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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…
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The Artist’s Way Week 8
Photo by Dustin Humes on Unsplash Week 8 is all about strength. Cameron writes, “One of the most difficult tasks an artist must face is a primal one: artistic survival.” She continues, “All artist’s must learn the art of surviving loss: loss of hope, loss of face, loss of money,…
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The Artist’s Way Week 7
Hello! I’m back to look at week 7, “Recovering a Sense of Connection.” The part I want to take a closer look at this week is about inspiration, and it’s summed up on the chapter’s very first page: “Art is not about thinking something up. It’s about getting something down.”…
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Reading and Book Release at UMD next week!
Next week, I’ll be returning to my alma matter UMD-College Park for a book release and reading with some fellow alumni! If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you there.
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The Artist’s Way Weeks 5 & 6: Getting Unstuck
Hello! How are you? I’ve been stuck: stuck in a snowstorm; stuck in mid-semester grades, tasks, and the sense that I could have done it all better; stuck in the challenges of parenting a middle schooler at the end of 8th grade, which in itself is a time of being…
Kimberly O'Connor 