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Sharpening The Intuition

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Do you ever have that “gut” feeling about something and it turned out that you were right ? That you should have listened to it and you were sorry that you didn’t ? Here’s a very interesting article I found by Annette Colby, Ph.D. about how you can work on sharpening what is called the intuition, and learning how to trust it.  – Laurita What Is Intuition? Intuition is the ability to get a sense, understanding, or feeling about something. Your intuition is an aspect of … Continue reading →

Thinking is the best way to travel

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I have read many articles and books on the phenomenon of Astral Travel. Wouldn’t it be great if you could visit other places almost instantly, and better yet, for free ? Astral Travel is also known as an out-of-body experience. It is the concious separation of the astral body from the physical body. This results in an altered state of conciousness. I have read about several methods or techniques that can be practiced in order to achieve this: 1) meditation; 2) trance; and 3) imagination … Continue reading →

More Interesting Quotes by Albert Einstein

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  Animal Rights “If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.” Community A human being is a part of the whole, called by us, “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few … Continue reading →

CreARTive Sunday: Lego Creator

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  My son Matthew, designed and built the Lego logo sign above ! Today, Lego turns a ripe old age of 75. Founded in 1932 by carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen from Billund, Denmark, the company made wooden toys. The trademark name didn’t come until 1934, inspired from the Danish words “leg godt” (play well), and it wasn’t until 1949 that Lego began producing their now-famous interlocking bricks. At this time, the LEGO company only had about six or seven employees. It was also around this … Continue reading →

CreARTive Sunday 07/06/08: Healing Crystals

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  This post I created about crystal healing is for entertainment purposes. Even though there is a scientific and spiritual basis to crystal healing, it is not meant to replace modern medicine. It can, however, work along side it to aid in healing. I use it as a meditational tool. Pictured above are some of the stones and crystals that I have used.    Crystal Healing, sometimes referred to Crystal Therapy or Gem Therapy is the use of quartz crystals, gemstones, and other types of crystals and stones for therapeutic … Continue reading →

Poetry Wednesday 01/23/08: Thomas Campion

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Above: Conrad Kiesel (1846-1921), The Lute Player , oil on canvas. German A Tribute to Thomas Campion   The English poet, composer and doctor Thomas Campion (1567-1620), established his reputation as a poet in the 1590s and published his first songs in 1601. He wrote and composed masques for royal entertainment, particularly after the succession of King James of Scotland to the throne of England as James I, and was unusual in that he wrote both words and music for his many songs with lute accompaniment. Campion’s musical legacy consists entirely … Continue reading →

The Art of Researching Art

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I have a friend on Yahoo 360 who spends most of his time working hard. His name is Michael Domoretsky, and he is the head of his own research group, investivating other hidden meanings he found in the artwork of Leonard Da Vinci. He claims it has nothing to do with “The Da Vinci Code” movie.  He just gave his first lecture and presentation recently before a crowd of 300 in Gloucester, MA. He keeps me up to date with his fascintating work and I’m sharing … Continue reading →

Ray Thomas

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I thought this would be a great song to post for Valentine’s Day. RAY THOMAS of The Moody Blues was born on 29th December 1941 in Stourport on Severn (Stourport-on-Severn, often shortened to Stourport, is a town in north of Worcestershire England). He  attended the Paget Road Secondary Modern School, and later qualified as a toolmaker. In the early ’50s Ray joined the Birmingham Youth Choir and then sang with various groups including The Saints and Sinners and The Ramblers. At that time playing the … Continue reading →

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

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The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a book that I read a few years ago. The author is Mitch Albom. It was on the New York Times Bestseller List. I believe it was written in 2003. I can invision this book as an old Twilight Zone episode, and I am Rod Serling the narrator. The story goes like this: The main character, Eddie is an old war veteran who feels trapped in a meaningless life of fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. … Continue reading →

POETRY WEDNESDAY 05/14/08: Out Here On My Own

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Fame was one of my favorite movies growing up. It was funny and serious at the same time. Fame is a 1980 musical film conceived and produced by David De Silva, directed by Alan parker, and written by Christopher Gore. The film follows a group of students through their studies at the New York High School of Performing Arts beginning with their audtions all the way to their graduation.  The film is split into sections corresponding to auditions, freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years.  Irene Cara, one of … Continue reading →