PORTLAND OREGON
PORTLAND. A RENAISSANCE. It’s formidable—the newness, the inexhaustible spirit, the understanding that you’ve become who you always thought you could be. And it’s invigorating—knowing your capacity, knowing you’re in a moment that’s worthy of being captured.
There is a moment when we fathom our potential beyond an intimate understanding, when we are inspired to engage beyond ourselves, to consider the consequence of letting someone else see us. And though timid at first, we extend ourselves, knowing intimately and collectively that who we’ve become is poised for sharing. We are left with new confidence. So we shout, as you would expect us to shout—on our own terms, when it feels authentic, and softly, because the ones that want to listen will quiet the world. In self-actualization, we are born anew.
In self-actualization, we are born anew.
MT HOOD OVER PORTLAND
It is one thing to become, and another to become again, and again. We are sophisticated, attuned to the arts, to formal expression. We are self-indulgent, promoters and participants of a spontaneous culture. We are definitive, pioneers to a responsible standard. And we are comfort and passion, poised by a breath that steadies us. Everyday we discover who we need to be—reveal who we aspire to. Nurtured by our own capacity, we exceed ourselves—perceive a brighter, more vital day. When we open our eyes, we are renewed.
EVERYDAY WE DISCOVER WHO WE NEED TO B
BE—REVEAL WHO WE ASPIRE TO BE.
BURNSIDE BRIDGE
There is no angle, there is only honesty. There is only opportunity to recreate an impression, one that, for no other reason than authenticity, continually triumphs over complacency. We expect that the rain will foster creativity, that willingness to consider will invite candor, and that pride will extend invitation. And that as we grow, we come to understand ourselves with less and less sophistication so that what’s around us will always feel bigger, more vibrant, and more sincere than anything we’ve ever felt before it. So that just as we arrive, we may recreate.
WE COME TO UNDERSTAND OURSELVES WIT
TH LESS AND LESS SOPHISTICATION
S T. J O H N S B R I D G E