1. We grow in an atmosphere of affirmation and conviction that
artistic expression is essential to our existence and is part
of our unique contribution to the world.
2. We realize any given day is an opportunity to express our creativity,
or to plan an artistic endeavor.
3. We turn our lives and our art over to our Higher Power, recognizing
that without the aid of that mystic force we are lost. We immerse
ourselves in our art, refusing to be diverted from our creativity
by any destructive compulsion, and invest ourselves in lifestyles
that nurture our creativity.
4. Being true to our inner selves, we strive to maintain a balance
in the significant areas of our lives, focusing on being physically
fit, financially stable, socially fulfilled, lovingly engaged
in relationships, and involved with our families, while growing
spiritually and expressing ourselves creatively.
5. Seeing the tapes of societal myths
that play in our heads for what they are, we release them, realizing
that we, as individuals, have something unique to contribute and
that, with the help of our Higher Power, we have what it takes
to express that something.
6. We rejoice in the success of other
artists and find ourselves encouraged that we, too, will find
fulfillment through our creativity.
7. We are committed to our art, and
pursue avenues that may lead to our ability to earn a living by
means of our creativity. We explore methods of determining the
monetary value of our art, recognizing that we are living in a
world where money is an exchange of value necessary to our survival.
8. As our art becomes more and more
real to us, we enthusiastically follow our dreams. We feel entitled
to our right work and deserving of the happiness that our right
work will bring to us.
9. With the help of our Higher Power,
we hold ourselves responsible for fully developing and realizing
our talent, that God-given ability within us, which can give us
the freedom and joy we deeply desire.
10. Being multi-talented, we explore
each of our abilities, together or at different times, taking
joy in the fluidity with which we move from one to the other.
Each ability is a facet of our true artistic vision, and each
contributes to the whole.
11. We let go, aware that the process
itself is a learning experience, and may well prove more fruitful
than the result of the project. Time and the outcome are in God’s
hands, not ours, and we bless each day that we are given to pursue
our art.
12. Trusting our intuition and artistic
instinct, we are aware of ourselves as channels for the infinite
creative process. Deeply grateful for our part in the expression
of creative energy, we offer our art as a gift to be shared.
