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March 29, 2018
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The Lay of Leithian...
The Lay of Leithian is an unfinished poem written by J. R. R. Tolkien. It tells the Tale of Beren and Lúthien, the story of the love of the mortal Man Beren and the immortal Elf maiden Lúthien. The poem consists of over 4200 verses. It was published after Tolkien's death in The Lays of Beleriand. Its precedents are found in the Welsh tale of Culhwch and Olwen in the manuscripts, the Red Book of Hergest and the earlier White Book of Rhydderch.
Beren ~ son of Emeldir and Barahir, a Man of t...
Me, Myself, and I
What It Means to Really Take Care of Yourselfby Cat Li Stevenson
I became a morning person and started each day with ample time for writing, reading, and practicing yoga instead of rushing into the office, fighting traffic, and always feeling behind.
I found peace by journaling and peeling back layers to heal the hurt that was buried beneath instead of pushing them away.
I started acknowledging my accomplishments and mini-successes and celebrated with small rewards instead of rushing to the...
I became a morning person and started each day with ample time for writing, reading, and practicing yoga instead of rushing into the office, fighting traffic, and always feeling behind.I found peace by journaling and peeling back layers to heal the hurt that was buried beneath instead of pushing them away.
I started acknowledging my accomplishments and mini-successes and celebrated with small rewards instead of rushing to the...
March 7, 2018
Why the 9-to-5 day is so tough for Creative Folk.
Creativity works in mysterious and often paradoxical ways. Creative thinking is a stable, defining characteristic in some personalities, but it may also change based on situation and context. Inspiration and ideas often arise seemingly out of nowhere and then fail to show up when we most need them, and creative thinking requires complex cognition yet is completely distinct from the thinking process.
Neuroscience paints a complicated picture of creativity. As scientists now understand it, creat...
February 26, 2018
February 23, 2018
Looking into my soul, not my body.
She placed her arms and hands strategically over the areas of her body that she felt uncomfortable with, but he moved closer, and his hands gently pulled them away too. “There’s no need to hide from me, you’re beautiful.” His lips then softly kissed the places that she tried to hide. At first, she felt self-conscious, but after taking several deep breaths, she focused purely on him, and not on her fears of not being sexy enough. She felt open, perhaps a little too exposed, more naked inside t...
