Dear Friends,
March is always one of my favorite months to write about because the theme is art and writing! Both of these artistic endeavors are important in my life, and as I talk about in my new book,
Unmedicated, they have both been pivotal in my own healing journey. I'm a big believer that everybody needs a creative outlet in their life, allowing their innermost self to step forward and speak when often it can't come forward any other way. At the core we are all creative beings, but many of us have shut down that part of ourselves because we don't think we are good enough or maybe somebody told us that we weren't good enough. I would like to challenge you on that thought and really encourage you to try some creativity in your life.
Below I have highlighted five online courses that are about writing or art. As always, anytime you take a DailyOM course it is yours to keep forever and you take the course at your own pace. I hope you find one that appeals to you and gets your creative juices flowing!
Heal Yourself with Writing by Catherine Ann Jones. Receive a lesson each week for eight weeks total. Some of the things you will learn are how to re-vision your life, integrate the opposites, get in touch with your inner visionary, transcend the archetype, overcome trauma, and so much more.
Discover Your Creative Writing Compass by Dan Millman and Sierra Prasada. In this eight-week course you will receive a new lesson each week. Dan and Sierra offer guidance and encouragement to help you push through common blocks to writing or any other form of creativity.
Collage for Self-Discovery by Shelley Klammer. For 12 weeks you will learn to discover your unique creative vision, open up to your intuition, express your feelings through art, discover ways to heal shame, learn to overcome the fear of your own magnitude, and so much more.
The 12 Keys to Creativity by Eric Maisel. My friend Eric Maisel offers this course that gives you a new lesson every four days for 48 days--a total of 12 lessons. Learn about the challenges that face every creative person, why talent is not the issue, how to fall in love with your work, what creative blocks really mean, how to take better care of your creative work, and mastering the 12 keys.
Rewrite Your Life by Junie Swadron. This online course is eight weeks long and gives you a new lesson each week. Learn to honor your authentic voice, transcend resentment, forgive, heal the wounds of your inner child, experience your voice on the page, become your voice in the world, and more. This course also includes 20 audio meditations and memory prompts to gently guide you in rewriting and healing your stories.
Thank you again, dear readers. I will see you back in this space April 1st.
Be well,
Madisyn Taylor
DailyOM
