Writing is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change.

Anger is meant to be acted upon. It is not meant to be acted out.

When we let God be God and work through us, we experience both a sense of serenity and excitement.

Art opens the closets, airs out the cellars and attics. It brings healing.

Judging 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

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. As creative channels, we need to trust the darkness.

Creativity flourishes when we have a sense of safety and self-acceptance.