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Re: This Year, Choose to Honor Your Style Statement

crichard — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:59:35 -0000

Yeahhhh - more Creative people! My style statement is Creative Classic, and I define it as creating artistic works that stand the test of time. I am most creative with ideas, so my measure of whether it is a good idea is whether people continue to use it long after I have moved on - and usually, they do. I also have a strong need to have things be of high quality - I am quite the perfectionist. I think that both of these are serving me well as I pursue my new career interest - screenwriting. I have also revamped my wardrobe to reflect my style statement - mod fits me perfectly; it's fun, it is creative, but there is a definite structure and quality to the clothing. I will reflect on this though, and think about other ways to incorporate my style statement.

Re: Positivity; How Do You Keep It Alive?

crichard — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:18:36 -0000

Meditation - it is like plugging into the Source each and every day. The lessons I learn while meditating help me to remember what is most important throughout my day.

Re: Your Dream Home; Where Is It and Why?

crichard — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:25:27 -0000

A white cottage with porches in the back and front and a picket fence. It would have window boxes with roses and a yellow door. It would be on the water because I find that extremely soothing. I think it would be somewhere on the West Coast (California, Oregon, Washington - not sure yet).

Re: What’s The Secret That Doesn’t Need To Be A Secret Anymore?

crichard — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:12:41 -0000

That we are connected to everything and everyone - if we were to go out into space and look at the entire Earth under a high powered microscope, everything would be energy particles. This perspective helps you to remember that others are not so different from you and that what you do for another, you also do for yourself.

Re: The Best Meal You Ever Ate Was…?

crichard — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:38:07 -0000

My favorite meals of the moment are Tofu Curry over lime rice (Vietnamese restaurant) and Pad Thai (Thai restaurant). I love to eat food, but obviously, I am not big on cooking :)

Re: How Will You Stretch Your Mind This Year?

crichard — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:35:12 -0000

Yes, absolutely! I am going to make this my #1 priority this year as well.

Re: How Will You Stretch Your Mind This Year?

crichard — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:31:24 -0000

I understand your reaction to the word God because the way that people use the term is quite limiting. I always change it to "the Universe" whether I am rethinking about it in my head or speaking about it. The Universe encompasses everything, and that is what God is to me - unlimited, unbounded, unconditionally loving.

Re: If You Could Only Take One Book With You, Wherever You Went, What Would it Be?

crichard — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:28:49 -0000

It's a tie between "Conversations with God" by Neale Donald Walsch or the "Bhagavad Gita". Both are packed with information to address just about any situation in your life.

Re: What’s One New Word You Want to Bring Into Your Vocabulary This Year?

crichard — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:04:10 -0000

Perfectly put - now is a great word. As a future-oriented person, this is an excellent reminder that all that we wish to achieve must begin now - little by little.

Re: Create Your Thoughts: Change The Way You See Yourself And Your Life

crichard — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:34:09 -0000

I definitely thought of my life like a script before, but I had never thought about talking about myself in the third person. I...She will definitely try writing in the third person.

Re: Transitioning Careers: Reconnecting with Your Childhood Muse

crichard — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:00:48 -0000

I could have written this - it is so much like my own personal story. I too started out teaching, but knew that there was something else I wanted - needed - to do. When I started deep diving into psychological tests, career tests, etc.. it was very hard to decipher. Then Oprah had an article that asked the same question "What did you love to do as a child child?" When I was a child I would write stories, use my imagination to act out what I had written, and absorb t.v., movies, and books. I am now on the path to becoming a screenwriter because I think that my childhood passions will serve me well in this pursuit. Thanks for the reminder that our childhood selves always know exactly what we most need.

Re: Walking Around Paris On A Budget

crichard — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:33:42 -0000

I took this exact same picture when I was in Montemartre - it brought back fond memories! I went to Paris with a tour group, but I would love to return and just spend my time doing exactly what I would like to do. You are so right about the fact that Paris has so many things to offer that are virtually free that you can totally enjoy yourself. I hope to return to Paris one day soon.

Re: What is the quirkiest thing in your home that you will never give away?

crichard — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:14:32 -0000

I have a habit of collecting things made out of old typewriter keys - bracelet, magnets, paperclips, etc... I just think they are so beautiful. One day I will probably own an old Underwood typewriter simply for it's classic beauty.

Re: What’s your movie recommendation for this weekend?

crichard — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:18:05 -0000

Agreed, I loved Harold and Maude. Especially Maude because she is so full of life and you never know what she is going to do next.

Re: What’s your movie recommendation for this weekend?

crichard — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:14:59 -0000

I saw this movie, and I liked it a lot as well. It was so interesting how the tax man completely opened up and started living more authentically be virtue of having lived with these people.

Re: What items from your childhood make your heart smile with fond memories?

crichard — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:12:22 -0000

When I see cartoons that I used to love on the cartoon network - "The Smurfs", "Thundercats", etc... When VH-1 plays the videos from the 70s and 80s.
When I hear music that makes me think of certain phases of my life.
When I see old movies that make me think of my childhood.
I guess you can say that different forms of media take me back more than objects.

Re: What do you do to make yourself present in the moment?

crichard — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:09:08 -0000

Meditation, hands down, has been the best thing to help bring me back to the present moment. I also deep breath at different times throughout the day.

Re: Money Management From the Inside Out

crichard — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:10:42 -0000

I am right there with you. Every time I think I am on the right track money wise, something happens to scare the bejesus out of me. However, I have read at least 20 books that emphasize the law of attraction, and I am changing the way I think. The thing that is helping me the most right now is meditating and setting aside time to just let it all go. It stabilizes my emotions enough that I can keep on going.

Re: What would you do if you weren’t afraid

crichard — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:02:37 -0000

Quit my job and write full time.

Re: Lucia Frangione asks: What glass ceiling do you want to shatter?

crichard — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:08:24 -0000

I definitely am choosing to become a successful female screenwriter - there is no want, or like to be - I am going to be a successful screenwriter. I am going to put strong female characters on the screen, and I am going to sell it to female producers (there is actually one film company I just read about in Script Magazine run by young women from Harvard and Yale). And if I am unable to sell them to females, then I will sell them to males; I keep thinking of the quote "Nobody knows anything in Hollywood" - which basically means that they don't know what will sell until they put it out there and see how people will respond. If I write an awesome story, I believe that it will open doors.

Re: How are you feeling about the U.S. economic situation?

crichard — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:08:29 -0000

I agree with you Lindsay. I believe that the perpetuation of fear and anxiety is making all of this worse because we are attracting even more to be scared about.

Re: Pearl Matteson asks: What have you stopped being curious about? And…what would be possible if you let yourself get curious again?

crichard — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:59:13 -0000

Hi Marn,

Thanks for the encouragement. I love being curious, but it certainly can make it difficult to stick with things that I find boring or uninteresting. I like the idea of doing something enjoyable while doing something that is not enjoyable - somehow, I keep forgetting to do that. However, when I do, it definitely makes it easier.

Cindy

Re: Pearl Matteson asks: What have you stopped being curious about? And…what would be possible if you let yourself get curious again?

crichard — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:56:10 -0000

Hello Pearl,

Thank you for your response. I am trying her to be "in the moment" more often, but I am such a future oriented person that it can be a struggle. However, reminders such as these always help. Cindy

Re: What is your current, of-the-moment obsession?

crichard — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:40:25 -0000

Stories of all kinds - movies, novels, autobiographies! I can't get enough of them.

Re: Pearl Matteson asks: What have you stopped being curious about? And…what would be possible if you let yourself get curious again?

crichard — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:28:25 -0000

I am endlessly curious - that is why I spend a good part of my life in Barnes and Noble and Borders Bookstores. The fact that I am so curious makes it extremely difficult to deal with the routine and mundane aspects of life. If something does not engage my curiousity and creativity, then I have a tough time staying interested. Does anyone have suggestions for making the more mundane aspects of life tolerable?