They are not. What you are learning to do, writing them
even when you are tired and they seem dull, is to rest on the
page. This is very important. Marathon runners suggest you
log ten slow miles for every fast one. The same holds true
for creativity.
In this sense, Easy does it is actually a modus operandi. It
means, “Easy accomplishes it.” If you will hew to a practice
of writing three pages every morning and doing one kind
thing for yourself every day, you will begin to notice a
slight lightness of heart.
Practice being kind to yourself in small, concrete ways.
Look at your refrigerator. Are you feeding yourself nicely?
Do you have socks? An extra set of sheets? What about a
new house plant? A thermos for the long drive to work?
Allow yourself to pitch out some of your old ragged clothes.
You don’t have to keep everything.
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening,
that is translated through you into action, and because
there is only one of you in all time, this expression is
unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through
any other medium and will be lost.
MARTHA GRAHAMThe expression “God helps those who help themselves”
may take on a new and very different meaning. Where in
the past it translated, “God helps only those who earn help,”