On Our Parallel Lives, Real Love and Shadow Artists
Your weekly tips for creative courage
If you only have 1 minute…
1 Thought For You To Finish
Sometimes we forget just how much we have boldly shaped our own lives. Take a moment to think about a parallel life you could have been living, had you followed the expectations of your parents or teachers or high school friends. For me, I could have stayed in London, only dated people from my private school circle and never lived a free, enriched life abroad. What parallel life could you have been living? How have you grown because you decided not to live it?
“A parallel life I chose not to live is…”
Let us know your answer in the comments!
Have a great week,
Tash 🤗
If you only have 3 minutes…
2 Thoughts from Me
“But when I turned 20, after spending 7 summers writing my first novel, I gave it up. I was attending The Wharton School. I was becoming a serious “business lady”. I didn’t have time for the frivolous pursuit of writing teen romance fiction. After Wharton, I’ve spent the rest of my 20s unlearning its ideas of what I should be doing with my life.” How to Adjust to The Real World After College
“I came away that day with the profound sense that part of having creative courage means fully loving and accepting ourselves for where we are right now on our journeys. It’s very important for us to embrace that.” How to Build Creative Courage
2 Thoughts from Others
1. “A subset of this myth is the belief that if you’re really in love, you will automatically lose all interest in others; thus, if you’re having sexual or romantic feelings towards anyone but your primary partner, you’re not really in love. This belief has cost many people a great deal of happiness over the centuries, yet it is untrue to the point of absurdity: a ring around the finger does not cause a nerve block to the genitals.” The Ethical Slut, Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy
2. “Young writers may be pushed toward lawyering, a talky, wordy profession, or into medical school because they’re so smart. And so the child who is himself a born storyteller may be converted into a gifted therapist who gets his stories secondhand. Too intimidated to become artists themselves…these people become shadow artists instead.” The Artist’s Way, Julie Cameron
