Apollo is the God of clarity, god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy. When we resist being clear, being honest and truthful in our work, we resist this God. Steven Pressfield states that the “professional” (the one who is committed to her work), eliminates chaos form her world. She “wants the carpet vacuumed [...]
Continuing to reflect upon the book The War of Art, Pressfield talks about a belief that some people have that they need to be healed before they can do their work. He states, “What are we trying to heal, anyway? The part that needs healing is our personal life, not our work. Besides, what better [...]
Continuing to read the War of Art by Steven Pressfield, I came across the following: “The working artist will not tolerate trouble in her life because she knows trouble prevents her from doing her work. The working artist banishes from her world all sources of trouble. She harnesses the urge for trouble and transforms it [...]
To discriminate is to recognize a distinction; to discern. Discernment takes some skill and attention. How do we know if we like vanilla or chocolate? We taste test, we reflect on what taste was most pleasing. In our emotional lives, discrimination is certainly more complex than taste testing. However, we can be guided by our [...]
Where is SHE in you, the one-who-knows, the woman who acts in her own best interest? the one who loves you, even as you fall and stumble? the one who knows that she is a piece of God and is sacred? Find her, talk to her, invite her in for tea, tell her your troubles, [...]
