Comments on: artist’s way reflections: week two http://www.creativityist.com/2008/09/12/artists-way-reflections-week-two/ soul | workflow | mac Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: ThinkingWoman http://www.creativityist.com/2008/09/12/artists-way-reflections-week-two/comment-page-1/#comment-370 ThinkingWoman Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:23:56 +0000 http://www.creativityist.com/2008/09/12/artists-way-reflections-week-two/#comment-370 So well put. I also tend to set the bar too high, condemning myself to failure. But recently I've experienced that monumental shift from focusing on the outcome to focusing on the process. Before I couldn't write or play piano because I knew I'd never write a novel or be able to play a ballade by Chopin. Now I don't care because I'm actually writing and singing and that's way more fun than thinking about how I'll never "accomplish" anything with my writing or music. I'm allowing myself to create without having to "prove" myself. Life is good. <abbr><em>ThinkingWomans last blog post..<a href="http://blog.thinkingwomanssurvivalguide.com/2008/09/artists-way-week-two-thoughts-at.html" rel="nofollow">The Artist's Way: Week Two: thoughts at midweek</a></em></abbr> So well put. I also tend to set the bar too high, condemning myself to failure. But recently I’ve experienced that monumental shift from focusing on the outcome to focusing on the process. Before I couldn’t write or play piano because I knew I’d never write a novel or be able to play a ballade by Chopin. Now I don’t care because I’m actually writing and singing and that’s way more fun than thinking about how I’ll never “accomplish” anything with my writing or music. I’m allowing myself to create without having to “prove” myself. Life is good.

ThinkingWomans last blog post..The Artist’s Way: Week Two: thoughts at midweek

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