The Artist's Way ~ Check-in Week Ten

Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection aka Boundaries ✋🏻

“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment”
Jalal ud-Din Rumi

Do you ever wonder what your life might look like if you didn't have to deal with so much, life!?

Progress has come in fits and spurts throughout the duration of this process. At times it’s seemed as if I’m treading quicksand and then, usually unexpectedly, a leap comes.

On numerous occasions I’ve become frustrated with how much the difficulties of my life dominate my MP (Morning Pages), how they clog and clutter my creative thinking like plastic waste suffocating the ocean surface. I’m swimming, pushing, moving obstacles aside to get to that clear blue I know is thrumming timelessly underneath.

This week has been about self-protection, I’ve come to learn that means boundaries.

So this week has meant creating a safe swim cage for myself while trying to explore the Atlantic. It’s also meant extending that safety to others.