I’m connecting morning pages and artist dates visually and sharing 10 key things to remember about them, as I abridge the Basic Tools, alongside ideas for action. What will you try? Join the discussion: ‘How can atheists traverse The Artist’s Way?’ on Tue, 16 Feb at 17:15 GMT online; just request an invite. ☚ Last […]
Author: LiLi Kathleen Bright
How can atheists traverse ‘The Artist’s Way’?
Proposing atheistic translations, asides and abridgements to a classic much-loved text, starting with the Basic Principles… The Artist’s Way is a book and 12 week course by Julia Cameron, published in 1992. I began doing the course in January 2021, having completed it twice before in 2018 and 2019. Its ideas and teachings help me […]
The week that started 21st September 2020
Last couple of weeks I learned some helpful things about feelings. Specifically, that accepting my emotions makes it possible to release them. And that suppressing/avoiding them is what makes them stick around. It’s been interesting experiencing the truth of that as I practice letting myself feel the things I’m feeling, instead of running/hiding. There’s a […]
The week that started 7th September 2020
Learning to look after myself better So, I participated in training for Building Resilience and Finding Balance, by work’s internal learning & development team and Brooklyn Minds, respectively. Some of the things I learned/re-learned: I already have resilience. Becoming (more) resilient is about boosting existing skills, as well as building new ones. Hobbies that are […]
The week that started 22nd June 2020
Drawing I started a tree drawing (and painting) class. And for anyone who knows me pretty well, that’s like a made for me course. So, I’ve been sketching a lot. Yay! Writing Attended an incredible panel: Rethinking ‘Diversity’: the future of the publishing pipeline and meeting the needs of writers of colour. I learned a […]
The week that started 15th June 2020
Retreat Went on an online retreat this week, that replaced the Dharma, Body and Connection to Earth retreat at Gaia House that was cancelled due to the lockdown. Our theme was Decolonizing the mind and cultivating the causes of happiness, led by Anushka Fernandopulle and Bonnie Duran, with guest contribution from Elvina Charley. I’m so […]
The week that started 8th June 2020
Rest, me too Last week I told folks to rest, and this week I’m like, oh, wait, and me as well. Struggling to rest and sleep A LOT lately. It’s infuriating, and distressing, and exhausting. To Ultimate Liberation & Freedom meditation Social justice I attended The Ethical Case for Basic Income in a Pandemic with […]
The week that started 1st June 2020
Hey fellow black folks, I love you. 💕💞💕 A call to rest. A call to action. Universal income. Social distancing. Trees. Rest. Please remember to rest. Listened to a talk by Lama Rod Owens from the retreat I was on last year. Really needed that. Been meaning to do that for a long time. Exactly […]
The week that started 25th May 2020
Writing ALL the things I got really behind with my weeknotes… Whoops! I’ve been writing other things instead: speculative short story about a world that values busyness over everything else, and the radicals resisting that; I find sci-fi so hard to write, not happy with this one (yet) but really glad I did it short […]
The week that started 18th May 2020
Priorities and planning I did a lot of prioritisation of relationships and projects this week, which was helpful for getting clearer on where to put my attention, energy and time. And then worked on my budget to make sure it was inline with my priorities. Felt a huge sense of achievement after this work, and […]