Founder
Cliff Hakim founded Inspired Stones. For the past 30 years Cliff has been a career consultant and author (We Are All Self-Employed, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1994 and 2nd edition 2003) focused on guiding professionals in work-life transition. Cliff’s avocation has been landscaping with a special interest in stone. Starting in November 2012 he began his own “inspired” journey to transition from his vocation to his avocation. Inspired Stones, an outside gallery, officially opened on June 20th, 2013.
Cliff believes deeply in following his passion (and encourages others to do the same), which includes: grappling with defunct ways of thinking and acting that no longer serve his being, challenging himself to explore new possibilities and watching which possibilities bring the most energy for now and the future, working persistently and patiently––moving one step at a time––to thoughtfully shift a stone in place or help a customer understand what truly inspires him or her.
When visitors walk through Inspired Stones, many pause to share their “stone” stories, as though the environment calls to be in touch with self, another human being and the Earth. Our earth is a great stone. Inspired Stones––benches, tables, and art forms––reminds us of its preciousness and beauty.
Please come to visit and share your story…Cliff
Press
http://www.wickedlocal.com/concord/news/x1676645641/Inspired-Stones-comes-to-West-Concord
Cliff's Inspirational Haiku
January: On priorities…
What matters the most?
To live life purposefully
That’s rock solid
February: On gaining perspective…
Youth can cheat the body
Mid-age pays the dearest price
Due for thoughtful moves
March: On listening to yourself…
Your journey will tell you
Observe, and listen to your heart
One step at a time
April: On awakening from winter…
I swept the place
All tidy, crocus appear
Next, rabbits hop by
May: On how a woman healed and prolonged her life…
Inoperable sickness
Digging for spirit and life
Stonewall unearthed
June: On feeling fortunate…
Designed for stone work
Visioning and creating so fit
How lucky I am
July: On shifting perspective…
Stone is heavy
A burden…you might think
Imagine wind and willow
August: On transition, then change…
On a rock plateau
Fight for and follow your dreams
Then a bird takes off
September: On seasons unfolding…
Buds spring to blossom
Summer ushers crisp air and leaves
Fall harvests white flakes
October: On fall meadows…
Reeds tall and crisp
Ribbon sky arks earthward
A Shadow appears
November: On our precious Earth…
Stone laid commonplace
The core to our foundation
Earth is one great stone
December: On reflecting after a snowfall…
Winter cotton balls
Melting as the sun shines
Live now, a fine moment
You give people a sense of beauty, and a place to pause and reflect – the same theme continues to percolate upward in your life.
Valerie Andrews