Julia Cameron Quotes

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There is a connection between self-nurturing and self-respect.

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I am breathing in and out. Realizing this, I began to notice that each moment was not without its beauty.

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The creator made us creative. Our creativity is our gift from God. Our use of it is our gift to God. Accepting this bargain is the beginning of true self-acceptance.

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What would a nontoxic god think of your creative goals? Might such a god really exist?

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Many of us believe that 'real artists' do not experience self-doubt. In truth, artists are people who have learned to live with doubt and do the work anyway.

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Answered prayers are scary. They imply responsibility. You asked for it. Now that you've got it, what are you going to do? Why else the cautionary phrase Watch out for what you pray for; you might just get it?

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It is the inner commitment to be true to ourselves and follow our dreams that triggers the support of the universe.

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Creativity makes life useful to us. It also makes us useful to life.

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Art is the imagination at play in the field of time. Let yourself play.

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When we write about our lives we respond to them. As we respond to them we are rendered more fluid, more centered, more agile on our own behalf. We are tendered conscious.

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Try approving of yourself just as you are, and spoiling yourself rotten with small kid's pleasures.

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I learned, when hit by loss, to ask the right question: "What next?" instead of "Why me?"... Whenever I am willing to ask "What is necessary next?" I have moved ahead. Whenever I have taken no for a final answer I have stalled and gotten stuck.

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Remembering that God is my source, we are in the spiritual position of having an unlimited bank account. Most of us never consider how powerful the creator really is. Instead, we draw limited amounts of the power available to us. We decide how powerful God is for us. We unconsciously set a limit on how much God can give us or help us. We are stingy with ourselves. And if we receive a gift beyond our imagining, we often send it back.

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