"Just try harder. Work harder. Think harder." But what if the key to creativity, whether that’s in our art or in the art of our daily lives, isn’t more effort but surrender? Carey Wallace, artist and author of The Discipline of Inspiration, joins Amy Julia Becker to talk about:
- How discipline and spiritual practices nurture inspiration
- The role of surrender in the creative process
- How all humans can explore their creative potential and embrace the joy of creation
- Art as a communal experience
- How the discipline of inspiration empowers meaningful change in our world that is good and mutually beneficial
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REIMAGINING FAMILY LIFE WITH DISABILITY WORKSHOP
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ON THE PODCAST:
The Discipline of Inspiration by Carey Wallace
Image Seminar: The Discipline of Inspiration (a five-week craft workshop)
Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
Jon Batiste interview on Fresh Air
Once a Queen: A Novel by Sarah Arthur
Once a Castle by Sarah Arthur
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CONNECT with Carey Wallace on her website (disciplineofinspiration.org), Instagram (@disciplineofinspiration), or Facebook (@disciplineofinspiration).
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WATCH this conversation on YouTube by clicking here. Read the full transcript and access detailed show notes by clicking here or visiting amyjuliabecker.com/podcast.
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ABOUT THE GUEST:
Carey Wallace is the author of The Discipline of Inspiration (Eerdmans), The Blind Contessa’s New Machine (Penguin), and The Ghost In The Glass House (Clarion). She works to help people from all walks of life find inspiration and build strong creative habits to sustain a lifetime of creation. She performs as a songwriter, exhibits her own fine art, and has spoken on art, faith, and justice with students at Princeton, Julliard, Emory, Pratt, and Yale. Her articles and poems have appeared in Time, Detroit’s Metro Times, and America. She is the founder of a retreat for artists in Michigan, and the Discipline of Inspiration creative habit formation program, which has been in operation for over a decade across the US and internationally. She grew up in small towns in Michigan, and lives and works in Brooklyn.
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