I am scared to do The Artist’s Way. I start it next week with readers of Garbie who want to join, and I feel like I may let myself down. I tend to have big ideas and the ability to start projects, but my follow-through is lacking. I really want to do it all! I want to make clothes that I have never tried before, and I want to upcycle garments that pop into my head. I want to expand my business and make sewing more accessible for people. I want to go big because I feel like I would lose so much of myself if I stopped dreaming. I keep telling myself that fear is a bad reason to not do something, and I think that is true, but the risk of this being another thing that I quit is disheartening.
“We undertake certain spiritual exercises to achieve alignment with the creative energy of the universe.”
I already quit doing this whole shebang once, a couple of years ago. I have also stopped halfway through Write for Life, which is another book about this process by Julia Cameron. I quit things, and that is also a bad reason not to do something.
What if we started this process together and helped each other to the finish line?
I believe that making clothes is an art form. Deep down, I know that seams are the brushstrokes, and each person who sews is depicting their own story in fabric and thread. I know that we collectively deal with problems that all creatives struggle with, and I know that our creative energy could use some spiritual electricity from time to time. Knowing this means we should do something about it, but confronting these ideals can be difficult.
Let’s do it together!
I'm wondering how practical the zoom will be in Melbourne, Australia. Have you decided on your zoom time yet?
Thanks
I find that if I remember that I can do it poorly some days, but just to do it - that helps me with new and continuing practices. All the best.