What "The Artist's Way" Taught Us, Part 1

Reflections from the past 12 weeks, from me and from you.

We did it. We finished The Artist’s Way. Twelve weeks of reading and daily writing and celebrating ourselves on artist dates, of inner work and difficult reflection on our past and present lives. Thank you so much for spending the past three months with me. It’s been an honor, and it has taught me a lot about myself, community building, holding space for others, and filling my own cup.

This post is not my final reflection on The Artist’s Way. I’ll be processing for some time, especially as I continue my artist dates and morning pages. At the halfway mark, I wrote about what I’d learned each week. I will also write a 12-week version of that, reflecting on what each week brought me. And next Sunday, I’ll share stories from people who didn’t finish The Artist’s Way — with reflections on why that’s okay, too.

Today, I’m sharing one fundamental lesson I’ve learned, followed by several guest entries about what YOU learned, which I’m so excited to highlight here. Let's dig into it:

The Artist…