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The Bonfire Called Living [inspiration]

From my grandmother's blog..  She was ahead of her time.




[E]nergies we create with our minds as well as our bodies.  These thought waves can be measured electronically so we admit that there is actual use of energy with each thought.  In our society, as in most social structures, we are carefully programmed to accept certain thoughts as correct, simply because they are repeated over an over in action as well as words.  Ideas are as contagious as the common cold, and when they are accompanied by fear and worry, many mistaken ideas are accepted as truths.  These thoughts become deeply rooted in our minds, our bodies and our future.  When I stated in a previous column that today we are creating our tomorrows, I was referring to just that.

 
Liken your mind to a television set. Now turn off the old obsolete ideas of dreading and fearing the future and change the channel to ones called hope, anticipation and wanted plans for the future.  What you will be doing is directing your energies to the things you want instead of what you don’t want. Fear, dread and worry burn up precious body energies that could be converted and used to kindle the fires of creativity, love and joy.  How about adding your kindly thoughts to our wonderful bonfire called LIVING.

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Free Inspiration

The following sites inspire me:

  1. flickr, interesting photos
  • based on ratings and comments, flickr automatically picks interesting photos from the millions that are updated each day
  • Photos from around the world

     2.  Explore Posterous
  • random posts from people around the world
  • quick reads
  • usually very visual as well

     3.  The Daily Zeitgeist via yourminis.com

     4.  120 Ways to Boost your Brain

    I found the following photo by Borderscot via flickr interesting photo search:

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Steve Jobs quote, 2005

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer is "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something... almost everything --all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarassment or failure-- these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
-stanford commencement speech 2005

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What are you putting off out of fear?

From the book 4 hour workweek, on idea has been resonating in my head the last few days. I scanned the previous 100 pages looking for the quote: page46

"what are you putting off out of fear? Usually, what we fear most is what we most need to do. That phone call, that conversation, whatever the action may be -- it is fear of unknown outcomes that prevents us from doing what we need to do. "


He goes on to a solution and challenge --


"define the worst case, accept it, and do it. What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As I have heard said, a person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing everyday that you fear. I got into this habit by attempting to contact celebrities and famous business people for advice."

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Ebling.

Where I gather my thoughts and think big.



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Expert Filters

Lately I've been so busy at work I have not been able to keep up with all of my RSS feeds.
 
An interesting solution is to have others screen out the important, interesting information.  In other words, to act as a filter.
 
Three examples are:
1.  Exploring random samples of interesting flickr photos.
       - I find that whenever I have low energy, or need a creative kick, quickly viewing 7 or so.
 
2.  Reading RSS feeds from prominent bloggers about interesting posts of the day.
       - For example, CEO of publishing Michael Hyatt's google reader feed.
 
3.  See what's popular out on the web, right now.
       - I created this last year on yourminis to keep me up to date.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Sunglasses at macy's NYC





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JTF Wiki

I just discovered this website.  It appears to be a wiki for helping interns in one of the VAs around the country.  Very relevant even to my program.

Includes helpful cross-cover tips, art-line tips, etc.

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My 98 year old aunt's bible bookmark

LORD

Help me to remember that nothing is going to happen to me today that you and I together can't handle.

-Bookmark




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Ira Glass: getting creative work done.

Via lifehacker

Ira Glass, from This American Life on getting creative work done.

He discusses:
      - creating your own deadline
      - creating regularly
      - knowing that your work at the beginning of your career isnt as good as your tastes


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