However, don't fall into openings in the road. Thank you.

Openings for Possibilities

Dear ,

The word April is from the Latin word "aperire" which means "to open." So here we go - creative associating, randomly and intentionally to open your mind to a different way to view April and the world of thinking differently.

"We all operate in two contrasting modes, which might be called open and closed. The open mode is more relaxed, more receptive, more exploratory, more democratic, more playful and more humorous. The closed mode is the tighter, more rigid, more hierarchical, more tunnel-visioned. Most people, unfortunately spend most of their time in the closed mode." ~John Cleese

"Creative experiences can be produced regularly, consistently, almost daily in people’s lives. It requires enormous personal security and openness and a spirit of adventure." ~ Steven Covey

Open a bottle of Anti-Aging Potion called Awe-vanced Inner Messages  briefly described in The Awe-manac)  explained in length on the next free Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching call THIS Thursday, April 9th, 2009 at 5 p.m. pacific (8 p.m. eastern). Sign-up here.

The Awe-manac lists April as Dog Consciousness Month. Hear a recording from yours truly about how "Dog Consciousness" can change how you view your life. It's only around 12 minutes long... I think.

Yours Truly,
Jill Badonsky
www.themuseisin.com

Still Life and Dust Pan

The Awe-manac Blog-Tour Concludes

Thank you so much to all who have participated, my heart is full.  I'm grateful for the opportunity to get the The Awe-manac message out and to talk about myself endlessly.  
Warning: Too much information about Jill Badonsky. Read in small doses.

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Every wall is a door. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Openings

1). Open this link and make a piece of Bread Art. For every piece of Bread Art made, money goes to Feeding America.

2). Open to the idea that you can create yourself as vital, dynamic, funny and amazing over age eighty.

3). Be open to the fact that ANYTHING can be considered an art gallery and then attend it's opening.

4). Writing or/and Art Prompt
Open your dictionary to page 356 and pick a word,
open a near-by book to page 42 and pick a phrase,
open a recipe book and choose two ingredients and one verb (like stir),
open your imagination and add three adjectives,
open your eyes and look around your room and add three nouns,
open your innovation and add three verbs (e.g. not run, hop, or swim but verbs like conspire, meander, fold).
Open your journal and combine all these words and add more if needed to concoct a poem, prose, a speech, a letter, a journal entry, a how-to article. Extra credit: Begin with the unfinished sentence: "When I opened my window...."
Open your willingness and send me what transpires.  my result posted here.. add yours to the comments

Visit The Awe-manac Blog for regular prompts

Laura Hegfield listening for an idea

Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach Spotlight: Laura Hegfield

Laura Hegfield is a certified Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach and SoulCollage Facilitator dedicated to assisting clients in discovering YoUnique solutions to creative obstacles. Laura applies all she has gleaned in her varied areas of experience and study to gently guide artists in all genres and those just beginning to open to their own creative potential, as they gain trust in their broken or perhaps, still wet wings and learn to fly.

Laura's Shine the Divine website

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April Acronym from Dale Bowen:

The Muse is In Classes

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Openings for Possibilities

The Awe-manac Blog-Tour Concludes

Openings

Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach Spotlight: Laura Hegfield

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