The Artist's Way (and artist's date)

 

(click) Julia Cameron

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who created The Artist's Way, has had a wild life— 

and I sure do think about her... still... ever since I read Artists Way in 1994-5.

As I said in my radio interview in 2019 with Deb Reger, THAT one book changed my life and gave me freedom and tools to write... AND if you do morning pages like I did for over three years... you will notice how you change... (the heart opens)

 

"The book’s other main dictum is the “Artist’s Date” — two hours of alone time each week to be spent at a gallery, say, or any place where a new experience might be possible." (enchant yourself)

The book promises to free up that inner artist in 12 weeks. (It does!) read this 

 

 

She also urges artists and writers to always be hopeful about their work and not be consumed by paranoia. Cameron’s long-standing belief in creativity as a spiritual practice remains unwavering, and she sees a deep connection between creativity and mental well-being.  She comments, “When people are functioning creatively, they start to be happy.  Depression lifts, despair lifts.  People find themselves feeling a sense of hope, a sense of optimism, a sense of enthusiasm.  And all of these things are earmarks of mental health.”