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On Higher Consciousness

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We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.

~DEEPAK CHOPRA,The Secret of Healing: Meditations for Transformation and Higher Consciousness

Richer moments of consciousness

The time higher consciousness is often used b...

THURSDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-publishing & Better Living: The Two Faces Of Narcissism

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Being mindful means being aware of everything and certain of nothing.

~WENDY T. BEHARY, author ofDisarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed

WRITING & SCREENWRITING

Discover the simple trick for creating vivid story, HWBA | Tweet

In some ways, story descriptions are kind of the bane of the writing life. Descriptions of character and setting are integral to bringing to life any story. But there’s also a ton of stricture...

Pursue Life, Liberty, and Meaningfulness

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InAre You Fully Charged?, Tom Rathreveals the three keys that matter most for our daily health and well-being, as well as our engagement in our work.

Finding a higher purpose in life

Historically, finding meaning has beeen portrayed as a personal journey–something you discover through extensive searching or call on in times of need.

Finding a higher purpose in life is considered the ultimate existential and philosophical goal. The study of meaningf...

How To Make Stress Your Friend

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Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal, author ofThe Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It,urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress re...

HUMP DAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-Publishing, and Better Living: The Persuasiveness of a Sticky Note

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The real magic, it seems, is not the sticky note itself, but the sense of connection, meaning, and identity that the sticky note represents. The person sending the survey is personally asking me in a special way (not just writing it on the survey) to help him or her out.

~KEVIN HOGAN, author ofThe Psychology of Persuasion

WRITING & SCREENWRITING

The key to knowing if you’re ready for publication, Jody Hedlund| Tweet

Just like parenting, there are some wr...

Simple Rules: How To Thrive In A Complex World

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InSimple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex WorldSull and Eisenhardt masterfully challenge how we think about complexity and offer a new lens on how to cope. They take us on a surprising tour of what simple rules are, where they come from, and why they work

Four common traits that define simple rules

University of California professor and author Michael Pollan distilled his nutritional insights into three simple rules: ” Eat food. Not too much. Mostl...

Einstein’s Miracle Year

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Time is suspect.

After 1905, Einstein’s miraculous year, physics would never be the same again. In those twelve months, Einstein shattered many cherished scientific beliefs with five extraordinary papers that would establish him as the world’s leading physicist. Einstein’s Miraculous Year: Five Papers That Changed the Face of Physicsbrings those papers together in an accessible format.

As the year 1905 began, Albert Einstein faced life as a...

TUESDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-publishing, and Better Living: The Philosophy of Color Perception

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Of all the properties that objects appear to have, color hovers uneasily between the subjective world of sensation and the objective world of fact.

~M. CHIRIMUUTA, author ofOutside Color: Perceptual Science and the Puzzle of Color in Philosophy

WRITING & SCREENWRITING

This fun creative writing exercise will change your life, The Write Practice| Tweet

Sometimes, writersdon’t even allow themselvesto go through this kind of painful monologue. Instea...

Even An Engineer Can Thrive On Emotional Intelligence

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InSearch Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace),Chade-Meng Tan, one of Google’s earliest engineers and personal growth pioneer, offers a proven method for enhancing mindfulness and emotional intelligence in life and work.

Emotional competences are not innate talents

The best definition of emotional intelligence comes from the two menwidely regarded as the fathers of its theoretical framework, Peter Sa...

Should You Live For Your Résumé… or your Eulogy?

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Deep within every man, there lies the dread of being alone in the world, forgotten by God, overlooked among the household of millions upon millions.

~Soren Kierkegaard, author of Works of Love

Within each of us are two selves, suggests David Brooks, author of The Social Animalin this meditative short talk: the self who craves success, who builds a résumé, and the self who seeks connection, community, love — the values that make for a great eulogy. Can...