The other day, my daughter was complaining about what she considered to be unethical behaviour by some of her friends. I responded by sarcastically suggesting that they probably hadn’t watched “Touched by an Angel” in their formative years. She figured it was probably a lack of Dr. Seuss.

And I realised that my daughter was right. Dr. Seuss subtly (or not so subtly some might say) incorporates little nuggets of wisdom into all his books for children. Read Dr. Seuss to your kids and they will be forever “programmed” to strive to be their highest selves. If you haven’t read the man yet, it’s high time to do so yourself. Now available on Gameboy Advance as well.

Here’s some wisdom from Dr. Seuss and a little translation into Personal Growth Speak (PGS).

1. Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. In PGS: Be your authentic self.
2. I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me! In PGS: Overcoming challenges and difficulties are opportunities for personal growth.
3. Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. In PGS: Take a positive attitude and live in the moment. And practice your positive affirmations.
4. You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose. In PGS: Accept personal responsibility in choosing your directions in life. Make your choices consciously.
5. From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere. In PGS: Be aware of your surroundings and see the humour in everything. Laughter is relaxing and can be enlightening.
6. And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed. In PGS: Believe in your success. Having goals, purpose and dreams will focus your attention and change the condition of your life.
7. Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try! In PGS: Use lateral thinking to tap into your creativity.
8. If you want to catch beasts you don't see everyday, You have to out-of-the-way, You have to go places no others can get to. You have to get cold, and you have to get wet, too. In PGS: Get out of your comfort zone.
9. The more you read, the more you'll know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go. Develop your skills and enrich your mind by buying good books on personal development. Don’t forget the workshops.
10. Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not. In PGS: Connectedness to other people, other species and the earth rounds us in our lives.
11. If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good. In PGS: Get out of your comfort zone
12. A person's a person, no matter how small. In PGS: Love yourself and respect others. Umm, size doesn’t matter?

If this isn’t enough wisdom for you, go watch a rerun of “Touched by an Angel”…


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Beyond our ideas of right-doing and wrong-doing,
there is a field. I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase 'each other'
doesn't make sense any more.

Rumi

Thank you so much to Diet Pulpit for this wonderful blog award for sharing beauty, love and joy. I’m honoured that Lady Rose thinks that I’ve added a bit of these virtues to the blogosphere.

There are so many great blogs out there, that choosing only five to pass this along to is not easy. Here are my five picks for blogs that I always enjoy reading and feel contribute a lot of love, creativity and joy to the blogosphere:

Living Within Samsara is both visually beautiful and full of posts that touch my heart.

Mags at Woo-Woo Wisdom writes wonderfully inspiring posts an science, psychics and where the twain shall meet.

I'm filled with good vibes every time I visit Kelly at her blog She Power. This is one lady who exudes positivity.

Lexi at Energies of Creation spreads a lot of love, beauty and joy in the world of blogs with her art and articles as well as hosting the Carnival of Creative Growth.

Caroline at Life's Little Wonders adds much to the world through her gorgeous paintings filled with love and joy.

It would be nice if you would pass this on to your choice of five blogs you feel contribute beauty, love and joy to the blogosphere.

I haven't shown my crafts online recently, but I intend to do this regularly every week again. I've chosen Fridays, dedicated to the Goddess of Beauty Venus, for this.

I hope you enjoy the pics.

Most of these one-off pieces are not going to be sold in my online store, but at my craft stall on the beach. If you're interested in buying any of these necklaces, please contact me directly at louisej@gmx.ch. These are retailing for Euros 30 or US$ 47, including postage.

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Your Brain's Pattern

Your mind is a creative hotbed of artistic talent. You're always making pictures in your mind, especially when you're bored. You are easily inspired to think colorful, interesting thoughts. And although it may be hard to express these thoughts, it won't always be.

What Pattern Is Your Brain?

Creative visualisation is all about using your imagination in a creative manner to manifest your goals. The more lighthearted you are when using creative visualization (detachment), the more successful the outcome. A playful attitude is really helpful when manifesting your reality and taking control over your life.

And what better way to take control than by playing Sims 2? Sims 2 is a life simulation game where you have total control over the life stages, needs, personality, relationships, career and even death to some extent of the characters you create. What’s more, you can build some pretty cool houses.

My suggestion is that you create yourself and the people you want in your life (and of course those that are already in your life) and live your dream life in simulation. As you play the game, you will feel the the excitement of being in love, the satisfaction of living in your dream house and buying all the goodies you want.

In the past, I’ve actually manifested an apartment and a marriage with this technique. Of course, I should have known the marriage wouldn’t last; we were constantly at loggerheads in the game…

In my current game I’ve built and am living, with my kids, in a beautiful white wooden house on the beach. My house is not too large, but it has ample space for creative and meditative activities. I wake up in the morning, have a coffee from the espresso machine whilst sitting on my wooden verandah admiring the view before going for a swim in the ocean. I take a shower, eat breakfast and go into my creativity room to write my novel. After a light lunch, I create lovely works of art. The kids and I usually just barbeque our dinner on the beach and we have lot’s of beach parties. I’ve just created my dream man and am about to experience falling in love with him.

This is the life!


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Monday is ruled by the moon. And the moon rules dreams and emotions. I intend to post a quotation that speaks to my heart on the first day of every week. This is the first of the series.

If you would create something, you must be something.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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