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With all our human challenges and modern-day troubles, it's a great idea to remind each other of our creative potential often. In the spirit of the creative human aspect, @paradigmprospect invites you to these Steemians' amazing contributions in craftsmanship and art - in times when the system tries its best to keep the deep significance of life away from public consciousness.

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Fairy Kingdoms

Our separateness from nature is arguably one of the biggest challenges of our times - we have been taught that nature is hostile and not to be trusted. But is it really all just dead matter? After seeing @fairy-kingdoms' amazing macro photography, we can't be quite sure anymore. Everything screams alive, and the things I have seen through this Steemian's passionate work point the way to nearly forgotten mysteries.

If you wish to recapture the sense of magic and wonder from your childhood, I strongly recommend accepting the invitation and going on a journey into the vibrant microcosm of wood, where beings of an altogether different kind patiently await our remembering.

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From OCD To Being Free

Deadlines can be amazing to help you structure the tasks ahead of you, but sometimes these self-imposed pressures can take on a life of their own, until they have become a merciless tyrant over our lives. @baracuda's post is an amazing insight into the emotional mechanisms that drive Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and the reasons as to why it can be so hard to get under control.

If you feel a nagging need to structure and force your life to a degree that feels unhealthy or unsustainable, this post might just be what you need to get back to your own center.

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Making of - upcycling oilcan guitar

So you want to play guitar, but have no idea how to afford one? You like travelling but don't want to take your 6-stringed baby with you? There are many great ideas out there to come up with an alternative! Take @dose-instruments' amazing posts for example, showing us how he built a fully functional guitar out of an oilcan, step by step.

With an instrument like this, you will be sure to always have an engaged audience - no matter where you go.

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The Art of The Eye Patch: Leather Is My Art Medium Part 4

So what are we going to do when the fiat system crashes tomorrow and suddenly it's all mad max'y out there? Well, easy: Get some handmade steampunk outfits of course! @armadilloman could best be described as a leather-wizard, turning natural materials into the most amazing apparel and accessories I have seen in a long time.

He recently shared his collection of eyepatches with us, just in case you want to live out your phantasies of dystopia or you adore stempunk like nothing else.

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Conclusion

What an awesome eye-opening, mind-bending group of selections today from @paradigmprospect! Visit the great posts and let their incredible authors know what you think. For submitting these selections and commentary, @paradigmprospect gets paid 4 SBD today.

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