It’s hard to escape the news nowadays - natural disasters, mass shootings, and immigration wars are endless. Unplugging from it all is hard when it’s constantly being thrown at your face and actively attacking good, innocent people.
Unless you pick up a book. Then this world just kind of fades away for hours on end and is replaced by someone else’s dreams.
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A recent sketch.
Today I got out my old copy of The Artist's Way, a creativity workbook by Julia Cameron that I first picked after taking a college course on creative thinking and logic. I don't know if calling it a workbook is enough; it's a Big Book for creatives suffering from blocks, fears and doubts. I want to recommend it to anyone struggling with their creative self-esteem, as I know I do. From morning pages to artist dates, Cameron provides several helpful habits a person can get into to break free from their creative blocks.
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