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- On Becoming a Leading “Word Artist” on Stage and Page: How to ASPIRE2 – Part I - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Mark GorkinAs a speaker, writer and leader I’m always looking to follow in the mind-prints of, or at least understand and hopefully emulate, Nobel-prize winning scientist, Albert Szent Gyorgyi’s “elegantly simple” words: “Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has ...
Views: 1609 - Master Your Future - Become An Idea Creator - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2014 from Vernon Myers"A man with a supply of idea fears nothing for he has become the master of his own fate." - Robert P. Crawford How do you use your mind to create ideas that open the floodgates to other opportunities? One way is to set an intention to create a great idea and then to follow the thought up with ...
Views: 1608 - Discover Your Brilliance - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Susan Crampton DavisLike Robert Langdon in The Da Vinci Code, Laura from my career empowerment group has honed her innate ability to find patterns in things that are out of order. She can look at a desk, a closet, the trunk of a car, or an entire household, and know instinctively how to organize it so it makes ...
Views: 1607(4 votes) - Sliced and sliced, burnt to ashes - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadIs genius a simple thing? What is it? Development, expounding, individuality in the perspective of favourable, adverse and under any circumstances—will not all these things be assessed? Of course, judged by the standard of Mother, everything will outright vanish into a mere dot. Looking at her ...
Views: 1607 - Artist's Integration: A Unique Blending - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2014 from Moreen DuFermontArtist’s Integration: A Unique Blending The artist spins and blends ideas inasmuch as the concept of Spin Art portrays this process so vividly well. This surrealistic technique embodies an intrinsic abstractionism by splashing an array of color and hues upon a spinner, so that it may ...
Views: 1605 - How Risk Unleashes Creative Expression: Successful Actors Give Life Lessons - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteWhat is risk and why is it something to be feared, to be avoided? To risk is to be exposed to the possibility of a loss or harm. To be risk adverse is to say to yourself, "If I do this thing I might lose something I value or something bad could happen to me. Better to stay right where I am ...
Views: 1603(4 votes) - Born with Creativity - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Young KimI 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: 1602(4 votes) - Different types Of Oil Paintings Support - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2007 from vijay kanthAn oil painting support is any kind of surface to which oil paint could be applied to. There are huge varieties of different surfaces, which artists use to paint on. Everything from certain woods, canvas, and as well metals could be used as a supports for oil painting. Following are the various ...
Views: 1601 - Pencil Portraits - three Greatest Mistakes - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2011 from Stephen KnutsonPencil drawing is often a favorite past time of many people. The big difference amongst an amateur searching pencil portrait and a single that may be more realistic all boils down to several major mistakes that come about fairly often to starting artists. The distinguishing difference revolves ...
Views: 1600 - Creativity Lessons | Be More Creative - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2015 from Liisa KyleIt was an impulse purchase...and a shining example of why I don't go into big box stores like Costco. Whenever I do, I walk out with a mega-cart brimming with items I didn't intend to buy. On this occasion, I got about 20 feet inside the front door when lo, verily, it arose before me...[insert ...
Views: 1595(2 votes) - The Act of Creation - 2nd Chakra Stuff - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Malayna DawnLet’s face it, not everyone is going to be able to become a mother and experience the act of creation. Not only are some of us men, there are plenty of women who don’t create in that way. But that doesn’t mean that these many worthy souls are left out of the process of creation. Much like a ...
Views: 1595 - An Attempt At Destroying My Creative Writing - by Submitted on May 13, 2010 from John DiamondCopyright © 2009 John Diamond M.D. My writing creativity was destroyed when I was eleven years old. My father had enrolled me at the same small grammar school where he had been a pupil, and where he became a "dux," which is a top honors student. The headmaster and teacher was the same man who ...
Views: 1593(2 votes) - The Anatomy of Mala Bracelets - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2016 from Lora DavisThere are millions of people all over the world who love wearing yoga jewelry; whether it is tattoos or tees and jewelry that becomes a constant reminder and expression of their devotion to the practice of yoga. Mala beads, which are a strand of 108 beads plus a tassel and a guru bead have been ...
Views: 1592 - Unlocking Your Creativity - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2014 from Dr Ana GarciaINTRODUCTION You don’t ask the river “How often does your water flow’… Because if the river is healthy, its water will flow all the time. All day, every day. It is only when there is a block and the flow stops that its waters become stagnant, its crystalline clarity goes and the life in ...
Views: 1592 - How to boost your creativity with a spiritual understanding? - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2013 from Nirman PradhanMost of the creative ideas and the solutions are the result of insights. Each and every person has an ability to generate an insight but the spiritual people have the tendency of generating more powerful insights because they have understood the process of generating an insight. Insight can be ...
Views: 1589 - The Concept of True Religion fetch you everything - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadThe Concept of True Religion fetch you everything (A section of a catechism of Ma-Mahajnan in reply to Prosad’s query) Prosad : The theme of non-desire is vast in its scope. But with such great power as you possess, you alone can possibly condense it within manageable limits and pass it on ...
Views: 1587 - Curtain UP, Light the Lights! - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Chrys Page(A Discussion on Authentic Performance Aspects) If you, dear readers, are familiar with my websites and my work, then you notice that I put up a lot of my recorded performances on my various profiles around the web. On my Youtube channel, and my singer's social network, all sorts of audio and ...
Views: 1585 - Visualization Techniques: Working Exercises to Break Through Creativity Blocks - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2016 from Jane CoplandAnother day, another article. The experience of previous posts leaves you feeling that you are starting to repeat yourself. That, a few other limiting beliefs and you are successfully petrified. Don’t fret, burnouts are a common phenomenon in any field. And in doing creative work it’s easier to ...
Views: 1585 - *** Artist or Creative Block? Are You Running Into Foolish Assumptions? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteYou're blocked, stuck in your creative expression and flow, and it doesn't feel good. You hate being in this emotional state. In your despair you give attention, energy and focus to your block thereby strengthening the very block you wish to overcome. And you feel worse. You are literally and ...
Views: 1584(4 votes) - Do External Situations Like Job, Relationships or Health Cause Depression? - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Marc LernerWhen we face difficult times, how we perceive the situation we are in may cause depression. It is not what happens in the world around us, what other people say or the promise of a dismal future, but by our own mind. When we focus on our thoughts, our own brains create our experience. If you ...
Views: 1584(1 vote) - Creativity and Clairvoyance - by Submitted on May 01, 2010 from Francine Marie-SheppardLife is for living, creating, enjoying....so let the moss grow on your rocking chair...you've got stuff to discover, explore and experience. Spring is in full swing, and the Earth reminds us that life involves cycles of creating and transmuting energy into matter and then from matter back to ...
Views: 1581(1 vote) - Clipping Path Services Gained Soaring Popularity over the World in Most Excellent Photo Editing Concern - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2012 from Ruhul K. SagorFor better results of removing background from various kinds of images there is no alternative way without the functional activities of clipping path. Clipping technology is involved with many working fields such as Fashion Design Industry, Model, Advertisement, Jewelry Models, Ornaments, ...
Views: 1578(2 votes) - *** How to Get a Grip on Your Inner Critic - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteEver want to tell someone to get a grip? Tell them that they have run amok in their minds and are not facing reality? Stop them from completely 'losing it' and self-destructing? How often have you told yourself to get a grip only to later serve up more and more justification for your misguided ...
Views: 1576(1 vote) - *** How to Live a Magical Life - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhitePeople often ask me how I live such a magical life. It's easy. I believe in magic. HA! The song "Do You Believe in Magic" by the The Lovin' Spoonful just ran through my head. But I digress - or do I? Actually that flash of music just proved my point. What you believe in is brought unto ...
Views: 1576 - A Fountain of Youth - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Lily TrainorThere IS a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. — Sophia Lore Living Your Passion and Using Your Creativity Authentic living means ...
Views: 1574 - ***Rip Off The Bandaid and Take The Note: Sage Advice From A Hollywood Wizard - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteI was sitting at my table enjoying the pile of fruit on my plate at an early morning breakfast meeting when all of a sudden I recognized a Wizard before me. I was there to listen to guest speaker, Krista Vernoff, Emmy-nominated, Golden Globe-winning head writer and executive producer of the ...
Views: 1573(3 votes) - Practical Spirituality: Forty Days to Getting Rid of Negative Thoughts - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2010 from John GilmoreI was cruising through YouTube last night when I cam upon a song by Chic called Good Times. During the Disco Era when I used to dance to that song under flashing , surrounded by hundreds of people like a great tribe I heard the words but never really paid attention. As I listened to the song ...
Views: 1572(2 votes) - Using Your Creative Power To Shape The New Earth - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2013 from Yol SwanCreativity is usually defined as the ability to produce something worthwhile, meaningful, and original—a literary or artistic work, a solution to a problem, an innovative product, a scientific discovery, or even a good joke. Obviously, what may be considered new and valuable will vary depending ...
Views: 1571(1 vote) - How to Think what Nobody Else Thinks - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from Paul SloaneHow can you think of things that no-one else thinks of? The answer is by deliberately taking a different approach to the issue from everyone else. There are dominant ideas in every field. The brilliant thinker purposefully challenges those dominant ideas in order to think innovatively. Albert ...
Views: 1570 - Success: A Deeper Understanding - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2012 from Penny CohenWhen my ex husband left thirty years ago I panicked. I was the traditional housewife and mother with no college education, no means of support and little sense of myself. The women’s movement was in full force. Liberation meant having a career and being financially independent. Like many of ...
Views: 1568 - Five Ways to Get Creatively Un-Stuck - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2016 from Sarah KoestnerI'm currently teaching a scene study class in Manhattan and a lot of my students speak to me about feeling "stuck." They feel unable to make progress in their acting career and find themselves spending lots of time in unfulfilling jobs that pay the rent but leave them little time to fill their ...
Views: 1567 - Creativity and Inspiration: Learning more About the Creative Spirit - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2009 from Carmellita BrownIs creativity and inspiration important? Does it affect our abilities to create the life we want to live and manifest our true desires? It seems the answers to these questions aren’t as obvious as we think. Many of us underestimate the power of our creativity because we really don’t ...
Views: 1561 - *** Blocked Creatively? You Might Just Be Swimming Upstream - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteWhere you are in your creative expression mirrors where you are in your life flow. If you are blocked creatively it is an indication that there is a disruption in your energy flow. Something isn't working. And the harder you try to push on forward the more blocked you become. You become ...
Views: 1560 - Wake Up the Creativity of Your Team - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Jo Anne WhiteLacking a good dose of creativity? Is your team suffering from low creative output and is everything ho-hum? Unlock yours and their creativity by using these proven tools that will have everyone thinking outside the box and into the future. If you’re wondering whatever happened to your ...
Views: 1557 - "Lightening Up: A Very Different Kind of Spiritual Retreat" - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2017 from Barry and Joyce VissellWhen I think of a spiritual retreat, I imagine a lot of meditation, quiet walks, no computers or media, listening to gentle music, and withdrawing from the busyness of the world. Several weeks ago, Barry left for eight days to raft the Owyhee River in very remote Southeast Oregon. He had wanted ...
Views: 1556 - Creativity Catalysts - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Gail McMeekinWe know we are creative beings. Yet, we are also well aware that sometimes our creativity stalls, plays tricks on us, or appears to have vanished completely. It is at those moments that we need to reconnect with our vitality around our creative process or project and leverage our inspirational ...
Views: 1555 - Unique Birthday Reward Concepts for All Age Teams - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from John HurstPurchasing 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: 1553(1 vote) - *** Integrity: Essential to Effortless Creative Flow - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery Satterwhite"This above all; to thine own self be true." - William Shakespeare What is integrity? What does it mean to be in integrity? If you look up the word "integrity" in the dictionary you will learn that it comes from the Latin word, "integer" which means "whole". Integrity is an unreduced or ...
Views: 1551 - ***Struggling-Anxious-Procrastinating? Stop Telling Your Inner Being to Shut Up! - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteHow much time and energy do you spend treading the proverbial waters of the stream of creative expression and meaningful experience? How often do you ride the roller coaster of two progressive steps forward and two steps back in your efforts to expand beyond your current unfulfilling comfort ...
Views: 1550(2 votes) - Levels of Truth - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from David WomackLevels of truth, I chose that way of putting it because truth is something that has many different levels. We’ve heard people refer to “higher truth,” and so on and so forth. And that’s true. There are higher truths and there are lower truths. There are the truths which we’re all used ...
Views: 1550 - Creating a Perfect Vision - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from croz crossleyCreating a vision is where most people have great difficulty. There are so many challenging things that have to be overcome, and it is in not understanding what we are trying to achieve that shipwrecks many early attempts. It is your right to obtain wealth and create enough money to live a ...
Views: 1548 - ***The Cycles of Creativity A Guide for Inner Healing and Growth - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2010 from Emily HanlonWe are creative beings. We live in a creative universe. Creativity surrounds us, and is in us – in all of us, not just the gifted few. Although at its core, creativity is a mystery, the creative process is knowable, and we can use it as a template for living a more fulfilling, aware, meaningful ...
Views: 1547(8 votes) - Just Say "Yes "to Your Creative Self! - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2005 from Chris ZydelHow 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: 1546(1 vote) - Prolific Writers In History - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraMost 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: 1544 - Spirituality Transforms Negative Emotions Through Creativity - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontSpirituality Transforms Negative Emotions Through Creativity Emotional spirituality is the wellspring from where our deepest energy resides. It is here that our creative ideas are born. When we wonder where our creative energy comes from, we’re really wondering about the fundamentals of ...
Views: 1542 - Structure Your Schedule - Be More Creative - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2015 from Liisa KyleFor those living a creative life, the absence of an externally-imposed schedule is both a joy and a delight. How marvelous to know we have the entire day (or much of it) to frolic among our creative pursuits! Yet at the end of the week, should we survey our accomplishments, we may find them ...
Views: 1542(2 votes) - Patio Designs for Parties - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Kate LatierraYour patio can serve as that unique place for celebrating personal milestones and other momentous occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and even weddings. Whether it be a wide deck on a lawn, an intimate space beside the house or under the patio cover, you can set it up and ...
Views: 1541 - What makes the difference between a Spiritualist and a Spiritual Genius, please? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosad[The gist of an article: “MMS, The Closet Spiritualist by: Narayani Ganesh, published on 16 Sept. 2012 in “Speaking Tree” of the Times of India. The widely respected economist and scholar have been credited with heralding a new era of economic liberalization in India with his laissez-faire ...
Views: 1539 - ** Top 3 Creative Sinkholes - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteIn my conversations with artists, actors, writers, singers and musicians I've noticed a pattern of three 'sinkholes' that suck the creative energy right out of a person. There are various nuances and sub-categories within the top three but for the sake of brevity I've sorted the big energy ...In ...
Views: 1536 - Copycats and Creative Commoditization - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2011 from Young KimThe 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 ...
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