The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

“It’s such a long way,” we tell ourselves. It may be, but each day is just one more day with some motion in it, and that motion toward a goal is very enjoyable.

Progress, not perfection, is what we should be asking of ourselves.

Rather than working or living the now, we spin our wheels and indulge in daydreams of could have, would have, should have.

Creativity lives in paradox: serious art is born from serious play.

BASIC PRINCIPLES 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.

Many of us have made a virtue out of deprivation.

You are seeking to forge a creative alliance, artist-to-artist with the Great Creator. Accepting this concept can greatly expand your creative possibilities.

Luxury is a learned practice for most of us.

My life has always included strong internal directives. Marching orders, I call them.

These blurts flag your personal negative core beliefs. They hold the key to your freedom in their ugly little claws. Make a list of your personal blurts.