####Your Enemy Within: Core negative beliefs
很多时候，我们不采取行动，只是因为维持现状更安逸。尽管维持现状并不快乐，但我们更害怕未知的境况。因此，我们选择保持现状，往往不是经过思考而做的决定；它其实是我们对内心的消极信念的不自觉回应。The Artist Way 开始的几周的练习内容主要就是帮助你识别这些消极的信念，摆脱它们的束缚。
我们的很多消极的想法是来自于父母、宗教、文化和朋友圈，这其中来自父母和师长的影响对形成消极信念的作用更大。

Negative beliefs are exactly that: beliefs, not facts. The world was never flat, although everyone believed it was. You are not dumb, crazy, egomaniacal, grandiose, or silly just because you falsely believe yourself to be.

负面信念仅仅是信念，它不是事实。地球从来都不是平的，尽管过去曾经人人都相信它是平的。你不会因为
错误地看待自己，就真是哑巴、疯子，也不会就因此而变得自私自利、伟大或者愚蠢。

Your block doesn’t want you to see that. Its whole plan of attack is to make you irrationally afraid of some dire outcome you are too embarrassed to even mention. You know rationally that writing or painting shouldn’t be put off because of your silly fear, but because it is a silly fear, you don’t air it and the block stays intact. In this way, “You’re a bad speller” successfully overrides all computer spelling programs. You know it’s dumb to worry about spelling … so you don’t mention it. And since you don’t, it continues to block you from finding a solution. (Spelling fear is a remarkably common block.)

Creative block 并不希望你明白这点。它的目的就是让你毫无理由地害怕，觉得即使仅仅讲一下你的想
法都会尴尬地要死。理智地讲，你明白不应当因为愚蠢的恐惧，就放弃写作或者画画；但既然是愚蠢的恐惧，
你没有跟别人说过，那么它就还是完好无损地存在你的脑海。“你拼写不好”成功地击退所有的PC拼写程序。
你很清楚担心拼写是件很蠢的事情，于是绝口不提自己的担心。由于你不说，那么它就继续阻止你找到解决
方法。（对拼写的恐惧是最常见的。）

####Your Ally Within: Affirmative weapons
甭管是不是 阿Q精神，你总有需要自己给自己打气的时候。自我肯定可以帮我们找回安全感和希望，气势上有了，事情也就成功了一半了。

Just try picking an affirmation. For example “I, __ (your name), am a brilliant and prolific potter [painter, poet, or whatever you are].” Write that ten times in a row. While you are busy doing that, something very interesting will happen. Your Censor will start to object. “Hey, wait a minute. You can’t say all that positive stuff around me.” Objections will start to pop up like burnt toast. These are your blurts.

 选一条自我肯定的语句。例如，“我，XXXX，是个杰出的、多产的陶匠[画家、诗人或者其他任何你所是]”
然后，将它抄写10遍。当你写的时候，你会发现非常有趣的事情。你内心的审查机制会开始反驳你。“不，
等等。别在我周围一直说积极的事情。”反驳的意见会像烤好的吐司一样一个一个蹦出来，脱口而出（也就
是Blurts）。

You will be amazed at the rotten things your subconscious will blurt out. Write them down. These blurts flag your personal negative core beliefs. They hold the key to your freedom in their ugly little claws. Make a list of your personal blurts.

这些从潜意识中蹦出来的糟糕想法，会让你自己都惊讶不已。你可以把这些想法写下来。它们代表了你心中
主要的消极信念。它们手中紧紧握着通往自由的钥匙。你得把这些脱口而出的想法做成一个列表。

接下来，你要做的就是根据这份列表，对自己的成长经历进行深度反思，找出这些负面信念的来源。一旦你了解了这种来龙去脉，也就明白它只是对事实的歪曲。然后，你就可以一一化解这些阻碍你前进的敌人。
下面我们来看一个Julia 给出的自我肯定的列表：

CREATIVE AFFIRMATIONS

1. I am a channel for God’s creativity, and my work comes to good.
2. My dreams come from God and God has the power to accomplish them.
3. As I create and listen, I will be led.
4. Creativity is the creator’s will for me.
5. My creativity heals myself and others.
6. I am allowed to nurture my artist.
7. Through the use of a few simple tools, my creativity will flourish.
8. Through the use of my creativity, I serve God.
9. My creativity always leads me to truth and love.
10. My creativity leads me to forgiveness and self-forgiveness.
11. There is a divine plan of goodness for me.
12. There is a divine plan of goodness for my work.
13. As I listen to the creator within, I am led.
14. As I listen to my creativity I am led to my creator.
15. I am willing to create.
16. I am willing to learn to let myself create.
17. I am willing to let God create through me.
18. I am willing to be of service through my creativity.
19. I am willing to experience my creative energy.
20. I am willing to use my creative talents.

摘录来自: Julia Cameron. “The Artist’s Way”。 iBooks.

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