CHECKING IN/ the artists way 12/31/18🔸

CHECKING IN/ the artists way

🔸How many days this week did you do your morning pages?

🔸How was the experience for you?

🔸If you skipped a day, why did you skip it?

🔸Did you do your artist date this week?

🔸Were there any other issues this week that you consider significant for your recovery?

🔸Describe them.

GROWTH.

Growth is not a steady,

 linear process. 

It is circular💔

 even as you move forwards you 

are also beginning to move 

backwards,

 as you are moving backwards you 

are also beginning to move 

forwards.

Creative recovery is a healing 

process.💔

 You are capable of 

great things on Tuesday, 

but on Wednesday you

 may slide backwards.

 This is normal.💔

 Growth occurs is spurts.

 You will lie dormant sometimes. 

Do not be discouraged. Think of 

it as resting.💔

Very often, a week of insights 

will be followed by a week of 

sluggishness.💔

 The morning pages

 will seem pointless. They 

are not. 

What you are learning to do, 

writing them even when you are 

tired and they seem dull, is to 

rest on the page.💔

 This is very 

important. Marathon runners 

suggest you log ten slow miles 

for every fast one. The same 

holds true for creativity.💔

“Easy accomplishes it.” 💔

doing one kind thing for

yourself 

every day,💔. 

 you will begin to notice a 

slight lightness of heart.💔

Practice being kind to yourself 

in small, concrete ways.💔

You don’t have to keep 

everything.💔💔

More than anything else, 

experiment with solitude.💔

Try to acquire the habit of 

checking in with yourself. 💔

ask yourself how you are feeling.

 Listen to your answer.

 Respond kindly.💔

 If you are doing something 

very hard promise yourself a 

break and a treat afterward.💔

Yes, baby yourself. Leave being 

you will be more productive when 

coaxed than when bullied.💔

Growth is not a steady,

 linear process. 

It is circular💔

You don’t have to keep 

everything.💔💔

you will be more productive when coaxed than when bullied.💔

rest on the page.💔

ask yourself how you are feeling. Listen to your answer.

 Respond kindly.💔

experiment with solitude.💔

If you are doing something very 

hard, promise yourself a break 

and a treat afterward.💔

Very often, a week of 
insights will be followed by

 a week of sluggishness. 💔

Practice being kind 

to yourself in 
small concrete ways.💔

Even as you move forwards you are 
also beginning to move backwards. 
As you are moving backwards you 
are also beginning to move forwards.

You are capable of 
great things on Tuesday, 

but on Wednesday you

 may slide backwards.
 This is normal.💔

“Easy accomplishes it.” 💔

 If you are doing something 

very hard promise yourself a 

break and a treat afterward.💔

Creative recovery is

 a healing process. 💔