A couple of Steve inspired wallpapers...

[InterfaceLeader]

I made three wallpapers with some quotes from the book just as a reminder to myself to actually act on what I've learned. I thought I would share them with you guys, on the grounds that sharing is good

Let me know if you like them or not, or if there's any other quotes you'd like to see.

Where is the path with a heart?

Live conciously
(photo is a Creative Commons photo by Sel.)

Intelligence is alignment with truth, love, and power.
(Fractal is a Creative Commons work by Serendigity)

I'd also love to see anything that other people make

[Akashic_Librarian]

Wow they are so good, I particularly love the Path with a Heart one, I am boy and yeah its a bit pink and fluffy but who cares, its incredibly inspiring! Talk about synchronicities...

[seeker5]

wow - awesome!

The question "Which path has a heart" felt a little meaningless to me - but seeing it on the poster drew some emotions from me. Seeing the poster, I could feel it equates to something like "Which path is out of love" - something I definitely resonate with.

Congrats, and thanks for sharing!

[Akashic_Librarian]

Thats really strange Seeker5 because when I saw the heart question it just resonated on my deepest level, deeper than most things do...

[seeker5]

Originally Posted by Akashic_Librarian

Thats really strange Seeker5 because when I saw the heart question it just resonated on my deepest level, deeper than most things do...

Hmmm. Thinking about it, I realized that when I'd read the question in the book "Which path has a heart" - I'd automatically imagine a real-live human heart(though in a statis state with no blood coming out), and so I guess I was picturing a path in the forest and trying to decide which one has a real-live heart. Thus that was meaningless to me.

But the question "Which path is out of love" really resonates with me, and when I saw that poster, I instantly realized that the question "Which path has a heart" means "Which path is out of love".

Unless I'm wrong that it doesn't means the same thing?

[Akashic_Librarian]

I think its a subjective experience so go with what you think is right!

I personally see the choices I could make and just follow through with them in my mind for a little bit to see what happens, have you seen NEXT with Nicholas Cage, because it's a bit like that.

[Savage]

Love the wallpapers.

The path with a heart is the path of strong feelings and emotion. It's the path of passion. It's the path that scares you a bit. It's the path that practically makes you want to belt out a warcry to get yourself in motion.

For example, one of my heart paths is public speaking. Going that route stirs a lot of emotion in me -- When I imagine myself speaking in front of people, I always feel something. I never feel indifferent about it.

[Bruce Achterberg]

Originally Posted by InterfaceLeader

I made three wallpapers with some quotes from the book just as a reminder to myself to actually act on what I've learned. I thought I would share them with you guys, on the grounds that sharing is good

Let me know if you like them or not, or if there's any other quotes you'd like to see.

Those are ridiculously good. Darn nice work, Leader.

Tip: your third, fractal wall paper should say "[...] alignment with truth, love, and power". I.e. you need a comma after love, otherwise it isn't grammatically correct. Without the comma, you could be saying that "love and power" are blended, which becomes syntactically problematic with certain words. (Just trust me on that; I can never think of any decent examples when I need to, heh).

I think it'd be nice if you selected a quote from each of the primary and secondary principles and either blended them into the one wallpaper (hard), or made a wallpaper for each of them (easy).

I.e. For oneness, this was a striking quote for me:

Helping each other doesn’t mean going out of our way. Helping each other is our way.
-- Steve's article about Oneness

What makes that particular quote beautiful is how it demonstrates the concept of oneness in the imagery with the idea of "going out of our way" representing separation, and "our way" representing oneness. Sort of a double meaning, eloquently expressed.

Another tip: the "path with a heart" wallpaper would probably be better with the white splotch effects. They seem to detract from the beauty without adding anything to compensate. Not sure if you can do anything about those, though.

Originally Posted by seeker5

Hmmm. Thinking about it, I realized that when I'd read the question in the book "Which path has a heart" - I'd automatically imagine a real-live human heart(though in a statis state with no blood coming out), and so I guess I was picturing a path in the forest and trying to decide which one has a real-live heart. Thus that was meaningless to me.

o_O

Heh, that's pretty funny. Yes, I know, I find strange things funny.

[Akashic_Librarian]

Thanks Steve!

I think one of my Heart paths is succeeding academically.

I have never been particularly stupid, I have always been identified as "Bright" but I never reached my full potential, bullying and low self esteem issues stopped me standing out until it was too late! Now I kind of have to struggle to pass my exams and the Grade never accurately reflects my true potential. So when I consider studying and revising...its scares me...what if I still fail? What if I am really stupid?... and I think that one thing I am going to overcome is this idea that I am stupid.

[Bruce Achterberg]

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

Love the wallpapers.

Steve, have you considered getting some professionally made, PDSP inspired posters made (either using quotes, images of themes, or references to techniques or exercises from PDSP)?

There are some really good artists out there, and I think you could really get some awesome stuff done if you were willing to pay for it. And the good news is that you could make the money back by selling them on your website (or something). Perhaps even offer them as product bonuses (or something).

[Akashic_Librarian]

I would totally buy a PDSP poster...

Hell I'll just admit it, I am total Steve fanboy...

[Bruce Achterberg]

I'm not on par with InterfaceLeader, but I do have some pretty ace paint skills:



Diagram source:
Personal Development for Smart People

The photo used was taken by me.

Diagram © copyright Steve Pavlina.

(Steve, not sure if you mind me sharing your diagram in this way. Technically it's not altered; it just has a different background behind the original .gif image. I can take it down or edit it, or whatever else you'd like, if you want. Just PM me.)

[seeker5]

Originally Posted by Bruce Achterberg

Steve, have you considered getting some professionally made, PDSP inspired posters made (either using quotes, images of themes, or references to techniques or exercises from PDSP)?

There are some really good artists out there, and I think you could really get some awesome stuff done if you were willing to pay for it. And the good news is that you could make the money back by selling them on your website (or something). Perhaps even offer them as product bonuses (or something).

Maybe Steve can simply allow other people to make posters from PDSP? That way it involves no time commitment from Steve (other then to review and approve if he wants to approve specific posters and not give a blanket approval) and some entrepreneur can go ahead and make the posters available? Is this possible legally or does Steve have to go through Hay House?

Actually, I'm wondering, since we're only talking about a quote that is attributed to Steve, is it legal in all sense of the word possible for someone to make that into a poster without going through Steve and Hay House? I've seen T-shirt featuring quotes of public figures put into posters. Or is this different because it came from a book and thus subject to different legal rules? Not that I'd want anything up that Steve wouldn't want up, but it may save headaches on both Steve and the contributor's part if it was legal to put a quote on something like this without having to request authorization.

I know I'd love to have such posters up if they were reasonably priced.

[Bruce Achterberg]

Originally Posted by seeker5

I know I'd love to have such posters up if they were reasonably priced.

They'd be great for conscious workplaces.

[InterfaceLeader]

Originally Posted by Bruce Achterberg

Those are ridiculously good. Darn nice work, Leader.

Tip: your third, fractal wall paper should say "[...] alignment with truth, love, and power". I.e. you need a comma after love, otherwise it isn't grammatically correct. Without the comma, you could be saying that "love and power" are blended, which becomes syntactically problematic with certain words. (Just trust me on that; I can never think of any decent examples when I need to, heh).

I think it'd be nice if you selected a quote from each of the primary and secondary principles and either blended them into the one wallpaper (hard), or made a wallpaper for each of them (easy).

I.e. For oneness, this was a striking quote for me:

Helping each other doesn’t mean going out of our way. Helping each other is our way.
-- Steve's article about Oneness

What makes that particular quote beautiful is how it demonstrates the concept of oneness in the imagery with the idea of "going out of our way" representing separation, and "our way" representing oneness. Sort of a double meaning, eloquently expressed.

Thanks for the grammar tip ^^; I changed that wallpaper, so it now reads correctly.

I will give the wallpaper you suggested a go as well - I've just finished reading the book, so I will go back through finding a quote for each principle. I think that could make a very nice wallpaper!



I'm glad people like the wallpapers!

[Blueskied]

Originally Posted by InterfaceLeader

Live conciously

Isn't it spelled consciously? (English is my foreign language, that's why i'm asking).

[Bruce Achterberg]

Originally Posted by Blueskied

Isn't it spelled consciously? (English is my foreign language, that's why i'm asking).

Yes; "consciously" is the correct spelling in this context. (English is my native language.)

[Brutha]

Tip: your third, fractal wall paper should say "[...] alignment with truth, love, and power". I.e. you need a comma after love, otherwise it isn't grammatically correct.

Isn't that a case of British gramatical rules vs. American rules?

[ProjectX]

Originally Posted by Akashic_Librarian

Thanks Steve!

I think one of my Heart paths is succeeding academically.

I have never been particularly stupid, I have always been identified as "Bright" but I never reached my full potential, bullying and low self esteem issues stopped me standing out until it was too late! Now I kind of have to struggle to pass my exams and the Grade never accurately reflects my true potential. So when I consider studying and revising...its scares me...what if I still fail? What if I am really stupid?... and I think that one thing I am going to overcome is this idea that I am stupid.

wow. You just described me.

[Lena Carpenter]

They are beautiful! Wish I could make one

[Bruce Achterberg]

Originally Posted by Brutha

Isn't that a case of British gramatical rules vs. American rules?

Not sure; never been one for English convention. I prefer to let good readability and intelligent syntax guide me.

I.e. If I say "the frog ate potato soup, pumpkin soup, and mango soup [just bare with me here]," that's a pretty good statement.

If I say, "the frog at potato soup, and pumpkin and mango soup," you don't know wether the soup was pumpkin soup combined with mango soup, or pumpkin soup and mango soup.

Notice the difference in clarity between the two?

Other syntactical oddities include:

Putting punctuation within quotes. E.g. "Today Jim said "Ahhhh!," but then he fell down." The comma there is kind of awkward. It looks better, but eh, something about it just doesn't seem right. It also proves challenging in certain situations that I can't remember, but notice when I see them.

I like to think of writing as the very logical, clear expression of ideas. I readily violate the rules of English if it results in clarity. Sadly, few people write well. It's a pleasure to read well-written prose.

[InterfaceLeader]

Originally Posted by Bruce Achterberg

Not sure; never been one for English convention. I prefer to let good readability and intelligent syntax guide me.

I.e. If I say "the frog ate potato soup, pumpkin soup, and mango soup [just bare with me here]," that's a pretty good statement.

If I say, "the frog at potato soup, and pumpkin and mango soup," you don't know wether the soup was pumpkin soup combined with mango soup, or pumpkin soup and mango soup.

Notice the difference in clarity between the two?

The difference in clarity is because you put an 'and' in there, and dropped a 'soup'.... not because of the comma.

"the frog ate potato soup, pumpkin soup and mango soup" <-- makes perfect sense (as much as soup eating frogs are wont to do!)

I am British, and I was taught that the last item in a list is separated by 'and' - so if it becomes "The frog ate potato soup and pumpkin and mango soup" then it separates the 'potato soup' from the 'pumpkin and mango soup'. However, grammar is as grammar does...

Doesn't excuse the misspelling of 'consciously' though