Category Archives: Artist’s Way
Something’s gotta give II
Give. What to give? I have a feeling that it is really: how to give? The ‘what’ is pretty much clear: in essence you are all you have, really, so all you can give is you. And the great thing … Continue reading
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The Artist’s Way: Perfectionism bites!
Reading in chapter seven now. It is an interesting bit, just like almost every chapter before this one. I have found that sometimes it is not so much the actual chapters or paragraphs that are interesting, but more the story … Continue reading
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The Artist’s Way: What am I doing here?
This week I have done morning pages on several days. I just sit down – at home or on the train – and start writing in my little notebook. It is tough going, to be honest. Three pages is a … Continue reading
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The Artist’s Way: Morning pages
I decided to cave and do my morning pages. Yes. I decided to cave and do my morning pages. It’s a handy little (?) tool to help along the Artist’s Way course. The morning pages are just that: three pages … Continue reading
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The Artist’s Way: the Human Concept
I have talked before about how in The Artist’s Way (Julia Cameron, 1992) the concept of ‘god’ was bothering me. I am reading through the book first without doing the tasks or exercises. The book leans heavily on the concept … Continue reading
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Wrecking
The Artist’s Way (now read up to chapter 5) is until now for a large part about breaking down the structures that ‘we’ put into place during our lifetime to shield ourselves. From failure or shame or other demons that … Continue reading
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The Artist’s Way: Bears on the road
Running into walls. (Note for forunners and other aliens: ‘bears on the road’ is a Dutch expression meaning to see problems ahead of you, between you and your goal. Which is a little funny because I think there haven’t been … Continue reading
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