How I traded screen-time numbness for creativity and intention - my experience with The Artist’s Way (plus the songs, books, and messy steps that guided me home to myself).

Mapping my creative revival: Zuko’s redemption, cosmic libraries, and why cartography is the perfect metaphor for making art my own. An entry into my commonplace book: quotes, ideas, and observations I find interesting in the preface, introduction, basic principles, and basic tools chapters of The Artist’s Way.

Week 1 of The Artist’s Way asked me to confront my shadow artist (the part of me that craves creativity but fears exposure). Here’s how Schitt’s Creek, a tornado documentary, and a hard truth (I am the monster) helped me begin to recover a sense of safety and step into the light.

Week 2 of The Artist’s Way had me tracing my creativity back to childhood, through documentaries, made-up languages, and a Tarot card’s message. Here’s how I’m learning to trust curiosity as my compass.

Anger is a map, shame is a cage, and synchronicity is a nudge from the universe. Here’s how embracing these truths transformed my creative journey, and how they might reshape yours.