Hopes, Dreams & Plans for 2013
Having wrote a list of some of my achievements last year, then reading about Alice Pyne and her Bucket List I am inspired to create my own Bucket List for the coming year, and future. However I do have to be mindful that I don’t overwhelm myself with 101 goals and projects. Less is more sometimes. So here goes 2013 …
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New Year ~ New Beginnings
NEW YEAR ~ NEW BEGINNINGS Here we are, already nearly half-way through the first month of the year. January 2013. I didn’t make any New Years Resolutions, but I do have hopes & dreams. Like all wonderful dreams, you can’t rely on wishful thinking, your own magic genie or fanciful ideas and talk to make them happen. This year I …
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Songs to Make you Happy
TOP of the POPS ~ Happy Songs Okay Pop Pickers, here is the Official “Happy Song” Collection compiled by myself ~ Kay Holdsworth, with a few songs chosen by close friends, and Face Book people, who have liked the “We Love Happiness” page. All the songs I have included really do it for me! They are uplifting, happy, and make …
Read MoreWhich is the happiest city in the UK?
Happiness Survey Where do you think the most relaxed, happy places would be in the UK? Interestingly it’s not the down South, in the warmest parts of the UK, & neither is it the places with the most wealth and money. Nope. So where will you find people the most relaxed and happiest do you think? Well you need to …
Read MoreHow to Keep Going
This is a message that all of us need to be reminded of from time to time, me especially at the moment. I think we do sometimes expect instant gratification, yet nothing “real” with any true worth just happens over night. KEEP GOING. HAVE PATIENCE.
Read MoreHow to get Focused
This morning I found myself (once again!) losing focus, feeling a bit overwhelmed & not knowing where to start. This can easily happen to the best of us! One way to combat this is to stop thinking soooooo BIG! We get overwhelmed by the enormity of a task or project. For instance if you want to write a novel, how over-facing …
Read MoreCreative Life Lessons
If you need inspiration and some sound life advice…look no further. Here Neil Gaiman talks to graduates at the University of Art Class 2012 This is what other people had to say about this video. “WOW. If you are an artist of *any* kind, you NEED to watch this utterly inspirational and captivating speech. I would have loved to have …
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The Secret of Creativity ~ Part Eight
FREEDOM INHIBITS CREATIVITY. There is nothing like a deadline to help get you focused. Most of us need some kind of timescale or deadlines to work to. Can you remember back when you were back at school, college or university? Think back to when you had a piece of work or an essay to complete? Many of us may have …
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The Secret of Creativity ~ Part Seven
“CREATIVITY” is ….. GETTING THE VOICES IN OUR HEADS OUT OF THE WAY Our creativity can only really come into its own once we begin to quieten our minds. The voice inside our head. The negative, critical voice. The voice that can so easily undermine our creativity, if we let it. It’s the voice which says, YOU’RE JUST NOT …
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