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The creative life

CREATIVITY —for some of us it could be an intimidating word! Famous names from the arts and the sciences come quickly to mind.

YOUR LETTERS

As a long-time Sentinel reader, I especially like your use of photos which depict "real" people,.
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Items of interest

Speaking about her work as a Supreme Court Justice in Minnesota, Joan Ericksen Lancaster says, "It's important for a justice to have experience, evenness of temperament, and a willingness to think about how a decision today will play out in years to come.

Witness to creation

It's "the worst feeling in the world" for a lot of writers. It's happened in some form to just about everyone. Read how one news reporter has successfully un-blocked writer's block.

Writing fiction

A published short story writer talks about the important need we all have to separate fiction from fact.
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BOOK REVIEW

Here's a jewel of a book with nuggets of hard-earned experience and advice from creative people that will inspire you.
In a line of work where struggling and starving are often seen as prerequisites to success, it pays to remember who the creator really is.

Painting as prayer

An artist finds a way to bring hope and healing to many people through her love of oil painting.

Mental chemistry and healing

There are changes that go on in our thinking that alone have the power to radically improve our health.
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, invited 55 prominent citizens, mostly men, to write messages for the future—100 years ahead, in fact.

Burned out?

A professional athlete tells how prayer has helped her break barriers and increase her endurance level.

Prayer proves itself reliable

I decided I could walk, and reached the theatre with about 15 minutes to spare.

A mom and a daughter pray together

I thought about God and remembered that He is all good.

I immediately felt much more freedom and a mental uplift.

God was in charge

I realized that everything in the earth, including me, belonged to God.

Restored through prayer

I reached out in prayer one last time and felt a gentle impulsion to proceed with the plans.

You can begin the process gently, by finding within yourself enough hope that you can help someone else.

Why people don't give up

The prayer groups of Bogota bring to mind David's simple slingshot and stones.