Ten of Rainbows – © Osho Zen TarotSoften. Speak less. Allow others to reach out to you. Accept gifts. Practice letting more in. Giving and receiving creates a sacred circle. — SARK We are finishing up Chapter Six of The Artist’s Way today. Here are some final exercises and thoughts. First, let’s stretch our creativity. … Read more
The important things in life cannot be gotten in advance. They must be gathered fresh every day. — Rev. Dr. George Regas, founder of of ICUPJ (Interfaith Communities United for Peace and Justice) A big part of healing our sense of abundance is to strengthen our ability to receive. Most blocked creatives are incredibly skilled … Read more
It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. — Kin Hubbard, American humorist (1868-1930) Today we have another exercise as we come to the conclusion of Chapter Six: Recovering a Sense of Abundance. It’s a fill-in-the-blank exercise that invites us to examine some of our own attitudes … Read more
Creativity lives in paradox: serious art is born from serious play. – Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way I love that so many of you have already made a commitment to creating a creative space where you can unleash your artist self freely. Our environment speaks to us constantly about where our priorities are, and is … Read more
For improving your behavior, a supportive environment isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity.— Michael Highstead, CEO of Habit Busters, Ltd. In her recent (free!) newsletter, Elizabeth Genco Purvis, the “Marketing Goddess” wrote, “One of my mentors said something recently that really shook me up. He said, ‘Your environment is stronger than habit.’ When you think … Read more
Cinderella – by Edmond DulacWhere there is no extravagance there is no love, and where there is no love there is no understanding.— Oscar Wilde How are you feeling about all this focus on luxury? In a world where there is enormous suffering, where so many have so little, and less every day, does it … Read more
All enjoying is your best gift to yourself. — SARK How was your weekend? How have your artist dates been going? You are having one every week, aren’t you? Did you do your homework? What luxuries did you bestow upon yourself? You did treat yourself, right? I hope so. What are the luxuries that you … Read more
What we really want to do is what we’re meant to do.— Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way Beginning to cooperate with the abundance that surrounds you and wants to guide you is a critical step towards being in the creative flow. It is also one of the most toxic, fear-distorted areas in our culture, and … Read more
Emergence, by Ann Beeching ©We’Moon 2009, At the CrossroadsWhat does “prosperity” mean when we, as a civilization, are engaged in what can only be seen as a sustained effort to destroy ourselves and our habitat? That is the question I think needs to be asked.— James French, guest essayist, The Wild Hunt As we’re grappling … Read more
Money will come when you are doing the right thing.— Mike Phillips While we theoretically may be on board with the idea of a bountiful, generous Divinity, when it comes to our own lives, many of us squeeze ourselves into tiny boxes, hoping to just scrape by without incident. After all, that’s life, right? Yet … Read more