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February 1 NewZine

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'Dr. Hope' And His Act Of Kindness
Get to know the "doctor" and his charitable contributions to society. See how he works with teachers so that they can get the needed supplies, books and other things for their students.

Tim Anders (Doctor Hope) has certainly had an interesting childhood. His mother was an actress and his father was a Catholic priest which indeed created problems with family life.

Improve R&D Creative Output and Innovation
Fully 50% of R&D scientists and engineers wrote that "other people" were the biggest help to their creativity at work—good work-place relationships. Another R&D scientist wrote that the biggest help to his creativity was when the boss left town—a poor relationship. It's important for the R&D team leader to have good relationships with work-place subordinates.

Question is: "What type of leader are you? What relationships do you foster?"

Natalie Goldberg On 'Thunder and Lightning'
Do you feel you need to write a book right away to qualify as a writer? What's the next step in writing a book once you have your written notes together? There are preconceived ideas about writing and Natalie puts them to rest.

To Improve Your Creative Output and Innovation, Improve Your Ideas.

Free Novelty Patch Clip Art Printables from the Creativity Portal

Newsletter Archives : 2005 : May Issue 2

May 2005 Newsletter #2

Recipe for Spicy Creative Writing

Ingredients:

Passion and Pain, in equal measure
1 C. Joy Abounding
Heartbreaks Galore, to taste
1 Tbsp. Curiosity and Courage, well-blended
Two million tiny stories

— Molly J. Anderson-Childers Recipe for a Sizzling Creative Journal

In This Issue

May 2005 Journal
What's New @ the CP
Chronic Creativity by Angela Mack
Q & A: Help Along The Way

"I just got to say… this is the best newsletter I get. Thanks very much for such a good job of creating it." — Marie

May 2005 Journal

by Chris Dunmire

Announcement: Newsletter Changes
In an effort to simplify your newsletter reading experience and keep our features more timely, we're trying out a bi-weekly newsletter. This will result in a "lighter" version of our fantastic newsletter delivered twice a month to you. We'll continue this as long as we have an abundance to share.

Remember, you can manage your newsletter subscription by following the instructions at the end of this e-mail or from our site subscription page.

A MAGnificent Display
The Creativity Portal was named one of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" in the May 2005 issue of Writers Digest magazine (www.writersdigest.com). How cool is that?

The article by Robin M. Hampton noted, "Here's our seventh annual listing for the 101 best sites for writers. We read more than 400 nominations, visited the sites and chose our favorites in 12 categories."

It's satisfying to know that the Creativity Portal is worthy of such an honor. Thank you, Writer's Digest! And thank you to all of the contributors who help make the Creativity Portal inspiring for other artists, writers, and creativity enthusiasts!

Results of the Cartoony Drawing Contest & Art Showcase
Congratulations to contest winner Emma Thomas-McGinnis from Minnesota and to honorable mentions Bobbi Fetterly, Connor Whiskin, and Megan Whiskin from B.C. Canada for submitting their "antistic" cartoon pictures to our contest.

We promise that our next contest will be more world-wide inclusive. Thank you to all who participated!

Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity Portal

What's New @ the CP

Instructional Kite Making Resources
Building and flying a kite on a warm breezy spring day is one of life's simple pleasures. You could enjoy the experience with a cheap plastic kite bought from the store, but you'll have lots more fun building your own!

More FREE Novelty Patch Clip Art Fun
Whether you want to keep your chocolate levels stable, increase your humor quotient, or get more housework done, we've got them all! Try one of our other Mirecle33 Patches today!

Recipe for a Sizzling Creative Journal
By Molly J. Anderson-Childers
Imaginative journaling recipes that combine creative writing, collage, drawing, and painting into expressive works of art. "Preheat with a brainstorming session. … Combine all ingredients and heat to a boil, stirring occasionally. Allow the mixture to bubble over and make a huge mess!"

Checkerboard Soap Bars
By Life of the Party
Soap making is fun and incredibly easy to do. It consists of three basic steps, plus a few more to create fun checkerboard soap bars.

Connect with Your Creative Dream
By Linda Dessau
Creative dreams are precious things. They're sometimes so dear to us that we fear saying them out loud, writing about them or even indulging too much time in thinking about them. The suggestions in this article will help you to connect with your creative dream and visit the "big picture" of your creative life.

Winning Book Proposals: Five Secrets
By Melissa A. Rosati
What agents and publishers are really thinking when they ask you five typical questions in their submission guidelines.

Chronic Creativity by Angela Mack

Scatterbrain: Genius in disguise
By Angela Mack
You forget where you put your keys. You forget how old you are. You forget to pay bills on time. You forget deadlines and instructions. You forget people's names. You forget what people tell you and you ask the same questions over and over again. You drive and miss your turns because you are daydreaming. No, you don't have Alzheimer's. You have Chronic Creativity!

Chronic Creativity Conclusions
By Angela Mack
Now that you are aware of the symptoms of the condition called Chronic Creativity, I am confident that you can properly diagnose yourself as either having it or not. If you don't have it, perhaps my little pointers along the way have helped you some. If you do have it, learn to accept yourself. Learn to accept the fact that you were not created to be normal. It's OK to be different, to think different.

Q & A: Help Along The Way

Q: How can I make a kite like Benjamin Franklin's?

A: Ever since he discovered electricity with that 'key on a kite string' stunt, Ben Franklin seems to be the father of the diamond shaped kite.

You'll be pleased to know that Ben left his original kite making instructions with us (featured in the 1752 Pennsylvania Gazette) and thanks to PBS, you can learn how to make that Franklin-style kite here: www.pbs.org/benfranklin/exp_kite.html

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Next Kaizen-Muse™ Creativity Coach Training Begins Feb 15

Chris Dunmire By Chris Dunmire

I'll be available as a Master Coach to coaches-in-training in the next online and teleconference Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach Training session beginning February 15, 2012.

If you're planning on taking this 17-week coach certification course with Jill Badonsky, MeD, and Robert Maurer, PhD, and want to work with me as your Master Coach, you can request me when you sign up. See you there!

Chris
Chris Dunmire, Editor-in-Creativity
Creativity Portal®