Posts tagged creativity
What is DNA of the Soul?
What is DNA of the Soul?

I imagine the Chicken Soup for the Soul series wouldn’t be the best-seller it is today if readers didn’t have souls. Did you know that the initial version was rejected 144 times? I guess publishers don’t have souls…Though the tears flowed with each reading, I can’t remember finding a recipe for the soul. So what’s cooking in there?

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What is Dream State?
What is Dream State?

Matt…Matt…WAKE UP! Now’s no time to be caught with your eyes closed. No, this isn’t a dream; just follow me along the branches, and we’ll make our way to the leaves to wave goodbye before they break away and turn into snowflakes. Hurry up, time is fluttering! Somebody pinch me.

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What is Jealousy?
What is Jealousy?

Geez, jealousy is a hideous color on me. Even after escaping from the dark cocoon, I still find myself feeling so insignificant unless I can express my integrity. But will it be as beautiful as others’ integrity? Gulp…It’s touch and go from here on out.

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What is The Big Picture?
What is The Big Picture?

Though I first began this blog article in April, the magnitude of the response held me back for 2 months. How can I, a mere mortal, come up with an answer to what the Big Picture is? Surely, I’m not qualified, but who does decide how we define power, success, love, gender, and God, then?

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What is Lost and Found?
What is Lost and Found?

"You'd lose your head if it wasn't attached to your neck," and what a loss that would be! Compared to the keys, cell phones, wallets, sunglasses (and dignity) I've lost throughout the years, losing my head would be disastrous since it connects me to my senses. What would happen if I lost my heart though, and if I did, how hard would it be to find? 

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