One last TED-talk-video, I felt you would enjoy, especially if you are a writer/creative. Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk. […]
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Creativity is Not Magic, Everything is a Remix
Creativity is not magic. “Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one else has thought.” – Albert Einstein As a writer, I wanted to share the following video about creativity, so you know that what we do as writers is hard work not magic. It starts out like this: “The […]
Meaning is the New Money, Enter the Conceptual Age
Get prepared for the Conceptual Age where meaning is the new money, says Daniel H. Pink in his book, A Whole New Mind, Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future. The future, according to Pink, belongs to a very different kind of mind than we value today. We are moving from the Information Age, which values logical, linear, […]
Moving From Me to We Will Set You Free
There’s no better day than fourth of July to ask: What is it that sets us free? James Rouse, otherwise known as “Dr. Energy,” answers that question this way: “Moving from me to we will set you free.” When the writers of the Declaration of Independence appointed themselves, “Representatives of the united States of America,” and acted “in the […]
Holding Cross
Last Friday, I attended a memorial service for my friend’s mother, Eileen. While sharing Eileen’s life story, the minister held up a Holding Cross and said that it had given Eileen comfort during her final hours. The Holding Cross, he explained, was specially created to give patients something meaningful to hold on to in time of need. It’s not a traditionally shaped cross, but smooth […]
Circle of Healing
“Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free.” Starhawk The above “circle of healing” quote came from this morning’s Science of Mind daily guides and relates to the post I […]
