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| "The natural world and the curves of the human body are my greatest inspirations... Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT "The natural world and the curves of the human body are my greatest inspirations." ~ Craig Tracy  The world's best and most creative fine art bodypainter. www.amazers.org Craig Tracy was born in New Orleans, USA. He was raised in a loving nonconformist family during the hippie movement. An ever rambunctious child, he could only be calmed down when given something to draw with.At the age of three, Craig was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease that caused him blu... |
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| The 10 Inventions of Nikola Tesla That Changed The World Posted: 19 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT The 10 Inventions of Nikola Tesla That Changed The World  The 10 Inventions of Nikola Tesla That Changed The World www.whydontyoutrythis.com Note: This article was first posted some time ago, but in honor of Nikola Tesla's birthday, we thought it would be valuable to repost for new readers. Please feel free to add your own information, article links, or video links about Tesla and his work in the comment section below. I would also point... |
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| An 87 Year Old College Student Named RoseThe first day of school our professor i... Posted: 19 Sep 2013 08:30 AM PDT An 87 Year Old College Student Named RoseThe first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?"I laughed and enthusiastically responded, "Of course you may!" and she gave me a giant squeeze. "Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked.She jokingly replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…""No seriously," I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age."I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me.After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends. Every day for thenext three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium.As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, "I'm sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know."As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it!There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old.If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are thosewith regrets."She concluded her speech by courageously singing "The Rose."She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be .When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they'll really enjoy it!These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give."  |
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| Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:10 AM PDT  Timeline Photos Living has become too much of a conceptualized term. Eat ecological food. Dress properly. Stick within the cultural frames. Get a career! Where in all this do all the important questions get to be answered? Understanding why we smile or a spontaneous burst of energy leading to dance or tears. On a somewhat considered trivial wonder and daydream when on the way to work? Why are emotions being taken into consideration as rarely as we get to hear positive stories on the news in our society? We like to say that we live in a free society but all of us know the model of treatment thrown in our face if we react to conditioning. A lesson in moral saying something like: ”When I was your age, we all had to work hard and do this and that!”, immediately jamming the natural evolution of a person who is not so confident. Where and when are we to be allowed to really explore the value in being a human being? My own understanding is that it is a journey which you have to fund yourself. There’s not many people who really want to clap your shoulder and say: ”Go on a discovery through your own body, mind and spirit!” as they probably never tried themselves or only started but never went the whole way. The responsibility is ours to find what song our heart wants to sing. There are guides who can point you to a path but following someone else’s path is a deviation from your own composition. Follow the small clues. That which makes you giggle when you’re alone. Your daydreams. Your intuition. Your very own emotional compass which takes you on a journey free from cultural and biassed notions. Our lives can be a result of ingenious artwork or a lobbyist’s file. The choice lies in our own hands and how far we dare to deviate from the opinions of the masses. ~ @[1469378747:2048:Zdravko Stefanovic] www.consciousness-evolution.org |
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| Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:30 PM PDT 21 Habits of Happy People  21 Habits of Happy People www.social-consciousness.com "Happiness is a habit – cultivate it." ~ Elbert Hubbard | Happiness is one aspiration all people share. No one wants to be sad and depressed. We've all seen people who are always happy – even amidst agonizing life trials. I'm not saying happy people don't feel grief, sorrow or sadness; they just don... |
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