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Einstein was not only a math genius; he had tremendous insight into the everyday problems of our lives and our world as well, insight so brilliant that it can show us where to find the answers to a huge number of our problems:
Significant problems cannot be solved on the same level of thinking that created the problems.
— Albert Einstein
When I first heard of the science of neuroplasticity, the word struck me as a rather odd way to describe the brain. How could the brain be plastic? But as I delved into the sea of astonishing research, I realized that scientists refer to plastic as a malleable substance that can be stretched, flexed, shaped, reshaped, molded, and transformed easily. The more I researched the subject, the more proof I found that we’ve been living under the influence of false scientific beliefs — beliefs about our mental capacity to change, shape, and transform the structure, function, and ultimate potential of our brains.
We love this piece by Patricia Monaghan, coauthor of Meditation: The Complete Guide, about finding the right form of meditation for your personality type. It made us wonder what your favorite form of meditation is, and we'd love for you to tell us in the comments section under this post.
1. You are creative. The artist is not a special person; each one of us is a special kind of artist. Every one of us is born a creative, spontaneous thinker. The only difference between people who are creative and people who are not is a simple belief. Creative people believe they are creative. People who believe they are not creative, are not. Once you have a particular identity and set of beliefs about yourself, you become interested in seeking out the skills needed to express your identity and beliefs. This is why people who believe they are creative become creative.
No, New World Library is not celebrating our golden anniversary in business; we are celebrating becoming a Green Press Initiative (GPI) Gold Certified Environmentally Responsible Publisher. The Green Press Initiative describes its certification program for environmentally responsible publishers as follows:
It’s 2012, the year that has been touted as the end of the world. The end of the Mayan calendar. The apocalypse. Between hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and wars, it can be easy to buy into the doom and gloom. [Insert ominous music here.] Whether you believe in the predictions or not, one thing is certain: if you want to live your best year ever, live it as if it were your last! Risking, growing, and stretching beyond your wildest dreams is required. And you’re going to have your Inner Critic to contend with. You’ve got to go green on your inner pollution.
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