{"id":431,"date":"2017-02-02T09:39:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T14:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jeanbaur.com\/?p=431"},"modified":"2017-02-02T09:39:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T14:39:26","slug":"a-cure-for-the-winter-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeanbaur.com\/wordpress\/?p=431","title":{"rendered":"A CURE FOR THE WINTER BLUES"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_0803\"<\/a>Many years ago, my mother gave me a wonderful book:\u00a0 “The Artist’s Way:\u00a0 A Spiritual Path of Higher Creativity,” by Julia Cameron. Or, if I were writing the subtitle:\u00a0 “A way to find your best self.” It’s a workbook, filled with quotes, exercises, case studies and really good advice on nurturing our creative and true selves. Here’s something from the book that I forgot about, but am going to do today:<\/p>\n

Go on “an artist’s date.” This means treat yourself to something you really would like to do, whether that’s quiet time at Starbucks or a walk in the park after work, or whatever calls to you. I’m going to my local bookstore. There’s a really comfortable couch there and I’m going to take off my jacket, look at books, pick up a pile that look interesting, and then sit on the couch and give myself time to browse through them. Just that.<\/p>\n

I’m not going to rush. I have no “to do” list. I’m not doing research for a project. I might look at children’s books. Or novels. It doesn’t matter. Why are these dates important? And how might they cure our winter blues?<\/p>\n