Rather 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 CameronCreativity is God's will for us and should be practiced like any other spiritual practice -a day at a time.
Julia CameronThere will be many times when we won't look good-to ourselves or anyone else. We need to stop demanding that we do. It is impossible to get better and look good at the same time.
Julia CameronWriting is medicine. It is an appropriate antidote to injury. It is an appropriate companion for any difficult change.
Julia CameronIt is my experience both as an artist and as a teacher that when we move out on faith into the act of creation, the universe is able to advance. It is a little like opening the gate at the top of a field irrigation system. Once we remove the blocks, the flow moves in.
Julia CameronThe need to be a great artist makes it hard to be an artist. The need to produce a great work of art makes it hard to produce any art at all. . . Fear is what blocks an artist. The fear of not being good enough. The fear of not finishing. The fear of failure and of success. The fear of beginning at all.
Julia Cameron