Mental Messages

the seed of an idea

Mental Messages — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:12:52 +0000

Such was the tag line we created when Mental Messages was in it’s infancy. That was way back in the early 90′s. Phew! What a long time ago. But apparently, good creative survives the test of time.

“It all begins with the seed of an idea” means that everything starts in your head. Shakespeare’s Hamlet said ”nothing is either good are bad, but thinking makes it so.” And if you really think about how we act in life, that’s so true. It’s all in how we think. Keep this in mind when a situation arrives that you’re not thrilled about. Your manner of thinking will allow you to reframe it in a way that can turn it from bad to good, like making lemons out of lemonade.

sitting with feelings

Mental Messages — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:18:46 +0000

When we simply allow ourselves to fully feel our feelings as they come, we tend to let them go easily. This is all we are required to do; our feelings simply want to be felt. We often complicate the situation by applying mental energy in the form of analysis, when all we really need is to allow, as the earth allows the rain to fall upon it. As the rain falls, the earth responds in a multitude of ways, sometimes emptying out to form a great canyon, sometimes soaking it up to nourish an infinitude of plants.

To read more on this, visit
daily om and look for “as the earth allows rain”

update your happiness resume

Mental Messages — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:00:52 +0000

In this brand new year, while we’ve all made those resolutions, Jan Lynn Bastien shares her enriching method to chart out your life far better than any other resume I’ve ever worked with. This will open your eyes to a whole new you!

why politics, artists and children don’t mix

Mental Messages — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:00:33 +0000

Catherine Massaro, in a previous life as a previous wife (a doctor’s wife and wildly funny artist, specifically) shares an anecdote for the creative pride in all of us.

fail to plan and you plan to fail

Mental Messages — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:00:02 +0000

Jay Jacobs shares how a universal wisdom unexpectedly reveals itself at a routine business conference.

the all has spoken: this is my job

Mental Messages — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:00:33 +0000

Jef Beuhler shares an excerpt from his book of poetry that literally came to him from nowhere and speaks volumes.

just a memory away

Mental Messages — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:00:10 +0000

Just when you’re having a lonely moment, your memories can have a way of being there for you.

food, food, food

Mental Messages — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:00:55 +0000

Alicia Eaton Lewis recalls an out-of-the-blue project that took on a whole new meaning and yielded a surprising result.

when we were kids

Mental Messages — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:00:55 +0000

According to a real-life laundry list, those of us who were kids in the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s or even the early 80’s, probably shouldn’t have survived.

you’ve got to find what you love

Mental Messages — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:00:43 +0000

Steve jobs said you have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let him down, and it made all the difference in his life.