Walking in this World: The Practical Art of Creativity

Julia Cameron is the successful author of The Artist’s Way and this book, Walking in this World: The Practical Art of Creativity is only one of her many sequels. I answered some exercises (it’s almost impossible for me to ignore blank spaces) and here they are:

1. If it weren’t so foolish I’d love to try_______cage diving with sharks. Then I could do a bunch of reckless things and write about it in a book of adventure essays.____

2. If it wasn’t so expensive I’d love to own a ____private jacuzzi____.

3. If I were twenty one again I’d study _____creative writing____.

4. If I could take the next five years off all expenses paid I’d study ___the art of writing personal essays___.

5. If I weren’t so nuts I’d like to try______nursing___.

6. If I gave in to my secret dream I’d_____ have children_____.

7. If I had ideal parents and a perfect childhood I’d______be a social worker____.

8. The dream I have never told anyone is______be a lead singer and lyricist in a band.

9. The artist I admire and think I am alot like is _______Demi Lovato.

10. The artist I secretly look down on because I have more talent is___not really my style. 

Five Things That Make Me Angry:

1. That I never got the chance to graduate from college with my friends

2. That Derrick blocked me in a cruel way…..twice

3. That everyone assumes I’m fat because I’m lazy or slothful. It’s the medication.

4. That I have to take even more medication to control the side effects

5. That my body feels like it’s breaking down and I’m not even thirty.

Five Topics That Interest Me:

1. Psychosis

2. Sex and sexuality

3. Slam poetry

4. The Tudor period in history

5. Shark attacks and natural disasters

Five People Who Interest Me:

1. Anne Boleyn

2. Jane Boleyn (sister in law)

3. Sydney Sweeney

4. Sabrina Carpenter

5. My new crafty friend Larisa 

Five Small Victories

1. Getting published in Sicklit (my very first publication and they chose to publish five of my poems)

2. Playing Sonny in the Helen Hayes Youth Theater of Grease. Amy, my director, told  me she had no idea I was so funny

3. Went six days without checking (will tr to beat that record)

4. Received $20 from a campers parent  because I was her favorite counselor. It’s not about the money, it’s about the camper and my bond with her

5. Having a child on both knees (camp again)