An artist requires the upkeep of creative solitude. An artist requires the healing of time alone. Without this period of recharging, our artist becomes depleted. Until we experience the freedom of solitude, we cannot connect authentically. We may be enmeshed, but we are not encountered. Art lies in the moment of encounter. We meet our truth and we meet ourselves and we meet our self-expression.

No matter how sophisticated our lives may be we need to think of ourselves as creative children.

Creativity is God's will for us and should be practiced like any other spiritual practice -a day at a time.

In order to have a real relationship with our creativity, we must take the time and care to cultivate it.

Creativity makes life useful to us. It also makes us useful to life.

The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people’s expectations.

As you explore your inner world, your outer world will come more sharply into focus. As you face your imagined barriers, you will encounter real ones, as well.