Bits and Clips for January 2015

Here are the articles, blogs, podcasts and videos from this month that I felt were worth sharing. I hope you find something enjoyable, inspiring, intriguing, helpful or enlightening:

Art:

• Go-to Links for Art Help and Ideas
  
• 4 Artists Paint One Tree
  
• Death of the Artist and the Birth of the Creative Entrepreneur
  
• I Got Left at the Altar: Turning Heartbreak into Artwork
  
• Carving Into Color: Matisse’s Stunning Cutouts
  
• STEAM Not Just STEM Infographic
  

Photography:

• 17 Fantastic Photos of New Year’s Eve Around the World
  
• Andromeda
  

Spirituality:

• A Life Filled with Purpose, Not Stress
  
• When Making Big Decisions
  
• Exploring the Infinite
  
• Divine Truth Frees You From Limitation
  
• How Newsweek Got the Bible Right – and Still Got it Wrong
  
• Removing Sadness
  
• In the Era of Christendom’s Demise, Three Signs of the Church’s Life
  
• Audio from Louise Hay: How to Love Yourself
  
• 10 Reasons Why People Leave Church
  
• In China: A Church/State Showdown of Biblical Proportions
  
• The Healing Angelina Left on the Cutting Room Floor
  
• The Importance, Value, and Power of One
  

Ideas:

• Parable of the Polygons
  
• The Illusion of Matter: Our Physical Material World Isn’t Really Material At All
  
• The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
  
• DIY Project: Moss Graffiti
  
• Writing Your Way to Happiness
  
• The Magic of Fresh Air for Babies and Other Beings
  
• Scientists say Human Activity has Pushed Beyond Four of Nine “Planetary Boundaries’
  
• Faith and Reason
  
• Howard Gardner: ‘Multiple Intelligences’ are not “Learning Styles’
  
• 4 Things Children Don’t Need (and a Few They Do)
  
• 10 Things Not Enough Kids Know Before Going to College
  
• Be Employable; Study Philosophy
  
• Thoughts on Writing
  
• The 36 Questions that Lead to Love
  
• A Better Way to Introduce Your Friends
  
• In Education Crazy South Korea, Teachers Become Multimillionaires
  
• By Making a Game out of Rejection, A Man Conquers Fear
  
• 7 Cultural Concepts we Don’t Have in the US
  
• 20 Habits for Success I Learned Working for Two Billionaires
  
• Teaching Children How to Think Instead of What to Think
  
• Abundance Without Attachment
  
• 10 Jokes Only Engineers Will Understand
  
• In This New Year, Is It Time to Nix The Thank You Letter?
  

Books:

• Science Has Great News For People Who Read Actual Books
  
• 20 New Classics Every Child Should Own
  
• Middle School to High School Reading List for a Strong Reader
  
• Edith Pearlman’s Honeydew
  
• Elizabeth Gilbert Has a Book About Creativity Coming Out in September
  
• These Almost Forgotten Women Won’t Be Forgotten Again
  
• How to Restore What Every Family is Longing for Most
  

Food:

• Egg Recipes for Dinner
  
• 44 Amazing NYC Places that Still Exist (mostly food)
  
• What America’s Nutty Demand for Almonds is Doing to California
  
• Don’t Soak Your Beans
  
• Tasty: How Flavor Helped Make Us Human
  
• 10 Healthy Spaghetti Squash Recipes
  
• Vegetarian Ideas: 35 Meatless Dishes
  

Poetry:

• New Year’s Blessing
  

Hope:

• Utah on Track to End Homelessness in 2015 with One Simple Idea
  
• First Female Church of England Bishop Consecrated
• A Font That Helps People with Dyslexia Read
• A Better Way to Say Sorry
• 15 Resolutions for 2015 From Some of Humanity’s Greatest Minds