Struggling with a creative block? The Artist’s Way – A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity is a celebrated self-help book by Julia Cameron, published in 1992. There is a whole lot we can learn from Cameron about harnessing our creative talents and skills and making time in our lives for creativity.
Here are a few of the life lessons to be learned from The Artist’s Way.
Morning Pages
‘Morning Pages’ are three pages of hand-written stream-of-consciousness writing,
that you should do as soon as you wake up every day. This kind of free-form journaling is designed to free your mind and help you be your most creative self.
Artist Dates With Yourself
Another tenet of the book is to take yourself on a weekly artist date. This is to take time out of your schedule to nourish your creative self. The dates should be solo and could be visiting a gallery or museum, going to an art supply store, or spending some time outside with your sketchbook.
Name Your Inner Critic
Everyone has an inner critic that tells us we aren’t good enough. Julia Cameron advises us to visualize and name our inner critic. That way, we separate the critic from ourselves and acknowledge its presence, reducing its power over us. Cameron calls her inner critic Nigel and imagines him as a posh British man!