When you feel yourself to be in critical condition, you must treat yourself as gently as you would a sick friend.
Julia CameronRather than being taught to ask ourselves who we are, we are schooled to ask others. We are, in effect, trained to listen to othersโ versions of ourselves.
Julia CameronWhen we clear the physical clutter from our lives, we literally make way for inspiration and 'good, orderly direction' to enter.
Julia CameronJudging your early artistic efforts is artist abuse. . . Remember that in order to recover as an artist, you must be willing to be a bad artist. Give yourself permission to be a beginner. By being willing to be a bad artist, you have a chance to be an artist, and perhaps, over time, a very good one
Julia Cameron