When an author decides to write fiction one the primary methods of storytelling is through a first person perspective. For many writers this is the most comfortable manner of storytelling. In a first person narrative the reader is allowed to relate to the story one dimensionally. The story is presented to the reader from the viewpoint of a character in…
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What Is A 21st Century Education
Introduction The concept of a 21st century education might be an abstract and imaginative idea even today. Even when the wonders of technology and high finance continues to be an untapped resource where one can take advantage, the perception of most people still rely on the thinking process of the last century. As they say, people who are enjoying the…
How Gratitude Can Change Your Life
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, the holiday that has its origin in the Puritan’s tradition of giving thanks for a good harvest. The Puritans weren’t the first in this regard. Many religious and societal traditions are based in the concept of gratitude. What all these traditions may or may not have known is that recent scientific studies point to…
How Big Is Yours
I would guess that you have so problems in your life haven’t you? Do some of them seem overwhelming, massive and unconquerable? If you stood at the bottom of Mount Everest and looked up, it would appear incredibly huge and insurmountable, wouldn’t it? What if you changed your perspective and perhaps got in a helicopter and hovered near the top,…
Unplug Yourself This Summer Avoid Running On Fumes
“To keep a lamp burning, you have to keep on putting oil in it” is a favorite quote of mine by Mother Teresa. Simple isn’t it? But in today’s world our tanks run on fumes for long periods of time and that’s not good! We get stuck in the perspective of “the way it is” and just keep going. Life…
The Art Of Creative Business Success
The Starving Artist myth proliferates because it is often accompanied by that other myth: creative people aren’t good at business. With these ideas circulating, it’s easy to see how artists struggle to succeed professionally. But I don’t buy these myths. In fact, I believe that artists and creative people make the best business people. Here’s why. Artists are experts in…
Life Is A Gift Open And Enjoy It
There is a bottle of perfume sitting on my dresser that I was given when I was ten years old! As you can tell I have pack rat tendencies! For me that pattern started as a young child. I could never bear to throw things away. There was more to it than not wanting to throw things away. I loved…
Astronomical Binocular
When I got a high-powered telescope, however, It really opened up the night sky for me. The sites were beautiful, and it further enhance the wonder that I had always felt while gazing up at the heavens at night. I would spend hours during long summer evenings, gazing up at the Milky Way and just wondering about what might lie…