Last week - Week 12 The Artist's Way

I love the line in week 12 - "You're either losing your mind - or gaining your soul."
Once again going through the Artist's Date for a second time, I've been to what Julia Cameron calls 'the darkness' and back. I've seen my inner saboteurs at work, heard my inner critic scream so loudly I thought I would go deaf and also reconnecting again and again with that mystery of the creative process.
It's been a full on process for me in the last three months. This process gives you nowhere to hide - those morning pages!!! It never ceases to amaze me how negative I can be - and how it spills on to the page. I wonder, if I don't do my morning pages - where does all that go?

In our last week, we are recovering our faith. "Creativity requires faith. Faith requires that we relinquish control." As a recovering control freak....I can see why I find this week challenging. But I have loved, loved, loved creating my 'God jar'. How wonderful to just let go - of the dreams and the fears, knowing someone else will handle it.

Let's finish with a flourish this week.  Even if you have dropped out of the process. Keep on with those morning pages, book the best artist's date ever and enjoy this last week together.

One of our artist Way Big Leapers asked if we can still use the chatroom after the process is finished to keep in touch - absolutely.

Have a good week. I am away in Cornwall for the bank holiday but back next week and we can wrap up our process then.

Have a lovely weekend, everyone.

x

Comments

[Maria]

I've really enjoyed the experience of walking the Artist's Way with others'. Thanks for making this possible Suzy. I hope we can all do something similar in future.

Secondly all weekend I've been driven nuts knowing that it was someone's birthday on Bank holiday monday and not being able to figure out who's. May 4th I kept thinking - I know someone has a birthday then but kept getting a blank. While relaxing today I got a light-bulb moment and remembered you telling us last year you had a 'star wars' birthday. 'May the fourth be with you' and all that :-) Have a lovely day Suzy. Your 40th year was pretty dynamic and its been a pleasure to watch your success unfold.

I look forward to coming here and sharing more.

Sending you birthday hugs and thanks,

Maria