This week our adventure begins for real, as we take our first steps on the road of creative recovery and discovery. We set off with enthusiasm and a spring in our step only to find ‘shadow artists’ and ‘negative beliefs’ popping up out of nowhere and blocking our progress - highwayman style.
Tune in and listen to Jo and Emilija discuss why establishing a sense of safety is a fundamental step in being able to express ourselves creatively. In order to do so, we travel back in time and start to excavate our long buried childhood dreams. We begin to recover forgotten and often suppressed creative impulses. Along the way we encounter our artistic child and draw a circle of protection around its creative vulnerability.
Valuable tools are presented to us which help us muster up the courage to step out of the shadows of creative denial and inertia into creative power and action. We start reframing our negative beliefs into positive affirmations and use self-acceptance to shield from any disparaging chitter-chatter. And, we discover the magic of the “be-do-have” formula!
Like with any journey sometimes waters get choppy and Jo and Emilija hit some stormy weather this week when they discovered that for some mysterious reason (known only to the Microphone Gods) the podcast recording was riddled with the nightmare of the ‘hissing S’. The repair took longer than anticipated which meant that they had to publish this episode a week later than planned. They are happy to report that they are back on schedule and will continue posting on a weekly basis. Phew! Creativity can challenge our patience, indeed!
Don’t forget to tune into the next episode: Week 2 of The Artist’s Way - Recovering a Sense of Identity.
Should you want a creative companion, Jo and Emilija are very happy to be able to offer you their support in a number of ways: E-mail them to let them know what you are enjoying or indeed what you are struggling with (creative_wanderer@yahoo.com); follow them on Instagram (@cre8tive1derer) and share any pictures, quotes you have been inspired by or affirmations which resonate with you.
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