January 2010
19 posts
This Little light of mine....
I’m going to let it shine…….We found a book at Half Price book store, called Art and Soul (156 ways to free your creative spirit) written by Pam Grout, Chapter 1 titled, Shining Light, says it all, especially this one part that I keep reading over and over again, What is your dream? even if only ONE person reads this, it is ENOUGH for us. One person matters, our goal is...
Sing in your own voice...
The following was Written by best selling author Hugh MacLeod www.gapingvoid.com
19. Sing in your own voice.
Piccasso was a terrible colorist. Turner couldn’t paint human beings worth a damn. Saul Steinberg’s formal drafting skills were appalling. TS Eliot had a full-time day job. Henry Miller was a wildly uneven writer. Bob Dylan can’t sing or play guitar.
But that didn’t stop them, right?
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Unrealized projects
From: the blog of Seth Godin………. www.sethgodin.typepad.com
When I was at MOMA last week, I saw a list of director and artist Tim Burton’s projects. Here’s the guy who’s responsible for some of the most breathtaking movies of his generation, and the real surprise is this: almost every year over the last thirty, he worked on one or more exciting projects that...
BEFORE AND AFTER....
See what nobody else sees…… EVERYONE IS CREATIVE..the big secret of creativity?????? JUST DO IT (thanks NIKE)!.Seriously, If you want to dance go dance, if you want to sing go sing, If you want to act go act, don’t let NOBODY tell you CAN’T do something, not even your sweet little mother…you might feel awkward at first, you might SUCK at first but WHO CARES, do it for...
What is LOVE? part 1...
The fear of never falling in love, and the tears after losing the feelings of WHAT YOU THOUGHT LOVE WAS….(the grits)….Usually, our view of LOVE (really our view of what we THOUGHT love was) is extremely skewed and disillusioned, we have so badly hurt others, and have been so badly hurt by others…We begin to wonder whether love really exists or not….We watch love on...
Blah, Blah, Blah.......Buy me!
Something I found at Z Gallery, you know how Oprah has her favorite things list?? this is on ours….TABLE TOPICS….www.tabletopics.com
Have you had a great conversation, lately? TableTopics inspire great conversations that enrich our relationships and connect us with family and friends.
Perfect for…
cocktail parties or dinner parties
family dinner with the kids
big family...
VOTE and RESCUE Uganda's child soldiers from the...
VOTE FOR INVISIBLE CHILDREN AT CHASE COMMUNITY GIVING, AND BAM! WE COULD WIN A MILLION DOLLARS TO USE IN ENDING THIS WAR AND PROVIDING EDUCATION TO KIDS IN UGANDA. It’s this simple:
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2 VOTE FOR INVISIBLE CHILDREN
3 WIN US $1 MILLION DOLLARS
…30 SECONDS LATER, YOU’RE DONE.
You can spare 30 seconds, vote now!
…stop reading. go. …now.
And once you’ve...
How to help Haiti Earthquake Victims.....
How To Help Haiti Earthquake Victims:
The BEST way to help the three million people in Haiti affected by a destructive earthquake is through MONETARY DONATIONS.
Aid relief organizations are on the ground in the Caribbean nation which is one of the poorest in the Western Hemisphere.
Here is more information on how you can help the earthquake victims.
The following organizations have set up...
Help send 50,000 meals to Haiti...
BEFORE the earthquake, 55% of Haiti lived on less than $1 a day
and 1.8 million people were classified as “food unstable.”
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Want to help even more? One meal is only 17...
31 Ways to Give Back in January
mysocialimpact:
Start the new year off right, and really make an effort to give back this year. Here are some ideas on how to kick-off your do-good 2010.
Jan 1 - Make a New Year’s resolution to volunteer on a regular basis in 2010 Jan 2 - Get delicious desserts from Baking for Good Jan 3 - Start reading Stones into Schools Jan 4 - Blog about the cause you care about most Jan 5 - Take the...
Can I get an Amen....?
Blunder- to make a mistake through stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness…..
50 Ways to be a Good Neighbor
From the blog of craiggross (founder of www.xxxchurch.com):
I spoke this weekend and mentioned this list that Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Hartgrove put together about ways to be a good neighbor. Here is the full list.
1. Fast for the 2 billion people who live on less than a dollar a day. 2. Contact your local crisis pregnancy center and invite a pregnant woman to live with your family. 3....
The Invitation
—-SHEL SILVERSTEIN (Where The Sidewalk Ends)