Archive for April, 2011
Your Life Isn’t An Accident: A Tip on Finding Your Life Path By Hershey Wier
If “transitioning” is a talent, then perhaps quite a few of us can add that to our little bag of tricks. In my life, I went through several interstate moves during my childhood in the U.S. I’ve been through a few of life’s traumas and deaths of family members, I have cumulatively lived with over [...]
It is a kind of funny story
story to find your creativity and the way back to life …
Mastering Creative Anxiety By Eric Maisel, Ph.D. (3)
11. Disidentification techniques “Disidentification” is the core idea of the branch of psychotherapy known as psychosynthesis. Rather than attaching too much significance to a passing thought, feeling, worry, or doubt, you remind yourself that you are larger than and different from all the stray, temporal events that seem so important in the moment. You do [...]
Mastering Creative Anxiety By Eric Maisel, Ph.D. (2)
6. Cognitive work Changing the way you think is probably the most useful and powerful anti-anxiety strategy. You can do this straightforwardly by 1) noticing what you are saying to yourself; 2) disputing the self-talk that makes you anxious or does not serve you; and 3) substituting more affirmative, positive or useful self-talk. This three-step [...]
Mastering Creative Anxiety By Eric Maisel, Ph.D.
15 Anxiety Management Techniques Mastering Creative Anxiety by Eric Maisel Based on the book Mastering Creative Anxiety: 24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians & Actors by Eric Maisel Many anxieties arise as you attempt to create. There is the anxiety of facing a blank canvas and fearing that you have nothing to say or that [...]
The Importance of Creativity by Vickie Ferguson
The importance of creativity in our personal lives can’t be underestimated. Creativity is a part of who we are and how we express ourselves in everyday life. How creativity impacts our relationships, careers and business strategies means that it’s crucial too While creativity comes easily and naturally to some, creativity needs encouragement and education to [...]