As we said before, we learn by going where we have to
go. Exercise is often the going that moves us from
stagnation to inspiration, from problem to solution, from
self-pity to self-respect. We do learn by going. We learn we
are stronger than we thought. We learn to look at things with
a new perspective. We learn to solve our problems by
tapping our own inner resources and listening for
inspiration, not only from others but from ourselves.
Seemingly without effort, our answers come while we swim
or stride or ride or run. By definition, this is one of the fruits
of exercise: “exercise: the act of bringing into play or
realizing in action” (Webster’s Ninth).

God bless   the roots!  Body    and soul    are one.

THEODORE    ROETHKE

BUILDING YOUR ARTIST’S

ALTAR

Morning pages are meditation, a practice that bring you to
your creativity and your creator God. In order to stay easily
and happily creative, we need to stay spiritually centered.
This is easier to do if we allow ourselves centering rituals. It
is important that we devise these ourselves from the