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The Artist’s Way

April 3, 2006

The Artist’s Way ~ Week 12: Recovering a Sense of Faith

This journey ends, another begins; time to review where I’ve been. When I joined this group, it was with the intention of also working with Danny Gregory’s The Creative License, which I’ve done only slightly. But you know, I’m feeling OK about that, in the context of all that I have managed to do over… Continue reading

dreams, The Artist’s Way

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March 27, 2006

The Artist’s Way ~ Week 11: Recovering a Sense of Autonomy

Well. Hmmm. I’ve done almost none of the tasks (except, of course, the morning pages) but I did get myself some flowers, and I’m doing gentle yoga almost daily with my visiting friend, who happens to be a yoga instructor. And I’ve managed a photo every day for the 30DayPhoto Challenge. OK, I confess —… Continue reading

Poems, The Artist’s Way

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March 20, 2006

The Artist’s Way ~ Week 10: Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection

In this chapter, Cameron talks about blocks — the whats, whys and hows. She talks about the usuals — food, work, and sex — and the less recognized: For others, an obsession with painful love places creative choice outside their hands. Reaching for the painful thought, they become instant victims rather than feel their own… Continue reading

The Artist’s Way

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March 14, 2006

Spirals

I see the spiral metaphor everywhere; the idea that we revisit the same issues again and again in our lives, but at different — presumably deeper — levels. A Flickr search found many spiral images — this one at the left was my favorite — I think because of that lovely blue marble, and the… Continue reading

30DayPhoto, Personal, The Artist’s Way

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March 12, 2006

The Artist’s Way ~ Week 9: Recovering a Sense of Compassion

Last week one of the suggested tasks was to: Choose an artist totem. It might be a doll, a stuffed animal, a carved figurine, or a wind-up toy. The point is to choose something you immediately feel a protective fondness toward. Give your totem a place of honor and then honor it by not beating… Continue reading

The Artist’s Way

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DISCLAIMERS:

Artificial Intelligence

I do not use AI to write. I believe writing is thinking, and I prefer to do my own. If/when I post anything here that I suspect or know to be AI generated, I will tell you.

Poems

Please do not assume that I am the speaker/ subject of my poems.

In these times of creative nonfiction and fictionalized memoirs, I think of the poem itself as true fiction: it is most likely not factual, but it must be true.

It is likely to be — it is best if it is — a truth I did not know before I wrote, and may not understand even then.

A poem is my way of discovering (dis-covering) what I feel; sometimes, what I think — but it is not necessarily biographical.

The Artist’s Way

The Artist’s Way ~ Week 12: Recovering a Sense of Faith

The Artist’s Way ~ Week 11: Recovering a Sense of Autonomy

The Artist’s Way ~ Week 10: Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection

Spirals

The Artist’s Way ~ Week 9: Recovering a Sense of Compassion