Should Quotes by Julia Cameron

12 Should quotes by Julia Cameron

When you wonder whether something truly belongs in your life, Julia Cameron offers a handful of sharp reflections. Her 12 brief notes cut to the core of that inner debate, giving you quick, candid nudges toward clarity.

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Creativity is God's will for us and should be practiced like any other spiritual practice -a day at a time.

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Stop telling yourself that dreams don't matter, that they are only dreams and that you should be more sensible.

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We should write, above all, because we are writers, whether we call ourselves that or not.

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Progress, not perfection, is what we should be asking of ourselves.

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In recovering from our creative blocks, it is necessary to go gently and slowly... These are baby steps. Progress, not perfection, is…

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Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us…

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We waste a lot of time and a lot of talent trying to write for the common reader, whom we will never…

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If we lean into what we love instead of soldiering toward what we 'should,' our pace quickens, our energy rises, optimism sets…

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We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our…

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The artist brain is the sensory brain: sight and sound, smell and taste, touch. These are the elements of magic, and magic…

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We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our…

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we should write because writing brings clarity and passion to the act of living. writing is sensual, experiential, grounding. we should write…

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All too often, it is audacity and not talent that moves an artist to center stage.

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We are not accustomed to thinking that God's will for us and our own inner dreams can coincide.

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What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do.

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All of us contain a divine, expressive spark, a creative candle intended to light our path and that of our fellows.

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Possibility is far more frightening than impossibility.

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Creativity is our true nature; blocks are an unnatural thwarting of a process at once as normal and as miraculous as the blossoming of…

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Just as a good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche.

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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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Technology teaches passivity. Absorbed in our devices - at any age - we are absorbed in someone else's perspective.

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There's this mythology that parents are supposed to be parents 24/7 and are supposed to be completely fulfilled by their kids. That's not the…

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Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing…

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I am compassionate. I allow my heart and imagination to embrace the difficulties and concerns of others. While maintaining my own balance, I find…

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All change can be expansive in potential. The choice is ours.

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