--Albert Einstein
The Following are excerpts from
" The Artist's Way"
by Julia Cameron
it's about " recovering" the creative part of us that we are all gifted with,
it talks from the perspective of one who had left this part lie dormant for years and years:
" ...( when we) begin to excavate our buried dreams, this is a tricky process. Some of our dreams are very volatile, and the mere act of brushing them off sends an enormous surge of energy bolting through our denial system. Such a grief! Such a loss! Such pain!"( at having ignored this part for so long)
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It is at this point in the recovery process that we make what Robert Bly calls a " desent into the ashes". We mourn the self we abandoned. We greet this old self as we might greet a lover at the end of a long and costly war...
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To effect a creative recovery, we sometimes undergo a period of mourning
(as this forgotten part of us is reconnected with).
Our tears prepare the ground for our future growth...
*stop telling yourself it's too late
*stop waiting until you make enough $ to do something you truly love
* Stop telling yourself it's -just your ego- whenever you yearn for a more creative life
* Stop telling yourself that dreams don't matter---that you should be more sensible
*Stop fearing your friends and family would think you crazy
*stop telling yourself that creativity is a luxury
THat's all for now!Thanks to the Chesire Cat for keeping my eye on the sparkles!
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