No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently. — Agnes de Mille We’ve been working with the idea that instead of the ultimately self-defeating practice of being paralyzed by the prospects of where our creative path may take us, it is extremely important at this stage … 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
The deepest secret in our heart of hearts is that we are writing because we love the world.— Natalie Goldberg We are winding down Chapter Seven this week, with some exercises and final thoughts. Did you work on your jealousy map over the weekend? How did it go? Today, we are archaeologists, and will be … 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
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