Survival lies in sanity, and sanity lies in paying attention...the capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.
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