I am a brilliant and prolific writer.
I am a brilliant and prolific writer.
I am a brilliant and prolific writer.
I am a brilliant and prolific writer.
I am a brilliant and prolific writer.
... ugh!
We have begin our collective journey into The Artist's Way at Reflections. For the last three years, I have assigned a book for us to read together. This year we will spend two weeks on each chapter and seek ways to integrate the work within our ongoing practices. I originally read this book for the first time almost ten years ago
So this morning, I began with the first of the exercises. I wrote about how brilliant and prolific I was as a writer. Omigod! You would have thought I was claiming rights to the Nobel prize in physics! The "shadow artist" as Cameron calls the Censor, raised her head up and began reciting so much claptrap. She could not get any traction with the quality of my writing ability so she went for the jugular on prolific.
If you are so f@king prolific, how come your blogs are so few and far between? And how come you haven't finished that crappy book you go on and on about?
At first I simply answered back with evidence of my recent blog writing. But then something hit me. The reason I am stalled on my book has nothing to do with whether I am brilliant or prolific. I am stalled because I burned out writing my book without taking time to feed my inner artist.
My problem is not quality or quantity. My problem is I do not nurture my artist self.
So I stopped explaining or defending myself. I instead crafted a response that affirmed exactly what I need.
I am allowed to nurture my artist!
I am allowed to nurture my artist!
I am allowed to nurture my artist!
I am allowed to nurture my artist!
I am allowed to nurture my artist!
.... yeah!
And that made all the difference in the world.
Because ... I am a brilliant and prolific writer ... who takes the time to nurture her gifts.
Ashe!
 | Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity author: Julia Cameron asin: 1585421464 |
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sweet! :-)
You are usually able to annunciate what I do not have words for. Thank you!
Much love,
-Eridanus
INTJ here. I hear what you are saying.
"what is remembered, lives". It was with sadness that I read of Wilma Mankiller's passing. She won't be forgotten.
"...Weaver, Weaver weave this thread, whole and strong into your web...Healer, Healer, heal our pain...In love may she return again..."
While student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I became friends with Carl Rogers, who was respected as one of the leading psychotherapists of his time. He taught me much about the art of listening.
Dr. Rogers said that when we listen, and people know we are listening, it shows we truly care about them. In turn, they will respond by caring about you. It opens communication and also opens hearts. When we accept them as a person, unconditionally, they will be more kind to you.
We should listen without preconceptions, without anticipation and without judgement if we want others to portray what they truly feel. We listen with all our senses, not just to the words which are said. Some people cannot fully express themselves while speaking, so we must try to see them as they see themselves. We should watch for non-verbal clues as to what they really mean: facial expressions, body movements, etc.
While we should show positive regard for the other person, we should also demonstrate our own positive self-regard. We do not react to their negative comments, verbally or physically, even when we disagree with them. When they do ask for our opinion, however, we should respond with our true thoughts and in specifics rather than generalities. We offer our own perspective as other options rather than as contradictions.
Listening might seem quite passive as opposed to speaking. It is actually very active. To paraphrase Bobby Kennedy, “I learn while listening. When I talk I don’t learn too much.” If you think talking helps to spread your own wisdom, you are not really wise.