Hi Reader,

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With the 12/12 re-launch coming up, I wanted to give you a taste of the kind of reflection and support that happens weekly inside The Everyday Artist Community​

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This is one of the emails I sent last month to current members, and it felt important to share with all of you too.

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The times just keep on times-ing don't they? Seems like it's team #NoBreaks 24/7.

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It can be so easy to get caught up in the drama, pain and chaos of the world and stay stuck on what feels like a demonic rollercoaster ride that won't stop.

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In my personal experience, I am always trying to find a balance of keeping enough tabs on what's happening in the world to be informed but enough space and boundaries not to get lost in a seemingly forever downward spiral (since it's truly a dumpster fire out there).

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One of the ways I ensure I have boundaries is having protected, dedicated space for my creativity, The Everyday Artist Community.

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It's a space that keeps me accountable to what I say I want to focus on no matter what is happening in the world or even my life and especially when my ✨3✨ Gemini placements resist structure like the plague.

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Thankfully, my 3 Capricorn placements and Taurus moon need structure like I need air so here we are.

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My point is that - with creativity and I have found also with entrepreneurship - it can be easy to want to just go with the flow, follow our intuition and "see what happens" day to day.

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While there's absolutely a need for all of those things, without structure to keep them channeled and flowing forward, towards an actual direction, they can lead to chaos, overwhelm, paralysis and procrastination.

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I have found that the best combination is finding flexibility within structure; having a structure(s) that gives me direction, focus, stability and support but is spacious enough to allow intuition and flow to co-exist as well.

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I think a lot of of us probably have traumatic experiences with structures via school, sports, jobs and just generally living in an extractive capitalist society......and I include myself in that.

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And I know I have gone through phases where I've thrown the baby out with the bath water so to speak and gone to the other side of the spectrum with very little structure.

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Every time I have done that, it has not gone well and while I may think I have "freedom", I ultimately end up having the opposite because I am stuck in my own hell of decision paralysis, procrastination and usually avoidance.

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So my goal has been and continues to be to find structures for success.

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And not just any success - my personal version of what success means to / for me.

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Getting clear about what my particular needs are as well as my weaknesses and pitfalls and finding ways to support them.

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So this week we might ask ourselves:

• What is my relationship to structure? From the past and currently?
• If I struggle with structure....why? What do I tell myself about it?
• What parts of structure feel hard for me and what parts feel good or inspiring?
• What do my ideal structure(s) look and feel like?
• How could structure support my creative practice and creative visions?
• What is one step I could take to create a structure that better supports me and/or my creativity?

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If weekly reflections + prompts like this resonate with you - the kind that help you stay accountable to your creativity no matter what's happening in the world - The Everyday Artist Community might be calling your name.

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We open doors to new members on 12/12. Join the waitlist here.

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Bianca

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