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Awken The Creative Chakra (The Second Chakra) Oh Many Pardon Me Whom...

cre·a·tiv·i·ty ˌ

krēāˈtivədē/ noun noun: 

creativity the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work. synonyms:inventiveness, imagination, innovation, innovativeness, originality, individuality; artistry, inspiration, vision; enterprise, initiative, resourcefulness "her agency is a hotbed of youthful creativity"

The Second Chakra is sometimes called the Sacral Chakra. It is located along your spine about 2 inches below your belly button. It deals with issues of self-worth, creativity, relationships, pleasure and sexuality and it is blocked and weakened by self-criticism and guilt.

Okay, if you believe in Chakras or not awakening your creativity for some may be a daunting task. So what do we do? How do we achieve this sometimes intimidating endeavor? Well let's break it down. What is creativity?

For some it is seen as only accomplished through the creation of something - i.e.: creating a piece of art, writing a poem, or writing a book. But does creativity have to always be so large? Of course not, we can be creative in our daily living. For instance, we will start with waking up. Sure there are ways of being creative first thing in the morning. Look at Pee Wee Herman. Okay bad example, but we can use our alarm clocks in a creative way.

What if your snooze button were connected to your bank account? OMG say what? Would you go broke? What if you are donating to a charity of your choice when you hit snooze? That is where The SnūzNLūz comes in. The concept is simple whenever you hit the snooze button The SnūzNLūz will take a portion of your hard earned cash and send it to a charity. Hhmmm, sounds like that would make you happy to be sleeping more and giving more? Well that is where the creativity comes in. You select a non profit that you hate. 

Common Usage Suggestions:

• Are you a butcher? Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to PETA
• Are you a republican? Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to the ACLU!
• Are you a land developer? Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to the Wilderness Society!
• Enjoy your freedom? (Blue state version) Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to the GOP. or
• Enjoy your freedom? (Red state version) Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to MoveOn.Org
• Are you a hippie? Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to the American Coal Foundation.
• Are you a Ninja? Set your SnūzNLūz to donate to, yrrra, we can't find a Pirate Charity at the moment. But there must be one...somewhere...anyways, the point is it's easy to setup once you identify your enemy!

Right on, now that you are awake how to continue on this path of being creative? In a study published in the journal Thinking and Reasoning last year, researchers Mareike Wieth and Rose Zacks reported that imaginative insights are most likely to come to us when we’re groggy and unfocused. The mental processes that inhibit distracting or irrelevant thoughts are at their weakest in these moments, allowing unexpected and sometimes inspired connections to be made. When Sleepy People’s “more diffuse attention focus,” daydreaming, leads them to “widen their search through their knowledge network. This widening leads to an increase in creative problem solving.” When you intentionally give yourself time NOT to tune in - to your meandering mind, you give yourself the surprising solutions it may offer in creative problem solving - a daydream believer - yep (nods).

Well at least I got you out of bed. If even it was to stir at the walls. Alright lets get moving. Is it coffee? Or are you 'oh no' tea is for me? However you look at it morning does require means of replenishing your body's resources.   Want to be creative? Dandelion Root Coffee already.

Dandelion greens are finally getting farmer’s market attention for their natural detoxing properties. (Kale can kinda hog the spotlight.) But don’t let the root go to waste. Healthy food gurus like Elana Amsterdam say they’ve got a solid track record in Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine as a liver cleanser to blood-sugar balancer. And unlike coffee which can give you the shakes, this tea will help you keep your cool.

Oh now that is more cool then creative, moving on. No matter how you regenerate you can add creativity into the mix. Creative Fuel is focused on using the creative process itself as you would any tool—with practice—so you can experience the art of producing your best, self-expanding ideas.

We can look to James Webb Young's theory of 5 Simple Step.

Young’s Simple, Five-step Process

“This technique of the mind follows five steps. I am sure that you will all recognize them individually. But the important thing is to recognize their relationship, and to grasp the fact that the mind follows these five steps in definite order—that by no possibility can one of them be taken before the preceding one is completed, if an idea is to be produced.” ~ James Webb Young

• Gather Raw Material—Curiosity and the patience to browse are two noticeable characteristics of highly creative people. Use resources on the Internet to collect and keep tabs on your musings.
• Digest the Material—Absorb everything and practice critical thinking. Consider how different elements can inform each other. Link the specific facts to broad human experiences. Try Mental Notes.
• Unconscious Processing—Let your unconscious do the work while getting into something fun! Go for a walk, ride your bike, take in a museum, meet a friend for lunch; turn to whatever stimulates your imagination.
• The A-ha Moment—The connection is made! The idea is formed! It may wake you up out of a dead sleep, so keep your notepad handy.
• Idea Meets Reality—Set your idea free into the wild! Be open to all feedback and learn from the criticism. You might have to adapt and rework, but that’s all part of the process.

Steps 1 and 2 can and should be woven into your everyday. Always be on the look out for inspiration. When it comes time to dream up a creative solution, use the rest of the steps to help turn your gained knowledge into your next big idea.

Ready set GO... now with creativity firmly initiated into to your day you are ready to see the world in new and creative ways. Go get them tiger. Some people say kill them with kindness - let's kill them with creativity.

WHO? What? Doctor Who's TARDIS - Where?

Why hello there, anyone up for a little treasure hunt  - a little WHO Hunt as it were - courtesy of the Internet? Who wants to find Doctor's Who's TARDIS? Oh why, I was certain that you would. Okay let's go find us a TARDIS, here we go.

If we go to google maps and type in the following location: 

• 236 Earls Court Road W.8, Kensington, London SW5 9AA, UK. 

Then click on any of the three street views. You are able to look around as if you were there. By moving our mouse around we can look at different locations in the street view - did anyone find the TARDIS? 

Okay, now that we see it does anyone want to take a look inside? Why I thought that you all would, after all we have come this far. 

Alright now, walk around about with your mouse. As we move our mouse around we see some directional icons (circle with arrow and some Xs) in different locations. We want to activate one of the Xs. Oh man we are so close, are any of you excited? Oh man, here we go - when you have the tall poll next to the two bicycles and light post in view. Try and have the X next to the tall poll active. Do you see the X appear? When you do click on it. 

Gobsmacked - we are inside!

Oh my what an interesting adventure - I hope you all have fun on your exploration of the inside of the TARDIS. Oh whats that I am being called away. Farewell, I am signing off now so I will be seeing all y'll sometime in the near future. <Cut and fade>

Movie Night - YAY! - Lights, Cameras, No Cash and No Hits - WHAT?!?

Dude! Hey fellow surfernauts, have you been wanting to plan a movie night and invite a bunch of your friends over for a fun night of movies and revelry? But you don't have any new or interesting movies in your collections. You were thinking of going out on a retail hunt to find a gem to show for your main feature, but when you check your cash flow; well you're stopped dead in your tracks. Never fear, the answer is here - why not swap a DVD you currently own and don't want with a DVD hit you do want? 

Well now there is a website devoted to exactly that. A site called Swap-A-DVD has now come to your rescue with thousands of members wanting to do the same thing. Here is what Swap-A-DVD says about how to swap DVDs: 

• You have original, playable DVDs that you do not want to keep. 
• You post those DVDs to your "DVD Tower" to offer to other members. 
• After you have posted the first 10 DVDs to your DVD Tower, you get 1 "gift" credit from SwapaDVD to get you started swapping (limit one per household). 
•  After that, you earn credits by sending out DVDs to others. 
• You may order available DVDs for 1 credit per disc (some DVDs do cost more than 1 credit), plus a Swap Fee of $0.49 per item (no matter how many credits are in the item). 
• If you want a DVD that is not currently available you can place it on your Wish List and we will notify you by email when it is available for you to order. 
•  You can even have it sent to you automatically when it becomes available, with no email necessary. 
• When a DVD is requested from you, we notify you by email, provide the address for you to send it out, and even provide a wrapper with postage printed on it if desired! 
• Wrap and mail your DVD. 
• When the requester receives it, you earn 1 credit per disc mailed. Yes, you pay the postage to send out your DVDs, but when you request a DVD, the sender ships it to you and you pay 1 DVD credit (some DVDs do cost more than 1 credit)! 
• The DVDs you receive from SwapaDVD are yours. We hope that you will re-post them to share with other members when you have viewed them, but you can certainly keep them, or give them away. Similarly, the DVDs you send out to others belong to their new owners. SwapaDVD is a great way to share DVDs with people all over the country!

What an inexpensive way to expand your collection and to find the gem for your up and coming movie night. I also see that they have similar programs for used books and CDs. So there you have it a inexpensive way to expand your media collections and to find those little gems you were looking for. Have fun swapping my little surfernauts and start that corn a poppin.

Ref: www.swapadvd.com/

Public Domain - What is that?

Hey Internet peps in this post we will discuss briefly what is public domain. Public domain as defined on wikipedia.org as:

Works in the public domain are those whose intellectual property rights have expired,^[1] have been forfeited,^[2] or are inapplicable. Examples include the works of Shakespeare and Beethoven, most of the early silent films, the formulae of Newtonian physics, and powered flight.^[1] The term is not normally applied to situations where the creator of a work retains residual rights, in which case use of the work is referred to as "under license" or "with permission".

As rights are country-based and vary, a work may be subject to rights in one country and not in another. Some rights depend on registrations with a country-by-country basis, and the absence of registration in a particular country, if required, implies public domain status in that country.

Why or how is public domain material important to the public or you as an individual? This is a great question, let us explore the possibilities just a bit. I have found a few organizations that their main mission is to restore/covert and manipulate material that is in the public domain. You will see a few corporations that have profited from manipulating public domain materials. But we will focus on a couple of organizations who's mission is to preserve and restore the public domain material through manipulation or conversion.

Let me introduce you to the Gutenberg Project. This is a really cool organization who has taken public domain materiel and converted them into various digital format and made them available to the public. You will find high quality ebooks: All their ebooks were previously published by bona fide publishers. They have digitized and diligently proofread them with the help of thousands of volunteers. 

There are no fees or registration required, but if you find Project Gutenberg useful, they would kindly ask you to donate a small amount so they may buy and digitize more books. Other ways to help include digitizing more books, recording audio books, or reporting errors contact the Gutenberg Project to find out how.

You will find over 100,000 free ebooks are available through their Partners, Affiliates and Resources.

One of the affiliates that I have found and am currently working with is Librivox.org the acoustical liberation of books in the public domain - free audio books read by volunteers. You may go to Librivox to either record audio of the public domain material or you may go as a listener and download and listen to any of these little treasures.

This is an animation project in connection with an audio project I completed for Librivox.org. These animation experiments are intended to help me learn this photo manipulation software and how to lip-sync the audio/video. When I get into to these projects I find there are so many adjustments that can be made to so many layers. It really is amazing fun. So ladies and gentlemen I bring you I want To Talk With Thee by Dora Sirgerson Shorter read for Librivox.org by Richard Carter 

I Want to Talk to Thee by Dora Sigerson Shorter read by Richard Carter

The point I am trying to make by discussing the organizations I mention above and by posting my little animation project - is that there are many uses for material that is in the public domain. 

I am able to find quality lecturer in which to read and record to prefect my voice over/acting talents. I believe it is through the doing that we active what we really want in life. Most of the things we do that we love we don't get paid to do, however, I believe there is no reason why you should not eventually be paid to do them. So here are available works free to the public that you may manipulate for your own creative purposes.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

The adage "A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned," a favorite of Ben Franklin, encourages us to save more money. The use of a penny in the adage suggests that even saving in small amounts can lead to prosperity far into the future.

Let's say you were a collector of coins or maybe you just started to pay attention to the dates/information on the coins that pass through your purse. There could be the possibility of a fair amount of change come to be your reward. Here is what I am talking about.

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• [Ref:  Want Valuable Pennies? Here Are 10 Pennies You Should Be Looking For -http://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/2010/10/valuable_pennies.php]

Lincoln Bronze Cents of 1943

Any of the 1943 bronze cents, as a group, currently belong to the heading of ‘most-valuable pennies.’ While the 1943 steel cent is a common coin, with hundreds of millions made, the United States Mint mistakenly struck somewhere between 20 to 40 of the 1943 cents from the bronze blanks normally used for pennies of other years.

A 1943-D bronze cent was recently sold for $1.7 million!

Other 1943 bronze cents have sold for between $80,000 and $200,000 in recent years.

1944 Steel Cents

OK, so we have the 1943 bronze cents… but have you heard about the 1944 steel cents? A reverse of the same mistake that caused the bronze cents of 1943 created a small number of steel cents the following year.

1944 steel cents don’t seem to have the same degree of attention that their earlier bronze counterparts enjoy, but 1944 steel cents are still highly rare and valuable.

In recent years, 1944 steel cents have sold for over $100,000!

1969-S Double Die Cent
Think Lincoln Memorial cents aren't worth much? Think again. There are plenty of valuable Lincoln Memorial pennies, and the 1969-S double die takes the cake!

The doubling on the 1969-S double die (which is not a proof but, rather, a regular strike) is seen mainly in the lettering and date on the obverse of this rare coin. With very few in existence and ever-soaring demand, the 1969-S double die is easily worth over $50,000.

1856 Flying Eagle Cent

Our journey along the path of the most valuable pennies takes us back to the very first ‘small size’ one-cent coin in the U.S. Up until the late 1850s, our one cent coin had always been nearly as large as a half-dollar.

But waning purchasing power pressed the need for a small one-cent coin. Enter the 1856 Flying Eagle cent– the first official U.S. penny the size of modern-day one-cent coins.

Only 2,000 1856 Flying Eagle cents were made, and each is worth a pretty penny. Prices start at over $6,500 for well-worn specimens and tick up in value to over $15,000 for pieces in uncirculated grades.

1955 Double Die Cent

When the 1955 double die Lincoln cent first emerged, it quickly became a coin that everybody wanted but, due to low numbers of available pieces, not everybody could have. Today, the 1955 double die penny remains an extremely sought-after coin that is especially in demand among Lincoln cent collectors.

Doubling in the date and lettering is where coin collectors notice the ghost-like double image on this error cent that’s worth between $1,000 and $15,000.

1888/7 Indian Head Cent

This list of valuable pennies is mainly dominated by errors and varieties, and you’re probably beginning to see why — they’re generally rare and are pieces that many coin collectors love to own because they’re so neat.

The 1888 over 7 Indian Head cent is another one of those coins that are rare and sought-after by coin collectors.

While the Indian Head cent series is not nearly as widely collected as Lincoln cents, Indian Head cents are popularly collected by date and mintmark, and the 1888/7 Indian Head cent is one of those pieces that Indian Head cent lovers simply feel they have to have.

If you’re going to buy one, however, you’ll need to dig pretty deep into your wallet or purse… prices begin at around $900 for a well-worn example!

1877 Indian Head Cent
Think of the most popular rarity among Indian Head cents, and it’s likely your mind turns to the 1877 Indian Head cent. The 1877 penny is the stuff of Indian Head cent collectors’ dreams. And for good reason — it’s the rarest regular-strike coin in the series and downright expensive in even the most-worn grades.

A little more than 850,000 were struck (a tiny number by modern-day standards). Because the 1877 cent is required for completion of an Indian Head penny collection, there are simply  not enough to fill every Indian Head cent collection.

Prices start at around $900 for a well-worn example and ascend into the $3,000 to $5,000 range for typical uncirculated pieces.

1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent

I bet you were wondering where this famous coin would show up on this list. Is there really any more popular of a coin in the world (outside of the 1804 dollar) than the 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent? I submit the answer is no.

Virtually everybody seems to know about ‘the 1909 penny.’ Now more than a century old, the 1909-S VDB cent has been building in both legendary status and value for generations.

What makes the 1909-S VDB cent so important is that it bears Victor David Brenner’s initials (VDB) and was made at the San Francisco mint (which is why there is an ‘S’ under the date). Only 484,000 1909-S VDB cents were ever made — and the number of people who collect Lincoln cents may be well into the millions.

Clearly, there simply aren’t enough 1909-S VDB&nbs
p;Lincoln pennies to go around. If you can afford to lay out around $800 to $1,000, you’ll be able to buy a nice but well-worn 1909-S VDB cent for your coin collection. $2,000 to $3,000 will land you an example in uncirculated grade.

1922 Plain Cent

When people first found a 1922 penny without a mintmark, they assumed it was simply a Philadelphia version of a 1922 cent. That’s a perfectly reasonable assumption, especially since pennies made in Philadelphia — even to this day — don’t bear a mint mark. However, there’s one slight problem to that reasoning: Philadelphia ddidn'tmake any pennies in 1922!

So, what caused the 1922 plain cent? Only Denver struck pennies that year (and not too many, either, at only around 7 million!). It’s believed that the ‘D’ mint mark was accidentally removed from the die (the stamp that impresses images on coins) when mint officials tried to fix damage to it.

You’re going to come across many 1922 cents that don’t have much, if any, evidence of a ‘D.’ However, the most valuable types of 1922 no-D Lincoln cents are those which have a weak-looking obverse (heads side) and strong, bold reverse (the tails side). True 1922 plain cents are worth around $700 to $1,000 in lower grades.

1909-S Indian Head Cent 
1909 was a wild year for pennies. There are several cents from that year which are worth much, much more than face value. But the 1909-S Indian Head cent is the 2nd-most expensive penny from that year.

With only 309,000 made (less than even the 1909-S VDB penny), the 1909-S Indian cent is a sought-after rarity that is high on the list of those who collect Indian pennies. At around $400 to $500 for well-worn examples, the 1909-S Indian cent is a piece that any coin collector would be proud to own.

STOP the Shredder! Turn Junk Mail Into Rewards [Cash]

Yep, you got that right turn junk mail into something you actually look forward to receiving. It turns out that the folks at SBKC/Small Business Knowledge Center want you to send them your junk mail. Well not all of it of course. The types of direct mailings they are interested in are:

	Insurance: Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Auto/Property Insurance, etc.
	Investments/Annuities: IRA/Rollovers, Mutual Funds, 401(k), Pensions, etc.
	Mortgage & Loans: Auto, Home Equity, Mortgage, Personal Loan, etc.
	Banking: Checking, Savings, Money Market, Certificates of Deposit, Rewards or Loyalty Programs, etc.
	Credit Cards: General Use Credit Cards & Charge Cards, Retail/Department Store Cards, Affinity/Rewards Cards such as Airline, Hotel, Alumni, Club/Association Cards, etc.
	Telecommunication: Wireless (network providers such as Verizon, AT&T or manufacturers such as Samsung or Motorola), Wire-Line (Landline/Home Phone), TV/Cable, Satellite, Internet, IP/Internet Phone.
	Travel & Leisure: Hotels, Cruise Lines, Airlines, Car Rental Services

SBKC doesn't just want your paper junk mail they want you e-junk too. When you set your account up they give you all the directions on where to forward your e-junk mail.

I Bit You're Asking How Will I Be Compensated?

Well here is the scope straight from SBKC's website: 

By becoming a Consumer Panelist, you’ll earn participation points that can be redeemed for gift cards from over 200 popular retailers. 

To earn points, simply do the following:

	Direct Mail: Place your qualifying direct mail in the postage-paid envelopes we provide and return them to us about once a week.
	Email: Forward us your qualifying emails.
	Bonuses: Earn bonuses for referring friends and participating in periodic bonus opportunities featured in our monthly Consumer Panelist newsletter.

Frequent participants can earn as much as $20 in points every 6 to 10 weeks! Business owners and those who are self-employed can earn rewards even faster.

To start earning points for valuable gift cards, we ask that you complete a brief form with some basic information about yourself to complete your confidential Panelist Profile. Rest assured that all personal information is kept 100% confidential and you will never be solicited as a result of your participation. There is no commitment and you may opt out at any time.