Of all the books I own (which is quite a few), few have provided as much food for thought than Lost Art Press’ four volume set “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years”. Amidst the articles on woodworking trends and techniques are hidden Charles’ outlook on life and work. Despite being written between 1939 and 1967, the concepts are still as relevant today as they were 50+ years ago.

This Lost Art Press blog post, and the following quote in particular, seem particularly relevant to the search for community. Enjoy!

“To see life opening out before us as something rich in possibilities, of developing interests, is to feel a quickening of the spirit, a sense of purpose that will carry us a long way. What we have to forget are the shallow judgments, our own and other people’s, which may have coloured and restricted our youth. If we cling on to them still, then our whole lives may remain enclosed in a narrow groove. We have to be adventurers and explorers, having the initiative and courage to find out our own capabilities, not only in the things that have come easily to use, but in the more difficult things as well.”