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- Sewing Class: Sew Unique - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2007 from Kristi BorchardtOne of the greatest things about sewing is the opportunity to express yourself, be creative, and show your unique style. I read a great quote (unfortunately I didn't write down the author in my journal) part of which stated, "the problem with many human systems and organizations is that they... ...
Views: 1030 - Creating Resilience - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2008 from Judy RingerMy friend and colleague, Sandy Davis, who lives in the northern reaches of the state of Maine, is an executive leadership coach. Among other things, he teaches people how to be resilient. He has a simple, effective formula that includes spending fifteen minutes each day in three different ...
Views: 1028 - Discover Digital Photos Now - How To make Finances From Images - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2011 from Stephen KnutsonBy commerce I'm a word wide web developer and my wife is actually a graphic designer. Along we began selling our photographs via the web above two several years in the past like a way to receive slightly added real money from a thing we enjoyed doing. At the time we only received just a little 4 ...
Views: 1028 - Power Tools For Writers, Part One - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzWhether you’re building a house or writing crime novels, it helps to have a good set of tools. Handsaws are great for some jobs, but mitering roof beams with elbow grease is murder. For the big stuff, and for extra muscle on small jobs, it helps to power up. Like carpenters, writers have to ...
Views: 1026(1 vote) - Writing Intuitively - Intuition Rationalized - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzIn the novel I’m writing, fire images recur ad nauseum. Boats burn, yards burn, dogs leap through flame, etc. The repetition eventually caught my attention, and my rational mind recoiled. Why so much fire? This is nonsense, man, stop it! I made a conscious effort to snuff the flames, ...
Views: 1025(1 vote) - Writing Intuitively - Intuition Defined - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzRight now, intuition is telling me to do something writers are taught never to do: open a piece with a dictionary definition. My rational mind is screaming, Don’t do it! But I’ve learned through experience to trust these intuitive nudges. So here goes… Intuition ...
Views: 1022(1 vote) - Use Powerful Questions To Grow Your Writing And Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzEver been asked a question that stopped you dead in your tracks? That hit a nerve and changed your outlook? That challenged assumptions and set you on a new course? When it comes to communication and transformation, questions are among the most powerful tools we have—but not all are created ...
Views: 1020(1 vote) - Great Ideas and Tips for Wedding Tea Party - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2019 from Travis JohnsonThere are different types of events in which we actually love to be with our loved ones to enjoy the moments impressively. In the top of the list, we actually have a wedding party which is quite an impressive event where all types of joyful moments a person can enjoy with other members ...
Views: 1019(1 vote) - Creative Coping in a Tragedy - by How do we creatively cope with a tragedy of the magnitude of yesterday's terrorist attacks on the United States of America?
I know that my family and I live a very sheltered life here in the Missouri Ozarks. We know that there is a great deal of violence in the homes of many who live here in ...
Views: 1017 - Use Your Musical Capabilities To Their Hilt - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2007 from Sarika PeriwalIf you are a party animal and have been drawing praise all your life for your lovely voice, maybe it is time your spread the wings of your talent. Use your voice to reach out to more people, and gain fame and recognition by using the simple tips given here. Live recording is done through what ...
Views: 1017 - Creativity And You - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2006 from Harry Hoover95 percent of what we know about the brain, we have learned in the last 20 years. So, your beliefs about creativity were probably shaped by faulty information. For instance, many believe that only special, talented people are creative – and you have to be born that way. Wrong. The notion that ...
Views: 1014 - Creativity is a Round Process - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2006 from Lorraine BallIn a world of fast change and fierce competition, the ability to find new and innovative solutions is necessary for your survival. Thinking power and creativity are your primary competitive advantages. Unlocking new ideas, and multiple possibilities begins with a "Round Process". Research To ...
Views: 1013 - A Belief Worth Questioning - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2019 from William CottringerA Belief Worth Questioning By Bill Cottringer “Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” ~John F. Kennedy. All the world’s dreadful problems and the unwanted miseries they bring, are caused by one ...
Views: 1012 - Why Aren't You Doing Your Art? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2007 from Cyndi SafstromWHY AREN'T YOU DOING YOUR ART? Humans are creative creatures. Period. Everyone is born with a unique creative talent. Your soul knows exactly which creative gift you came brilliantly equipped to contribute to the planet. I suppose in a perfect world, we would all grow up free to express our ...
Views: 1011 - I disapeared for two years. Here is what I learned. - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2019 from Efi AsvestiTwo years ago I was the result of spontaneous and most of all, poor choices that lead my life to a very unpleasant edge. I didn’t use to value my time but most of all I didn’t value the quality upbringing that my parents gave me. Do not misunderstand me. When I say I didn’t give value my ...
Views: 1008 - Four Ways to Replenish your Creative Spirit - by WHAT WERE YOU JUST THINKING?
Daydreams are fertile ground for the imagination to soar. As you sit absorbed in a problem, notice when you get lost in a day dream. What were you just thinking of? Your unconscious is a rich source of images, ideas and experiences that lead to new connections, and ...
Views: 1004 - Problem Solving Strategies - Three Great Ones - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2007 from Steve GillmanYour problem solving strategies determine how effectively you deal with everything from creating new ideas to solving the routine problems of life and business. There are many specific techniques for solving problems, but a good strategy is a more general "plan of attack" that makes it all work. ...
Views: 1002 - Refresh Yourself And Your Business - The Creative Intermission - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2007 from Reggie OdomDo you feel refreshed at the end of a work day? Or do you feel exhausted, too tired to enjoy the rest of your day? Maybe you even work until bedtime? Working Full Tilt Most of the Time Is a Common Mistake that most business owners make. The good news may be that your work is a major way in ...
Views: 1001 - Making Time To Write - Scheduling - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzMention the word “schedule” and it’s fight or flight for a lot of writers. Structuring life to make room for writing is often perceived as contrary to the creative spirit, but most writers will tell you they’re happier and more productive when they stick to a plan. Whether you work full-time ...
Views: 998(1 vote) - Creative Visualization Strategies For The Beginner - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraWe’re all familiar with the effectiveness and the powers of positive thinking. Whenever you think positively, a positive stream of energy is built and your mood and behaviors are influenced by your subconscious mind. Not only you think about what it is that you want, but you also picture it as ...
Views: 995 - Creating With Aspects - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Sarah BiermannWe are amazingly creative Beings! We are playing a brilliant game of hide and seek with our Selves. Now is the time to say... "Alli, alli, all come free!" Starting from Source, we fragmented our energies, separating, forgetting, and lowering our frequencies. Osiris/Ahrazu calls this the ...
Views: 992 - Alive&Well - a Compuer program in the service of emotional well-being - by Alive&Well is a computer program designed to help its' users to better deal with their life issues. The user enters the issue in question into the program that utilizes proven cognitive therapy principles and the power of computer processing to help the user gain new perspectives on their ...
Views: 991 - A Beginner’s Guide To Be More Creative - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraWe are all been given the ability to be creative in any which way we could be even if we realize it or not. There are five easy guides in how to get these imaginative ideas flow freely and effortlessly like the wind. 1.) Get creative even in your intentions. Simply tell yourself, “Starting ...
Views: 989 - SEO Hawaii: How Your Company Can Benefit from Search Engine Optimization - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2011 from Jame KerrWhich do you prefer: one hundred people lined up in front of your business, looking for something you don’t offer or ten people wanting your product or service? Most of us would take the ten (qualified leads) over the other hundred. Here’s how to get your qualified leads online: Someone ...
Views: 986 - 3 Keys to Creating Different Perspectives - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2008 from Gail SolishThe expression "Thinking Outside The Box," has become a catch phrase in our busy world. Innovation and creativity generally comes from taking a different perspective, perhaps even going against the norm. The other end of the spectrum would be finding yourself in a rut, always doing or thinking ...
Views: 983 - Protecting Your Flow: How Fear Blocks Creativity - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTo 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: 981(1 vote) - Diary of a Creative Mind - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Tama KievesWeek One: Get a creative idea and the slightest bit of encouragement and feel on top of the world, burning, singing, dancing, and feeling as though it all makes sense now and everything will come together. You are magnificent. You will be rich. Life is so beautiful. You will never be stopped. ...
Views: 977(1 vote) - Unlocking Your Creativity - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from John AOVCreative thinking can be stimulated by two things; intensely desired goals and pressing problems. Your creative capacities need something to hone in on and your job is to provide it. A Continual Stimulus for Ideas Intensely desired goals, clearly defined with detailed plans for their ...
Views: 976 - Eye Catching Elements That Improve Your Photos - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2009 from Lon BrittonThere are elements you can incorporate in your photograph when composing your subject that will draw the viewer eye in and add interest to the subject. Follow these simple guidelines and the quality of your pictures will improve dramatically. Adding them can make a drab photo come alive. When ...
Views: 975 - Abundant Power Of The Creative Voice - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from Barbara BowenWhen it comes to Creativity, the Creative Voice is infinitely more powerful than the Critical Voice. This statement is often hard for artists and other creatives to absorb, especially if their Critic has been in the lead, either consciously or unconsciously. But our intuitive center is always ...
Views: 971 - AND HAVE A GOOD LIFE! - by "...And have a good life!"
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Odete Martins Bigote
ATTACK ON AMERICA?
Our life experiences have taught us that we are all born with an ego. Fear, hate, anger, guilt, separation, false love are some of the components of our ego thought system.
Does the ego have a purpose? The answer is, of ...
Views: 971 - How To Turn On Your Creative Switch - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2007 from Jean-Paul Cortes"Instead of pouring knowledge into people's heads, we need to help them grind a new set of eyeglasses so that we can see the world in a new way." -- J S Brown. Most people believe that creativity is something reserved for artists and geniuses. The fact is, that we are all born with a creative ...
Views: 969 - Fear and creativity - by In an issue of his Creativity Newsletter, Eric Maisel , PhD, wrote: "Only a small percentage of creative people work as often or as deeply as, by all rights, they might be expected to work. What stops them? Anxiety or some face of anxiety like doubt, worry, or fear. Anxiety is the great silencer ...
Views: 966 - Beginners Guide to Macrophotography - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2009 from Paul JohnsonHave you ever tried using macro shooting in a photo contest or in your everyday photography? Macro shooting is like over zooming the camera on one particular subject and take the a picture of it. Its an amazing view and you can clearly see every small detail up close. Macro shooting is very ...
Views: 965 - Learn to Sew: The Effects of Cheap Thread - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2007 from Kristi BorchardtI am all about saving money when I can. There are so many ways to save money when sewing: from making your own patterns, to shopping sales for your fabric, notions, and patterns. When we first started sewing I would hear people talk about the differences in threads, only to go to the store ...
Views: 964 - Manuscript Tips for New Novel Writers - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book Doctor“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” You don’t want to imitate a favorite author, but you can learn a lot from him or her. Whether you create notes for plot and character development first or dive into writing your novel, you want to get as much written as possible in your first ...
Views: 964(1 vote) - Contemplation - An Enlightening Poem - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2019 from Todd PuntolilloWhen quiet moments finally overtake The harshness of the day and Moonbeams replace traffic lights, I ask myself: Who am I? Why am I here? Shouldn’t I be doing something? As day after day races past me And my life flees like a rabbit Freed from its cage, I wonder: What is worthy of my ...
Views: 963 - GET WHAT YOU WANT! - by I've probably learned as much from my kids as I've taught them--maybe more. I learned this particular lesson from my oldest son, Mike.
The year was 1994. Mike was in the Marine Corp and home on a short leave. I was in the throws of buying my first "real" computer. I'd been using personal ...
Views: 963 - Our life is just like our email account - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2019 from Efi AsvestiDo you remember the last time you created a new email account? It was probably the last time you wanted to make a new beginning in your creative and professional life or the last time you forgot your password and you tried hard to achieve to lock your account. The procedure was difficult to ...
Views: 962 - What Is Brain Fog? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from Steve GillmanYou may have heard the expression, or even had the experience, but what is brain fog? It is that state of mind when you can't quite focus or think clearly. As for how to cure it, that depends on the cause. There are two basic kinds of causes. Physical Causes Of Brain Fog A lack of sleep can ...
Views: 962 - Simplify Your Life! - by The only way to truly Get Organised is by simplifying. This means focusing on the important things in life, and getting rid of anything that merely takes up time, space, money or energy.
How much time do you waste each week looking for things that you can't find because you have so much ...
Views: 953 - Yes, You Can Be More Creative! - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Royane RealDo you wish you were more creative in your life, but you don't know where to start? You can reconnect with your inner creative self. Try some of these ideas to help you get in touch with your inner creativity. How can we become more creative if we think we have lost the spark? For one ...
Views: 951(2 votes) - Awareness Through Creativity - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2006 from Emelisa MudleCreative self-exploration is an amazingly insightful experience, which can help you get in touch with your subconscious and bring clarity into feelings and thoughts that may be holding you back. Many people walk into my painting workshops wondering what they are getting themselves into. Yet ...
Views: 949 - Creating Sacred Space - Both Inside and Out - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2015 from Dawn ShulerMuch of what I do for my clients is to create sacred space. When I'm leading a workshop, I'm creating sacred space for my clients and students to write and create. When I coach, the coaching session is a sacred space where my clients feel safe to share, to stretch, to take risks, and to uncover ...
Views: 948 - *** How to Let Go of Being Right to Get What You Want - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteYour Inner Critic, that nagging internal voice of self-doubt and fear loves to be right! Being right, to that egoistic nagger, is associated with being worthy. In order to feel worthy you have to be right! At the expense of everything else you want in life. Would you rather be right or ...
Views: 947(2 votes) - How to Buy Pashmina Scarves and Shawls? - by Submitted on May 23, 2019 from sachin mehtaPashmina has been derived from a Parsi word, pashm. The meaning of pashm can be literally translated as something soft to touch. The name was give to this material by the Iranian people. The thread of pashmina is extremely thin and fine in diameter. Pashmina is known worldwide as the most ...
Views: 947 - The Five Elementss of Creation - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2007 from Paul KeetchIf you're anything like me, the creative process can be at times the most gratifying experience imaginable. Everything comes together in a flurry of creative activity, you enter a "Flow" state where time seems to stand still and nothing else but what you're working on exists in that moment of ...
Views: 945 - Show Up Aligned With Your Dream to Turn it Into Reality - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"Eighty percent of success is just showing up." — Woody Allen Showing up in your life is, indeed, an ingredient to success in any endeavor. How you show up, what your state of being is, defines what it is you succeed in creating, experiencing. Do you show up insecure, doubtful, full of fear ...
Views: 944 - You Are A Creative Genius - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2007 from Kim McGinnisDo you find yourself feeling envious of comedians like Chris Rock or Robin Williams; they have such a gift, to be able to make people laugh. You might find yourself thinking, “It must be so wonderful to have the ability to have that talent. I wish I was able to have access to that part of ...
Views: 944 - Cool Blue You: Fearlessly Sharing Your Writing - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzLove is hot, and for some writers, showing work to loved ones feels like leaping into flames. You send your writing to countless agents. You post it online for anonymous millions. But when your spouse or partner asks to read it, spontaneous combustion. You don’t include them and they don’t ...
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