Julia Cameron, "The Artist's Way"

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Creativity is the natural order of life. Life is energy: pure creative energy.
• There is an underlying, in-dwelling creative force infusing all of life—including ourselves.
• We are, ourselves, creations. And we, in turn, are meant to continue creativity by being creative ourselves.

New sense of self: increased autonomy, resilience, expectancy, excitement, POSSIBILITY!!
It is an encounter with your private villains, champions, triumphs, wishes, fears, dreams, hopes

YOUR TOOLS:

• journal
  -longhand writing, strictly stream-of-consciousness
  -nothing is too petty, too silly
  -NO REREADING (for 8 weeks)
  -YES: worry, whine
  -just let yourself write

• artist date
  -strictly ALONE time
  -once a week, do something you love