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Will We Ever Run Out of New Music? 50 Life Secrets and Tips | High Existence - StumbleUpon. Memorize something everyday.Not only will this leave your brain sharp and your memory functioning, you will also have a huge library of quotes to bust out at any moment. Poetry, sayings and philosophies are your best options.Constantly try to reduce your attachment to possessions.Those who are heavy-set with material desires will have a lot of trouble when their things are taken away from them or lost. Possessions do end up owning you, not the other way around. Become a person of minimal needs and you will be much more content.Develop an endless curiosity about this world.Become an explorer and view the world as your jungle.

Stop and observe all of the little things as completely unique events. Try new things. Get out of your comfort zone and try to experience as many different environments and sensations as possible. Read “Zen and the Art of Happiness” by Chris Prentiss.This book will give you the knowledge and instruction to be happy at all times regardless of the circumstances. Your source of daily updated funny pictures and gifs. You Are Probably Dead Already (79 Actions To Be Alive) “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman, Theologian You are probably dead already… most people are.

You don’t really breathe the air that enters your lungs, you don’t really taste your food, and you don’t really kiss your lover. You repeat the opinions of others and never think for yourself (although you think you do). You add nothing valuable to our world. You know this too. This is why you have started drinking 3 to 4 Budweisers a night, after your meal of lollipops for dinner (you call this a healthy meal though, because it says so on the box/bag/cable television). The fact that this isn’t all your fault offers some comfort. Every once in awhile you get pretty angry too, when you stop to think of how our parent’s generation was too apathetic and cowardly to take the actions necessary to hand us a healthy world.

But… this isn’t such a bad life… right? Being alive isn’t easy. 1. - StumbleUpon. Chan Hwee Chong Makes Spiral Illustrations with a Single Line. In one of the most impressive advertising ideas I have ever seen, Singapore-based art director and designer Chan Hwee Chong uses a single long line to create spiral recreations of famous artworks. In an inspired advertising campaign for Faber-Castell, designer Chan Hwee Chong demonstrates his unbelievable talent by creating spiral illustrations inspired by some of the most popular masterpieces in history. Using the above mentioned company’s pens, he starts with a blank canvas, and by drawing a continuous line in a spiral he somehow manages to make detailed reproductions of the famous works of art. The level of precision and control in Chong’s creations is simply amazing, and although I watched a short video of him in action, I’m still not sure how he manages to achieve such detailed reproductions with a single line. via Neatorama Reddit Stumble.

25 Beautifully Illustrated Thought-Provoking Questions. 405 Flares Facebook 137 Twitter 5 Google+ 194 StumbleUpon 1 Pin It Share 68 68 405 Flares × A question that makes you think is worth asking… At the cusp of a new day, week, month, or year, most of us take a little time to reflect on our lives by looking back over the past and ahead into the future. We ponder the successes, failures and standout events that are slowly scripting our life’s story. This process of self reflection helps us maintain a conscious awareness of where we’ve been and where we intend to go.

It is pertinent to the organization and preservation of our dreams, goals and desires. Remember, these questions have no right or wrong answers. Because asking the right questions is the answer. Here’s a sample of 25 recent thought questions posted on the site: Few extra questions Thank you for visiting, we hope you find our site, enjoyable, informative and educational. Film Composer Stephen J Anderson, music samples and short films. Upcoming Final Fantasy album with Lindsey Stirling! The amazing and wonderfully talented Lindsey Stirling and I are working together to create an album of electronic-acoustic hybrid arrangements based on Final Fantasy game scores. Because we're nerds. And everyone knows that nerdy is the new cool. Amirite? I think I'm right. Here's the prelude, to give you an idea of the level of awesomeness we're going for: You like it?

So I've been working on the feature film "Orc Wars". Opening sequence music from "Orc Wars" Film "Orc Wars" score complete! 1 hour and 18 minutes of music. 42 cues. I've just finished the score to my second feature film. Check out the credits music to the film: Probably my new best track ever. Every now and then I get to work on something that makes me forget to eat. The song sung by the choir is something I wrote based on the first chapter of Isaiah.