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A July Gift for Subscribers
Hello! I’m excited to share that each day in July, I’ll post here a draft of a poem I’ve written here, along with a note about what inspired the poem and a prompt for you to write a new poem of your own or take some creative action in the…
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Hiking Down the Grand Canyon and Back in One Day
In early May, my husband and I did something the National Park officially warns visitors to the Grand Canyon not to do: hiked from the rim to the river and back in one day. waiting for the shuttle bus It all started in early March, when on another, local, hike,…
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The Artist’s Way Week 12
We made it! The culminating week of The Artist’s Way is called “Recovering a Sense of Faith.” It’s the book’s final reminder of the importance of trusting yourself, your ideas, and your intuition. It includes a last call to identify what Cameron calls the “Wet Blankets” in your life–people or…
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The Artist’s Way Week 11
Here we are, nearly done with The Artist’s Way! I love week 11, “Recovering a Sense of Autonomy.” It’s all about being true to yourself, especially your inner child/artist self, and about putting that self first. I’ve been getting a lot of messages about putting myself first from various sources…
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The Artist’s Way Week 10
Hello! It’s time to consider week 10, titled “Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection.” There’s tons of good stuff in this chapter, as always, but to me the biggest, most important takeaway from the chapter is this: Don’t Clean Your House. Photo by eleonora on Unsplash That’s right: don’t clean your…
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The Artist’s Way Week 9
Hello! I wanted to acknowledge that my “weekly” emails about The Artist’s Way have become bi-weekly (at best). Life! I hope their slowness is an example of how we can give attention to the things we want to create even if it’s not quite up to par with our original…
Kimberly O'Connor 