Creativity Joy

When Jennifer McGaha's grandmother was in her late eighties, Jennifer asked her what her favorite age so far had been. "Fifty-five," her grandmother answered. So, in her own fifty-fifth year, Jennifer began to take note. She jotted down her impressions of simple, everyday things that struck her as beautiful or humorous or intriguing and kept a list of all the accomplishments, large and small, that actually mattered to her. These observations became Jennifer's Joy Document, a radical act of reclaiming joy and an exercise in paying attention.

If you aren’t suffering, you aren’t creating. Right? Wrong! Writing can and should be joyful, fulfilling… even fun! Applicable to writers in all genres and disciplines—from screenwriters to novelists, journalists to picture book authors, aspiring to many-times published—The Happy Writer is a heartfelt and optimistic guide that will show you the way to a happier writing journey.

Practical neuroplasticity can truly be life-changing for children dealing with ADHD, autism, and brain damage. You will learn how to change your child's brain so they can be happier, more self-disciplined, self-confident, and self-motivated (mama too)! Help your child become the leader of the pack, excelling in all academics. Be amazed as you learn how music and physical activity causes the brain to actually increase in volume. On the flip side, we will examine activities and mindsets that will cause damage to the brain.

🎉 Get ready to dive into a world where joy knows no bounds, creativity runs wild, and connections are forged in the fires of fun! 🚀 Introducing "The Pleasure and Power of Play: Unleashing Joy, Creativity, and Connection Through the Art of Playfulness" – a game-changing masterpiece that's not just a book, but a portal to rediscovering the magic of play. 🎨 Tired of the humdrum routine? Say goodbye to the mundane and hello to a vibrant universe where the rules are simple: there are no rules! 🎲 Join us on a rollercoaster ride through the realms of imagination, where every page ...

Find joy and fulfillment in retirement, even if you’re unsure where to begin! Are you wondering how to make the most of your newfound freedom? Whether you’re looking for purpose, adventure, or ways to stay active, this guide offers endless ideas for crafting a life filled with excitement, engagement, and connection.

A few years ago, Dr. Claire Nicogossian began noticing a trend in her therapy room: Mothers are struggling with the challenging and unexpected emotions that surface during their journey through motherhood. In the confines of a safe, judgment-free space, they share about the heavy guilt they carry from losing control and yelling at their children; the crippling fear that they are failing their families; and the exhaustion of juggling work, home, and family. Dr. Claire calls these our shadow emotions.

Have you ever felt like you were leaving money on the table? Like the deal could have been yours if only you had the skills to close it? Have you ever wondered what the 20 percent of your sales team who do 80 percent of your company’s business know that you don’t? The Joy of Closing offers you the answers to these questions and more.

Joy's rise from single mother of three to the nation's most celebrated female inventor is truly what dreams are made of. Full of twists and turns, work and love, obstacles encountered and overcome, Inventing Joy is a binge-worthy book in every aspect. Dive in and be swept along for the ride as she relives her incredible and inspiring journey to joy. But there's more: Throughout her story, Joy points out her very own personal lightbulb moments - lessons she learned the hard way and principles she still relies on today.

Reinventing Retirement: Create a Life You Love in Your Next ChapterRetirement isn’t the end—it’s your second beginning. You’ve spent years juggling responsibilities, working hard, and dreaming of the day you’d have the freedom to live on your own terms. Now that it’s here, you might feel both excited and unsure about what comes next. How do you make the most of this new phase? How do you craft a life that’s meaningful, engaging, and full of purpose? Reinventing Retirement is your guide to designing a vibrant, fulfilling life beyond the 9-to-5. Packed with inspiring stories and...

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Awareness Games teaches ways to play with your mind to point it toward the infinite well of happiness and joy that is within. Play with pure awareness, and discover the background of all experience, where happiness is hiding in plain sight. Create more joy. Uncover the secret of happiness. Play Awareness Games.

After experiencing a long-term illness, a divorce, and the sudden deaths of loved ones, Kristi Ling spent years studying the science of happiness. She focused on identifying and testing specific emotional support tools. During this process, she discovered something that goes against everything we've been lead to believe about happiness: it isn't just something you feel, it's something you do.

Before you find yourself—you’ll have to wander through the stories that shaped you. In the fourth volume of The Creative Works of Mr. Joe, Joseph Santiago invites you into a space where memory, myth, and imagination blur—where genre bends, and the self reveals itself in unexpected ways. Told through a kaleidoscope of flash fiction, short stories, and lyrical essays, these works explore the invisible threads that shape our lives: the fears we silence, the joy we nearly miss, and the rituals we invent to stay human. With a voice both vulnerable and sharp, Santiago weaves sci-fi ...

Women artists face particular pressure to give up their artistic goals in favor of motherhood, supporting a partner, or finding economic stability. Throughout her 20s and 30s, Stephanie Elizondo Griest could not help worrying if constantly prioritizing her writing over everything else—from postponing children to living nomadically to save on rent—was leading her to fulfillment or regret. The year she turned 40, she turned to other women artists around the globe for answers.

Revealing her own soul-filled journey from miscarriage to mothering her three sons into adulthood, Kent offers an intimate and comprehensive guide to accessing the energy medicine within the female body. Drawing on her work with thousands of women and the energy of the pelvic bowl, Kent teaches you how to navigate the wild path of motherhood with the creative potential of your center and the profound medicine it contains for birth, birth trauma, generational trauma, and all aspects of being a mother and living creatively.

Structured into three sections - "belonging," "resistance," and "acceptance" - and informed by personal history, community stories, and deep research, Fat Girls in Black Bodies breaks down the myths, stereotypes, tropes, and outright lies we've been sold about race, body size, belonging, and health. Cox's razor-sharp cultural commentary exposes the racist roots of diet culture, healthism, and the ways we erroneously conflate body size with personal responsibility.

Maybe you have thought about removing some things from your life to keep it simple, and you have heard about the concept of minimalism, and want to know a little bit more. Or, maybe you are just looking to broaden your knowledge, and learn about how other people find more joy in their lives! Negative habits don’t develop overnight...they have a way of sneaking up on us and taking hold before we know it. One minute we’re all set to take on the world, and the next it feels like we are trapped in an endless cycle of procrastination, and overwhelming disorganization.

Choosing Joy Creating Abundance is an insightful listen that will inspire you to create a life that you can fully enjoy. Although its original purpose was to teach listeners how to manifest their desires, it is truly more like a life manual. It offers powerful insights and practical tools for navigating life with hope and a positive frame of reference. It uses simple and profound exercises to aid you in transforming patterns of sabotage and self-defeat.

WORKBOOK ON HOW TO CREATE POSITIVE EMOTIONS This book lets you practice what you have learnt in the book by the same name. Each day, come back to it in the evening and complete each exercise given to the best of your capability. No one is judging you here as you slowly take tiny steps towards achieving your dreams and aspirations You are trying to make a new you and you cannot take the ELEVATOR to that destination. You must go up the stairs, one step at a time. In this book, you will be able to write about your journey of a duration of 24 days. You must continue the practices for a total of...

'Charles Stock’s incredible real-life stories told in Glow in the Dark are marked by the miraculous. You will be encouraged and inspired to live in the supernatural power of the never-ending fullness of the Father’s love after reading how to master staying “present in the moment of His Presence.” Through a simple grid of concepts, you can master: Turning on the Love Light. Living a life of unparalleled grace. Being powerful but not corrupt. Staying present in the moment. Releasing the glory of God’s personality into the world around you. Glowing in the Dark approaches theology ...