It’s good to get out of your element. Mine is communication design so venturing into interiors is a wonderful change for me. Out of my comfort zone because I don’t do this everyday, but when I do, I love what happens to me. New blood starts flowing, my senses open up to new directions and I come away feeling thoroughly titillated!
Getting out of your comfort zone doesn’t have to mean doing something painful, it can also mean going in a different direction. Something you don’t ordinarily do.

I’ll post pics afterwards to share the beauty of the day. I’m sure it won’t disappoint. Now go out and get out of YOUR comfort zone. Every day is a beautiful day to do this.

The new baby has arrived: Mental Messages Magazine, volume2 issue1 is here! Usher it in with the birth of springtime, when seeds blossom into saplings, eventually becoming our mighty oaks.

Join us as we salute the dreams within us all. The best place to do so is here and now. Thanks for the loyalty and don’t be shy with your feedback, either through email talktous@mentalmessages.com or in the comment section below the postings!

In the face of difficulty, we can despair, get angry … or choose possibility. This wonderful little gem of a book by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander will make your life feel like one of infinite possibility! We’ve had this on our shelves for the past decade, and even the title and cover alone get me excited. A great read. A great inspiration. A great friend. 

We can’t necessarily change the wrong things, or at least not right away. But when you  give them your focus, they become larger than you think and can ultimately overpower you. Why focus on the problems when you can exude the same time and energy focusing on the great things in your life (it feels better to think about the things that make you feel good rather than the things that make you feel bad, right?) Because when you focus on the blessings, the challenges and disappointments fade right into the horizon.

Take stock in all you’re grateful for, make a list of these things and you’ll suprise yourself at how quickly your perspective will change. That huge weight on your shoulder? POOF! It’ll quickly melt away.

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. 

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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!

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