by Intention InspiredWeek 4, Day 1 of The Artist's Way
Today, let's begin sorting through the differences between our real feelings and our official feeling.
HONEST CHANGES
Working with the morning pages, we begin to sort through the differences between our real feelings, which are often secret, and our official feelings, those on the record for public display. Official feelings are often indicated by the phrase, “I feel okay about that [the job loss, her dating someone else, my dad’s death, …].”
At the root of a successful creative recovery is the commitment to puncture our denial, to stop saying, “It’s okay” when in fact it’s something else. The morning pages press us to answer what else.
In my years of watching people work with morning pages, I have noticed that many tend to neglect or abandon the pages whenever an unpleasant piece of clarity is about to emerge.
Over any considerable period of time, the morning pages perform spiritual chiropractic.
They realign our values. If we are to the left or the right of our personal truth, the pages will point out the need for a course adjustment. We will become aware of our drift and correct it—if only to hush the pages up.
(The Artist's Way, 2016, p. 79 – 80)
I am true to my self.
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Environment: Describe your ideal environment.
Town? Country? Swank? Cozy? One paragraph. One image, drawn or clipped, that conveys this. What’s your favorite season? Why? Go through some magazines and find an image of this. Or draw it. Place it near your working area.
“Eliminate something superfluous from your life. Break a habit. Do something that makes you feel insecure.”
– PIERO FERRUCCI
Look at one situation in your life that you feel you should change but haven’t yet.
What is the payoff for you in staying stuck?
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