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A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such a fool as to regard a fulsome obituary notice as ample reward. — George Jean Nathan Wow! It’s been almost a month since we worked on our Artist’s Way path here. I hope that you’ve been using this time to … Read more
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. – Freya Stark, The Journey’s Echo How did you do on the workaholism quiz from Friday? Frankly, I am busted on almost every question. Having done this work before, you would think I would have been much … Read more
There is more to life than to increase its speed. — Mahatma Gandhi So now, gentle readers, we are going to zero in on one of our most pervasive, insidious blocks. Julia gives it a full four pages or so. Deep breath. We’re going to take a closer look at workaholism and our addiction to … Read more
Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. — Mark Twain I love the insights some of you are sharing! What you are noticing, and what Julia promises for the rest of us, is that our blocking devices will begin … Read more
We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. — Paulo Coelho As we explore the deeply rooted habits of blocking our inner artist, it might help to know that many times, these temptations show up disguised as coincidence. I see this all the time in my Tarot … Read more
He jests at scars that never felt a wound. — William Shakespeare In this tenth chapter, we are Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection. Lo and behold – turns out that some of the most necessary self-protection we need is from ourselves! So we are gently, but honestly examining the last stronghold of our most volatile, … Read more
We learn to do something by doing it. There is no other way. — John Holt, Educator (1923-1985) Today we begin our next chapter. Just as the year 2009 winds down, the end is also in sight for our work with The Artist’s Way. But there is still some crucial work to do, in terms … Read more
Be really whole And all things will come to you. — Lao-tzu Today, we finish up the exercises from Chapter Nine, “Recovering a Sense of Compassion.” I hope that this chapter truly has opened up some of your deepest blocks, so that compassion and love for your inner creator are unleashed to flood through your … Read more
The point of power is always in the present moment. — Louise L. Hay First, I just have to say – Thank you! I so deeply appreciate the many kind responses to my call for help on Friday’s post. As you may realize, this blog is pretty much a labor of love. Rather than being … Read more
Don’t be afraid to take a big step. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps. –David Lloyd George Last week we started exploring what Julia calls the “Creative U-Turn.” It often happens just as we are about to have a breakthrough (but of course, we don’t necessarily know this at the time). It’s … Read more