Don't Sweater the Small Stuff! - December 7, 2008 Newsletter

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Highlight Picks

Flaming Muse Workshop:
Angi Sullins has a light-hearted approach to coaching people in the ways of creativity. See these 4 video workshops to rekindle your creativity:

• Session 1: Fanning The Flames
• Session 2: Ash
• Session 3: Flame
• Session 4: The Hearth

Tap Into Your Brilliant Ideas And Inspirations

give your thoughts a second thought.
change the way you think so that your mind works to your advantage.
avoid the mental road blocks and worries that block productive positive thoughts and notions.
our gut "feelings" are always right and ahead of us in time.
our thoughts are a mix of three main types.
imagine if artists, musicians, writers, scientists, product developers could simply tune into those ideas on demand.

Moments of Light: The magical light-bulb instance

Flaming Muse: Rekindle your creativity (session one)

The Art of Physics and Beethoven

Cabin Fever: A guided imagery on comfort

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December 7, 2008 | Don't Sweater the Small Stuff!

Quoteworthy

“#59: Invite someone you don’t know well to an impromptu lunch.”
— Deanne Fitzpatrick, 101 Ideas for Living Creatively

In This Issue

December 2008 Journal
Monthly Columns & Featured Series
More What’s New @ the CP

December 2008 Journal

Don't Sweater the Small Stuff!
By Chris Dunmire, Publisher

Humoring me today is creativity coach Jill Allison Bryan's perspective on perfectionism and 'doing more things badly.' She writes in her new article, Two Wrongs Might Make A Right!:

"Many of us set the bar so high for ourselves, that rather than take a chance on sketching a less than perfect drawing, writing a less than perfect song, or hosting a less than perfect dinner party, we don’t even try." More »

Chris Dunmire
Creative Director & Publisher

Monthly Columns & Featured Series

Multicultural Muses
Fear: Muse and Motivator
By Molly Anderson-Childers
Do one tiny thing every day to face your fears — even if you’re still scared inside.

More What's New @ the CP

101 Ideas for Living Creatively
By Deanne Fitzpatrick
What can you add to this creativity-inspiring list?

Two Wrongs Might Make A Right!
By Jill Allison Bryan
Here’s to letting the light shine through the cracks of our own perfectionism.

Why Outlining Your Story Is Counter Productive!
By Emily Hanlon
Starting your story by adhering to a strict outline is one of the easiest ways to write stories lacking in passion.

Easy Ways to Update Bedroom Dressers and Drawers
By Jessica Ackerman
Why get rid of solid dressers and chests of drawers that are easy to update?