<aside> 💡 This week we focus on our artistic autonomy. We examine the ongoing ways in which we must nurture and accept ourselves as artists. We explore the behaviors that can strengthen our spiritual base and, therefore, our creative power. We take a special look at the ways in which success must be handled in order that we not sabotage our freedom.”

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1. Exercise 1, Morning Pages: Check off the days you’ve done morning pages.

   • [ ] Day 1
   • [ ] Day 2
   • [ ] Day 3
   • [ ] Day 4
   • [ ] Day 5
   • [ ] Day 6
   • [ ] Day 7

   How many days this week did you do your morning pages? (Have you used them yet to think about creative luxury for yourself?) How was the experience for you?

2. Exercise 2, Artist Date:

   • [ ] [Enter Date Here]

   Details of Date:

   Have you had the experience of hearing answers during this leisure time?

   What did you do for your date?

   How did it feel?

   Have you taken an artist date yet that really felt adventurous?

3. Exercise 3: Did you experience any synchronicity this week? What was it?

4. Exercise 4: Were there any other issues this week that you consider significant for your recovery? Describe them.”

5. Exercise 5: Tape your own voice reading the Basic Principles. Choose a favorite essay from this book and tape that as well. Use this tape for meditation.

6. Exercise 6: Write out, in longhand, your Artist’s Prayer from Week Four. Place it in your wallet.

7. Exercise 7: Buy yourself a special creativity notebook. Number pages one through seven. Give one page each to the following categories: health, possessions, leisure, relationships, creativity, career, and spirituality. With no thought as to practicality, list ten wishes in each area. All right, it’s a lot. Let yourself dream a little here.

8. Exercise 8: Working with the Honest Changes section in Week Four, inventory for yourself the ways you have changed since beginning your recovery.