"Writing is a spiritual practice in that people……" — Julia Cameron
"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."
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227 Quotes by Julia Cameron
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The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.
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Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.
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Love is the substance of all life. Everything is connected in love, absolutely everything.
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What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are…
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Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that…
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I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you…
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Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite - getting something down.
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Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness.
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Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.
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The beginner's humility and openness lead to exploration. Exploration leads to accomplishment. All of it begins at the beginning, with…
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The face of love is variable. I am able to love without demanding that my relationships assume the structures and…
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An artist paints, dances, draws, writes, designs, or acts at the expanding edge of consciousness. We press into the unknown…
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