Lucid Dreaming Cuff

The best Lucid Dreaming technique I have found is the Reality Check technique. This technique involves asking yourself through out the day this question, "Am I dreaming NOW?" and then doing something to show that YES you ARE or NO you ARE NOT dreaming. The Reality Check can be something as simple as reading something, looking away and then looking back to see if the writing has changed. In a dream the writing changes from one look to the next. YOU ARE DREAMING! At this point you become the director in your own dream, able to "edit" the dream as you wish.

By wearing this pretty bracelet cuff, every time you look at it it will remind you to do a Reality Check. You will get so used to asking these questions that they will become automatic and you will ask the questions, and do the reality check in your dreams as well. Lucid Dreaming is a well established method of dealing with nightmares. You can change a monster into a less scary cute movie star or you can change the location of the dream into a beautiful not scary vacation spot. Try it, you'll fall in love with dreaming all over again, and again.

New name, Old name

What's in a name, maybe a lot according to the Farmers Almanac. Names thought to be likable in the 70's such as Kim, Jennifer, Wendy or Tammy are thought now to be less likable and replaced by names with a "spicier" quality or a new sounding name in order to be thought of as likable or popular. It shouldn't be too long in this electronic age before the names start to reflect the machines on which so much of our quality of life depends on. Little boys will have names like "Gamer" or "Graphx" or for a girl you could go with "Cirkit" or "Mode" and I'm sure you could think of a few yourself.
Myself, I was named after someone older than me so I will forever have the words "Little" in front of my name, even when it becomes obvious that I am not the "Littler" of the two of us.

What is the difference between Exotic and Erotic

Fierce Fantasy by mystic2awesome

What is the difference between "Exotic" and "Erotic"...well actually a lot! I almost made a typo the other day when I made a treasury at Etsy and used the word Erotic when I meant to use Exotic. Luckly I caught it before I hit that darn "save" button. Or maybe not so lucky...it may have gotten a little more attention that way.

This is my newly reincarnated little Gaga Goth Girl, totally different than my first attempt at Gaga, the lady herself has so many looks it's hard to keep up with her.

Mystical March Madness

"You can do anything you want to do. What is rare is this actual wanting to do a certain thing: wanting it so much that you are practically blind to all other things, that nothing else will satisfy you." a quote by painter Robert Henri, from his book The Art Spirit. This is a quote I have kept close, because it helps to know that I am not the only crazy person out there. I have always been a creative person, when my cousins were playing with paper dolls I was busy designing my own dolls.

With my bad eyesight I spent time drawing in school so my teachers would think that I was copying the homework from the chalk board. Then after class I would copy the notes from a friend's paper close up. Didn't tell anyone I couldn't see the chalk board, didn't want to be different and now days I strive to be different. Here are a couple of my little altered dolls one for the light side and one for the darker side of my shops at etsy. I thought photographing them on the green would fit in with St. Patrick's day and the madness of March. I started my first shop out with beaded jewelry, but there is a ton of competition out there for jewelry, so I started looking for other things that I could put beads on. The toy section at my favorite Thrift Museums are full of these little "once loved" little dollies just waiting to be loved once again. It's really exciting to know that they are going somewhere to live a new life in another town, state or even another country.

Sweet Lucid Dreams

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As you may have noticed I LOVE sleeping, dreaming and if possible Lucid Dreaming. I detest NOT being able to sleep, waking up and not being able to go back to sleep and anything that keeps me from being able to sleep. My husband has some disk problems and has been using magnets for his back for some time now and he even takes them to bed with him. I have a shoulder problem from an auto injury years ago that causes me pain if I happen to roll over on that particular shoulder. I had tried pills, both pain pills and muscle relaxers a few times but did not like taking them too often. I will do anything to keep from having to have surgery done.

One night in the middle of the night I did an awful thing. I stole my husbands magnets while he lay sleeping and put it on my shoulder and in about fifteen minutes I was almost pain free and was able to go back to my much welcomed sleep. I don't know if it was the magnets, or if it is just all in my mind but I believe it was the magnets and now I have my own that I sleep with every night. I even wear magnets in the day time to keep my upper back from hurting when I spend too much time at the computer. I can tell if I am not wearing them at the computer because when my back starts to hurt I know I have forgotten to put them on. And NO, refrigerator magnets do NOT work.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

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Girls JUST wanna have FUN! Cyndi Lauper certainly knew what she was talking about when she sang that song. I am preparing for my FUN FRIDAY! Tomorrow is Friday and I am going to set aside All my Fridays for Fun, unless of course some one hires me and then I will have to rethink that plan, but for now PREPARE FOR A FUN ONLY FRIDAY. I will wash no dishes because that is not fun, I will not exercise because that is not fun and before I do anything I will ask myself "Is this going to be FUN?" I will work on my Art pieces because that is fun not actual work, I will take pictures because that is a new fun for me, I will take a walk outside to see what the fairies have left for me to find, and I will be laughing a lot and smiling most of the day. If I happen to catch a red light I will look to see what there is about me to smile about and if I miss a turn or an exit I will view it as a sign that there is something around the corner waiting for me to see that will make me happier. It makes me smile now just thinking about it...O.K. I am giggling like a four year old. What will you be doing on your FUN FRIDAY to make it a fantastically fun day?
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper Song Lyrics, Song Meanings & Song Moods. Listen to Girls Just Wanna Have Fun free!

Sing a Song

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Everyone should have a song, a song that immediately makes them smile and brings back pleasant memories. Look back through your own memory banks and pick out a song that has a great memory attached to it and get a copy of the song for your computer, CD player or Phone or any and all of the gadgets you may have. Anytime you feel down or stressed out just take five minutes out of your busy schedule and take a few deep breaths and let them out slowly while playing "your song" and feel some of the stress float away from your body. You can do the same thing for a little extra energy during a hectic day at work, find that song that makes you feel like you could go 10 rounds with Rocky Balboa. Go someplace, like your car, so you can play it as loud as you want and sing along without someone calling 911 and feel the energy build in you. Do you have songs that you use for stress or energy or do you have a different method that we'd like to hear about, just leave a comment for us below.

Daydreams

Daydreaming can relieve your stress, perk up your creativity and invigorate your self esteem if used to see yourself in a positive light. Use your daydreams as a tool to see yourself succeeding and then enjoying your success in your minds eye. Try to steer clear of those negative revengeful daydreams which can ultimately become habit forming and keep you in a negative frame of mind. Using comforting imagery along with your daydreams will put a smile on your face and an uplifting breath of fresh air to your mind. While trying to envision quality daydreams you can use scents such as peppermint for stimulating energy or lavender to calm those frazzled nerves.
http://inthelightofthemoon.blogspot.com/ I just entered a contest at a wonderful blog site called "In the Light of the Moon". Inspiring words, great visuals and words of wisdom are to be found and do enter the contest for a beautiful one of a kind necklace. They also have an etsy shop and you can follow their mini showcase to their shop (I have got to figure out how to do that). They have wonderful interesting art pieces you will adore, so check it out today!
Lilac Lolita Necklace with Seed Bead Dangle by mystic2awesome

Wildfowers

The most magnificent Wildflower always blooms where ever it's seed happens to land. We could take a lesson from the Wildflower and it's strength and beauty. No matter where you happen to land you can always find a way to bloom and show your own style of strength and beauty. Wildflowers come in all colors, shapes and sizes and are known for their perseverance and determination. What kind of Wildflower are you and what do you see for yourself as you take root and bloom?

Vintage book The Permabook of Art Masterpieces by mystic2awesome