Quotes from Julia Cameron

It is as though when we allow the slightest bit of positive inflow, we are rewarded by an increase in our creative outflow.

I am not merely abundant. I am infinite.

For example, if you remembered the smell of fresh-baked bread, a visit to a bakery could be a wonderful Artist Date.) Never Too Late The joke runs like this: Question: Do you know how old I will be by the time I learn to play the piano? Answer: The same age you'll be if you don't. A year from now you will wish you had started today. —KAREN LAMB

shadow artists must learn to take themselves seriously. With gentle, deliberate effort, they must nurture their artist child. Creativity is play, but for shadow artists, learning to allow themselves to play is hard work.

When you are feeling depreciated, angry or drained, it is a sign that other people are not open to your energy. SANAYA ROMAN

You may call it having standards. What you should be calling it is perfectionism.

My heart is a tiny town welcoming those who enter.

Today, I take the time to get my friends and acquaintances current on the shifts in my inner life. I communicate clearly and openly. I allow time for people to adjust to the ways in which I have changed. I, too, adjust to the change in others.

To kill your dreams because they are irresponsible is to irresponsible to yourself.

Do not feel inadequate to face your life. You are designed to face life, but not alone. You are intended to be a part of me. Allow me to go before you and prepare the way.

I can be satisfied by small steps—in fact, very satisfied.

We are not, as we had told ourselves, the victim of circumstances. We played an active part in our own undoing.

Make this a rule: always remember that your Censor's negative opinions are not the truth.

In me, find your refreshment. In me, find your ease. Rest in me and refresh yourself. Let your fatigue slip away. My resources are yours now. You are plentifully supplied.

There are sounds to seasons.   There are sounds to places, and there are sounds to every time in one's life. ALISON WYRLEY BIRCH

I realize that while people may indeed fail me and turn away, there is an underlying goodness to the Universe which brings to me new friends and new situations. These gifts heal and soothe me. I see the merciful hand of providence despite my pain.

Work is a part of my identity but it is not my essence.

You must do the thing you think you cannot do. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

When the mind becomes quiet, you feel nourished. SWAMI CHIDVILASANANDA

There is no emergency. My divine timing is perfect and serves you well. Trust my sense of right action. Your successful unfolding is my great joy.

Fostering our children's creativity, we are fostering our children's spirituality as well.

We knew each other in Taos, New Mexico, where a deep source of our creativity sprung. I know her now also in Santa Fe, walking her dog through the chamisa.

Today, I deliberately practice open-mindedness. I cultivate a willingness to experience subtle realms.

attention is an act of connection