Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. — Natalie Goldberg Breath Copy Share Image
So even though I couldn't bear writing about cancer, I faced it every day. — Natalie Goldberg Bears Copy Share Image
“My teachers could have been Jesse James for all the time they stole from me.” — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
I had cancer for fourteen months and wrote a memoir about the experience. — Natalie Goldberg Cancer Copy Share Image
Nobody cares much whether you write or not. You just have to do it — Natalie Goldberg Care Copy Share Image
Shut up and write. Don't talk about writing, just physically do it. — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
I don't know anything but writing practice, and so what I really do is direct that energy as if it were flowing… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
My goal is to write every day. I say it is my ideal. I am careful not to pass judgment or create… — Natalie Goldberg Anxiety Copy Share Image
The muscles of writing are not so visible, but they are just as powerful: determination, attention, curiosity, a passionate heart. — Natalie Goldberg Attention Copy Share Image
Have compassion for yourself when you write. There is no failure - just a big field to wander in. — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
This is the practice school of writing. Like running, the more you do it, the better you get at it. — Natalie Goldberg Education Copy Share Image
I'm never ashamed to read a book twice or as many times as I want. We never expect to drink a glass… — Natalie Goldberg Ashamed Copy Share Image
I read Eve Ensler and thought it was fabulous. Not only that, but it was really the only thing I could relate… — Natalie Goldberg Books Copy Share Image
If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you. — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
Take out another notebook, pick up another pen, and just write, just write, just write. In the middle of the world, make… — Natalie Goldberg Alive Copy Share Image
Can we walk that thin line between constant change and continuation? And in the middle of this flux, feel gratitude but not… — Natalie Goldberg Change Copy Share Image
I wonder if I don't give too much of myself to writing: I am always half where I am; the other half… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
I don't think everyone wants to create the great American novel, but we all have a dream of telling our stories-of realizing… — Natalie Goldberg Books Copy Share Image
When you write, don't say, "I'm going to write a poem." That attitude will freeze you right away. Sit down with the… — Natalie Goldberg Attitude Copy Share Image
It’s much better to be a tribal writer, writing for all people and reflecting many voices through us, than to be a… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
It is very important to go home if you want your work to be whole. You don't have to move in with… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
We should notice that we are already supported at every moment. There is the earth below our feet and there is the… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
It used to be with chocolate. I would put chocolate in my studio and say, "You know, Nat, there's this chocolate you… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
“One of my writing students sent me an article about Kincaid in The New York Times: “I’m not writing for anyone at… — Natalie Goldberg Writer Copy Share Image
First, consider the pen you write with. It should be a fast-writing pen because your thoughts are always much faster than your… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
If you're having difficulty coming up with new ideas, then slow down. For me, slowing down has been a tremendous source of… — Natalie Goldberg Art Copy Share Image
“I met a doctor the other night who told me he had always wanted to be a writer. I nodded. People always… — Natalie Goldberg Writer Copy Share Image
I hear people say they're going to write. I ask, when? They give me vague statements. Indefinite plans get dubious results. When… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
That daydreaming seemed important at the time, but when I asked my teacher Katagiri Roshi about it, he said, "Oh, it's just… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
“No matter what a person does to cover up and conceal themselves, when we write and lose control, I can spot a… — Natalie Goldberg Air conditioner Copy Share Image
A writer's job is to give the reader a larger vision of the world. — Natalie Goldberg Books Copy Share Image
I think book publishing is fun, but I also know I've been very lucky. — Natalie Goldberg Book Copy Share Image
