Do not call procrastination laziness. Call it fear. Julia Cameron More Quotes by Julia Cameron More Quotes From Julia Cameron We talk about self-expression but need to pause and remember that self-expression requires a self to express. Julia Cameron expression self needs Writing responds well to some gentle scheduling. A day job not only promotes solvency, it promotes creativity as well. Julia Cameron creativity writing jobs Soul is not about function; it's about beauty, form, and memory. Julia Cameron function soul memories In order to thrive as artists we need to be available to the universal flow. When we put a stopper on our capacity for joy by anorectically declining the small gifts of life, we turn aside the larger gifts as well. Julia Cameron artist joy order Because if you're trying to write and you have unlimited time, you can procrastinate an unlimited account, but if you have limited time, you rush to the page trying to get something down in the little bit of fragment of time that you have, and you may write a great deal that way. Julia Cameron limited-time writing trying I honor the wisdom of life. I learn from life in all its forms. The tree teaches me. The sparrow and the wren sing my song. I am open to the lessons Life brings me from the earth. I learn from the wind, from the sun, from the small flowers, and from the stars. I walk without arrogance. I learn from all I encounter. I open my mind and heart to the guidance and love that come to me from the natural world. Julia Cameron stars nature song I believe that when we ask to be led, we are led, and there's nothing too small or esoteric for spiritual help. Julia Cameron esoteric spiritual believe When I listen to love, I am listening to my true nature. When I express love, I am expressing my true nature Julia Cameron nature-love listening love Just as blood is a fact of your physical body and nothing you invented, creativity is a fact of your spiritual body and nothing you must invent. Julia Cameron creativity spiritual blood If we have plain old ordinary fear then we are within reach of a solution. Fear has been with humankind for millennia and we do know what to do about it-pray about it, talk about it, feel the fear, and do it anyway. Artistic fear, on the other hand, sounds somehow nastier and more virulent, like it just might not yield to ordinary solutions-and yet it does, the moment we become humble enough to try ordinary solutions. Julia Cameron yield humble fear All too often too often we try to push, pull, outline and control our ideas instead of letting them grow organically. The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise. Julia Cameron creativity heart ideas I plant the seeds of love in my heart. I plant the seeds of love in the hearts of others. Julia Cameron plant heart love Doubt comes to the door in darkness, pretending to be alone and in need of your compassionate ear. But if you let him in, he'll bring his friends. Julia Cameron darkness doubt doors Enthusiasm is not an emotional state. It is a spiritual commitment, a loving surrender to our creative process. Enthusiasm - from the Greek, filled with God - is an ongoing energy supply tapped into the flow of life itself. Julia Cameron emotional spiritual commitment The opposite of Prosperity is not poverty. It is anxiety. Julia Cameron poverty anxiety opposites We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness fail. Julia Cameron confused happiness thinking When we open ourselves to exploring our creativity, we open ourselves to God: good, orderly direction. Julia Cameron exploring orderly creativity Nothing dies harder than a bad idea. And few ideas are worse than the ones we have about art. Julia Cameron harder ideas art I think of making love and making art as being very parallel. Even the most amateur attempt can be thrilling. Julia Cameron making-love art thinking 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. Julia Cameron editors said thinking
