10 ways to get ideas

Written by Christopher Smith


Getting an idea is like trying to findrepparttar light-switch in a darkened room; a lot of groping and stumbling and then if you’re luckyrepparttar 130246 light comes on. If you are having trouble findingrepparttar 130247 lightswitch try some ofrepparttar 130248 following:

1.Do things left-handed to stimulaterepparttar 130249 other side of your brain. If you are left-handed then use your right hand. OK - so your make-up might look a bit odd or there’s a chance you could lose an ear shaving but it will do your brain some good and that’s what matters.

2.Spend time with small children. They are very creative and they always ask questions – lots of questions that will really make you think. Incidentally, if cows eat grass why isn’t milk green?

3.Read a book you would never normally read. If you are an ‘arts’ person find a book on genetics. Go intorepparttar 130250 sections ofrepparttar 130251 library you normally avoid at all cost. If you can’t face a book try a magazine – you never know, picking up one on radio-controlled model planes might just give you some ideas.

4.Learn to meditate. Find a quiet place, close your eyes, take a couple of deep breaths, relax and empty your mind. There, does that feel better? It’ll make your mind a fertile place for ideas to take root.

5.Go to work a different route each day. When you go shopping in Safeway don’t always start inrepparttar 130252 fruit and vegetable section. By varying your routine, you’ll stimulate your mind.

Where's Your Happiness Hiding?

Written by Sulana Stone


It's no accident that certain stories rivet our attention. Listening to these tales with perked "inner ears" alerts us to possibilities we've never considered before. Reading these stories with keen "inner sight" awakens us to previously unseen guidance or support. The story I'm sharing with you touchedrepparttar core of my being and propelled me towards my dream. This true tale is about Kathy, whose quest for her dream took a sudden and unexpected U-turn.

I met Kathy at a personal growth workshop. Kathy Swan is a single mom with two charming teenage girls. When her daughters dropped byrepparttar 130244 gathering to say hello, I sensedrepparttar 130245 deep love and harmony flowing betweenrepparttar 130246 girls and their mother. Little did they know that their rapport would soon be put torepparttar 130247 test.

The Swan family lived in Chicago. Yet, for many years, Kathy fantasized about having a house inrepparttar 130248 country. A rural setting, my friend believed, would providerepparttar 130249 security she craved her entire life. Finally her dream came true. Kathy was given a secluded, wooded piece of property inrepparttar 130250 rolling hills of Kentucky. After putting a mobile home onrepparttar 130251 land,repparttar 130252 threesome moved in lock, stock and barrel.

The Dream Goes South

The remote beauty and quiet ofrepparttar 130253 emerald green hills won Kathy's heart. And forrepparttar 130254 first time in her life, she felt safe and comfortable. She had only one problem. Her daughters were miserable! The teenagers dearly missed their close friends and exciting urban bustle. The Swan's were in turmoil. Overnight, Kathy's dream of security turned into a nightmare of conflict.

Steve Martin Savesrepparttar 130255 Day!

After three weeks of homesteading,repparttar 130256 frazzled family drove torepparttar 130257 nearest town to see a movie. "Cheaper byrepparttar 130258 Dozen," starring Steve Martin, was showing onrepparttar 130259 local faded silver screen. This motion picture turned out to be an uncanny reflection ofrepparttar 130260 real-life strugglerepparttar 130261 Swans were going through in their new home. Inrepparttar 130262 flick,repparttar 130263 father of 12 children pursues his dream of coaching college football. In her life, Kathy was pursuing her dream of feeling safe. To reach his objective,repparttar 130264 father relocates his clan fromrepparttar 130265 country torepparttar 130266 big city. To secure her goal, my friend relocated her family fromrepparttar 130267 big city torepparttar 130268 country. The kids inrepparttar 130269 screenplay don't want to move. Kathy's kids didn't want to move. The celluloid dad isn't going to let anyone get inrepparttar 130270 way of what he thinks will make him happy. Our down-home mom wasn't going to let anyone get inrepparttar 130271 way of what she thought would give her joy—until she sawrepparttar 130272 film!

I still get goose bumps as I recall Kathy sharing her moment of insight with me. "The father reaches his professional coaching goals," Kathy relates, "but atrepparttar 130273 price of becoming more distant from his children. In one scene, Steve Martin realizes that having his dream is meaningless without havingrepparttar 130274 closeness of his children in his life." Atrepparttar 130275 moment inrepparttar 130276 film whenrepparttar 130277 dad decides to bridgerepparttar 130278 gap with his children, Kathy decides to bridgerepparttar 130279 gap with her brood. The way Kathy chooses to create harmony between herself and her kids instantaneously transforms her family. In a split second, Kathy elects to move back to Chicago. Upon leavingrepparttar 130280 movie,repparttar 130281 family goes home and packs up their belongings. Two days later,repparttar 130282 reunified family makes their way back to The Windy City.

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