Today’s post is the check-in for Week Eight, Recovering a Sense of Strength. Here’s how the last week has gone in my journey through The Artist’s Way.

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The Artist’s Way Week Eight Check-In

How many days this week did you do your Daily Pages? How was the experience?

I love my Daily Pages! This is almost always the first thing I do when I wake up, even today as I am sitting in a little cabin in the woods in Wimberley, TX. It feels like something I don’t want to live without, so it is natural for me to just do it. I enjoy filling the pages, even on days that I don’t have much to say except a description of what happened yesterday.

Did you do your Artist Date this week? What did you do? How did it feel?

On Tuesday afternoon, I went on another hike as my Artist Date. This time, I took Fritz with me and we visited McKinney Falls State Park. I’ve been here a few times, but never on my own. Fritz and I hiked 2 miles. The weather was perfect – only around 80 degrees and sunny. I’m looking forward to taking myself on some Artist Dates that are centered more around art specifically, but nature always has something inspiring to offer, too. I need time in nature regularly to feel good.

Did you experience any synchronicity this week? What was it?

Nothing major happened in terms of synchronicities over the last week. Our wealth mastermind is becoming a space to share about the magic of life such as synchronicities, so now I have another reason to watch out for these little magic moments. The group started out focused mostly on business endeavors, and it still is an accountability group in that sense, but we are using our time together as a space to share on topics beyond business. I’m really thankful for this collaboration with like-minded, goal-oriented friends and I think this is playing an important role in my creative recovery, too.

Were there any other issues this week that you consider significant for your recovery? Describe them.

There were several things that happened this week that I think are significant.

Art Projects in Progress

I’ve started working on an art project that I am entering into a contest with cash prizes. The theme of the contest is to create a video submission sharing a piece of art created from a dream and to share the story behind it and what it means to me. I am telling the story of a dream I had about a lioness and how its message supported me when I preached my sermon on authenticity a couple of months ago. I’ll share this art on my blog and YouTube when it’s ready.

I also have had a strong intuitive feeling that I will write and publish my second book in 2026. The idea for the book ties closely to the art project for the contest. I’ll wait to reveal what I’m thinking, but I want to keep telling myself that I will write another book next year and to begin the work of planning that schedule for myself.

Positive Feedback About Firing Yourself

I received a text message from a friend who had just finished reading my book, Firing Yourself. The feedback she gave me was incredibly thoughtful and reminded me of how important this publication has been for me. I’ve been calling the book “an artifact of my time at Trusty Oak” because it felt important to have something tangible in my hand representing all I learned while serving at Trusty Oak. This review from my friend was a powerful reminder of how much I deepened my expertise over the years in the company. I’m proud of that.

Sharing 100 Liminal Days on Social Media

As part of homework I gave to myself for the mastermind, I decided to share on social media for the first time in three months. Since starting this project, I haven’t posted on social media at all, and my last post was about how I’m tired of adding more flashy things to the casino of social media and how I want to use my accounts to reflect back to me who I really am.

So the post after that felt like it needed to be really vulnerable and honest for me to not feel like a hypocrite. I shared more about this share in Day 49/100 when I talked about my goal to be prolific, not perfect. Posting about 100 Liminal Days on social media felt freeing and important to my recovery as an artist.

Missing a Blog Post Yesterday

Lastly, this post should be Day 52/100, but I didn’t post yesterday. I did originally intend to write a post, but Em, Fritz, and I have been in Wimberley all weekend, celebrating Emily’s birthday. It’s been good to just be present with her and to rest. This entire week has been wonderful. I also visited my Dad and helped him with some little projects outside. I painted the ramp in front of his house and we set a couple of posts in the ground for a fence he’s building around his garden.

Recovering a sense of strength has been a palpable experience for me this week because I feel like I’m settling into a new reality I’m creating for myself. My spirit is at peace, my creativity is on fire, and I am full of gratitude for my life. I can’t think of anything better than that.

Next week is about recovering a sense of compassion and to overcome blocks created by doubt and regrets. I look forward to seeing what else is in store for me in 100 Liminal Days.

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