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There are people who are fortunate enough to have genuine love and happiness in their life and they do that what they enjoy. Some of us are less fortunate (for whatever reason or cause), or we have got lost along the way, or somewhere we have gone off the tracks in one or more of the above.
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I have set up this Berlin based web blog to help those who would like to find that Love, Happiness, and Being You, or for those who would like to find their way again, or would like to get back on track in one or more of the above.
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In my own childhood I never attained this. The loneliness, sadness, confusion, inner conflict, unhappiness, uncertainty and lack of self respect or self esteem, or believe in myself and even self hate, spread out across the plains of my life. I have spent a great many years on these themes, trying to find ways, trying to understand, learning techniques to help, learning psychology and self-help techniques, learning Meridian Energy and Self-Hypnosis techniques, learning and trying to understand how the mind works, how emotions effect us and why. And last but not least studied art and looked at how creative techniques can help.
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Modern medicine has taught us many things. For example that in many cases of serious or deadly illnesses there is no one cure but a cocktail or combination of drugs and treatments are needed. In my opinion this is also true when we try to regain, or find, the path to our Love, Happiness and the Being You.
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On this Creative Techniques website you will find a range of possibilities. But in most cases I think they will only work if you find an individual cocktail, or combination, of techniques. Some I will class as being essential, although this is only my opinion, to the cocktail/combination approach, which is also essential. Just to pick up a pencil and scribble some lines or with a paintbrush splash some paint about is unlikely to bring much change. Although this could have a good meditation effect and is to be recommended for this alone, and it could also be part of the cocktail process. However change is something else and you will probably need not only a cocktail but also the motivation. People with serious illnesses take the cocktails because they have no choice. If you want to find or re-find that path then you too have no real choice. But the whole process should be one of a kind of playfulness. It is possible that your situation (or feelings) does not appear playful; nevertheless the process needs a certain amount of childlike approach.
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I wish you good luck. I am here to help and support wherever and however I can. There is a special page for children since children have always been my primary concern in helping. Their life is just starting but this life can be taken away, or destroyed, even before it really starts. This can happen even when we adults are not even aware that this is happening; simply because we adults do not take (do) our own cocktail that can bring change.
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This is a meeting point for those caught in a situation such as, loneliness, sadness, a bad relationship, unhappiness, uncertainties at work or in study, health problems, bereavement, or other similar situations, and who wish to find ways to deal with these situations. A Blog that offers possibilities while being a meeting point that gives support in the personal aims.
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Blood! No, that is not blood in the banner photo above, it is only paint! Have no fear, this website is about happiness, interactions, fun, success and enjoyment! You can keep your blood, we don’t need it thanks; this is not a website for blood donors. This is a website and meeting point for everyone who is looking for help or support in change.
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No, it is not about art, even though the banner photo is a detail from a dramatic painting. The painting symbolised certain themes such as suffering, imprisonment and freedom, but also believe it or not themes such as love, warmth, and happiness.
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There are those who at first sight might fear, be shocked, or might reject such a painting. That is their right, but at the same time they might also be suitable candidates for this website theme.
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If you are caught in one of the situations mentioned above, then these too can feel equally like suffering and imprisonment. The wish for freedom might also be there. The freedom for happiness, clarity, love, warmth, security, better relations, a better work or study situation, fulfilment of dreams or wishes, success, or whatever.
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Here on this Blog we look at ways that can help you achieve that what you desire. The process should be one of fun and enjoyment, leading to the happiness
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Video
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You might be lonely. You might be in a bad or unhappy relationship. Maybe you’re dissatisfied with your life, your job, your study. May you are feeling sad or disheartened. You might just want to improve or change something in your life. The idea of this website is to provide you with simple techniques and ideas that can help you change your situation in the way you want or would like.
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Creative thinking
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Give it a try. You don’t need to open up a gallery, rent a studio, buy expensive material, squirt ink or paint over your best clothes, cut off your hair (or ears), look like a freaked out artist, or throw away all that money you have, or save up all that money you don’t have. You don’t need to brag at the local pub, bar or disco (but you can if you really want). This is not about art or being an artistic person, it is not even about being creative – we are just using some simple creative techniques. This is simply about bringing some clarity, improvement, ideas, change, and hopefully increased happiness and enjoyment into your life. Releasing what is already there and bringing the i-andme closer together.
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Writing
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Maybe you have more important things to do. It doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is that there is something you would like to change, achieve, or gain more insight into, or clarity about. That and your willingness to try. A serious try, after all it is for you and no one else. It is your choice and your life. The very least you might gain is some enjoyment. The most you will lose is some time.
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Painting
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The techniques described are related to creativity. However, this website is not concerned with making a Leonardo da Vinci out of you, no codes have to be broken, no Dan Brown da Vinci novels have to be written (but you can if you want), you don’t need any special competence or intelligence (I am proof of that). If by chance you get to enjoy the creativity aspect, then that is truly great, but the main aim is to get you acquainted with, and hopefully using, the simple and easy techniques that can bring enrichment to your life, or release ways to deal with, resolve, or manage certain aspects of your life that might be bothering you in one form or another. This can be at work, at home, in relationships, hobbies, sport, health, your aims and study, or at play and enjoyment, with children, or with your parents, and for some, in difficult words such as happiness or love. Maybe you just want to improve your creative thinking or your creative activities.
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Journaling
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In many ways we are just like moles. Without realising it, and often without intent, we create holes in our life. These holes are connected by a network of tunnels which we travel up and down. We become used to these tunnels and holes, and feeling safe within them we only rarely, if ever, venture out of them. Yet, human life is not as static as that. We all change, inward, outward and around us. Also everything else around us changes. Even if some things seem to remain the same in reality they are not. We might think we have adapted to the new changes and gone with them, but it is likely that we have not. We find rifts opening up around and within us. Often we are not even aware of these until much later (and often not even then) when the rift has become a huge gap. It happens in relationships, friendships, work, children, pleasure, and happiness, as well as in so many other things, even with our own creativity. It is likely that we have got lost within our own elaborate system of tunnels and holes.
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Meridian Energy
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* Please note ~ i-andme web address *
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The www address of i-andme is almost the same as that of another, not related, website (“www.iandme.com”) which does not have the minus sign between the “iand”.
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The correct www address for this website is http://www.i-andme.com - so with a minus (-) between the “i” and the “and” - i-andme. Thank You.
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Visual Journaling
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If you are lonely, sad, unhappy, or you’re in a relationship that is bad or problematic, or you’re struggling with your study, or problems at work, or maybe you’re just feeling weary and tired, perhaps you are confused, unsure, or suffer under fear of or for something, maybe you are confused and are eager for clarity, all these things will result in the undermining of your quality of life, enjoyment, success, fulfilment and happiness. The techniques I discuss on this website are not some magic solution that with the wave of the wand will make your difficulty disappear; we all know life is not quite that simple. Not quite that simple perhaps but at the same time neither does it have to be that difficult or complicated. The techniques I mention on this website are all valuable and very simple techniques that really can help you, believe it or not. And believing it or not is not the important thing. What is important is that you just give it a go.
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Doodling
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i-taking the splash with-me
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Some might say jumping into the deep end, but in our creativity case this is not true. Firstly there is no deep end; there is no jumping, no pushing, and no shoving. Blue is a colour that can seem quite cool or even cold, it all depends on how it is used, or sometimes on the mood of the beholder. And of course blue is sometimes very cold, yet often when we think of our paradise island it is usually surrounded by warm blue water. In the English language blue can relate to sadness He/she is feeling blue, or can relate to the cold She/he is turning blue. In German it relates more to someone being drunk. In the Taking the splash photo the water is blue but if it is cold or warm you can decide. You have the power to decide that and decide other attributes such as if it is friendly or fearful, inviting or threatening, nice or unpleasant, a dream or just a photo. How often have you gone reluctantly into cold water only to find that once you have taken the splash you warm up and then have fun? Creativity can be the same. Your life can be the same. So I hope you take the splash, warm up and have fun! Or at the very least perhaps open doors for you, or within you, or within your life.
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Explains the aim of this website. How to use the techniques. Explanation of Meridian Techniques Explanation of Self-Hypnosis Supplementary subjects. The place to meet each other Creative techniques for and with My background. Photos Links to Forum/i-andme blog and other websites Get in touch. Deutsche Impressum How to guide Legal Notice how to find your way around
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Newsletter
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As yet there is no newsletter. If there is a demand for one then perhaps later.
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Forum: As yet there is no Forum but when there is a large enough demand I will create one
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Click here for more information by sending an email
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what’s new on i-andme
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- 24.12.2009
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What’s new is i-andme.com! i-andme.com has just gone online for the first time and I warmly welcome all visitors. I hope you find inspiration and much more on this website.
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- 24.12.2009
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-24.12.2009
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The basic website is not yet fully complete so I ask you to forgive this. Of course even when the basic website is complete it will be updated constantly. I look forward to hearing from you.
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read on
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(c) 2010 Alan Cookson www.i-andme.com. All drawings, painting, sketches, art works, texts and logos are the intellectual and copyright property of Alan Cookson and www.i-andme.com ©2010 - unless otherwise specifically stated in which case due recognition of the owner will be clearly made available (when known). For some of the hand drawn children’s or cartoon sketches drawn by me (Alan Cookson) I have used the inspiration of other authors and artists work from their teaching books. These books and authors/artists will be listed under Page Heading Links so that they can inspire others.
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Copyright (c) 2009 - 2010 Alan Cookson - i-andme.com - All rights reserved.
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