For and by gifted, talented and creative adults.
Posted in Autonomy, Creative, Dynamic Living, Essential information, Gifted adults on Sep 3rd, 2010
[Sorry if this is a bit rough. I accidentally published it before I’d finished editing it. Still, I guess that’s what the universe intended. cjc] “Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.” — Elizabeth Cady Stanton The truth of Mrs Stanton’s words is self-evident. And […]
Posted in Autonomy, Dynamic Living, Essential information, Personal development, Social ease on Jun 4th, 2010
I’ve been struggling with my blog. Not for a lack of subjects, but rather for a lack of voice. I’ve been jumpy and unable to concentrate, constantly looking over my metaphorical shoulder to see if I’ve overlooked something more important and urgent than attending to these words. Yet I can’t see anything there beyond a […]
Posted in Creative, Essential information, Gifted adults, Personal development, Physical on Apr 20th, 2010
The treadmill’s a bore. The gym – sorry, fitness center – is ugly. The challenge of solving a complex creative problem is much more satisfying than spending time jogging. For these and other reasons, gifted, talented and creative people often find it hard to raise enthusiasm for exercise. Yet we are precisely the group that […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Essential information, Gifted adults, Uncategorized on Oct 6th, 2009
To Dynamic Living™ subscribers and others who’ve sought information from me: welcome to “The Gifted Way”. “The Gifted Way” covers the same kinds of topics as “Dynamic Living”, but in a more spontaneous and light-hearted way. I suppose it’s actually more dynamic. Many of you discovered that the effort of creating a new ezine each […]
Posted in Definitions, Dynamic Living, Essential information, Personal development, Theory on Sep 7th, 2009
I’ve added three more article ‘reprints’ to the Dynamic Living archive. One of them has already been published as a post but the other two are new. They are: Have you hugged your anger today? * Find out why recognizing and accepting your anger can be a major help in life: and how to achieve […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Essential information, Theory on Aug 26th, 2009
“Know then thyself, presume not God to scan The proper study of mankind is man.” Those words by Alexander Pope were published in 1734. They are part of a poem whose psychological and philosophical content anticipates contemporary ideas of human nature so comprehensively that in some ways it seems extraordinary that we haven’t made greater […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Essential information, Gifted adults, Personal development, Social ease, Theory on Aug 23rd, 2009
This is a short post to announce the addition of the first article ‘reprints’ from Dynamic Living. I’ve included a full index but I’ve only had time to add links to the first six articles. These articles tend to be much longer than typical posts and cover these topics: What is Dynamic Living? Issues for […]
Posted in Dynamic Living, Essential information, Personal development, Theory on Jul 30th, 2009
[This post was once published in the now-superseded ezine ‘Dynamic Living’ under the title: ‘Learning to live with ‘Stupidity’] We’ve all said it, often with additional expletives: “How could they be so stupid?!” “They” are often in authority – the government, the boss, the school board – but they can also be peers or subordinates. […]