What's Really Behind Our Shopping?

Ever go into that shopping trance where you see new things and get a million ideas and visions of what life might be like with that item in your life? Or how would that special item spark the life of someone you care about if you got that item for them as a gift? Does reality disappear during this time? Do we really need more more more? New new new? Or is this about something deeper? If we buy this book is that more more more and new new new? Lots to think about. Lots to learn about ourselves in how we shop.

Both this beautifully done video and this subject are tickling my curiosity to let down my shopping guard and consider this book!

Turning Pain into Pies

                 

It's About Time!

Want to learn how to multibask instead of multitask? This book takes us on an exploration on how to reclaim our time and make it our own within the current "way of the world" time we all were raised to live in.
 Through personal stories, perspective-shifting insights, and ARTbundance exercises Marney helps us explore a new way to experience and live each moment in our own unique and creative way. I personally love to see the way many different book participants expressed their new concept of time through their artwork. To me, artwork is a powerful way to integrate new concepts we want to incorporate into our life philosophy.
To see a short interview with Marney that includes an exercise to try... visit: http://www.wfaa.com/good-morning-texas/Creative-Ways-to-Create-Time-147917595.html

THIS is how important brain health awareness is....

I wished I knew about Dr Amen earlier because this info cracks the code as to why we humans

behave in certain ways. He has a wealth of books and videos out. The first lecture of his I've ever seen that made me a huge fan is not embed-able, but can be found on this site....and is well worth the 95 minute time investment....http://www.highperformanceacademy.com/amen

You can't walk away from a Dr Amen lecture that doesn't leave you in awe!

Is OCD Required in the Creative Process?

 I believe I have a mild case of OCD and that many artists do as well. I can't tell you how many times I've heard artists who had their studios featured in a "studio-beautiful" type magazine and admitted it's all lighting and image and their studio is usually an out of control mess! And then many artists in the room hearing that laughed because, they too have their studio in disarray. I know when I'm in creation mode I don't like to stop and focus on how orderly my surroundings are at the time. And I certainly am guilty of collecting and storing items and objects that are loaded with art project potential. That's part of the mixed media fun!

I find OCD to be helpful to the creative process because it's about detail and wanting the creation to be as perfect as humanly possible before "our nurtured child" goes out into the world.

I enjoy listening to this radio show on NPR on Saturday mornings and am thrilled they have replays online. I love to hear the truth and behind-the-scenes-knowledge about health. I got OCD when I missed this episode on OCD and I enjoyed hearing it online and hope you find it interesting too.
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2012/01/28/844-overcoming-obsessions/

To Your Health in 2012!

A new year tends to inspire us to focus on health. In this era it's easy for health focus to fall to the bottom of the to-do list if we get too busy. It's probably more important to put health on the to-be list.

 I recently noticed when going down the aisle of my local Walmart that many people were reading the labels of food products before choosing to put them in their shopping carts! This is not something I'm used to seeing where I live! I also see many affordable workout DVDs that didn't make it under the Christmas tree, are on sale. There are so many workouts available anymore that it's easy to find some that are fun enough to stick with. The current trend of short workout DVDs that align with this time-challenged era is a brilliant idea! I know how life gets, but I also way honor the incredible fitness instructors who inspire us live and I wouldn't enjoy paying for a live class that was as short as some of these DVDs. It's all a matter of taste and what works best for how we choose to live.

 I love this message from Michael Pollan! Simplicity is wise to consider when choosing what we ingest (and not just with food.)
 So far, this year is exciting for me because I'm paying attention to my intuition instead of paying tuition to learn what my intuition has been trying to tell me for decades. And though it may seem impractical to focus on some of these things, I am curious to see what happens if I actually act on whispers I've been hearing for decades.

I hope this video clip inspires you to experience 2012 with a simple and healthy way to nourish yourself every day!

Donna Karan--A True CH-ANGEL!

The universe keeps repeatedly bringing the message that talented visionaries are out there innovating creative ways to vastly improve the condition of our world.

Donna Karan took an issue that was painful to experience...witnessing her husband go through cancer treatment and be treated like a number or statistic and not a human. Out of this painful experience she created Urban Zen urbanzen.org...a phenomenal, heart-centered organization that trains practitioners to make medical care more human and nurturing. Not only does it create a more caring and healthy environment for patients, while educating everyone on the importance of holistic health practices, but it offers excellent training and creates jobs! As I keep checking in on the Urban Zen site, I watch it evolve and expand to even huger humanitarian levels! Bravo to these inspiring CH-ANGELS! You light a spark in all of us to explore how we can all use our lives to make the world a living dream!