It is important to remember that at first blush, going sane feels just like going crazy.

We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail...We are mute when it comes to naming accurately our own preferences, delights, gifts, talents. The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people's expectations. The tongue of the original self is the language of the heart.

Leap, and the net appears.

As children we hoard and gloat over words. Words give ownership: we name our world and we claim it...Children trust the power of words.

It takes constant vigilance not to slip into negativity or simple apathy. It takes courage to believe over any given period of time that we are getting better and not sliding into decline.

Art is the imagination at play in the field of time. Let yourself play.

Next to Morning Pages and Artist Dates, the most potent tool for contacting inner guidance and creativity is walking.