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Quilt "Sounds of the Men"
By Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney

The American Jazz Museum www.americanjazzmuseum.org

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USA : Quilt artist weaves jazz waves in colorful stringsFibre2fashion.com - Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India

USA : Quilt artist weaves jazz waves in colorful stringsJanuary 3, 2008

World-renowned quilt artist Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney is exhibiting her creation at ‘If Jazz Was a Color’, which reflects and interprets the splendor and sounds of jazz music in a striking visual displays of vivid textile collages.The event that began on November 2, 2007, will go on through January 6, 2008 at American Jazz Museum.The community members gathered in the Changing Gallery for a free opening reception featuring live jazz with the Dennis Winslett Quartet and some special jazz poetry from Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney.Complete details here

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Lafayette in the Snow
Photograph by Kichea Burt

~Lafayette,Louisiana
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Stand By Me-In the International Language of Music

(top) In His Hands

(2nd from top)Griots

( Middle) Girl 8

(2nd to bottom) Conga

3 Dames Three

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Enjoy the video partially shot in New Orleans!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A_ma2h0idk&NR=1

Thank you Sandra Garth. Check out http://www.onebodyonelifetime.com/

We are the Champions...

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Emotional Hijacking
Most people will be familiar with the term, “Engage brain before opening mouth.”
The phrase refers to those times when we respond instantly and at an emotional level to some outside stimulus without logically and consciously thinking about it first. If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of such an outburst perhaps you have been surprised at the intensity of the response, and if you’ve ever done it yourself you may have felt shameful and apologetic once you’ve had a chance to think about the situation properly.

According to Emotional Intelligence theory, such a reaction is called “Emotional Hijacking”, and is explained by the fact that the emotional part of our brain, and the logical part act quite independently of each other, and at different speeds.

Be who you are

To be nobody but yourself--in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else-- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.

- EE Cummings, poet


Take a look at your priorities and your goals. Where did they come from? Are they the products of soul-searching, self-analysis, and careful planning? Or are they a reaction to pressures from other people? Did you find them within yourself or within the pages of a magazine? The answers to these questions are important because they tell you if the person you're becoming is someone you want to be. Here's another way to look at a goal: do you want it, or do you just think you should want it? It's not easy to follow your own direction in life. But it's more possible than you may think. Question everything. Every priority in your life needs to justify why it's there. If you can't come up with a good reason that actually comes from YOU, maybe it doesn't belong.

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Vision~Do you know where you're going?

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today~ Malcolm X,


Who tries to put together a puzzle without seeing a picture of the finished product? Who shoots an arrow without knowing exactly where they want it to hit? Your goals--particularly your health and family goals--are likely more important to you than puzzles and archery. So why trust them to luck or a fuzzy idea of what success is? If you can clearly state and see what your vision is, you're well on your way to seeing it come to life. From the beginning, world leaders with a strong, clear vision have been able to energize people with the possibility of greatness. In the same way, a vision can motivate you and keep you fired up. Instead of stumbling around, hoping to reach your goals, you'll know success when you see it, and know what needs to be done to get there. The clearer your vision, the more targeted your plan will be. What do you see?

Thank you Sparks People...

Vision~Do you see possibilities or problems?

A (wo)man who wants something will find a way; a (w0)man who doesn't will find an excuse.

- Stephen Dolley Jr.


It's been said that some of the smartest people around would make lousy entrepreneurs. How can that be? The fact is, some people are so smart they can easily see all of the problems, roadblocks, and snafus that they'll need to overcome to succeed. They can think of all kinds of reasons why their idea won't work. This knowledge can overwhelm any thoughts of possibilities or dreams. When you think of your goals, do you focus on the positives of making it happen, or the negatives of potential barriers? To reach your goals, you gotta really want them. More importantly, you gotta really believe that you can do it. Think more about why you CAN make it happen instead of why you can't. No more excuses.