I think of making love and making art as being very parallel. Even the most amateur attempt can be thrilling.

I am a gate for God to accomplish great things. Through me and with me, new Life enters the world.

Stop telling yourself that dreams don't matter, that they are only dreams and that you should be more sensible.

Left to it's own devices, writing is like weather. It has a drama, a form, a force to it that shapes the day. Just as good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche. There is something very right about simply letting yourself write. And the way to do that is to begin, to begin where you are.

When you are feeling too dull and too domesticated get on a horse, sit tall in the saddle, and for a moment live in a world that feels like risk and adventure.

The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.

While there is no quick fix for instant, pain-free creativity, creative recovery (or discovery) is a teachable, trackable spiritual process. Each of us is complex and highly individual, yet there are common recognizable denominators to the creative recovery process.