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  Today's meditation from  Weekly Soul: Fifty-two Meditations on Meaningful, Joyful, and Peaceful Living   by Dr. Frederic Craigie: -42-   We fail to use our powers when we fail to think of our lives and our work, whatever it is, as creative—as potential art, or “life art.”   Dan Wakefield   Creativity applies to all of life, not just the Arts. Wakefield goes on to give examples of a telephone operator singing greetings in answering the phone, of a business person seeing the possibilities of a new product, and of a yoga teacher’s creative guided meditation. This was the mid-1990s. I’m frankly not sure whether there are telephone operators anymore, but you get the idea. It is, as Wakefield says, “life art.” You have the ability to choose how you do what you do and to make even mundane daily activities into exercises in creativity. You can explore a different process of interaction in your committee meetings. You can tinker with your choices in clothing. You ...

  Dan Aykroyd, co-creator of  Ghostbusters , has spoken openly about his Asperger’s diagnosis. His intense interests in law enforcement and the paranormal—classic autistic traits—became the foundation for one of the most iconic films of the 1980s. His quick recall, quirky humor, and obsessive research helped shape his characters and scripts. Aykroyd didn’t suppress his traits—he wrote them into pop culture. Autism didn’t hold him back—it gave him a franchise.  His story is a celebration of eccentricity as creative fuel. Post inspired by Colette McNeil's books on autism:  Choice and Structure for Children with Autism .  Entienda el desafino de -no - en los ninos con autismo ,  and  Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism   by Colette McNeil.  Read more posts about Colette and her books  HERE . To purchase copies of any MSI Press book at 25% discount, use code FF25 at  MSI Press webstore . Want to read an MSI Pres...

  The e-book edition of  How to Live from Your Heart   by Nanette Hucknall  is on Kindle countdown discount, beginning at 99 cents, from August 13 through August 20. The earlier you get it, the more you save! Book Description Heart energy comes from an always loving and wise Higher Source. Nurturing, warm, quiet, refined, and all encompassing, heart energy brings spiritual growth that fosters creativity, attracts loving relationships, and engenders peace and happiness. Grounded in psychology and focusing on a bigger picture than New Age philosophies, this practical book not only teaches you how to live from your heart but also provides scads of activities to practice doing so, focusing on compassion, creativity, inner wisdom, insights into others, and the working together of the heart and mind to promote growth in our own Higher Self and the Higher Self of others. Recommended by US Review of Books and MidWest Book Review. How to Live from Year Heart  has earned ...