of producing perfectly interchangeable machine-made parts, a leap forward in the development of assembly line manufacturing that became known as the American system, kind of like Southwest Airlines, I said. Um The musical instrument. Section and, uh, this idea that maybe they should have been played instead of just stuck up in a, in an exhibit. Um. Uh, the, the, the Rogers, Jacob S. Rogers, locomotive manufacturer who gave all sorts of stuff to the Met and really launched the collection. Um, Let's see what else. There was a whole section on, um. On a Understanding world's beauty and also our logical brains. Um, he spent time in the Islamic wing. Oh, the final product would contain no visible trace of the circle, but stood as a demonstration of the unity that underlies multiplicity, a tentative Muslim faith, faith, unity and multiplicity. And Islamic Islamic art. Too many visitors think of the Met as a museum of art history where the objective is to learn about art rather than from it. I believe we take art seriously when we try to discern what at close quarters, close quarters it reveals. And also at the end of the book, he had a nice. Um, encouragement to people about. Go into the world, you are qualified to weigh in on the biggest questions artwork raises. So, under the cover of no one hearing your thoughts, think brave thoughts, searching thoughts, painful thoughts, and maybe foolish thoughts, not to arrive at right answers, but to better understand the human mind and heart as you put both to use. Find out what you love in the Met, what you learn from, and what you can use as fuel, and venture back into the world, carrying something with you, something that doesn't fit quite easily into your mind, that weighs on you as you go forward and changes you a bit. Um, I like this going backwards to grief is among other things, a loss of rhythm. You lose someone, it puts a hole in your life, and for a time you huddle down in that hole. He just had lots of time on his hand, and so he spent. Admiring, he spent it admiring art. Um, OK, there's a frame around her putting space between her sacred beauty and older meaning of the word sacred is set apart and the profane mundane world. I think that sometimes we need permission to stop in a door, and a work of art grants us that. He saw a mother in the American wing fountain hands her child two coins, one wish for yourself and another, another just as big for someone else. Oh, I like that, good parenting. A work of art tends to speak of things that are at once too large and too intimate to be summed up, and they speak of them by not speaking at all. I think for me one of the things that that I think about, especially in relation to Pixium, is that. Is that, um, knowing the backstory for a piece of art is really important and. Uh, of course, the modern. Uh, the typical museum system gives you a wall tag and not a lot more, and everything becomes more meaningful when you understand the backstory. And I don't buy this idea that the thing should just be and exist by itself. I think that we, we know it, we love it more when we understand the backstory. Those quilts by the B Benders, G benders, um, uh, are much more meaningful because we understand. The suffering of those people, and yet they made this art in spite of or during that time that they were suffering. Much of the greatest art I find seeks to remind us of the obvious. This is real. It all is all it says. Take the time to stop and imagine more fully the things you already know. We have to return.

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The The, um, glimpses talks were great. Let's see, my impressions from them. Randy Joss journeys with Joan. Uh, savoring the moment, being present, Tom Paper, mapman, maps are cool. Uh, Suzanne Taylor, a month in Provence. So The whole Little Prince and what's Uh, essential is invisible. Uh, Kate Curry, who's your daddy. Uh Just heartfelt, um. Raising of children and. Being comfortable. Being comfortable, um. With their, um, with their, uh, reality of 22 moms, uh, Charles Xu, music is a universal language, that was a lot of fun. Um, there's a lot of amazing artists out there who, uh, I never hear about, never delve into it. Denise Rabius, art and meditation are good for the soul. Uh Yeah, well, she's an artist and, and she meditates and it was fun to see her passion for that. Jody Johnson flying with a Purpose, um, following a thread, uh, she didn't know where she was going and, and we got to follow her journey into, um, greater levels of. Being a pilot and also flying people, uh, who, um. Uh, for medical reasons. Eric Meyer, I had no idea he got into the Mississippi because of a book he read. Um, that I've, I've written down somewhere, uh, Beta Gallego and ventures with the unruly law. Oh, crazy in the Philippines, how the government has, uh, overreached. There were these amazing parallels to, to, um, To what's happening in the United States. And then Sandy Dean letting go of the outcome, incredibly courageous. Uh, what he's done and, uh, Eugene Tan searching for a home. I want to find the name of a Chinese person. He's in, uh, he grew up not in China, but he's Chinese and goes to Hong Kong, but he doesn't speak Mandarin. So he's sort of an outsider. There's a name for what he is, a person who's not entirely at home, um, because of their language or geography or uh racial background. And then Steve Ellis lessons from playing the field leading is carrying the whole with you thing about his, with you in rugby is what you say to somebody that you're with and his rugby teammates being with him. In his challenges first when his mom passed away when he was 21 and in college, and then now with his, with his um wife having stage 3 breast cancer. Uh, the talks were amazing. I want to get the list of the talks from 5 and 10 years ago.

Polarization and democracy 10/11/25

• I was one of the people who almost left
• Red and blue people in my life
• Hate the democrats just a little bit less than I hate the republicans
• Politics is war - you’re naive to think that the other side will not use all tools and weapons available
• What’s essential is invisible - Four stoic virtues: Wisdom, Courage, Justice, and Temperance. What about manners and love?
• Democrats and republicans are playing too much to the fringes
• Income inequality is growing - you get the revolution you deserve
• Prop 50 - getting in the mud
• We need a third party - or people in the middle, democrat or republican, need to voice themselves and combat the fringes

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Eric read this book and this sparked his move to Mississippi.  

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"The Jewish Phenomenon" is a book written by Steven Silbiger, first published in 2000 by Longstreet Press with a revised edition released in 2009. The book seeks to explain the disproportionate success of Jewish people in business and professional fields by identifying seven core cultural principles that have contributed to their enduring economic achievement.

Author and Publication

• Author: Steven Silbiger
• First Publication: 2000 by Longstreet Press
• Revised Edition: 2009 by Lyons (M. Evans & Company)

Summary and Core Principles

Silbiger, based on extensive reading and research, presents seven keys or principles that form the foundation of Jewish financial and professional success. These are not merely academic observations but practical cultural practices and values rooted in Jewish history and experience.

The Seven Principles

1. Understand that real wealth is portable; it’s knowledge and education
   • Emphasizes self-esteem, delaying gratification, pursuit of quality education, keeping skills updated, and setting high expectations for children.
2. Take care of your own and they will take care of you
   • Focus on supporting one's community through business and charity that promotes self-sufficiency.
3. Successful people are professionals and entrepreneurs
   • Encourages pursuing a career while maintaining entrepreneurial ventures and tapping into new opportunities.
4. Develop your verbal confidence
   • Cultivate communication skills as critical assets.
5. Be selectively extravagant but prudently frugal
   • Balance spending wisely with occasional indulgence.
6. Take pride in individuality: encourage creativity
   • Promote uniqueness and creative problem-solving.
7. Be psychologically driven to prove something
   • Use the outsider status as motivation, believe in self-determination, take risks, and make long-range plans.

Examples Cited in the Book

The book uses a variety of anecdotes and statistics to illustrate these principles in practice, including stories of Jewish entrepreneurs and professionals who succeeded by applying these values. Specific historical and cultural references are used to show how these traits have been honed through Jewish religious teachings, historical persecution, and community cohesion.

Book's Tone and Approach

The work combines data, anecdotal evidence, and Jewish humor. It is positioned as accessible and practical, aiming to offer lessons applicable to both Jews and non-Jews who seek success. Silbiger respects cultural identity and historical experience while providing commonsense wisdom.

In sum, "The Jewish Phenomenon" by Steven Silbiger is a researched exploration of how seven cultural principles rooted in Jewish history and identity have led to remarkable success, illustrated through numerous real-life examples and supported by statistical evidence.linkedin+4

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