Living Off A What If

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May 27, 2021

I belong to the Artist Way Facebook group.  The Artist Way has been my walk and way since July of 1994.  In my heart, it’s the only book series that reaches into the mind body and soul of a creative person and allows them to trust in the evolution of becoming. Today someone posted a very open and honest thought, “Over the years I’ve worked through The Artist Way three times.  The only thing I found itchy was the God, power and universe bit.  Because I’m Agnost, would I profit from the Listening Path on my creative painting journey?  Appreciate the feedback.”  I love her self honesty.  She’s allowing her inner being to ask an outside question.  I wrote back, “In all things there is energy.  Belief is a choice.  Writing is action.”  You don’t have to believe in anything to be creative. It’s energy.  It’s a choice to use it or abuse it.  Whether she’s painting and or I’m writing.  There’s action involved.  We spend way too much time hemming and hawing about the “What Ifs” in the world.  The energy used in a “What If” generates action causing a reaction.  What if the Mars rover Perseverance discovers the shapes and shells of ancient life?  How will that affect our religious beliefs back here on earth?  What if President Biden’s 90 day command to locate the source of Covid 19 proves that it was created in a Chinese lab?  What will that do to world peace?  What if these news stories about UFO’s and our military truly do point to a reality?  They’re there!  But what are they? Space aliens? Other countries spying on us?  Are we doing the same thing to them?  I had to do some internet research.  How do conspiracy theories get started?  A connection to the masses.  Social media with all its multi layers of reach from blogging, to YouTube videos, emails, podcasting and beyond, a conspiracy gets its first rush when the receiver starts to believe. What are we doing to ourselves? Have you ever posted something that’s reached around the world then come back to you by way of someone claiming they started the belief?  What’s this have to do with The Artist Way Facebook group?  Because it took less than two minutes for people to respond. People I don’t know.  People from other countries.  And all I ever wanted to do was say, “Don’t give yourself permission to stop creating action if what you believe or don’t believe in is standing in the way.  Create to create.  How it got there doesn’t require anything but you.  If you feel you have to believe in something.  Believe in you.”