We go into parenting, and we discover that we don't have the answers. We are at a loss. Julia Cameron More Quotes by Julia Cameron More Quotes From Julia Cameron I am a gate for God to accomplish great things. Through me and with me, new Life enters the world. Julia Cameron new-lifefaithworld Apologies are the art of spiritual housekeeping. They help to put and keep our lives in order. Julia Cameron apologyspiritualart Choice by choice, moment by moment, I build the necklace of my day, stringing together the choices that form artful living. Julia Cameron necklaceschoicestogether As children we hoard and gloat over words. Words give ownership: we name our world and we claim it...Children trust the power of words. Julia Cameron our-worldnameschildren It is the inner commitment to be true to ourselves and follow our dreams that triggers the support of the universe. Julia Cameron supportdreamcommitment Left to it's own devices, writing is like weather. It has a drama, a form, a force to it that shapes the day. Just as good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche. There is something very right about simply letting yourself write. And the way to do that is to begin, to begin where you are. Julia Cameron rainwritingdrama No matter how sophisticated our lives may be we need to think of ourselves as creative children. Julia Cameron healingchildrenthinking There is no such thing as being done with an artistic life. Frustrations and rewards exist at all levels on the path. Julia Cameron artistic-lifefrustrationdone It is the use of creativity which heals the creative wound. Julia Cameron creativitycreativeuse It is my experience both as an artist and as a teacher that when we move out on faith into the act of creation, the universe is able to advance. It is a little like opening the gate at the top of a field irrigation system. Once we remove the blocks, the flow moves in. Julia Cameron blockteachermoving Judging your early artistic efforts is artist abuse. . . Remember that in order to recover as an artist, you must be willing to be a bad artist. Give yourself permission to be a beginner. By being willing to be a bad artist, you have a chance to be an artist, and perhaps, over time, a very good one Julia Cameron artistgivingorder For today, all you need is the grace to begin beginning. Julia Cameron gracetodayneeds When we put the pen to paper, we articulate things in our life that we may have felt vague about. Before you write about something, somebody says, 'How do you feel?' and you say, 'Oh, I feel okay.' Then you write about it, and you discover you don't feel okay. Julia Cameron over-youwritingmay Writing is a spiritual practice in that people that have no spiritual path can undertake it and, as they write, they begin to wake up to a larger connection. After a while, people tend to find that there is some muse that they are connecting to. Julia Cameron practicespiritualwriting What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. Julia Cameron useful-lifemoneywant Writing is an act of cherishing... It is an act of love. Julia Cameron acts-of-lovecherishwriting When we let God be God and work through us, we experience both a sense of serenity and excitement. Julia Cameron serenityfaithletting-go The artist brain is the sensory brain: sight and sound, smell and taste, touch. These are the elements of magic, and magic is the elemental stuff of art. In filling the well, think magic. Think delight. Think fun. Do not think duty. Do not do what you should do-spiritual sit-ups like reading a dull but recommended critical text. Do what intrigues you, explore what interests you; think mystery, not mastery. Julia Cameron spiritualfunart I am due at the page. Julia Cameron duespages In recovering from our creative blocks, it is necessary to go gently and slowly... These are baby steps. Progress, not perfection, is what we should be asking of ourselves. Julia Cameron progress-not-perfectionblockbaby
