Artist's Way Extra: Week 08 Meta

[rejectionchallenge]

There wasn't really enough Spiritual Path material in this chapter to merit a post, so I'm opening up a discussion / check-in thread. Talk about your progress or regress, complain about me or Cameron or me complaining about Cameron, or talk about what's been working / not working for you.

Search your feelings, interrogate the text from the wrong perspective, swap recipes, or just go back to bed and call it an artist's date. Anything goes in this special Artist's Way Extra Meta Post!

Comments

[perfectworry]

I've thought of the artist's date as something fun you might not otherwise allow yourself to do because it's too frivolous or selfish. I'm very stingy with myself, but my first real artist's date was to take myself to a special exhibition of Shinto holy artifacts; it's something I'm very interested in, but I dithered about the cost of a ticket (more expensive than McDonalds, less expensive than a week's groceries, and easily within my budget) and the "artist's date" gave me the excuse I needed to give myself permission.

Mostly my artist's dates involve very long walks or bike rides through the city, though; because I'm young and single, no children, and my two best friends in the city work Saturdays, I have a whole day a week to myself anyway. I try to use the "artist's date" so I structure my time in a way that makes me feel like I've used it wisely instead of wasting it all on small meaningless tasks that ultimately don't make me feel more productive, or better rested, or enlightened or whatever.

… does that all make sense?

[chordatesrock]

Thank you. That does make sense.