In all of life's torubles, it is of principle importance to stay both positive and active. As the old saying goes, "the eye sees what it wants to see", and when one is in a negative state of mind, one

We are all given a basic idea of right and wrong as we grow up. It starts when we are childern, whether its from religion, fairy tales, or even just our parents admonishments, by the time we are 10 years

image credit: Imgur Briefly I would like to put a question forth followed by a couple of scenarios to credit such level of conceptual thoughts, what if our existence as we believe it to be was based on

One of the biggest responsibilities of an artist is not to make things look beautiful, but to change the perception of the people, how they see things both emotionally and physically. The words we can't

Today's mug is brought to us by the concept of rejection. I have been reflecting on the concept of self criticism and how it relates to rejection and unhappiness. I spend most of my time trying to just

Today's mug is brought to us by the wise wizard in the woods, @bilbop. The bopper, show stopper, bass bringer, keeper of time, and my partner in rhyme. I like to discuss the concept of flow with others

In the era of social media echo chambers where people associate mainly with those that think the same way, have we forgotten that all human beings have innate value, and are all worthy of love and respect?

All the creative juices are flowing tonight! Thanks to @sammosk who is holding another open ended creative competition I was inspired to make another Spoken Word Poetry, SWP. This one I had a bit more

The above is a very personal question which I will try to answer with a poem and my reflections. Image Source TODAY Today I resolve to change I will take the time to be still To be silent and just mediate

Today's mugs are brought to us by the thought of collaboration. I was thinking about the post from yesterday and how I consider people to be an art all their own. I got a good reminder of some things and

Today's mug is brought to us by someones artistic hand painted creativity! The concept of art and the struggle to define and interpret it has always amused me. I guess the old quote "Beauty is in

Several well-known journalists and activists in Mexico have accused authorities there of unjustly spying on them and hacking their phones. Their concerns grew after hearing about reports from both

Today's mugs are brought to us by similarities. It's funny how we can be so much alike and still so different. Today I want to talk about a personal philosophy of mine that I hope at least some of you

It seems like scalability is all the talk these days among crypto currency investors and enthusiasts... Bitcoin, Ethereum, as well as several other blockchain based digital currencies have had their own

Today's mug is brought to us by inspiration, because sometimes people need a lesson in what the mugs are all about and the ability to realize anything can be a mug if I try hard enough. :) Some days it's

So today I came up with a game for the whole community to play. It's called Top 5 and the goal is simple. Just list your Top 5 Steemit Users and one sentence about each. Then read the other comments made

One thing that the possum is definitely famous for is playing dead in stressful situations. When the possum does this it heartrate breathing and metabolism slows down completely. For me the lesson here

Everyone has that one special sanctuary where the madness of the universe is put on pause and moments of absolute clarity reveal themselves as passionately and vigorously as a Sunday revival in the middle

There's someone in my life that is always late no matter what. That person is my mother. I love her dearly but she has always been late everywhere she has gone for her entire life. When I was in elementary

Today's mug is brought to us by the dark that always exists to provide contrast to the light. I often thing about value and what value I apply to myself and to others, but I feel that worth is something