Fascinating Psychological Tricks in Advertising and Everyday Use

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This is such an interesting subject. 

Check out these facets of psychological tricks.

• The Psychology Behind the 10:10 in Watch Advertising Photos.
• Tricks to use in everyday life.
• 15 Psychological Tricks to Watch Out For.
• Psychological Tricks to be More Charismatic & Confident. 

Generators for Writers

I love this one. Here you'll find tools for writers, gamers, and artists; randomly assembling names, storylines, characters, what-ifs, concepts, and more for when you need inspiration or amusement. 

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The Poem That Inspired My Magazine

Years ago, in an out-of-town library, I found the following poem nestled within the pages of an old book. It encouraged my soul so much that I wanted a magazine with poems like this. I read it, closed my eyes, took a deep breath and reread it again and again and again. What makes it so appealing? It's the word choices. They speak of halcyon times. I want submissions like these to be written for Halcyon Days. 

Psalm to My Beloved 
by Eunice Tietjens (1884-1944)
          Lo, I have opened unto you the wide gates of my being
          and like a tide, you have flowed into me.
          The innermost recesses of my spirit are full of you,
          and all the channels of my soul are grown sweet with your presence.
          For you have brought me peace
          the peace of great tranquil waters, and the quiet of the summer sea.
          Your hands are filled with peace as the noontide is filled with light;
          about your head is bound the eternal quiet of the stars,
          and in your heart dwells the calm miracle of twilight.
          I am utterly content.
          In all my spirit is no ripple of unrest,
          for I have opened unto you wide the gates of my being
          and like a tide, you have flowed into me.

Cigarette Cemetery (photo)

 I love this chilling pixabay photo of a cigarette. Well done!

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Dream to Reality

Image by Biljana Jovanovic from Pixabay

Have you ever had a positive or negative dream turn into reality? The mystery of dreams has always fascinated me. I didn't know about this experience regarding Sugar Ray Robinson. 

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In his dream, Robinson was fighting Jimmy Doyle. Ray lands a devastating strike knocking Jimmy to the canvas. Jimmy lay there, unable to rise. “I woke up in a cold sweat, yellin’ for Jimmy to get up – get up – get up! My yellin’ woke me up, I guess,” Robinson wrote.

“In the dream, Jimmy Doyle was in the ring with me. I hit him a few good punches and he was on his back, his blank eyes staring up at me, and I was staring down at him, not knowing what to do, and the referee was moving in to count to 10 and Doyle still wasn’t moving a muscle and in the crowd I could hear people yelling, ‘He’s dead, he’s dead,’ and I didn’t know what to do. Then I woke up.”

Robinson was so disturbed by the dream he wanted to back out of the fight with Doyle. Fight promoters, who stood to lose money by Robinson’s decision, brought in a Catholic priest (some sources say a priest and minister) who sought to calm Robinson’s nerves by assuring him it was only a dream. Promoter Larry Atkins convinced Robinson not to cancel the fight because of a dream.

Heart-warming Interview with Charlie Hunnam

I recently came across the infamous series "Sons of Anarchy" on Netflix (watching Season 7, Episode 6). After soaking myself in these fascinating characters, I had to search for more information on the actor Charlie Hunnam and found this heartwarming interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live. 

Check it out! 

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