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Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite — getting something down.
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All too often too often we try to push, pull, outline and control our ideas instead of letting them grow organically. The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.
Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.
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Creativity — like human life itself — begins in darkness. We need to acknowledge this. All too often, we think only in terms of light: "And then the lightbulb went on and I got it!" It is true that insights may come to us as flashes. It is true that some of these flashes may be blinding. It is, however, also true that such bright ideas are preceded by a gestation period that is interior, murky, and completely necessary.
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If you are too busy to develop your talents, you are too busy.
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I am a gate for God to accomplish great things. Through me and with me, new Life enters the world.
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We tend to think being hard on ourselves will make us strong. But it is cherishing ourselves that gives us strength
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Apologies are the art of spiritual housekeeping. They help to put and keep our lives in order.
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We talk about self-expression but need to pause and remember that self-expression requires a self to express...
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Writing responds well to some gentle scheduling. A day job not only promotes solvency, it promotes creativity as well.
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We all have time to write. We have time to write the minute we are willing to write badly, to chase a dead end, to scribble a few words, to write for the hell of it instead of for the perfect and polished result.
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All of us are far richer than we imagine. None of us possesses a life devoid of magic.
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Selecting a challenge and meeting it creates a sense of self-empowerment that becomes the ground for further successful challenges.
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Writing is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change.
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We must learn to let the flow manifest itself where it will.....not where we will it.
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We should write, above all, because we are writers, whether we call ourselves that or not.
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Take a small step in the direction of a dream and watch the synchronous doors flying open
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Love is the greatest medicine. I ask to be healing medicine for others. I ask my heart to expand its boundaries and to love others as they wish to be loved. I ask my heart to expand its boundaries and open to my being loved as I wish to be loved.
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We are the ORIGIN of our art, its homeland. Viewed this way, ORIGINALITY is the process of remaining true to ourselves.
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As we open our creative channel to the creator, many gentle but powerful changes are to be expected.
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The beginner's humility and openness lead to exploration. Exploration leads to accomplishment. All of it begins at the beginning, with the first small and scary step.
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The need to be a great artist makes it hard to be an artist. The need to produce a great work of art makes it hard to produce any art at all.
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Love is the substance of all life. Everything is connected in love, absolutely everything.
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Sometimes the dying live more fiercely and wisely than the rest of us.
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Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough — that we should try again.
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The artist brain is the sensory brain: sight and sound, smell and taste, touch. These are the elements of magic, and magic is the elemental stuff of art. In filling the well, think magic. Think delight. Think fun. Do not think duty. Do not do what you should do-spiritual sit-ups like reading a dull but recommended critical text. Do what intrigues you, explore what interests you; think mystery, not mastery.
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You do not need to work to become spiritual. You are spiritual; you need only to remember that fact. Spirit is within you. God is within you.
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The essential element in nurturing our creativity lies in nurturing ourselves.
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Wherever you are is always the right place. There is never a need to fix anything, to hitch up the bootstraps of the soul and start at some higher place. Start right where you are.
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In order to have a real relationship with our creativity, we must take the time and care to cultivate it.
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We are not accustomed to thinking that God's will for us and our own inner dreams can coincide.
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Julia Cameron
Born:
March 4, 1948
(age 76)
Bio:
Julia B. Cameron is an American teacher, author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, composer, and journalist. She is most famous for her book The Artist's Way.
Known for:
The Artist's Way (1992)
The Right to Write (1999)
Walking in this world (2002)
Finding Water (2006)
The vein of gold (1996)
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