The Self Expands Through Acts Of Self

The Mood State Americans Are In, On Average, When Watching Television Is Mildly Depressed.

Each Of Us Is Born With Two Contradictory Sets Of Instructions: A Conservative Tendency, Made Up Of Instincts For Self-preservation, Self-aggrandizement, And Saving Energy, And An Expansive Tendency Made Up Of Instincts For Exploring, For Enjoying Novelty And Risk-the Curiosity That Leads To Creativity Belongs To This Set. But Whereas The First Tendency Requires Little Encouragement Or Support From Outside To Motivate Behaviour, The Second Can Wilt If Not Cultivated.

But Shortcuts Are Dangerous; We Cannot Delude Ourselves That Our Knowledge Is Further Along Than It Actually Is.

If There Is One Word That Makes Creative People Different From Others, It Is The Word Complexity. Instead Of Being An Individual, They Are A Multitude. Like The Color White That Includes All Colors, They Tend To Bring Together The Entire Range Of Human Possibilities Within Themselves. Creativity Allows For Paradox, Light, Shadow, Inconsistency, Even Chaos -and Creative People Experience Both Extremes With Equal Intensity.

Getting Control Of Life Is Never Easy, And Sometimes It Can Be Definitely Painful.