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Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

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Quotes about being more creative -

Spirituality & Practice: Resources for Spiritual Journeys | Galleries | Spirituality & Practice

Plus they have links to book reviews - for example -

“All authentic creative acts arise from our deepest self, the place where imagination and spirit are born,” writes Peter Levitt, the author of eight volumes of poetry and a professor in the creative writing program at Antioch University who also leads writing and creativity workshops. A longtime student of Zen, he has edited volumes by Thich Nhat Hanh and Jakusho Kwong-roshi. His new book is an innovative resource for anyone who yearns for some fresh sources of inspiration and encouragement. Levitt explains that painting, writing, dancing, sculpting, and all other forms of creative expression are “ways to show love to the world.” They are also pathways to the deep joy that comes from bringing something honest and intimate into the world.

Fingerpainting on the Moon | Book Reviews | Books | Spirituality & Practice

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Derek Lin is the director of Tao studies at the Great Tao Foundation of America and is the author of four books including The Tao of Daily Life. He draws wisdom from the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu's classic, which speaks to us across 2,500 years and immerses us in its lyrical, mystical, and down-to-earth wisdom. It stands with the Bible as one of the most translated books of all time.

In this paperback, Lin brings us the glad tidings of Taoism in the form of a 365 sayings, stories, and sacred teachings organized as a daybook. Some of the major themes of this path come through, such as simplicity, emptiness, silence, selflessness, balance, and restraint.

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The Tao of Joy Every Day | Book Reviews | Books | Spirituality & Practice

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All of us have experienced magic moments of sychronicity: the anticipation of a phone call seconds before ringing, a chance meeting with an old friend who has just the advice we need, the macabre connection with the death of a loved one thousands of miles away. These happenings, says Carol Lynn Pearson, signal the hidden meaning in the universe. In this delightful volume, she shares some of the coincidences that happened in her life over a three-year period. The author of more than 30 books and plays made a conscious effort to record these events and then to ponder them for meaning. As she writes: "Leonardo da Vinci said that much of his creativity came from the fact that he looked for the hidden meaning behind every event in his life. I now look at everything that happens to me and ask myself, if this event were a metaphor in the poem of my life, what might it mean? What are the layers of richness and insight I might discover if I mine this synchronistic symbol? Tragedies, joys, triumphs, failures, frustrations, crises — I assume that behind every development, small and large, is something else, something meaningful, a hidden gift, that if received with grace and used with reverence, invites me a step higher on my journey."

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Consider the Butterfly | Book Reviews | Books | Spirituality & Practice

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Thomas Moore is to be commended for providing a recipe for soulful living in troubled times. He helps us see that we can survive and learn from our personal troubles, tragedies, and follies. He proclaims that soul cannot be separated from body, family, work, love, or power. And by challenging us to care for our souls, Moore draws a bead on the bounties of spirituality. In the end, he calls us to our true vocation which is to care for the world's soul and to celebrate the sacred arts of life. Care of the Soul is an essential primer for those who want to relate spirituality to everyday life.

Care of the Soul | Book Reviews | Books | Spirituality & Practice

Check-out their menus too - one huge site!

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Things You Can Call on Angels to Help You With

by Tanaaz

Kali is a Goddess more than an angel, but she is powerful and can help you to release and let go of all that no longer serves you. Kali also helps you to bring about endings so you can start a new chapter.

Call on Kali to help you seek the truth, break away from destructive habits and to help you align with your path of purpose. She can also help with smoother transitions with change.

Depending on the situation, it may take time for Kali to do her work, but trust that it will be done and it will be powerful.

11 Things You Can Call on Angels to Help You With - Forever Conscious

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Geoff-Allen

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Protection from Negative Energy

t’s never easy to be around negativism. But beyond that, it can be quite toxic and detrimental, fostering a mindset of cynicism, fatalism, and even defeatism.

If you are surrounded by negative energy that’s coming from a coworker, partner, friend, or family member, you must how to protect yourself without engaging.

Here are six powerful strategies you can use to protect yourself against:

6 Powerful Ways to Protect Yourself From Negative Energy - Lolly Daskal | Leadership

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Blue Zones founder Dan Buettner spent the last two years working on The Blue Zones of Happiness. He took a tack similar to previous blue zones longevity research: first, he identified the statistically happiest populations, and then, through regression analysis and shoe-leather journalism, he distilled the lessons they have to offer the rest of us.

Buettner traveled to happiness “hotspots” in South America, Asia, Europe, and the United States and profiled the happiness paragons of Denmark, Singapore, Costa Rica, and Boulder, Colorado. In the book, he describes three measurable facets of happiness (Life Satisfaction, Positive Affect, and Purpose) and how these places have achieved greater well being for their populations. The story and research also graces the cover of the November 2017 issue of National Geographic.

We sat down recently to chat about the book, happiness research, and what people can do to increase their happiness.

The interview is at this site -

9 Questions for Dan Buettner: Happiness Lessons From the Happiest Places in the World - Blue Zones

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We’re constantly bombarded with messages about what makes for a good life. Advertisers tell us it comes from owning and consuming their products. The media associate it with wealth, beauty or fame. And politicians claim that nothing matters more than growing the economy. But do any of these things really bring lasting happiness?

For thousands of years, people have looked to philosophy, religion and grandmotherly wisdom for answers to such questions. But in recent decades this ancient wisdom has been tested by scientific research.

Comes from this site -

Ten easy steps to happier living

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Geoff-Allen

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The happiness that is genuinely satisfying is accompanied by the fullest exercise of our faculties and the fullest realization of the world in which we live

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Quotes – Says the Parrot

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