An artist’s recipe for life

Be carefree with a smile. Laugh on purpose. Lie down in the dark field and watch the comets. Look danger in the eye with unwavering joy. Wink, flirt, kiss and admire the romance and beauty in others. Feel the grass, the wind, the sun and everyone’s emotions.

Laugh at dream stealers like you would at a puppy attack. He plays with them and spin them with a flick of your toe. Take notes of your good dreams and forget the bad ones. Create images in the clouds, in your own mind and in the minds of others; illusion begins reality. Take bubble bath showers under the warm summer rain or full moon, sometimes with a friend. Walk on the beach.

Remember: it is your imagination that controls the future and you are the one that controls your imagination. Believe in magic, especially yours. Play with the children and direct their future in the direction in which they wish to prosper. Listen to the older people and then make your own decisions. Never throw away your dreams because they may save your life one day. Visualize excellence, yours and that of your loved ones.

Always be interested in others, as interest and attention are of the highest value to all beings, based on scarcity alone! If you would pay another compliment, pay attention. Being interested is in every way superior to being interesting. Exchange in abundance, give much more than what you receive. Give above all your own personal interest in others, with rapt and penetrating attention in a loving way.

Create trends of new ideas and newly realized realities by sharing your dreams with others. I wish to Delight with Dignity. Deliberately dreams wonderful extremes with numerous insights. Enhance your dreams with movement, color, sound, feelings, taste, smells and more. Tell your stories the way you remember them, not necessarily the way they happened. Others also have their versions, but are they more valuable than yours?

The body and swords will weaken and rust. The pike and the mind will become dull and bent. The will and the spirit can remain the most powerful, no matter how it is said and overwhelming adversity. So, keep your integrity, stand your ground when you know you’re right. Your spiritual well-being supersedes the value of your physical well-being. Some wait until they are on their deathbeds to realize these things! You can do them now if you want. Enjoy. Do well. To flourish. Thrive. Help others first and yourself last. It’s like table manners in life!

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