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- The Powerful Significance of the Mishna - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2019 from Curtis Doll JrExcerpt from Stained Glass Quarterly article dated Fall 1989 The Mishna in Temple Tifereth Israel - Columbus, Ohio In style, the six architectural stained glass windows in Temple Tifereth Israel synagogue exist as independent works of art, while interrelating with one another to create ...
Views: 1380 - Adult Coloring Books are Here to Stay - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2017 from n. robbinsThe secret to relieving your grownup stress, limiting nervousness, and feeling happier may be easy--by employing a few childhood pastimes. Trends indicate that among our greatest and simplest fun - coloring - became a sudden and fast growing interest for adults. There are so many types of ...
Views: 1379 - An Idea That Will Stick to the Roof of Your Mouth - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Young KimIf you ever wanted to get into the food business, I think it’s important to check your knowledge of food history first: * Who invented the crop rotation method for farming? * Who invented of soy-based paints? * Who owns the patent on peanut butter? If you answered George ...
Views: 1378(8 votes) - Writing and the Creative Imagination - How to Avoid Writer's Block - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Writing and the Creative Imagination - How to Avoid Writer's Block Author: Craig Lock Category (key words): Writing, Creative Writing, How to Write Creatively, Writing Hints/Tips, Creative Writing Course,Writing Course, Online Writing Course, Imagination, Creative Imagination ...
Views: 1376 - Express Your Creativity - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2011 from Maureen Brennan MercierExpress your creativity by first acknowledging that you are a Divine being of love and light. The Goddess is within you whether you are woman or man. That natural vibration of the Sacred Feminine is creativity itself. So many of my clients feel that they are not creative at all. Yes you are ...
Views: 1372 - The Divine Download, Implementing the Source of Creativity and Productivity - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2012 from Sandy PeckinpahHow 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: 1372(1 vote) - The Real Reason You Don't Meditate - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Lex SisneyThis article is dedicated to those who want to have a daily meditative or reflective practice but don’t actually sit down and do it. “I know I should be meditating but I just can’t find the time” or “I wish I could take time to reflect but I keep getting distracted” are common refrains. If this ...
Views: 1371(1 vote) - Healing Effects of Drumming - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2011 from Maureen Brennan MercierThe healing effects of drumming are bountiful. Drum circles have existed for thousands of years. Healers and shamans around the world have used this tool or jewel for self discovery to bring about healing for the body, mind, emotion and spirit. All you need is a drum, your hands and a ...
Views: 1370(1 vote) - The Top Ten Reasons to Play - by 1. Play is the path to fun and profit.
Play opens up new channels of creativity and increases the level of satisfaction we experience at work. How employees feel about their company is directly related to their level of productivity and creativity. Research shows that highly motivated employees ...
Views: 1370 - Create a New "Normal" - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Neil TepperDuring my corporate career, I took a course in public speaking. This particular program was designed for business executives who wanted to sharpen their presentation skills and overcome their inner impediments to speaking in front of large audiences. There were twelve of us in the class, an ...
Views: 1369 - Godess Bhavani-Primordial Divine Power - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaSuper Energy Gayatri is also called Bhavani. When the Primordial Divine Power is worshipped as Bhavani, such intense divine light manifests in a spiritual seeker, which helps in overcoming undesirable taints in one’s psyche. It can be called an energy stream. Bhavani is also called Durga, ...
Views: 1368 - Introduction to “Illuminating Essays” (A garland is woven) - (Seven and Eight - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadSeven Now one last word: not merely these writings, when the Transcendent Mother thought of doing any creative work, she was never in favor of taking time off, sitting down and giving notice of what she was about to do. Whenever and whatever questions cropped up, she went on explaining that ...
Views: 1368 - Make Your Own Creative Class - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Young KimI have an associate who was a stand-up comedian for a little while. For right now, let’s call him Bill. Bill started out on open mic nights at a local comedy club, and then began touring as an opener for a headline comedian. Bill eventually stopped performing stand-up comedy for reasons I have ...
Views: 1368(3 votes) - The Co-Creative Muse - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2014 from Barry HammerI find that the best kind of creative inspiration, in any field of endeavor, comes from communing deeply with other life presences, in heartfelt, open-minded, empathic attunement with them. The more deeply we invest our heart, mind, and senses, in communion with other life presences, ...
Views: 1368 - Touch wood-the magic of trees - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Barbara EdieEver wonder why people say “touch wood,” or knock on wood for good luck? When travelling in Australia last year, I came upon the “wishing tree” in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens. According to the legend, in earlier times people believed certain trees contained spirits and that you could make ...
Views: 1368(1 vote) - Creativity: As Defined By Whom - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2013 from John JohnsonA famous scientist was once asked what the difference was between his creativity and that of others in his field. The scientist replied, “Well, when my colleagues asked to find a needle in a haystack, they eventually do find that one needle. But when I’m asked to find a needle in a haystack, I ...
Views: 1366 - By Any Means Necessary - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Young KimI come from a family that believes that if you can’t find a hammer, use a rock. If you can’t find a rock, use your shoe. Because my parents grew up poor, they believe in the idea of making do with what you have instead of complaining about what you don’t have. My entire family lives by this ...
Views: 1365(13 votes) - Are You Typically Conscious Or Unconscious? - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2009 from John Robson"Most people don't live aware lives. They live mechanical lives, mechanical thoughts -- generally somebody else's -- mechanical emotions, mechanical actions." -- Anthony de Mello "Of course I'm conscious!" you reply. But are you really? The truth is that most of us are basically asleep all ...
Views: 1364(1 vote) - Creating Change: Step 2C- Who Do You Want to Be? - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Tomar LevineBeing 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: 1363(2 votes) - Learn to Sew: Choosing and Preparing Fabrics - by Submitted on May 01, 2007 from Kristi BorchardtYou will read or have many people tell you to stick with cotton or cotton polyester blends for your beginning projects. I do agree that these are some of the easiest fabrics to work with. However, my girls thankfully removed my fear of working with other materials. When I first started ...
Views: 1363 - *** Are You Creatively Blocked or Are You Resisting? How to Know the Difference - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteArtists of every kind; painters, photographers, sculptors and actors will tell me that they are blocked. When we examine their specific challenge we discover that often they are not blocked, the are really resisting moving forward. There is a vast difference between the two. If you're ...
Views: 1362 - From Ignorance To ‘Nothingness’ - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadMa-Mahajnan, a matchless spiritual genius, expressed her entire creation in a state of "Conscious Trance” which has all been stuffed with highly philosophical values and strong literary sense. She could not attend even Primary School due to extreme poverty. Strangely, she was taught all by ...
Views: 1362 - Well-head, delve deep, humanity and The Unfathomable Knowledge - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadScoop out mud, you will arrive at a well-head: Mother: This indeed comes first. You go searching the bottom. The top will of itself come within your grasp. Let's understand the matter with the aid of an example. If you want to dredge the mud in a pool, you've first to drain away the water ...
Views: 1362 - Divine Creating - "God also gives us a bonus - Look for the bonus." - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2011 from Maureen Brennan MercierIn this series of posts about Divine Creating I will share stories that demonstrate how the Universe creates through us. We are always creating through our thoughts, so let’s remember to manifest more consciously with intention. In Divine creating we focus our thoughts and intention on ...
Views: 1360 - Creative Problem Solving - by Submitted on May 11, 2004 from George TorokGot 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: 1359 - Starting and Keeping Your Own Private Journal - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2007 from Chrissee LacomisThe Journal is your private place to express all your inner thoughts and feelings. Begin to understand yourself through writing. You can then move closer to knowing who you are and who you want to be in life. Your feelings, your breakthroughs, your desires record them all here. Discover ...
Views: 1359 - Unleash your Inner Genius - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2007 from Paul SloaneTen Great Ways to boost your Personal Creativity Let’s say you are wrestling with a tough issue – maybe at work, at home, with your children or in your social life. You have been stuck for a while and you can’t seem to make a breakthrough. You want to come up with some really creative ideas. ...
Views: 1359 - What is Creative Writing? - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: What is Creative Writing? Author: Craig Lock Category (key words): Writing, Creative Writing, Writing Hints/Tips, Creative Writing Course, Writing Course, Online Writing Course (enough there for now, craig!) Web Site: http://www.creativekiwis.com/ Other Articles are ...
Views: 1358 - Color Psychology: How to Make Your Home Feel Good - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2016 from Vanessa TutzkeWhen decorating your home it is quite a personal thing. We all have our own opinions and styles and certain things work for certain people. So when it comes to painting there is a psychology to particular colours that can incorporate soothing and productive moods in your home. As we get down ...
Views: 1356 - How to Say It In Vinyl: Expression with Wall Art - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2011 from Ali AbrahimiaThere's nothing worse than great art that is poorly placed. When you take the time to decorate an area, you want to be assured that your efforts create an overall sense of organized planning. Without direction to help it match other spatial elements, you'll notice that even the best art looks ...
Views: 1353 - Creativity and Productivity Are Not Mutually Exclusive - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Young KimMany 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: 1352(5 votes) - The Doctor-Poet - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2019 from John DiamondHe is the true and only doctor. — Emerson, The Poet Looking at all those who have come to me for help, I long ago came to the conclusion that there was only one word to describe their real problem. And I arrived at this not by just looking at them, but by looking into them – deeply. And ...
Views: 1352(1 vote) - Ma-Mahajnan’s “End in View”. - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadPreface The modern world is used, as it were, to lead an aimless life. From her very birth, Ma-Mahajnan, the Transcendent Mother, has been utterly self-disciplined. There has been nobody to direct her, teach her or to uncover her insight. She is self-born, self-fulfilled and self-revealed. ...
Views: 1351 - The Creative Side of Love - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2012 from Toni EmersonIn art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire. --Ralph Waldo Emerson The dynamic intensity that we feel around love has been the source of inspiration for artists throughout the centuries and indeed the millennia. Some of the most famous early narratives were ...
Views: 1351(1 vote) - *** The Inner Critic Kidnaps The Artist Soul - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Valery Satterwhite“Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your Soul.” - Walt Whitman For many artists, challenges are very personal. And one of the biggest challenges is the Critic in the room, the Inner Critic. This gnarly Inner Critic is the voice of your self-doubt and fear. It is the ...
Views: 1349(8 votes) - Creativity and Daily Living - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2007 from Louise LeBrunThe notion of creativity is often linked to what we would consider exceptional achievements, like the art of Picasso, the invention of the laptop or the sleek design of the space shuttle. But for most of us, creativity brings its greatest rewards when it expresses quietly and much closer to ...
Views: 1347 - Life as Art: A Creative Adventure - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2011 from Constance BarrettMost 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: 1347(1 vote) - Essence of Truth Realized by Ma-Mahajnan (Two) - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadKnowledge Emanates From Energy: Knowledge is the male-principle--all the manifestation of knowledge is derived from seminal vigor. The female-principle is energy because it is the container. Which comes first, knowledge or energy? Knowledge derives from energy. If we unerringly probe, we find ...
Views: 1346 - Center Yourself for Better Writing - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzIn writing, we can choose whether or not to begin in medias res—in the middle of things—but in life we’re there all the time, whether we like it or not. Our personal stories, episodes and epiphanies are constantly unfolding—sometimes all at once. Ever find yourself revising your novel, ...In ...
Views: 1346 - The Art of Social Change: Children - The Future - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2011 from Rae LuskinDay by day we are faced with a multitude of challenges: violence, natural disaster, war, poverty. How do we create systemic change? Society is in need of some basic change and that change in society rests in the hands of future generations. The children are our future as the song says. By ...
Views: 1343 - *** Why Successful Actors Self-Sabotage - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI opened up Sunday's Parade Magazine and read an article about "The Mixed-Up Life of Shia LaBeouf" written by Dotson Rader. Shia is a 23-year old wildly successful actor who's latest film is "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". I saw the irony in the title of the article and the title of the ...
Views: 1342 - Human Welfare - A few words in the light of Ma-Mahajnan - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Ma-Mahajnan prosad(One) There are any numbers of metaphysical doctrines. But we have to stand and realize in what particular manure heap of reality it has grown. All hail to “Shantibhavan”--that abode of peace (here Ma-Mahajnan spent almost the whole of her life) where everyday there are plenty of ...
Views: 1342 - Creative artists, why think about self-care? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2004 from Linda Dessau1. To be more comfortable in performance situations – performance anxiety usually stems from a variety of causes – physical, mental and emotional. Maintaining your overall health and wellness, including keeping your stress at a manageable level, managing your negative thinking tendencies and ...
Views: 1341 - Relationships, Spirituality, and Lifestyle - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Zahid QureshiWhenever one looks to solve problems of life, be it spiritual freedom, relationships, success or family, the solutions work better if one looks for basic principles involved and uses them to get results. The basic principles are what makes up an activity and that is why they work for getting ...
Views: 1341 - Just Five Ingredients - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Young KimOne of my tango instructors once told me that there are basically five simple step to tango: forward, side, backwards, cross, and ochos. If you can do these five steps well, you can dance with anyone. I am by no means the best tango dancer, not even close. But I do know that many women have ...
Views: 1338(3 votes) - Mandalas A Creative Reflection - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2007 from Emelisa MudleMandalas a Gentle Reflection. Through my years of experience mandalas have been a beautiful gentle way for people to get in touch with their subconscious and gain more clarity into what is happening within. Not only do they help you to move through blocks and fears they are a wonderful way of ...
Views: 1337 - The Brain Stimulus Package: How to Thrive in Turbulent Times - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2009 from Lenn MillbowerThe Chinese symbol for crisis is made up of two characters. One represents danger. The other, opportunity. This symbol effectively encapsulates my thoughts about the current rough economic patch everyone seems to be going through. Small business owners see their business shrinking. Some ...
Views: 1337 - Father's Day Gifts: Keeping Him Updated - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from Jeffrey WayneFather’s Day is celebrated all over the world and is the time when we do something special for our Dads and Grandpas. We always like to spoil them with a gift or two but most Dads and Grandpas would be happy just to get the family together and have a good meal, preferably a barbecue, and a few ...
Views: 1335 - Karma and Art - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Caryn ColganArt and karma go together like paint and brush. Karma is generally thought of as the law of cause and effect. Karma can also be a powerful tool in the manifestation of goals and dreams. How? Changing your mind changes everything. At any moment you can change your life by the labels you attach ...
Views: 1335 - Awakening the Senses - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2006 from Linda DessauThe "Sensazione" chapter of the book, "How to think like Leonardo da Vinci", by Michael Gelb, is dedicated to re-awakening and sharpening each of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. As artists, we get to play in the land of the senses as often as we allow ourselves to. And ...
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