15 ways to find inspiration

Inspiration is described as an irrational and unconscious burst of creativity it’s that and a whole lot more. When you’re inspired you’re in-spirit, beyond consciousness, liberated, all of you’re thoughts break their bounds. Sounds pretty good don’t it? But how exactly do you get to that all-encompassing point? Is there any way? Answers is: yes, there is no one way to get “inspired” there’s a multitude of ways. Here’s just a few:

1. Meditate

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I don’t mean for an hour or even half hour. I mean casual meditation say no more than 10 or 15 minutes, and it can be whenever, in the morning, lunch or evening. Just follow your breath and spend some time alone with your thoughts.

2 . Read

Reading generally gives you great ideas and renewed creativity, reading highly inspirational books like anything by: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, The Dalai Lama, or Anthony Robbins will give you even greater ideas and keep you inspired on a daily basis.

3. Draw, Paint, or Observe Art

Go to an art museum, browse websites or blogs, take or view pictures. Well, what if i’m not into photography you ask? Then simply create your own art by drawing, painting, sculpting, etc. Anytime you create you usually get inspired.

4. Play

Sports, board games, puzzles, and anything of the like can not only motivate and stimulate you mentally, but also inspire. It’s also a lot of fun, i in particular love dodgeball!

5. Travel

I can’t quite put my finger on it, but traveling, moving, and being in new surroundings breathes life into you and can give anyone a new outlook on life.

6. Listen to music

Most everyone has a favorite artist or song that really gets them pumped when they listen to it. Whenever you’re feeling uninspired put it on and crank up the volume! That should get you going.

7 . Meet and hang out with someone you admire

This can be anyone that truly inspires you and lifts your energy level just by being around them.

8. Get involved with a charitable cause

Find a cause that you’re really passionate about, be it ending world poverty or animal advocacy and donate, volunteer, or if you haven’t found a worthwhile cause then start your own. One of the greatest things in life is that you cannot truly help anyone without also helping yourself.

9. Go to the bathroom

Yes this is a bit weird and yes it is inspirational. How? Simply because it is one of the few times in the day when you can be alone with your thoughts.

10. Stand on your head or sit in any awkward position

More weirdness? yeah, why? it’s unconventional and outside “the box” and whenever you’re doing things in a different way than most, that’s when you will come up with ideas that most people won’t even dream of.

11. Gaze at the sky

There’s something calming yet profound in just sitting and staring at the stars because again, you’re left to ponder your thoughts, feelings, and emotions without interuption.

12. Go for a walk

Whenever you’re feeling under pressure to meet a deadline or complete a task instead of trying to work through it, take a break do something relaxing, and shift your focus and energy away from whatever it is that you’re trying to complete. One simple way to do that is to go for a walk and enjoy the scenery, talk to complete strangers, people watch, etc.

13. Write

Not structured writing as in a story necessarily, it can just be random thoughts, ramblings, or notes. Anytime you create anything it’s great for inspiration. Plus when you get your thoughts out in the open it helps you conjour up new ideas.

14. Perform a random act of kindness

It doesn’t have to involve money, just show some common courtesy by opening the door for someone, picking up a piece of trash that isn’t yours, letting someone that’s behind you in lineup go first, and then notice how you feel.

15. Have an open mind

I purposely left this for last, because without an open mind you won’t even know when you’re inspired, in fact you won’t even know when you have a great idea because you’d be to set in your way to realize it. Having a mind that is open everything and attached to nothing isn’t optional, it’s a requirement!

So there you have it, By far the question i get asked the most is: What inspires you? My answer has always been: Knowing that what i do genuinely helps people. If you’re anything like me you can’t get anything you’re “supposed” to be doing done without some daily inspiration. That’s the reason i made this post, to help you find what inspires you. Hope this helps, enjoy!

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Source: http://esylife.wordpress.com/2006/12/31/15-ways-to-find-inspiration/

10 ways to have an Active Mind

1) Read more & take part in mentally challenging activities. Usually morons have an innate
prejudice towards reading. It’s of course, a well earned inferiority complex. Grow up, idiot.

2) Watch TV.Well, it may sound naïve and against conventional wisdom.But, I have found television as a highly educative medium. Mostly people classify it as a passive activity. Doesn’t it keep people more informed and let those creative juices flowing? Come on, look at younger generation kids. Look at their parents. Ask yourself. Well, if they aren’t that different, let’s figure out ways to force their parents to let them be so.a Read more

3) Use memory aids. Mnemonics are extremely helpful in improving ones memory power. Believe me; it can even help you memorize large chunks of digits –thousands of them. It involves linking items to a series of visual images which help you recall what you you need keep in your mind.

4) Improve your vocabulary. One’s sophistication of thoughts can easily by assessed by his ability to handle words with fluency and imagination. I hope you share my opinion. If you don’t, consult a psychiatrist. Inferiority complex is a terrible thing. It can kill you. Please, do it for yourself.

5) Read good specialized magazines. Surf the web daily on a wide range of topics. Join & read forums and blogs that propagate a view point which is different from that of yours. Think over it. Post your comments. Debate with yourself. If you think arguments are a weak man’s weapon, read my blog on arguments. I tell you, it’s a well articulated blog. You can start from there!

6) Work on your vocabulary by playing word games. Try concocting metaphors.

7) Whatever your career aspirations are, write at least a few pages daily. It’ll help you a long way. Write your dairy on a daily basis. Start blogging. It can easily be a good source of income if you put in the time and effort necessary.

8) Broaden your horizons. Look through books and pieces of art which you aren’t that familiar with. Write on what you feel.

9) Listen to music. Visualize what you’re hearing.

10) If you’re in a train, classroom or work place, just look around. Weave a story around people you see based on their expressions and behavior. Be careful not to laugh out loud as I do. In most probability they will take you to a psychiatrist. She’ll give you a set of pills which will take the life out of you.
Source: http://memorymaniac.blogspot.com/2006/12/10-ways-to-have-active-mind.html

20 Ways to Kill Your Hangover

Hangovers suck, and it’s your own stupid fault when they suck like they do. Stop wallowing in self pity, print this out, and start checking items off. Some of these are more effective than others. Some are preventative and some are after the fact treatment. Either way, it’s something to think about next time you go out. Or maybe it’s something to read since you just called in to work and are hugging a trash can while you check your email this morning, lush.

1. Drink Buttermilk. (ughhh) It will calm you stomach and add badly needed liquid into your system. That is, if you can keep buttermilk down hungover.
2. Reduce the amount of sugar you consume while drinking. The boosted metabolism of sugar AND alcohol will accelerate the depletion of B vitamins and make your hangover worse.
   
3. Coffee/Caffeine. This will enhance the effectiveness of analgesics (aspirin and similar) and the stimulating effects will banish many symptoms of a hangover.
   
4. Have sex. First of all: easier said than done hungover. Second of all: oh, wait, ’sounds good other than that first thing. This gets your blood pumping and will release endorphins which are natural painkillers and mood-enhancers. See exercise below.
   
5. Drinking Coke or Pepsi. (The “Black Aspirin” or “Red Ambulance”) the caffeine, bubbles and sugar can be easier to hold down than pure water (or buttermilk). Sugar partially compensates the inhibition of the gluconeogenesis.
   
6. Oscillating in water between extreme cold and hot temperatures. This practice has no effect on the hangover and can be dangerous. See The Princess Bride.
   
7. Eating some Asparagus before bed. Asparagus is a diuretic and these only compound the problem.
   
8. Eating whole jalapeños. This will certainly wake you up.
   
9. Pedialyte. This contains more electrolytes than almost any over-the-counter drug. This will help you re-hydrate your body as quickly as possible.
   
10. Eating mineral-rich foods, like pickles or canned fish.See buttermilk, above. Gross.
    
11. Drinking pickle juice, the solution in which cucumbers were pickled, in the morning (a staple hangover remedy in Russia and Poland). It is sometimes suggested to add honey to the solution.
    
12. Instant chicken or vegetable soup provides salt, proteins and electrolytes which help soften hangover symptoms. It also adds liquid to your system.
    
13. Taking ibuprofen before sleeping can supposedly reduce hangover effects dramatically; however, mixing ibuprofen and alcohol can cause stomach irritation and bleeding, and is highly recommended against. The adverse effects of alcohol are amplified when ibuprofen, which also can cause trouble with the liver, is taken with it. In fact, most medicines should not be taken with alcohol, so it is best to consult a medical professional before using this supposed “remedy”.
    
14. Sleep. This one’s my favorite. Some people argue that sleep only prolongs the negative effects of alcohol due to slower metabolism while asleep. However, one doesn’t notice the negative effects of the hangover while asleep, which suits me just fine.
    
15. Exercise. Exercise can be painful with a hangover, but is usually very effective. It increases blood flow to the entire body, especially the head, and induces sweating, which helps the body purge alcohol. The feeling of lethargy dissipates and there is a strong mental and emotional effect (endorphins) where mood will improve.
    
16. Cysteine, which is available as the over-the-counter supplement N-acetylcysteine (NAC), is known to assist in processing acetaldehyde, best taken while already drinking and/or before going to bed. (Egg yolk is also rich in cysteine, and it is notable that many hangover folk remedies or morning-after breakfasts incorporate eggs. Red-eye anyone?)
    
17. “The hair of the dog”. a.k.a. drink more. Well liked and effective, but this is more of a procrastination tactic, as a hangover is basically alcohol withdraw and you’re just prolonging your inebriation.
    
18. Midnight feast. This is another fave of yours truly. get stuffed before you go to bed. Almost all foods contain some liquid and nutrients. (Even if it’s Taco Hell, a favorite of the drunximus outlateicus.)
    
19. Tag team your drinks with water. I’m not kidding. if you’re getting a drink at the bar order an ice water with it. As soon as the bar keep brings you your drinks chug the water, set the empty glass on the bar and walk off with your drink.
    
20. Stick 13 pins into the cork of the offending bottle. Hey, it works for Haitians.

How To Prevent and Cure hangovers Easy and Quickly

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