Absence

Let's all take an absence from media. 

Let us promote Presence and InJoyment of Life 

- in Nature, with Animals, for Friends and Family. 

Holiday Fun Tale

A Children's Story 

to bring back the innocence and goodness

of our world. 

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What if Heaven was a place...

What if Heaven was a place your mind goes when your body fails (or dies)? The mind’s energy would live on, continuing to produce joyful experiences based on your memory.  The positive mood enhancing chemicals would take over and create absolute euphoria. It would not be like a drug-like induced state or a dream. Rather, it would be an actual experience for the soul and spirit in every way with all senses involved. All of the people, things, places, feelings, and moments that gave you joy were reinstated as your eternal experience --- incorporated to create new experiences just as pleasant as the initial. 

Concentrate on this. Imagine what your Heaven would be like and write it out like a short story. List the people, places, and things you want to have there.  Think about your idea of a perfect day and all it would include. This could be your Heaven. It could be your Heaven on Earth. Because when you focus on so much positively, you’re going to create a better experience for yourself. The positive energy you use to create a better world can carry-on. 

Imagine. Focus. Be.

Try Something New, Dream Big! Create a Vision Board!

Maybe some of those New Year resolutions just didn’t pan out like you thought they would. Spring is another time of newness and rejuvenation; do some Spring cleaning! In other words, declutter and rid yourself of the things that don’t work in your life and do some soul searching!

The purpose of a Vision Board (aka Dream Board) is to help you focus on your dreams, goals, and aspirations in life. Some say it’s a magical process... 

Start with a poster board or old cardboard – reusing will bless your board with good karma!   All you have to do is take pictures (from magazines, your phone, the internet, etc.) that depict your goals or things you want to obtain. If you can’t find the right pictures, you can also spell it out with words. Just cut out whole words or letters from publications and attach them to your board. You can add backgrounds and more things for inspiration. Pick a theme like sports, your career, education, hobbies or leave it all inclusive like most do.

The board will continue to grow and expand as you accomplish your goals and think of new ones. You can also make a stack of books that inspire you or use your cubicle wall as a Vision Board. There are no wrong ways to create your Vision Board.

My Vision Board started

with hopes of Obama's administration,

my college education, career goals,

and moving to Columbus.

Enjoy!

I added animal rights, more traveling, and  more about work and education. About 7 of these items have come to fruition.

 

Here, I took a digital picture of my Vision Board and began to add digital pix to it through a software program.

Books and magazines

that decorate my work

space.                     

               

“Shelfie" - inspiring, spiritual,   and  motivational books.

The Canvas is Mightier Than the Mirror

On days off I venture around the city observing the free art; architecture and parks. I also visit galleries featuring the avant-garde and museums with some amount of history in the mix. I find myself so engrossed in the art that I forget about myself – my appearance. We unlike any other species marvel at ourselves. And yet, when we truly feel the soul and hear the voice of the piece we’re lost in – we feel inferior with our self-absorbed 
obsessions.  

Express Your Inner Child

When I was a kid I was fascinated by the concept of trap doors. This may have come from the repeated use of them on shows I watched such as “Masters of the Universe”.  One day I set out to make a trap door. I had found a button detached from something electrical as it had wires running from it. I thought if I simply attached the button appropriately to something near where I imagined the trap door to be, that it would work. Attach the button, press it when ready to release someone into an abyss beneath the earth and that was it. This required a great deal of belief of course. It didn't actually work as I had hoped. Nevertheless, sometimes we need to think, hope, and believe like a child does --- without the sense of doubt or fear of defeat. We need to regain our anything is possible mentality.

Use Your ImaGInatIOn