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We have this idea that we need to be in the mood to write. We don't.
Julia Cameron
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Julia Cameron
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 4
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Libertyville
Illinois
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In a sense, as we are creative beings, our lives become our work of art.
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When I went in, my editor said, ‘I hope you don’t think you’re a writer.’ And I said, ‘I hope you don’t think I’m a journalist.’ And, uh, turned out we were both right.
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Sometimes, in order to go forward, You must first go back.
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A career must be husbanded. Care must be taken. Everyday must bring some small bit of progress. How would an artist with any self-worth act? Act that way.
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Creativity is always a leap of faith. You're faced with a blank page, blank easel, or an empty stage.
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In dance, in composition, in sculpture, the experience is the same: we are more the conduit than the creator of what we express.
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There 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.
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At root, a pearl is a 'disturbance' a beauty caused by something that isn't supposed to be there, about which something needs to be done. It is the interruption of equilibrium that creates beauty. Beauty is a response to provocation, to intrusion. ... The pearl's beauty is made as a result of insult.
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No matter what your age or your life path, whether making art is your career or your hobby or your dream, it is not too late or too egotistical or too selfish or too silly to work on your creativity.
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There is no such thing as being done with an artistic life. Frustrations and rewards exist at all levels on the path.
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If you are too busy to develop your talents, you are too busy.
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The reward for attention is always healing.
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Adversity is a misperception as all works toward the good.
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Survival lies in sanity, and sanity lies in paying attention...the capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.
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I ask to be made beautiful like the trees are beautiful, each growing according to a unique plan. Lop off a limb and and the tree will accommodate it's loss, still growing and still beautiful. It is my hope to be able to flourish in a similar fashion, taking on the shape and dimensions that is intended for me.
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It is the use of creativity which heals the creative wound.
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We always do the best we can by the light we have to see by.
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Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we're guided in unexpected directions. We may want a lofty answer and we get the intuition to clean our bedroom. It can seem so humble and picky and that you don't necessarily think of it spiritual guidance.
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At it's essence, art is an alchemical process. Alchemy is a process of transformation.
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Money cannot fill an empty soul.
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