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"There's a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don't and the secret is this: it's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance."
~ Steven Pressfield, The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your ... Views: 2214
‘She’ climbed out of the car with Debbie, one of her beloved sisters, the frogs welcomed them to the gathering and the night sky began to glitter with cosmic light. They walked towards a large wooden door, the entrance to a Spanish style estate in Malibu, California.
Upon entering, a few ... Views: 1262
The human mind thrives on novelty. What was once a source of pleasure can become tedious after a time. Though our lives are full, boredom lurks around every corner because we innately long for new experiences. Yet boredom by its very nature is passive. In this idle state of mind, we may feel ... Views: 988
I was at the bookstore the other day, and I noticed two kids running around playing some kind of game while their father shopped for bargain books. I couldn't quite figure out the rules of the particular game the little girls were playing. I soon realized that it was a game of their own ... Views: 1447
When I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer in June, 2008, I focused on the high chances of recovery. I imagined myself a warrior in a dark adventure, full of unknown challenges that would force me to find solutions to help all of us that face this journey. As both a patient and a ... Views: 1572
As the caretaker of your business, it's up to you to feed it new ideas and fresh insights. But sometimes it feels like your well has run dry, and finding an inspiring idea is more difficult than squeezing water from a rock.
Which is why it's imperative to your mental health and the success of ... Views: 1300
Problems, Problems, Problems – Wouldn’t life be grand if we never had any problems. Everything would work perfectly, everyone would always get along and be happy, everything would be wonderful for everyone everywhere, and things would only get better as we live happily ever ... Views: 1706
A Channeled Message for May came through me and I would like to share it with you. The following is the message that I received:
"Be who you truly are: perfectly human and perfectly Divine. For it is in the knowingness of the truth of your being that you are set free from the endless cycle of ... Views: 984
Ever had one of those surreal moments when you realize you’ve become the person you once imagined? You don’t fit the original vision exactly, but there are similarities you can’t ignore: you’ve finished your novel, agents are calling and you can almost afford that European vacation. ... Views: 1497
Feedback is a tricky thing. First of all, a critique or criticism is not necessarily the same things as feedback. What separates criticism and feedback is the intent. The intention of a critique or criticism is to convey an opinion. Some critiques are negative, some positive, some articulate, ... Views: 9444
Being Trumps Doing
Usually when we think about what we want, we focus on an activity or experience we desire. Another way to discover your true desire is to ask yourself not what you want to be doing, but who you want to be. What are the roles in your life that you no longer want, that you’ve ... Views: 1124
The senses are defined as the physiological methods of perception. As the senses take in information, we are connecting those perceptions to memories, knowledge pools and experiences that have been accumulated over our lives.
As our world speeds by our ability to actually take in things by ... Views: 1793
"Creativity comes from a desire to express the true self."
Art has often been isolated and considered precious, something only official artists do. In her book "Revolution From Within" Gloria Steinem notes that "most art in the world does not have a capital 'A,' but is a way of turning everyday ... Views: 1504
Got problems? Want to learn to love them? Solving problems can be fun and very rewarding. Creative problem solving is the skill most needed through the next years. Use this skill in your private life, your career, your business and your community.
Follow the five steps that point to that ... Views: 1036
What are you worried about? What were you thinking about as you clicked onto this link? That is probably associated to the obstacle in your life right now. Our obstacles in life can generally be associated to our thought patterns. To overcome or gain awareness into this pattern, we need to ... Views: 1921
Human beings by nature are creative. We have however, recorded everything that has happened in our past and linked it to our creative process, leading us to erroneously form the point of view that the creative process itself is a function of our struggling, our painful past or our "neurosis". ... Views: 1044
Many creative people struggle with time management and organization because many of them believe that constraints hinder the freedom to create. The opposite is actually true. Constraints can actually lead to productive creativity. To be creative means one is in the habit of creating. Being ... Views: 1090
As a child, you may have yearned to play the piano professionally, to act on Broadway, to write a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Perhaps you mentioned your aspirations to someone and were met with laughter or the assurance that there was no money in it. You swallowed your creative dreams and ... Views: 14602
I was minding my own business recently when someone close to me called me stupid. I’d lapsed into ignorance, slipped up, made a mistake, forgotten something important – because I’d been distracted by something more interesting. I’d chosen wonder over logic.
I haven’t had much experience with ... Views: 3129
A playful challenge from an audience member helps bring to life the importance of searching for and developing your passion, whether in the face of skepticism, long periods of self-doubt and/or having to accept (even better, learn to play with and laugh at) your own flaws and foibles.
Setting ... Views: 1590
Can you draw?
Your answer to that question reveals a surprising
amount about your brain and the way you integrate
your right and left hemispheres. (In this article, the
left side will be referred to as the dominant one, which
is by far the most likely scenario.)
You see, the left ... Views: 2863
When we heard personal and executive coach Jeannette Samanen, Ph.D. (of Valley Forge, PA) speak at a luncheon, we were attracted by her statement that "accessing your intuition leads to peak performance."
"Could you tell us more about this connection, Jeannette?" we asked in a subsequent ... Views: 1526
I hate wasting food. Rather than allowing food to rot, I have to become an Iron Chef sometimes, and think of some way of salvaging the food. Sometimes I perform miracles, and sometimes my creations end up in the trash anyway. Regardless of how many times I've overcooked the fish, under baked ... Views: 1176
Taking on a new project, learning a new skill or trying something you’ve never done before often comes with it’s own set of obstacles, which are addressed in the book, 101 Reasons to be Yourself, as well as in the online course, No Regrets 101. What happens when you actually begin something, ... Views: 3431
Creativity is one of those words that implies something slightly artistic.That if you want to be thought of in terms of creative, it means creating something such as a painting, or a sculpture or writing a book or manuscript. Actually, creative is much more powerful than simply meaning that, it ... Views: 947
At every moment we make choices about what we want to experience. When our daily life throws up challenges and offers opportunities for growth we always have a choice. As the dark matrix of negative vibration tries to catapult us into the negativity of fear, anger or sadness, we select our ... Views: 1628
A fundamental truth about this five sense experience is that we get to experience our separateness and our connectedness! Interestingly, what separates us is very little. We are truly here to give love and receive love – perhaps that is the essence of creating “heaven on earth”!
"Being deeply ... Views: 2327
How many times have you told yourself, “I want to be more creative in my life” and how many times has that ended up on your New Years resolution list along with wanting to exercise or eat better, with similar disappointing results.
Well, I have good news and bad news for you today.
The good ... Views: 1376
Most people don't usually approach life as works of art that they create. While we may learn as children that we should have dreams, we are also warned that the outside world (called circumstances, fate, bad luck, etc.) may keep us from realizing them. These warnings, like a knife scraping ... Views: 1150
The prevailing wisdom is that to be happy, fulfilled and successful, one must discover and pursue one's 'purpose' in life. There are no shortage of self-help books and programs designed to do just that. The problem, however, is that this is utter bunk. Especially for DaVincis -- multi-talented, ... Views: 1381
When I was three years old, I had an experience I’ll never forget. My mother had just prepared lunch for my brother and me, and a neighbor lady came running over, breathless, telling my mother some news. Mom went right to the television and turned it on. This was unusual—she rarely watched ... Views: 1494
Intuition is basically information about what is going to happen, which has nothing to do with what you want to happen in your life or at the moment. What blocks you from hearing the voice of perfect intuition is your ego and your desires. If you are trying to hear your intuition, but you have a ... Views: 2224
You would like to make some changes in your life. Perhaps you would like to take your business or career to the next level, or introduce a new product. Maybe you’ve been thinking about the possibility of a new career, or returning to school. If you are involved in the creative arts, it may be ... Views: 1006
Most of the prolific authors or writers write; they just don't dream or think about it. A good example is Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) of the 19th century who wrote from midnight to dawn almost day by day of his life, hence creating a million words a year. Though he was extraordinary, he was ... Views: 1233
To understand how fear blocks creativity, take a moment to imagine yourself telling a story. First, imagine telling the story to someone you love and who loves you. You probably feel warmth and energy as you fill in the details of your tale to your friend’s delight. Now, imagine telling the same ... Views: 856
As we grow older, many of us feel that our creative side has gone for good. We wish we could be more creative but we don't know how. Chances are that our creativity is just sleeping, and if we try, we can reawaken it.
Do you wish you could get in touch with your creativity? Chances are ... Views: 2614
A couple of years ago I heard Carline Myss talk about developing one’s intuition. She said that without a healthy self-esteem a person will never have courage to acknowledge and follow that authentic inner voice. Initially, that observation made some intellectual sense for me, but deep inside I ... Views: 1187
Like John and Diana, all couples experience communication problems at one time or another. However, couples can move beyond arguing by developing their communication skills.
My experience shows that a Relationship Advice process is very powerful for providing several successful strategies ... Views: 1750
My friend Lydia thinks I’m weird. But...she would never go car shopping without me. Why? Because I apply Spiritual principles to whatever I do. Over the years she noticed that this always gets great results.
The first time Lydia invited me to go car shopping was back in 2003. She was willing ... Views: 2902
Creativity makes the impossible a possibility, it has been said. It's no exaggeration to say that nothing is impossible. Why did God create that if it's useless to human beings. Why was it invented then? Everything has a purpose in our lives. We, people, should know how to use all things and ... Views: 772
Oprah Winfrey is an artist, and her life is her canvas. She is a woman who constantly reinvents herself. She started out with a tabloid television show, and then transformed it into an iconic television show focused around self-help and spirituality. Then she transitioned from being a television ... Views: 1734
There’s a big bowl of rocks in the middle of my kitchen table. I have collected these rocks from all over the world – beaches, mountains, parking lots – since I was a child. When I’m eating breakfast, I’ll often grab one to carry in my pocket or purse during the day. Each one has been perfectly ... Views: 1394
How does your day begin? Do you just hop out of bed, read emails, check your bank account, and listen to the news? This is not the best way to begin the day! It’s jarring and starts the adrenalin and cortisol production in your body and stress on your mind!
You spend the majority of your day ... Views: 1168
It's hard to believe that 10-years ago I set out on a mission to touch the world. I had been a massage therapist for 4-years and had provided treatments for close to a thousand clients, but I wanted to do more to facilitate healing for my community. You see, I grew up in Detroit, an automobile ... Views: 1301
Purchasing a birthday reward in your friends and loved ones is just not an daily activity. Once you eventually make a final decision to get the suitable beginning day gift, currently being resourceful will enable you offer the most beneficial birthday existing. Purchasing a special reward ... Views: 1459
Random Word Stimulation is a powerful technique that provides a practical method of accessing your subconscious mind to better utilize the wealth of information within. Regular practice strengthens connection to the subconscious mind, which in turn endows the practitioner with greatly enhanced ... Views: 1985
A shift is now taking place in the way we live that is affecting us all. It asks us to reconsider what our priorities are, who we want to share our life with, what we can do without, and what is really important and meaningful to us. As a result of our current recession, we are all going through ... Views: 806
Because shame and fear never changes ANYTHING!
In my psychotherapy/coaching practice and my personal life I am always amazed at how often we try to motivate ourselves through shame and fear.
We also live in a world where it is common place for our media to scare us to death about ... Views: 1342
The famous Ansel Adams photograph, “Maroon Bells” (1964), is possibly one of the most replicated photographs among nature photographers. Run a Google images search on “Maroon Bells” and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Walk into any art store in Colorado, and you will find at least a dozen ... Views: 1409
Old beliefs, personal prejudice and dogmatic traditions can often get in the way of progress our personal lives, in business, and even in the creative arts. Since today is Hank Aaron’s birthday (February 5, 1934), it only seems appropriate to take a look at baseball history to understand the ... Views: 1380