TheCreativePersonalityHighlights: Tenparadoxicaltraitsofthecreativepersonality.
Author: MihalyCsikszentmihalyi [1]Creativeindividualsareremarkablefortheirabilitytoadapttoalmostanysituationandtomakedowithwhateverisathandtoreachtheirgoals.Ofallhumanactivities,creativitycomesclosesttoprovidingthefulfillmentweallhopetogetinourlives.Callitfull-blastliving.Creativityisacentralsource...[
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WhyForgivenessIsAnEssentialPartofRecoveryBy HarrisB.Stratyner,Ph.D.,CASACCreated Mar152010-9:07amWeneedtoembraceourhumanity-especiallyifwehavethediseaseof addiction.Ihavealwaysbeensomeonewho forgives otherindividualstheirtransgressions-quitefranklyitisthekindthingtodoformyselfaswellastheotherindividualbecauseastheysay"toerrishumanbuttoforgivedivine!"Onemustalsoforgivethems...[
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Who,what,where,when,whyandhowishappiness?By JenKimCreated Mar152010-8:02amTheprevioustenantofmynewapartmentleftmewithtwothings:1. Averybadroachproblem
2. FreemagazinesubscriptionsTheroacheseventuallydisappearedinaboutaweek,probablykilledbymyconstantshrieking.Themagazines,however,continuetoarrivemonthly,crisp,cleanandglossy,filledwithadviceonhowtogetsliminjust20minutes;Woman'sDay,disc...[
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HowIMetAndMarriedMyWifeBy AlexLickerman,M.D.Created Mar152010-7:05amIn2002,mythird-youngestbrotherandhiswifeannouncedtheyweregoingtohaveababy.Thenewsabsolutelyflooredme.Thiswouldbethefirstbabyofourgenerationandrepresentedasignificantlifechangeforusall.IlefttheirapartmentthatnightthinkingaboutlifestagesandtransitionsandfoundmyselfwonderingwhyIwasn'tmarriedyet.I'dalwaysfeltI'dwantedtobeand...[
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CouldMichaelJacksonHaveCreatedTwitter?By ScottBarryKaufman,Ph.D.Created Jul92009-1:55amMichaelJackson istheepitomeof creativity.Creativityresearchersdefinecreativityassomethingthatisnovelanduseful.Jackson'sworkswerecertainlynovel.Hecreatedanentirelynewmusicexperience.Hisglove,jacket,dance,andactingallboretheuniquestampthatwasMichael.Andhisworkswerewithoutadoubtuseful.Heinspired...[
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BeforeYouCreate,PacifyYourInnerCriticBy SusanK.Perry,Ph.D.Created Oct82008-11:55amCreatingcanbeanemotionalprocess.Butthere'sgoodemotional—evenwhenyou'resadortheworkepitomizessorrow—andthere'sbademotional.That'swhenyourinnercriticattacksyou,callsyoumeannames,andcausesyounottofeellikecreatinganymore.Oneofthewaysyoumayslipoutofflowwhenyou'recreatingsomethingisifyoudon'tfeelthatwhatyou'rep...[
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ByJoelOsteen
Whenwemakeamove,Godwillmakeamove.
Inordertofulfillourdivinedestiny,wehavetostretchourfaithandstepoutofourcomfortzone.Seedsofgreatnessandunlimitedpotentialresideineachandeveryoneofus.BydiscoveringourconfidenceinGodandtakingstepsoffaith,wewillwalkintoourdivinedestiniesandexperiencethejoyofreleasingourfullpotential.
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By SimonY.Feuerman,Psy.D.,L.C.S.W.Created Mar122010-12:58pmStanleyFishinthisweek'sNYTimessays"Itoldyouso."Alittlemorethanayearago,hewarnedreadersthatdespiteultra-highlevelsofnegativitytowardthen-presidentBush,withinoneyearofhisdeparture,peoplewillstarttomisshim.Sureenough,therearesignsthathispredictionhasbornout.Hequotesanumberofunscientificstudiesontheinternetthatassertthatmoremiss...[
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By WoodsonMerrell,M.D.Created Mar112010-9:04amInagutsymove,theMainelegislatureiscurrentlyconsideringrequiringwarninglabelsoncellphones--muchlikecigarettepackets--abouttheincreasedriskof brain cancerfromelectromagneticradiationemittedaspartoftheradiosignalingtechnologyofallcellphones.ThemayorofSanFrancisco,GavinNewsom,alsowantstomandatenewcellphonelabelling.Andasimilarbillw...[
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10ReasonsToThankYourBadBoyfriendBy ReginaBarreca,Ph.D.Created Mar102010-4:43pm
We'veallhadTheBadBoyfriend.He'stheone youknewyouhadtoleave.Inordertogetonwithlife,weneedtoputhiminperspective.Partofthatisacknowledgingthosethingsforwhichweshouldbe grateful tohim.Thatisn'teasytodo.Idecidedtohelp.HereAreGina's10ReasonsToThankYourBadBoyfriend1.Hetaughtyouthat"boredom&quo...[
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