We have no friends. We have no enemies. We have only teachers. — Anonymous proverb As we begin to explore our artistic yearnings, we are going to run into challenges and difficulties. Because we are “in recovery,” our tender egos can easily want to abandon everything and send our artist self back into hiding again. … Read more
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy,a quickening that is translatedthrough you into action. And because there is only one of you in all of time,this expression is unique.And if you block it, it will never exist throughany other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your … Read more
Imagination needs moodling – long, inefficient happy idling, dawdling and puttering. — Brenda Ueland Some very important discussions were sparked by yesterday’s post about the morning pages. I hope you’ll check them out! Meantime, we are concluding our work in Chapter Seven. Before we say goodbye to this chapter, Julia asks us to check in: … Read more
Trust goodness. It flows all through us and is ever present. Whenever you fall out of trust, bring yourself back. — SARK Trusting that little voice inside you that says, “What if – ” is crucial, wherever you happen to be in your artist’s journey. The willingness to surrender the appearance of being successful, super … Read more
Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no consequence whatsoever. — Isak Dinesen We’re discovering our connectedness to the Divine and the flow of ideas, energy and support that we … Read more
The artist is a servant who is willing to be a birthgiver.— Madeline L’Engle, from Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art I hope you’re beginning to see that our wildest dreams and the dreams of the Goddess for us are, by definition, on the same track. But get ready, because time apparently works … Read more
The Great Leap of Faith © Jane EvershedThe fates lead him who will; him who won’t, they drag.–Seneca First, my deepest thanks to all who have posted, emailed and called with your condolences. I can’t begin to tell you how much your support and love have meant to me. I am truly a blessed woman. … Read more
Drawing Hands by M. C. EscherThis, then, is salvation: When we marvel at the beauty of created things and praise their beautiful Creator. — Meister Eckhart This is where things get really interesting, my friends. If we are serious about our creativity, we must learn to dance with it, knowing when to push, when to … Read more
Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they’re looking for ideas. — Paula Poundstone Okay. Take a deep breath. And then sigh in relief. We have made it through some of the most difficult territory on this journey. And I am glad to see you are … 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