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1. speed
2. rate of change in position
“There’s this time for blast-off, like a NASA space launch, and you’re heading for it when wham, you draw to you the Test.”
“The Test?”
“Yeah. The Test. It’s like when you’re all set to marry the nice guy, the one who treats you right, and Mr. Poison gets [...]
Archive for the ‘Hurdles’ Category
Escape Velocity
Posted in Contributor Posts, Hurdles, The Artist's Way, Uncategorized on May 1, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Fame… I’m gonna live forever…
Posted in Contributor Posts, Hurdles, Ideas, Inspirations, The Artist's Way, Thoughts on April 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m gonna learn how to fly – HIGH!
Okay, okay, I won’t sing to you. I could… but, I won’t.
When I was reading over the fame section in Chapter 10, I caught myself thinking, “Neat, we could send fan mail to one another!” But, that isn’t what she says, is it? Nope. [...]
Drought
Posted in Contributor Posts, Hurdles, The Artist's Way on April 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light – Meister Eckhart
In creative life, droughts are a necessity. Here are some terms/phrases JC uses to describe such a time period:
Dry season
Doubt
Never ending
Going through the motions
Lost faith
Between dreams
Time of grief
But droughts do end. Stumble on. Do your morning pages, as pointless [...]
Workaholism
Posted in Contributor Posts, Hurdles, The Artist's Way, Thoughts on April 15, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Cinderella Complex: Constantly dreaming of the ball yet always experiencing the ball and chain.
If you’re anything like the cindered sister, take notice of this section. Marriages shatter because of work. Your creativity is no different. If your job has you cleverly disguised as a responsible adult, well then, your artist child [...]
Blasting Through Blocks
Posted in Contributor Posts, Hurdles, Ideas, Miscellaneous, Thoughts on April 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
WARNING: THIS IS A POWERFUL EXERCISE; IT CAN DO FATAL DAMAGE TO A CREATIVE BLOCK!
Beginning any new project, it’s a good idea to ask your artist a few simple questions. These Q’s will help remove common bugaboos standing between your artist and the work. (Refer to page 159 in TAW for examples of [...]
Gain Disguised As Loss
Posted in Contributor Posts, Hurdles, Thoughts on April 2, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Every end is a beginning.
We know that. But we tend to forget it as we move through grief. Struck by loss, we focus, understandably, on what we leave behind, the lost dream of the work’s successful fruition and its buoyant reception. We need to focus on what lies ahead. This can [...]
Jealousy – A Map
Posted in Contributor Posts, Hurdles, Ideas, The Artist's Way on March 27, 2008 | 19 Comments »
“Green is the color of jealousy, but it is also the color of hope”
Everyone has experienced jealousy at some point in their lives. I certainly have. Like J.C. writes, I also find jealousy to be a stingy, tricky, angry emotion. I would rather not deal with it, to be honest.
So, holding strong, let’s pause to [...]
Perfect Pointers on Perfectionism
Posted in Contributor Posts, Hurdles on March 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »
~ Perfectionism has nothing to do with getting it right.
~ It has nothing to do with standards.
~ Perfectionism is a refusal to let yourself move ahead.
~ Instead of creating freely and allowing errors to reveal themselves later as insights, we often get mired in getting the details right.
~ We correct our [...]
Limits
Posted in Contributor Posts, Hurdles, Inspirations, The Artist's Way, Thoughts on March 12, 2008 | 20 Comments »
” One of the chief barriers to accepting the Creator’s generosity is our limited notion of what we are, in fact, able to accomplish”
I found this section of Week 5 particularly hard to summarize because there are so many important questions raised, I didn’t want to leave anything out! Here’s my best shot. Please feel [...]
Reading Deprivation – Part 2
Posted in Contributor Posts, Hurdles, The Artist's Way on March 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Media
Yep, you are reading (or not reading depending on how good you’re doing with this deprivation thing) the word “media” with a line through it. These are my class notes from TAW last night. I’d like to give it the title,” Straight From the Horse’s Mouth.”
Zero reading. Keep a log of what [...]
