In times of pain, when the future is too terrifying to contemplate and the past too painful to remember, I have learned to pay attention to right now. The precise moment I was in was always the only safe place for me.
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 CameronWriting responds well to some gentle scheduling. A day job not only promotes solvency, it promotes creativity as well.
Julia CameronWe need to bridge our sense of loneliness and disconnection with a sense of community and continuity even if we must manufacture it from our time on the Web and our use of calling cards to connect long distance. We must โlog onโ somewhere, and if it is only in cyberspace, that is still far better than nowhere at all. (264)
Julia Cameron