A Mercury Retrograde Cocktail of Confusion

Mercury is about to go retrograde. Which means it looks like it’s going backwards but it’s not actually going backwards but it is for astrology. It’s an optical illusion of the mind. Before it goes retrograde it goes through a period of about a week of passing through a shadow phase where misunderstandings, miscommunications, and...

MindBLOWN: A Single Rake To The Beach, Andres Amador’s ArtScape

This a wonderful blog overflowing with magnificent photographs and more….
This post is superb, the artist is expressing is particular kind of genius… something we are all born with, so when you look at something like this, let it inspire your inner genius too.
I love this artist’s work most of all because he creates and then lets go of his creation, leaving space for more creativity to flow.

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 A Man Takes A Single Rake to The Beach. And When You Zoom Out And See It… Mind BLOWN.

It only takes a couple of hours once the tide is low enough to create the designs.- Andres Amardos 

For Andres, his art is “more about the process and less about the result.”

Watchout Loud and let me know how YOU feel about it.

 

Andres Knows that this art will be temporary and you will be thinking   why he made such large artscapes for shorter moments…Watch-out loud and you will get the ANSWER.

How he made such large geomatery: making his beach mural explorations, he uses a rope as a guide so that he can make the geometric patterns.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And Andres  says- “The unanswerable question! Its fun. I get to be at the beach.”

 

By raking up the wet…

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Guidelines For Commenting on my Blog Posts

The other day I deleted a comment from a regular commenter. This commenter is usually respectful, insightful and gives good comment. I do not have a problem with them, I had a problem with that particular comment and the context of it. First it was directed at another commenter, and I am protective of those...

What is Genius?

You know this quote. This quote is iconic. This quote has been doing the rounds since it was first quoted and heard. It's a very clever quote. It's inspiring! But why? It's also probably the canniest marketing ploy ever. Pure capitalistic genius! And it doesn't matter if you're reading this on a Mac or PC,...

There is Always a Way

Great post! Great blog!
I’ve only just followed this blog because I’ve only just found it .
Why am I following it?
Because I adore stories like this which make you think for yourself, offering wisdom but only if you’re willing to open your mind to it.
Exploring this blog further has revealed a wonderful soul with a wonderful mind, the kind which inspires and challenges you to follow the inspiration.
Thank you for sharing.

zendictive

King Akbar was very fond of Birbal. This made a certain courtier very jealous. Now this courtier always wanted to be chief minister, but this was not possible as Birbal filled that position.  One day Akbar praised Birbal in front of the courtier. This made the courtier very angry and he said that the king praised Birbal unjustly and if Birbal could answer three of his questions, he would accept the fact that Birbal was intelligent. Akbar always wanting to test Birbals wit readily agreed.

The three questions were

1. How many stars are there in the sky

2. Where is the center of the Earth and

3. How many men and how many women are there in the world.

Immediately Akbar asked Birbal the three questions and informed him that if he could not answer them, he would have to resign as chief minister.

To answer the first question…

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Life sends us Tests, Challenges and Temptations… for our Ego…

False Ending by WiseGirlAthena But there is more to us than our ego. Sure our ego has a place within our lives, sometimes it pretends it is all of us and everything… but it’s not everything. Be aware of certain things… 1 - If you tell someone a ‘secret’ be sure it’s one you don’t...

Square Peg… Round Hole… Hammer…

Everything we see in life reflects something about us back at us... but we don't always notice it. When we do notice it... sometimes it gives us an insight. Sometimes the same thing when looked upon at different times in our lives... reflects something different. Same thing... different us. Different us... different same thing. Which...

Busy, Busy, Busy Bee…

Busy Bee by SchwarzWieEbenholZ What is that bee doing in that photo? Looks like there's a stash of something yummy in that crevice. Love that shot! I was going to use one of my own bee photos for this post but I don't have time to go through my archives - doesn't help that my...

Hardship Philosphy

Philosophy real day to day life style in a brilliant nutshell! Thank you for this post! Please check this blog out!

Line Of The Week

“I have to remember that the nail isn’t the

only thing that gets banged up, the hammer feels the impact too.”

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Arty Farty (not real farts… I hope not) Gorillas on the Loose!

Utterly, totally, unashamedly (a little bit of shame but not enough to stop me), ripping off (being inspired by) one of the best photo-blogs on WordPress and the internet (Am I exaggerating? Does it matter? This photographer is a genius!)... Here's the post and photo which inspired me to copy like a feral cat: Weekly...

One Lovely Blog Award Nomination – Show Me Who You Really Are – I know you’re in there hiding. It’s time to come out and play.

  The bold and beautiful - Madeline Scribes – nominated me for a One Lovely Blog Award – HERE – please check out the blogs of the other nominees. Thank you very much! I've already thanked her before but why stop thanking someone if they've inspired you? The rules of this award are: 1. Thank...

The Cigarette Break – Day Three – You Have Some Explaining To Do…

The weather today is… glorious! Sunny, crisp, and full of promise. Promise of what? I don’t know, it’s a saying and I used it. It seemed appropriate. I don’t always filter what I say, I just say it. I’m in a good mood, feeling good because yesterday I rained and now I feel refreshed. After...

Who is the Narcissist? – This is a rant

. I get very passionate about certain things and the passion takes over. One of the things which sets my passion off is when victims of Narcissists victimise other victims of Narcissists not intentionally but through misunderstanding. Which in some ways makes it worse. It’s that road to hell paved with good intentions. If I...

The Cigarette Break – Day Two – Looking Backwards to Go Forwards

Scale of Life by visio-art (Aleksei Kostjuk) It’s one of those days when the weather is unsure of itself. Is it overcast with a chance of rain or overcast with a chance of Sun? Yet again the weather reflects how I feel or vice versa. I am partially unsure of my mood, overall there is...

Heart-wrenching Beauty: Antony and The Johnsons – Hope There’s Someone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loNU4fVpO8E   Hope there's someone Who'll take care of me When I die, will I go Hope there's someone Who'll set my heart free Nice to hold when I'm tired There's a ghost on the horizon When I go to bed How can I fall asleep tonight How will I rest my head Oh I'm...

The Cigarette Break – Day One – Thoughts on How I Suck at Relationships with Females

It’s raining today. Cold, wet, misty. The weather reflects my mood, or maybe it’s the other way around. I am melancholic. It feels like a Moon day. A heavy sigh fills me as I realise once again that I suck at relationships with females. The other day in a comment on my blog I mentioned...

The Cigarette Break

Cigarette Break by likeOMFGitsJONNY “We all have secret lives. The life of excretion; the world of inappropriate sexual fantasies; our real hopes, our terror of death; our experience of shame; the world of pain; and our dreams. No one else knows these lives. Consciousness is solitary. Each person lives in that bubble universe that rests...

The Hardest Thing in Relationships…

In theory this is good advice, in practice it feels like bad advice What do you think is the hardest challenge in relationships? I’m not talking about one specific type of relationship, I mean all of them. What problem do you consistently encounter when relating to others, whether they are a friend, a co-worker, a...

hates dancing

Brilliant post!
Vividly descriptive and very insightful, a masterpiece of observation of human nature!

Madeline Scribes

 

Let’s pretend you are stuck in a room of about a dozen people and they are all dancing. They are laughing, smiling, having a great time and they are all dancing. Everyone is dancing except for you and that’s because you hate dancing.

You hate everything about dancing.  

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Online Narcissists – Does the Blog you Follow belong to a Narcissist?

I came across this brilliant post - Online Narcissism: Writers with NPD by Thomas Swan - which explores Narcissistic Personality Disorder expressed in writing on a blog and gives ways to spot if the blog you follow belongs to someone with NPD.There are a plethora of online articles written about online Narcissists. This is a...

The Nature of Family

An ivy leaf family... working together to climb and spread and take over man made structures. Doesn't the dried leaf look like it has an Om symbol on it. The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Family. I enjoy entering photo challenges, the prize of doing that is in the creativity which it inspires. But...

The Absent Father and The Devouring Mother

The title of this post comes from the first two chapters of the book - Going Mad to Stay Sane: The Psychology of Self-Destructive Behaviour by Andy White , and the author has a blog - Andy White – Narcissism and The Fruits of Suffering. It is one of my favourite books as it explained...

One Lovely Blog Award Nomination – LINDAGHILL | Life in Progress

The very inspiring and courageous writer and blogger extraordinaire - Madeline Scribes - nominated me for a One Lovely Blog Award - HERE - please check out the blogs of the other nominees. Thank you very much... truly and deeply! The rules of this award are: 1. Thank the person who nominated you. 2. Share...

The Zen of Narcissists: Lesson #8 – Relationship Rules for Narcissists

As a Narcissist you approach life strategically. You're very focused on being the best, popular, superior, successful and powerful. You need to keep your mind, heart, soul and body pure. You are special, brilliant, a genius, extraordinary, immortal, super human, and you need to be treated with the respect which you deserve, which is your...

Internet Treasures: Elephant + Trampoline = Joy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK27aknWVI4 Elephant Jumping On Trampoline by Nicolas Deveaux I'm not really sure how I come across in my posts... I can guess, but you know... some things... Some things like an elephant jumping on a trampoline are just my idea of pure joy and I have no explanation why and it doesn't matter, because soem...

If you look for Perfection, you’ll never be Content

“If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.” ― Leo Tolstoy The Daily Post is whispering in my ear again asking me this time to - Tell us about a time when everything actually turned out exactly as you’d hoped - and - show us - PERFECT - in CAPS... what's all the shouting...

Are You Being Stalked by a Celebrity?

Mesmerise Draw-Along by pbird12   I know this is going to sound completely crazy, but…. I think celebrities stalk us far more than we stalk them. Have you ever tried to avoid a film star when they were on a publicity blitz for their latest film? Everywhere you look, there they are begging your for...

Internet Treasures: Genius Astrology

Humphrey Bogart (Capricorn) still from Casablanca   I came across this astrology blog the other night - Genius Astrology - and read this wonderful write up on Capricorn - Capricorn Gets Shit Done (or, How to Win at New Year's Resolutions) - which is not just for Capricorn Suns, but for all those who have...

Winning the One Lovely Blog Award!!

I would like to thank the very lovely and brave Madeline Scribes for nominating my blog for the One Lovely Blog Award.

I love blog award nominations because they are a wonderful way of receiving encouragement – blogging is one of those things you do for yourself first, as you power your blog, but then when what you do touches others it gives you the sort of feedback which is priceless and celebrates who you are just as you are and who others are as they are – and it is also a great way to encourage others – the blogging world is a community and when we support each other we support ourselves.

I love Madeline Scribes’ blog and her writing is beautiful, full of courage and the fire of a truly inspiring soul.

Please check her blog out if you have time and if you haven’t already, and please check out the blogs of her nominees.

I will get around to passing the award on… it may take me a while, but I eventually do what I say I will… eventually (you said that already).

Thank you!

Madeline Scribes

I would like to thank Quirky Books, read the difference for awarding Madeline Scribes with the One Lovely Blog Award. It is an honor, but most of all this is validation that I can indeed write something lovely that folks want to read about. Thank you Sandra for coming by to visit me over here and for taking the time to soak up the words I bang out on my keyboard. You are an inspiration to everyone that writes!!

Now I have some awards to present myself, so here goes!  

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The Zen of Narcissists: Lesson #6 – Censorship and Control

Fre.... by BossLogic You get the majority of your Narcissistic Supply from conversation. So it is vital that you control the flow of verbal interaction. Other people might want to discuss themselves and their lives. They call this sharing, you call this a waste of your precious time. They might want to talk about the...