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When we open ourselves to exploring our creativity, we open ourselves to God: good, orderly direction.

Julia Cameron

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Julia Cameron
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 4
Film Director
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Teacher
Writer
Libertyville
Illinois
Good
Orderly
Exploring
Direction
Creativity
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