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A Baby Step for Writerkind
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Altered Waterfall"][/caption] Aside from my Morning Pages, I had fallen behind a little with Finding Water. I'm going to be gentle with myself about that since I had a whole week of chaos when the heating was being replaced, followed by a week long Artist Date/Artist Walk in the Lake District. So the last few days I have been doing a little catch-up with the Divining Rods. I wrote on Sunday about the wee revelation in my Morning ... read more
A Sneaky Predator
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Herdwick Sheep"][/caption] Here's one of my holiday snaps - aren't these sheep just the cutest? They are Herdwick Sheep - a hardy breed found in the Lake District in England. These were about 2 metres away from us with no fencing - they are intently watching our Gemmadog - who paid them no heed whatsoever. I'm not sure, but the one on the left may have a lamb or two in that belly :) I am so enjoying my Morning Pages - I don't even ... read more
Finding Water
Today I will begin Week 3 of Finding Water. Just yesterday I was feeling that I wasn't really getting anywhere. I've been doing my Morning Pages every single day and I had even walked once each week, but the only thing close to an Artist Date was going out to watch the Lunar Eclipse - and I'm not sure it counted because I wasn't alone. Yesterday I was feeling that I was going through the motions and barely scratching the surface, that it wasn't enough to feel good about sticking to the ... read more
The Write Habit
Tammy mentioned Julia Cameron's new book in her blog and I was forced to buy a copy - forced by the dark presence in my soul which harbours an addiction to over-stuffed book shelves, knowledge and the idea that the key to my creativity will be found if I buy every book on creativity out there. Finding Water is similar to The Artist's Way but it feels a little looser. So far, having been at it for a week, I like it. I love Morning Pages and whenever I start doing them I always wonder why I ... read more
A Fleeting Moment