CREATIVE WOMEN – SYLVIA PLATH
Sylvia Plath Writer & Poet Born to middle class parents in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, Sylvia Plath published her first poem when she was eight. Sensitive, intelligent, compelled toward perfection in everything she attempted, she was, on the surface, a model daughter, popular in school, earning straight A’s, winning the best prizes. By the time she entered Smith College on a …
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It’s Your Choice
If I asked you to tell me what makes life worth living – in a single word – what would your answer be? The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that what makes life worth living can be summed up in a single word. That word is – “You!” Here is what I mean. Harry …
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21 Ways to Feel Good
Crank up some uplifting music. Turn up the volume, and dance like no-one is watching. Go for a walk. It doesn’t matter where you go, just get out of the house. If it’s cold and wet get yourself suited and booted up. Billy Connelly was quoted saying, there is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong type of …
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Creativity – Seeing the Hidden
It looks just like whole loads of coffee beans. Take a closer look. Can you see anything unusual? Creativity is about seeing the less than obvious. Take time today to take a closer look at the people and places you often take for-granted. What do you REALLY see?
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You Are Good Enough
Another Poem. This poem is partly my own handy-work, and part of a poem that I found on a toilet door. Yes, you heard right! YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH… Just as you are. Happy Valentine’s Day X
Read MoreThe Alchemy of Love
THE ALCHEMY OF LOVE You come to us from another world From beyond the stars and void of space. Transcendent, Pure, Of unimaginable beauty, Bringing with you the essence of love You transform all who are touched by you. Mundane concerns, troubles, and sorrows dissolve in your presence, Bringing joy to ruler and rule To peasant and king You bewilder …
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Believe in Yourself
Here are some simple ways to start learning how to believe in you: 1) Try Even When You Still Think You Can’t Do It Because you have pattern of not believing in yourself, this will take a little work. Make a vow to yourself today that you will try your best at any opportunity that comes your …
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7 Ways to Overcome Creative Blocks
1. Accept that you have to be a beginner When you are starting out and learning anything new, the worst thing you can do is compare yourself to others. Especially if you compare yourself to people who have been doing what you want to do for years and years! How can you expect to be as “good” as they are? …
Read MoreWhat Success Looks Like
A short video showing what people think success should look like, and what I believe, in reality, it actually looks like. The reality of what success looks like, for most people anyway. In my experience we do not always know straight from the offset what we want to do with our lives. When we first make our career choices we don’t always …
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