Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

I always liked that phrase though it brought thoughts of very odd couples. In the rush of life I find that many things are taken for granted. Things that surround us and even people – and the important things become matter of fact.

So I have decided to make particular note of something new each day.

• It can be a new sight, or an old ignored sight.
  
• It can be a smell, a sound, a face, a thought, a contact.
• It can be friends seen in a new light, old songs .

In fact anything that can open my mind and heart to the beauty of life and help me build my goals and make me a better person.

Dreams of Writing a Book

At one time or another just about everyone wants to write a book. And a successful one at that. But for most of us this ends up in the “wanting to” dreamland and not in the “I have” real world.

And then again most people have too many things in the WT Dreamland and put things off continuously. Procrastination is widespread and yet postponing things is an action of not doing and a state of mind.

So finally, with all that been said, as I want to write a book a large dose of discipline is needed, mixed with the goal of getting in touch with reality.

And by the way Dreamland is a very inspiring place to be, I just have to remember to land on my feet again and pursue my imaginary line.

A Simple Secret to Being Creative.

I love creative but if you ask me what it is I am sure I'll come up with different answers, none of which are satisfactory.

But what I can do is tell you is what works for me.

The simple secret is that you must have basic limitations. That sounds confusing, but what happens if you don't have basic limits.

Let's have a look:

Write a story. Ooops. It to wide a subject, no limits.

Now if I tell you to write a story and it has to have the words: Sugar, tree and bear. Well you have a good start. (By the way this is a great creative exercise for writing).

If I tell you that it can't be more than one page long and that it has to have a magical scene, you now have creative limits.

Now you have a map, and it is up to you to be creative.

So the secret that you can apply to any circumstance, is to define what I call the limits. What you need is the mentality or should I say the attitude, and apply it to everything you see.

You are bound to come up with some pretty weird ideas, but the worst scenario is that you will have fun.

Finally, just a couple of extra tips.
- When writing or solving problems, as you play around with the secret, put the tip of your tongue against the back of your top front teeth. This helps both your brain hemispheres to work together.
- Challenge yourself to observe. Look about you and search for ordinary things you no longer notice. This by the way will also help you to quiet down your self talk.