<p>I never thought I&#39;d write about a parking garage, but here I am.</p>
<p>Take a look at 1111 Lincoln Road:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/6a00d8341db04e53ef0147e1f33aaf970b-pi.jpg" style="display: inline;"><img alt="2427_1_111_3" class="asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341db04e53ef0147e1f33aaf970b" src="http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/6a00d8341db04e53ef0147e1f33aaf970b-500wi.jpg" title="2427_1_111_3" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em><a href="http://1111lincolnroad.com/" target="_self">(via)</a></em></span></p>
<p>Isn&#39;t it beautiful? And it&#39;s &quot;just&quot; a parking lot.</p>
<p>I love things that are beautiful, period. But when everyday things are beautiful, just for beauty&#39;s sake? That is downright thrilling.</p>
<p>I love that something as pedestrian as a parking lot <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/us/24garage.html?src=me&amp;ref=homepage" target="_self">is one of Miami Beach&#39;s hottest wedding venues</a>. (And why not? Look at the views!)&#0160;</p>
<p><img alt="Events_3" class="asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341db04e53ef0148c7fc8b62970c" src="http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/6a00d8341db04e53ef0148c7fc8b62970c-500wi.jpg" title="Events_3" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em><a href="http://1111lincolnroad.com/" target="_self">(via)</a></em></span></p>
<p>Sure, it&#39;s the most expensive parking lot in a city of expensive parking lots. It&#39;s probably not the cheapest wedding venue. But you know what?&#0160;Someone took a risk by putting a lot of money to make something spectacular that didn&#39;t need to be -- there is never enough parking in Miami Beach, the developer was going to make money regardless of what the parking lot looked like -- and now he&#39;s created an Experience. Fabulous!</p>
<p>While I was reading about the project, I was struck by this:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/us/24garage.html?src=me&amp;ref=homepage" style="font-style: italic;" target="_self">Quirky zoning regulations in the city, which is chronically short on parking, made it profitable to build a large garage — not everyone’s vision of a grand gateway to the retail and restaurant-filled streets that surround the site.</a></p>
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<p>I&#39;ve been thinking about this lately -- about how creativity is born out of limitation. Some of my best ideas have come out of obstacles. When everything is going smoothly, I can&#39;t create. But when something goes wrong, when I am forced to go to plan B -- well, that&#39;s when the good stuff happens.</p>
<p>The unexpected, the bumps in the road; they are gifts.&#0160;</p>
<p>Does the same thing happen to you?</p>
