Mind Bluff - optical illusions, free games, puzzles, brain teasers, riddles, mental tricks, and more! 7 Questions You Will Ask at the End of Your Life Email A few months ago I shared twelve pieces of wisdom my grandmother left behind for me after she passed. This wisdom was written in an old leather-bound journal she aptly named her ‘Inspiration Journal.’ Today I want to discuss seven questions she had written at the bottom of her final entry. Although my grandmother never wrote down her answers to these questions, the questions alone are extremely thought provoking. I’ve listed them below and shared some of my own thoughts about each one. 1. If you don’t express the passion inside you – the ideas and deeds that make you feel alive – you will die one moment at a time without ever having lived. Don’t be scared of death. Someday inevitability will take place and your life will flash before your eyes. 2. Some of the best discoveries in life come when you least expect them, in places you never even thought to look. Life’s greatest beauty is found in its surprises. 3. Everything in life is gamble. 4. 5. 6. 7. Stay strong.
Creativity and the process of ideas A guest post by Simon Townley of WriteMindset As a writer, having ideas is one of the most important parts of your craft. But often it seems like one of the most difficult and challenging parts of the whole process. How do you keep ideas flowing? How do you create a wealth of ideas to choose from? How do you make sure you get to the one killer idea that will make your advert, novel, article or blog post really stand out from the rest? Some people like to wait for inspiration to strike. Luckily, there is a formula for producing ideas on a consistent basis. But if you need to produce strong and creative ideas regularly as part of your writing career, then it pays to know the formula, and how to use it. First of all, what is an idea? “An idea is nothing more nor less than a new combination of old elements.” So how do you combine old elements into new? “The capacity to bring old elements into new combinations depends largely on the ability to see relationships.” How do you cultivate it?
Name and Surname (Lastname) Analysis 6 Questions That Will Make You Fee Peaceful and Complete “The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.” ~Swedish Proverb When I was in my mid-twenties an unhealthy relationship with an unhealthy guy sent me packing off to the corner of New Mexico to find myself. In a new age, self-discovery kind of world—a hubbub of a town filled with people in transition—I was graced to meet many powerful healers, gurus, shamans, and teachers. I became a workshop junkie. I went on Shamanic power journeys to spiritual centers around the world, chanted with Indian gurus, and became a certified yoga instructor and Reiki master. I got rolfed, (and got more intense body-work by thick-boned Maoris) and rebirthed with conscious breath work. I went on vision quests in the desert, called leading psychics, mapped my astrological chart, figured out my Enneagram number, dreamed lucidly for nights in an upright chair, and drew down the moon in Wiccan circles. I know. I was a perpetual seeker. 1. Yes, there is inner work to be done. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Internet Resources - Writers Resources - Writing Links & Writers Unsorted [/writers] James Patrick Kelly - Murder Your Darlings - "When time comes to make that final revision, however, you must harden your heart, sharpen the ax and murder your darlings." Greda Vaso - Determining the Readability of a Book - includes formulas for Gunning's Fog Index, Flesch Formula, Powers Sumner Kearl L. Kip Wheeler - Literary Terms and Definitions L. Style - Grammar - Errors in English [/writers]American Heritage - Book of English Usage - free download Band-Aid AP StylebookPaul Brians - Common Errors in EnglishCJ Cherryh - Writerisms and other Sins The Chicago Manual of Style FAQ Gary N.
IQ Tests, Brain Teasers & Puzzles 50 Ways to Waste a Life post written by: Marc Chernoff Email If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never get it. If you don’t ask the right questions, you’ll always get the wrong answers. Spend time regretting the past and feeling sorry for yourself.Complain about problems and do nothing to solve them.Follow the path of least resistance and quit when the going gets tough.Ignore your passion and follow the money.Setup your lifestyle so it’s dependant on your next paycheck.Spend more than you earn and rack up lots of financial debt.Try to control everything and then worry about the things you can’t control.Focus on what you don’t want to happen.Fear the things you don’t fully understand.Let everyone else make decisions for you. If you’re guilty of some of the bullet points above, remember, no matter how long you have traveled in the wrong direction you always have the choice to turn around. Photo by: Lauren Rushing If you enjoyed this article, check out our new best-selling book.
113 Things You Can Do to Grow Your Freelance Writing Income -- Now 3inShare Aren’t you sick of the negativity out there in the freelance writing community? I know I am. You know the spiel. The economy is still so awful, bla bla bla.All articles are now $5 or less.I can’t believe this Craigslist ad asks for three free samples. The fact is, some freelancers are still earning a great living, and you can, too. To help you take charge of your writing career, I put together a list of 100+ proactive things you can do right now to build your income: Tell your clients your rates are going up.Raise your rates for new clients.Raise your rates every year in the fall, to take effect the following year.Let your current clients and all your friends and former co-workers know that you’re looking for new clients and you’d appreciate their referrals.Grow your network.Write for more parts of your existing clients — does that publisher have other magazines? (Yes, there are a few affiliate links in there, for products I have used and highly recommend.)
If Everyone Knew | 5 facts that everyone should know. Fear Note: This article is a follow-up to the guest post I wrote for The Bold Life (thanks, Tess!) about how to flourish in the face of fear. “The presence of fear is a sure sign you’re trusting in your own strength.” If you’re a human being, chances are you experience fear. Which is fine if a hungry lion is chasing you. A Sacred Choice Simply said, running from fear doesn’t work. Here is my question to you as we move into 2011. Facts About Fear Fear-motivated thoughts are all about “can’t.” Learn about fear. How have you dealt with fear? I'm so glad you're here! Bookmark the permalink. or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.
One Sentence - True stories, told in one sentence. 10 Mind Blowing Documentaries | Live Learn EvolveLive Learn Evolve Reading Time: 3 minutes Compiling just 10 is difficult so we’ve created a full list of recommended documentaries with summarised ratings here. There will be weekly additions to our documentary and film page so keep an eye out and if you have any films you’d like to recommend, please comment with them below and we will get round to replying and watching them all where time permits. “Belief is the death of intelligence.” – Robert A Wilson8 These documentaries are not listed as being 100% fact, they’ve been chosen for their thought provoking content and many discuss new ideas and concepts that are either currently impossible to be scientifically explored or have yet to be explored enough. The Century of the Self is a thought provoking, four part documentary describing how Freudian and post-Freudian ideas about human nature were adopted by corporations and politicians to manipulate society and public values in the 20th Century. Watch Part 1 here Watch Episode 1 Here Watch it Watch it here.