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		<title>Quote Creations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introducing a new line of creations that will inspire you to aspire. Quote Creations isn’t just another hanging sign, but a piece of art that repeatedly draws your eyes back to reading inspiring quotes over and over again (a sort of eye candy). These unique creations are original designs, which combine hand painted backgrounds with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=590&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Plagued by Self-Doubt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many artists struggle with the persistent voice of self-doubt. It plagues them when they attempt to bring to life a new idea. It can cause them to constantly second-guess themselves, questioning if their art is good enough to warrant the right attention. Self-doubt surfaces when they hear a comment on their art, performance or novel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=582&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Free Audio &#8211; Gentle Rhythm of Mindfulness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 17:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Narrated by Lisa Riley. Use this guided meditation when you find yourself flooded with difficult emotions or stressed. Practicing mindfulness can help you better cope with those times when you feel overwhelmed. Free Audio Download<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=541&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Diversify Your Gifts in a Struggling Job Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 17:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Audios &amp; Guided Meditations for Artists</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 19:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Art of Mind now brings to you a line of audios specifically tailored towards helping the creative person gain a deeper awareness of themselves and their own creative process. These programs explore aspects of living a creative life such as creative block, self-doubt, relationships and re-entering creative flow. Created and narrated by Lisa A. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=505&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Creative Person Complex?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why are creative people often referred to as complex individuals? According to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, a psychologist who spent 30 years researching creativity, creative people appear to possess two sides of the personality coin. For example, in his article published on PsychologyToday.com titled, The Creative Personality, Ten paradoxical traits of the creative personality, he mentions how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=475&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Permission To Do Nothing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you stared out the window listening to the rain or gazed up at the sky watching clouds transform their shape? How long has it been since you sat in front of a fire, mesmerized by dancing flames? Or have you forgotten what it feels like to do nothing. The same [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=469&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Paralyzed by Perfection</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being controlled by the need for perfection can prevent us from entering a deeper level in our creative process. Expecting our artwork to be flawless on the first attempt keeps our work shallow and hinders our ability to create something truly extraordinary. Part of reaching our creative potential is a willingness to create work that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=460&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Shadow Artist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Julia Cameron first introduced the term Shadow Artist in her book The Artist&#8217;s Way. She described them as individuals who gave up their dream to be an artist because at some point in their lives a critical parent or teacher offered little praise for their creative attempts. Unable to believe they are talented or creative [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=449&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting in the mood to create</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part of managing the ebb and flow of your creativity is recognizing what helps you get into the mood as well as what dulls your incentive to create. Although we may be more incline to recognize what inspires us to be creative, we’re not always aware of those circumstances or experiences that leave us uninspired. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=441&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Natalie Goldberg</title>
		<link>http://theartofmind.wordpress.com/2011/01/30/interview-with-natalie-goldberg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Podcast, Insights At The Edge, Tami Simon interviews Natalie Goldberg, a writer, teacher and author of the renowned book Writing Down The Bones. Natalie shares her insights around the importance of maintaining a regular Writing Practice. A practice that she herself has been doing for 35 years and still does in order to keep [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=426&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Effects of Stress on Creativity</title>
		<link>http://theartofmind.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/effects-of-stress-on-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress can be one of the fastest things to damper our creativity. Whether it’s a troubled relationship, financial crisis, illness or a stressful job, these situations tend to zap our emotional and mental energy hindering our creative flow. Stress disrupts the rational part of our brains, leaving us vulnerable to negative thinking or perceiving the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=403&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Begin Where You Are</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Our part is to begin again and again, even when we are reviewing or revising material that is already half-formed. To allow for the surprises, to open to exploring possibilities that we have never before considered, to find the truly creative and unpredictable movement that emerges from within the work, we must always be beginning.” [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=389&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind</title>
		<link>http://theartofmind.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/visionaries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming to OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) in 2011. This new series will take a look into the creative process of the world&#8217;s most creative thinkers.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=380&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Year, New Vision</title>
		<link>http://theartofmind.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/new-year-new-vision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something about approaching a New Year that feels as if we are allowed to wipe the slate clean and start a new. Faced with unlimited possibilities, we can choose to shape the coming year. Because we are creative beings we have an innate desire to expand and improve ourselves. This means we already [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=372&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Resisting to Create</title>
		<link>http://theartofmind.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/resisting-to-create/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 17:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Resistance is experienced as fear; the degree of fear equates to the strength of Resistance. Therefore the more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul. That’s why we feel so much Resistance. If it meant [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=363&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Re-enter the Creative Process</title>
		<link>http://theartofmind.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/how-to-re-enter-the-creative-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the creative person has been in an immersed state of creative flow, at some point he or she must exit this space. Whether it’s the result of having to tend to other responsibilities or ideas have run out, departing from this creative bliss can feel terrifying to the artist. As one steps back and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=351&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Cope with Criticism</title>
		<link>http://theartofmind.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/how-to-cope-with-criticism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artists are vulnerable to the effects of criticism when it comes to their artwork. They not only put time and energy into creating their art, but also a huge part of themselves and soul goes into it. With appropriate training artists can eventually develop enough distance between themselves and their art to buffer against criticism. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=345&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>7 Ways to Spontaneous Creating</title>
		<link>http://theartofmind.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/7-ways-to-spontaneous-creating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 05:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa A. Riley, MA, LMFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the paths to artistic alchemy is remaining open to spontaneity when one is creating. In an article written by Jeremy Sutton, artist, author, educator and speaker, he offers seven essential ways to embrace the unexpected, be spontaneous and remain open to what unfolds during the creative process. The Creativity Attitude! 7 Step Program [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofmind.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2947223&amp;post=317&amp;subd=theartofmind&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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