A new day, a new year
Have you read the Artist’s Way? It is essentially a self-help book - a 12 step-program which helps “uncover your creative abilities”. I really enjoy doing the program, as it were, because there are specific chapters on creative blocks such as the stuff your parents and teachers told you when you were a kid - stuff like “you’re no good at drawing” or “you are rubbish at singing”. Or more subtle things like giving up acting because neither parent bothered to show up on your opening night. *sniff*. Anyway, there is also a nice big chapter about MONEY - all our hang-ups about money, whether it’s right or good to be paid for our art, and by art I mean any kind of creative endeavor. the book has lots of nice exercises to really make you think about where these hang-ups come from, “what was the attitude of your parents to money?” etc. it worked for me, only in the sense that i realised (in theory and in practice) that the more generous I am, the more money I receive. Or most of the time, not even money comes to me, but the actual things i need seem to appear out of nowhere - unexpected gifts for example. the more you practice giving, the more the universe seems to give back. the more you give to yourself, the more you treat yourself - guilt-free and things that actually make you feel good long-term - the more the universe will give you those opportunities. this is the essence of manifesting. And of course, when you have everything you could possibly want or need (love, security, peace of mind, laughter, support, self-esteem) the more you can help others and the less needy you become.
