All too often too often we try to push, pull, outline and control our ideas instead of letting them grow organically. The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

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

Art is born in attention.

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

Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

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

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.