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October 9, 2011

Sunday Inspiration Image ~ Rest in Peace Steve Jobs

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference [...]

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Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. -Christopher Robin to Pooh
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All illustrations are by EH Shepard.

These illustrations are from the Sotheby’s catalogue pertaining to the auction of forty two items, ‘That sort of Bear’: E.H. Shepard’s Winnie-the-Pooh From the Collections of [...]

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July 7, 2011

Thoughtful Thursday~Energy

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

We can project our energy by focusing our attention in the desired direction…where attention goes, energy flows…influencing other energy systems and increasing the pace of coincidences in our lives.
-James Redfield

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July 4, 2011

Looking for Something

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by Cre8Tiva

All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. I was naïve. I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could [...]

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June 26, 2011

Listen to the Still, Small Voice

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

From time to time you hear the persistent whisper of a still, small voice. It asks you to respond, sometimes before you fully understand what it is calling you to do.

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Today marks a milestone for me…my 400th article/blog post here at Creative Compass Magazine.
A little over 532 days ago on January 1, 2010 I launched Creative Compass Magazine
{ exploring the creative life } ~a long-time dream…a passion and a giant leap of faith into my destiny…
It has been a journey, indeed an exploration to Find [...]

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June 12, 2011

Colgate Building Smiles (#BuildingSmiles) Tour

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

Colgate Reaches Out to the Community with #BuildingSmiles Tour
The Colgate #Building Smiles tour is “A Children’s Oral Health Improvement Program.” The tour is visiting retailers, like Walmart, this summer trying to reach millions of under-served children. The tour is part of Colgate’s Bright Smiles, Bright Futures™ program, which helps children, parents, and teachers around the [...]

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Magnificent Metalwork Bed

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this did it…one look is all it took….this very picture of a magnificent $15,000 metalwork bed by shawn lovell…inspired a whole new stream of creativity for me…imagine sleeping under the arbor…the walls a perfect shade of robins egg blue…the linens white, crisp and freshly laundered

I could so envision myself being cuddled up on Sunday morning [...]

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My Sensitive Teeth ~ Building Smiles

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Good Oral Care for Adults with Sensitive Teeth
I have been thinking about my teeth a lot lately. They seem to be more sensitive to cold and, let’s just say; I understand the term ‘long in the tooth’ much more intimately now. I am on the on a mission to find out the cause of this, [...]

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Healthy Joints Adventure…Elations at Walmart

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I am not really elated…I am on the search for Elations® joint health drinks at our local WalMart. As most of you know, I have acute arthritis…and must keep moving or I would not be able to…well move at all! I also have trouble swallowing pills…so joint supplements in pill form are out for me.
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Creativity, Muses and a Way to Initiate Creative Flow

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In 2007 I began a journey to rediscover drawing. I drew a face each day that year…I called them the Daily Muse and documented the process on Cre8Tiva’s Blog. Here is what I wrote about them in July of 2007:
My muses are so named so because they inspire me to think or speak meditatively; to [...]

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Don’t Deny the World Your Gifts by Doubting Them

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“Never again will someone be made like you. Do not deny the world your gifts by doubting them.” ~The Daily Love
A post by Kelly Lynn Adams on Life Gloss today really rocked my socks!!! I am so hard on myself. I can give Doubting Thomas a run for his money any day. Especially of late [...]

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An Artist Arising from the Uncertainties

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A Page from My Journal:
Around the bend, in the unseen…arising from the very uncertainties that may now seem to taunt you, there are some amazing surprises, awesome twists, and spellbinding coincidences about to emerge that you can’t even now imagine. ~Note from the Universe (Tut.com)
As an artist I often find myself in a struggle with [...]

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Artistic Failure is a Process, Not an Obstacle

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“Students should be taught that failure is a process, not an obstacle.” ~Scott Adams, The Wall Street Journal
Artists need to understand this also…as we struggle with the process of creativity. I know, and sometimes even believe, that every stroke of my brush and every word I write is movement toward the edge of what’s possible.
Often [...]

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