The Vagaries of Life

When we are excessively occupied, we need to be well-grounded. We have to be prepared if things are not going according to plan as we expect. We need to remain flexible and open to chance because more likely than not, it's easy for us to react quickly to any new circumstances. But what's important is our effort to stay on track no matter how difficult it is to adapt to change.

With our mounting tasks, we sometimes do not know how to manage it. We need to have a well-planned schedule. Sometimes, we are most effective when we are willing to work and communicate closely with others.. Lots of ingenious ideas and creative thoughts allow us to have a clear sight in the variety of possibilities. So, we need to bring together our thoughts and plan our activities not just temporarily but for the long-term future.

With plenty of activities and responsibilities building up for us, it's important to go easy on ourselves and always remember our body is not always able to cope with an endless workload. A change of atmosphere and lifestyle is good for us to reinvigorate our mind and body.

But life is full of risks. Our misconception and underestimation can lead to vital mistakes, the very reason why we need to make well-informed decisions especially when confronted with uncertainties. Even if it makes us uncomfortable, our experience teaches us how to live with the ambiguities of life especially when the events are extraordinary and the stakes are high.

We need to strive to have a clear and objective understanding of unpredictable uncertainties of life. Our life will improve the moment we realize that our experience is the product of our own making. It's a choice. So, if our life is bitter, it's because we are a bitter creator. But we can get better even in hopeless situations, we can get up and learn from it.

Getting out of our circumstance is about making simple decisions and taking actions, always moving away from what we don't want and towards what we want. If we don't know what we want, then just move away from what we don't want until we figure it out.

Becoming clear on something that had previously been a road block in our life takes a lot of courage and responsibility. Like it not, we alone are responsible for the person we are today.

When you learn to decide your life is your own with no excuses is the best day of your life. You alone are responsible for the quality of life you want.

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The Pathways To Creativity

There is a spirit in man and the inspiration of the Almighty gives them understanding"*

CREATIVITY: ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN AN ACTIVITY in order to CREATE!

What is creativity? Creativity, I will simply say is the ability to create or produce something new; it's that which a man possesses which makes him engage in activity that produces new dimension of awareness or reality. Creativity is the result of Inspiration or a higher consciousness of being. This article will take a brief look at how creative thoughts or ideas are formed or obtained.

(a) Thoughts: Your thought stream is a principal pathway to creative ideas. The human mind is the seat of thoughts, and countless thoughts pass thought the human mind every second. The mind is a very potent tool and when trained well to engage actively in creative ideas can generate useful and creative ideas. Great thoughts are products of great thinking; great inventors have been known to have personal thinking rooms.

(b) Dreams: The subject of dreams is of much controversy in different circles yet it is a common avenue through which great ideas have been known to have sprung from. I will not go into theories or works of psychologists like Sigmund Freud here.

In 1861 August Kekule woke from his sleep, and he came up with the structure of the Benzene Molecule the way he had seen it in his dream like a snake eating its tail. As much as dream is a pathway to creative ideas, it is not a must to stay asleep for hours to receive creative ideas.

A Pharaoh in Egypt saw in his dreams an imminent famine and this guided his decision to put in place the first grain storage system the world has ever known through the help of a Jewish youth who interpreted the dreams who was instantly promoted to the post of the Prime Minister of the then world power

(c) Silence: Most creative thoughts are brewed in silent moments. Listening to the voice of silence can reveal it to you. Being quiet in your heart can pave way for the next creative ideas it is clearly obvious that we perform less under much noise and confusion neither can we seem to fathom out any useful idea when we are troubled within us. Calmness and tranquility within us put us in a very good stead for conceiving more refined ideas.

(d) Meditation: Meditating or pondering on an issue can be another pathway to birthing a more useful idea, your subconscious mind could process and relate productive thoughts at this particular time as you reflect on an issue. As you spend more time pondering on a particular subject, you begin to see it from a new perspective and you are open to more ideas on the same issue.

(e) Ambiance: The environment you find yourself affects how you come to terms with your creativity. Have you ever wondered why multinationals and other big organizations take into cognizance their environment? They know how it affects their productivity and how it also makes it easy for their employees to be more creative. Spending time to create a more aesthetic environment around you will go a long way to affect how receptive you are to new ideas.

(f) Self awareness: Discovery always precedes recovery; constantly evaluating yourself makes you more aware of happenings around you as they relate to you. You consciously and regularly discover who you are. Your eyes are opened to your strengths and your weaknesses. And you gain new insights to how you can come up with the best ideas in the same situation.

(g) The Spirit of God: This is the most important source or pathway of creativity. In actual fact all the other pathways are subject to this. This Spirit is the main drive behind the creation of the Universe itself, and He is the one that triggers the creative nature within us. When we are in touch with Him He takes us to the unusual frequency where creativity resides. Access to Him activates the other pathways of creativity.

Keep achieving Greatness!

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Your Creative Thoughts: What Are You Choosing?

Do you realize that you are a very creative person? Did you know that you have the ability to create anything that you desire to create? Did you know that the mind you possess is the most powerful instrument on this planet? With this in mind, what are you choosing?

What thoughts are you choosing each and every day? Are you choosing happy, joy-filled thoughts or are you choosing negative, depressing thoughts? Are you choosing thoughts of "I can do this" or are you choosing thoughts of "I could never do this."? Are you choosing empowering thoughts or thoughts of defeat?

The thoughts that you choose to think determine where you will go in your life. Every thought that you think leads to an emotion. This emotion leads to an action. Each action that you take creates a result. These results become your life.

So, again, what thoughts are you choosing?

Our thoughts are commonly based upon what we allow ourselves to watch and listen to daily. Whether it is the news, a television program, an audio program or anything else, this information input influences how you think.

With that said, what you allow yourself to watch and listen to? Is it main stream media with all the negativity about how bad the world is or are you listening to individual who want to see you succeed in life and help you create a better future?

I do pay attention to what is going on in the news. Mostly I read it from websites rather that watch on television. I pay attention because I believe it is important to know what is happening in the world. However, I do not allow it to determine how I think.

I also listen to a variety of people that can help me accomplish what I want to accomplish in life. They have created success in areas of life that I desire to create and so I listen to what they have done. I do allow what they say to help determine what I choose to think.

A friend of mine once said that results are the measuring stick of success. "Measure everything by results. They are often harsh, but they are always fair."

What a beautiful statement and a painful statement!

Results are a beautiful gift and a painful reminder at times. They are a beautiful gift because they show us how we were thinking at the time we created them. They are a painful reminder for the same reason.

Again, results show us how we were thinking at the time we created them. What I find so beautiful about this is if I don't like the results, I can examine how I was thinking and change the way I think! By changing the way I think I can change the results I created!

All of this is a matter of choice. I choose what thoughts I think. I don't always choose the right thoughts. Too many times, I will choose thoughts that do not support me and create precisely what I do not desire to create. I am a work in progress. We all are.

I will end this the way I started: what thoughts are you choosing? It is your choice to think the thoughts that you think.

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Why and How You Need To Be Creative

                   

  

If you suffer from stress and depression, you will be pleased to know that you can do something about it. You need to start by scheduling some relaxation time into your day and do something creative. Not only will you be relaxing, but also stimulating your mind and activating the more creative side of your brain.

Now many people are feeling the need to get back to the basics in order to improve the quality of their lives. A creative moment here and there might be just what you need to recharge your batteries, connect with your inner self and restore your soul. You may say, but I am too busy for this, but believe me, scheduling some time into each day or even week will be well worth your while.

For me, it is scrapbooking, but maybe for you it will be something different. There are many wonderful things to do out there, even if you don't have an artistic bone in your body. Other ideas include: Mosiac, Painting, Pottery, Decoupage, Needle Work or Embroidery, Knitting, Basket Weaving, Beading, Sugar Craft, Gilding, Crochet, Candle Making, Calligraphy, Flower Arranging, Quilling, Pewter... and so on. The list is endless, and you are guaranteed to find something that you will enjoy doing.

The benefits of crafting are endless, including enjoyment, social interaction - if you attend classes, stress relief, instant gratification and self-expression. You will develop your sense of self-worth, and give some value and meaning to your day. Your mind is forced to focus on something unique and nurturing and you can bring back your childlike wonder at colours, shapes and textures. Best of all you can escape to a world away from everyday responsibilities. You will be amazed at your own ability to create new things from scratch.

Here are some suggestions to keep you going when you feel uninspired or have little or no time for yourself:

Write with a different colour pen.

Draw a Flower.

Tie a colourful ribbon around your wrist and think creative thoughts every time you look at it.

Doodle!

Play your music really loudly.

Ask your best friend to come and bake some cookies with you.

Finger Paint!

Troll the internet for pictures to inspire you.

Replace plain buttons on your favourite top with funky or vintage buttons to create a new look.

Cover an old frame with felt to give it a new look.

Do ink blotting like when you were a child.

Colour in a picture.

Duct tape the ends of an old pool noodle together and make a wreath.

Go outside and observe the colour combinations used in nature.

Cut some strips of paper and paper weave them.

This is your life so do what you love, and do it often. And remember this: 'Crafting Forever, Housework Whenever.'

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Creative Thoughts Generated by Need

One often hears how necessity is the mother of invention. In fact, every war has produced an abundance of new technology and advancements. The Internet, for instance, was the result of World War II inventions. It appears that things move a lot faster when there is such pressure as the threat of invasion or to escape an enemy's bombs. Under normal circumstances the same may take years of development and money.

Governments are keen to explore the brain-power of inventors when there is a threat to the security of a country. But what happens when peace is restored and the stress is lifted?

One of the greatest inventions during WWII was radar. This is an object detection system that uses radio waves to detect objects. It detects the range, shape, and velocity of such things as aircraft, space vehicles, ships, missiles, and even weather patterns, to name but a few of them. Prior to the war it was dreamed of but its application for the military happened as a result of the conflict.

Submarines have a long history that goes back to Leonardo da Vinci who proposed an underwater craft to protect Venus. It took another 400 years, however, before the technology for such a vehicle was perfected. While there are examples of subs from the 19th Century it was during the first World War that designs for them took off.

Civilian use has followed as they are now used by ocean explorers, scientists, and for strike forces, among other things. The technology, however, only came to the fore because of the wars.

Aircraft are another example of need creating great things. My first ride in a plane was so fantastic when at the age of around 15 years I went on one from Sydney to Newcastle, in New South Wales. Every tiny bit of landscape below was studied in depth and the excitement of climbing above the clouds and flying above the earth like a bird has never left me.

Jet planes came about during the Second World War and they are something else again. Breaking the sound barriers was the next big challenge and when that happened there was nothing to stop the next step forward. That was space travel and putting a man on the moon.

Now all of these systems come into play in the exploration of our universe. The power we have now to look beyond the earth and understand the intelligence that created it all is at last within our grasp. No longer need we ponder the rubbish of heaven and hell, which clearly don't exist, or that the celestial bodies are gods because our understanding is more advanced.

This brings into question the role of religions and the handicaps they present towards advancement of science and ideas. In my mind everything happens for a reason and the pressure of wars and the advancements in technology was designed to bring us to a better understanding of nature and to allow the Spirit of the Universe to shine through. That, to me, is the greatest need of all.

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