<aside> 💡 This week you tackle a major creative block—money. You are asked to really look at your own ideas around God, money, and creative abundance. The essays will explore the ways in which your attitudes limit abundance and luxury in your current life. You will be introduced to counting, a blockbusting tool for clarity and right use of funds. This week may feel volatile.

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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, Money Madness:

   1. People with money are _____________________.
   2. Money makes people ______________________.
   3. I’d have more money if ____________________.
   4. My dad thought money was _________________.
   5. My mom always thought money would ________.
   6. In my family, money caused _________________.
   7. Money equals ____________________________.
   8. If I had money, I’d ________________________.
   9. If I could afford it, I’d ______________________.
   10. If I had some money, I’d ___________________.
   11. I’m afraid that if I had money I would _________.
   12. Money is _______________________________.
   13. Money causes ___________________________.
   14. Having money is not ______________________.
   15. In order to have more money, I’d need to ______.
   16. When I have money, I usually _______________.
   17. I think money ___________________________.
   18. If I weren’t so cheap I’d ___________________.
   19. People think money ______________________.
   20. Being broke tells me ______________________.

4. Exercise 4: Natural Abundance: Find five pretty or interesting rocks. I enjoy this exercise particularly because rocks can be carried in pockets, fingered in business meetings. They can be small, constant reminders of our creative consciousness.”

5. Exercise 5, Natural Abundance: Pick five flowers or leaves. You may want to press these between wax paper and save them in a book. If you did this in kindergarten, that’s fine. Some of the best creative play is done there. Let yourself do it again.”

6. Exercise 6, Clearing: Throw out or give away five ratty pieces of clothing.”

7. Exercise 7: The reason I can’t really believe in a supportive God is … List five grievances.

8. Exercise 8, Creation: Bake something. (If you have a sugar problem, make a fruit salad.) Creativity does not have to always involve capital-A art. Very often, the act of cooking something can help you cook something up in another creative mode. When I am stymied as a writer, I make soups and pies.