My Road to Authenticity By Renee Carly
What’s my road to authenticity? Creativity.
Whether writing a song, a jingle, a musical, or a screenplay for television or film: It's in those moments of inspiration, getting lost in a soulful melody, a clever lyric, or a surprisingly perfect piece of dialog —ALL OF IT— has fed my soul and given me a sense of purpose and authenticity.
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Just Imagine! By Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, Ph.D. and President of the International Hypnosis Federation
As a child, were bed-sheets mountains to climb? Clouds to visit? Or marshmallows? Did you fly like Superman? Dance with Barbie and Ken? Or sip tea with the Queen?
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The Naked Coral Trees of Southern California By Simie Seaman
The Naked Coral Tree is native to eastern Mexico the brilliant display of orange and scarlet flowers have made it widely popular among Southern Californians. Los Angeles is known for its Palm trees, but the official tree of Los Angeles is the Coral Tree.
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Zero Point Energy By William Lama, Ph.D
he Zero-Point Energy Field and Psychic Phenomena | (psychicschool.com)
Zero Point Energy (ZPE) is a weird quantum mechanical substance that is real, but hard to describe. Nobel Prize winning physicist, and my science hero, Dick Feynman tells a story about his inability to explain ZPE to his father. What is Science? – Richard Feynman
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Their Courage and Ambition Continues to Inspire Us All - The Ellison Onizuka Memorial Committee Uses the Challenger Space Shuttle Tragedy to Inspire Young Learners By Steve Tabor
The Ellison Onizuka Memorial Committee along with event sponsor, American Honda Motor Company, presented the 35th Annual Onizuka Space Science Day (OSSD) at El Camino College.
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Timely Tarot: The Element of Fire By Lisa De La O Wyman
Spring is here! We have finally emerged from a long, rather confusing winter to welcome the promise of a new beginning. There’s something about the creative energy of this time of year that brings hope, excitement, and a feeling that we can do more and be better. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, and there’s more light in the skies. It feels like potential.
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The Luminaries and Novas of Torrance Memorial Medical Center
The Luminaries and Novas of Torrance Memorial Medical Center are non-profit volunteer groups founded in 1990 providing services and financial donations to the hospital. To date, they have donated over $530,000 to support many important hospital projects.
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Patrick Russ - Bringing Harmony to Life By Photographer, Educator & Writer Steve Tabor
Music is the heartbeat of life for many of us. Music stirs the emotions within us. It has a way of bringing back memories, soothing our souls during hectic times, drawing us closer to together, creating a bit of tension and serving as inspiration.
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Hometowns to Hollywood: Buddy Ebsen By Annette Bochenek, Ph.D.
To me, one of the most endearing stars working during Hollywood’s Golden Age was Buddy Ebsen. After maintaining a musical act with his sister for several years, Ebsen’s song-and-dance routines soon graced the silver screen. While he was slated to appear in one of the greatest films ever made, his career took a completely different, albeit still successful, turn.
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Behind the Scenes at The Pageant of Our Lord ( April 1 - 3) By Deborah Paul
For the last 35 years, minus the two the vacuous pandemic years, Rolling Hills Covenant Church in Rolling Hills has been adding a special touch to the community’s Easter celebration.
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Hollywood Filmmaker Schwartz Premiers Movie at Marymount University By Kari H. Sayers
Past and present faculty, staff and students joined producers, actors and crew at Marymount California University here on the hill last month to celebrate the achievement of one of their own, filmmaker and film professor Bruce Schwartz who chose the school’s “Commons” auditorium to premiere his 17th movie Justice for Lizzie last month.
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Southern California Planting Guide By Sustainability Expert & Blogger Rick Perillo
Knowing what to plant when is confusing. Does parsley like hot or cold weather? what can I plant on a 100°F September day (not much)? Why does this lettuce seed pack tell me I can grow this in summer but you say I can’t? I work with kids who want to plant watermelons despite what time of the year it is.
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Celebrate Extraordinary! How Two Passions Fuse to Create an Extraordinary Art Event
Celebrate Extraordinary, a fundraiser presented by The Circle of Palos Verdes Art Center/Beverly G. Alpay Center for Art Education, will offer a delightful evening for supporters, art aficionados and the community to enjoy the resurgence of art that is bubbling up, with art being recognized as a "second responder" in recovering from the pandemic.
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Always Let Your Inner Sparkle Shine - Happy National Unicorn Day! By Sheri Fink
I’ve always loved mythological creatures and magical worlds. I also love hidden messages tucked into art that empower the viewer to believe in themselves. That’s why I write social-emotional learning books about whimsical characters like self-doubting unicorns, adventurous gnomes, helpful fairies, misunderstood monsters, and dancing dragons that inspire empathy and exploration.
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Night Fever – South Bay Noir By Photographer Anthony Barrera
Vincent Thomas is my favorite place to be at night. It's quiet and its void of people. The sounds of the harbor, and the glow of the lights coming from the city are beautiful. Sometimes fish are jumping in the inlet where cruise ships sometimes dock
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“At The Movies Nun But The Best” Vol. III, No.3 (April 2022) By Stephanie Mardesich Cinematic Expert
Recently I watched the amusing and evocative film (via Moviestvnetwork on Cox cable)
The Trouble With Angels (1966) starring ever elegant Rosalind Russell and ever delightful Haley Mills. Having just presented The Sound Of Music, with main character Maria the novitiate, at the 19th annual
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