When you get enough inner peace and feel really positive about yourself, it’s almost impossible for you to be controlled or manipulated by anyone else.— Dr. Wayne Dyer At this stage of our recovery process, we are having to face the not-so-pleasant facts of assessing exactly where we are, and who (and what) have contributed … Read more
Dark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to be by the Full Moon’s light. The New Moon is traditionally the time for planting the seeds of a new intention, a dream, or beginning a new project. And this New Moon is the first one of … Read more
It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all. –Democritus, 460-370 B.C.E. If we are to protect our tender Artist child self from bumps, bruises and catastrophic mishaps, we have to pay attention to the company we keep. By now, we are (maybe?) coming to the conclusion that … Read more
The interpretation that makes you ardent and hopeful and active and reverent is the true one.— Rumi How is your Artist recovery going? It feels like it’s been a while since we checked in. Are you doing your morning pages? How are they going? What about your artist dates? Over the weekend, of course, we … Read more
For he’s bewitched forever who has seen,Not with his eyes but with his vision, SpringFlow down the woods and stipple leaves with sun.— Vita Sackville-WestI hereby call a recess from the books! For the next several days, I urge you to celebrate Ostara, dear friends! For this, too, honors and strengthens your Artist’s Recovery, since … Read more
Nobody can be exactly like me.Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.— Tallulah Bankhead Self-sabotage is a very real danger on the road to recovery. Julia warns, “A common form for this sabotage is showing someone our morning pages. Remember, the morning pages are private and are not intended for the scrutiny of well-meaning friends. … Read more
© Eugenio RecuencoYou are the only person on earth who can use your ability. — Zig Ziglar We are taking the next, crucial step on the pathway to freeing our artist self who has been locked in a tower for unknown decades. To do so, we have already faced some of the monsters who guard … Read more
My spirit finds companionship in many forms.— Julia Cameron, from Heart Steps: Prayers and Declarations for a Creative Life Today we begin the second step of the 12-step process of creative recovery. How are you doing so far? How many days did you do your morning pages? How is that going? What artist date(s) did … Read more
I can believe anything, provided it is incredible.— Oscar Wilde We have been working some powerful exercises to recover a sense of safety for our tender Artist Selves. A big part of this work has been to uncover and face the damage done to us by the monsters in our past – those people and … Read more
The fair-weather gardener, who will do nothing except when wind and weather and everything else are favorable, is never a master of his craft.— Canon Ellacombe In today’s installment, we are encouraged to select one of our monster stories, and write it down in detail. You may have already started this, the way Thalia’s utterly … Read more