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Making art is an act of faith.
Julia Cameron
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Julia Cameron
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 4
Film Director
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
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Writer
Libertyville
Illinois
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Art
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There is not one pink flower, or even fifty pink flowers, but hundreds. Snowflakes, of course, are the ultimate exercise in sheer creative glee. No two alike. This creator looks suspiciously like someone who just might send us support for our creative ventures.
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At it's essence, art is an alchemical process. Alchemy is a process of transformation.
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Most artists, ashamed of their need for encouragement, try to carry their work to term like a secret pregnancy.
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We are the ORIGIN of our art, its homeland. Viewed this way, ORIGINALITY is the process of remaining true to ourselves.
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We must attend to what our inner guidance is nudging us toward.
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Rather than being taught to ask ourselves who we are, we are schooled to ask others. We are, in effect, trained to listen to others’ versions of ourselves.
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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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We imagine that if we had time we would quiet our more shallow selves and listen to a deeper flow of inspiration. Again, this is a myth that lets us off the hook - if I wait for enough time to listen, I don't have to listen now, I don't have to take responsibility for being available to what is trying to bubble up today.
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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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when I talk about a writing life, I'm talking about a life in which writing is the dominant response to living.
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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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The 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.
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No matter how sophisticated our lives may be we need to think of ourselves as creative children.
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You do not need to work to become spiritual. You are spiritual you need only to remember that fact. Spirit is within you. God is within you. (67)
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Writing responds well to some gentle scheduling. A day job not only promotes solvency, it promotes creativity as well.
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Sometimes, in order to go forward, You must first go back.
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I think of making love and making art as being very parallel. Even the most amateur attempt can be thrilling.
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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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My will for you is not harsh or unpleasant. It is gentle and perfectly tailored to your unique needs. Do not fear my direction. I am your heart's happiest guide.
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