Quotes from Julia Cameron

Remember that it is far harder and more painful to be a blocked artist than it is to do the work.

Creativity requires action, and part of that action must be physical.

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill his destiny. PAUL TILLICH

tu artista es un niño y necesita alimentarse.

In order to do something well, we must first be willing to do it badly.

Mi abuela se marchó antes de que yo aprendiera la lección que enseñaban sus cartas: la supervivencia radica en la cordura, y ésta se encuentra en prestar atención.

Answered prayers are scary. They imply responsibility. You asked for it. Now that you've got it, what are you going to do? ... Answered prayers deliver us back to our own hand. This is not comfortable

We begin to excavate our buried dreams. This is a tricky process ... the mere act of brushing some of them off sends an enormous surge of energy bolting through our denial system ... we make what Robert Bly calls a decent into ashes. We mourn the self we abandoned ... we find a certain amount of grief to be essential ... We must allow the bolt of pain to strike us. Remember, this is useful pain; lightning illuminates.

One of the great misconceptions about the artistic life is that it entails great swathes of aimlessness. The truth is that a creative life involves great swathes of attention. Attention is a way to connect and survive.

I learned to get out of the way and let that creative force work through me.

By being willing to be a bad artist, you have a chance to be an artist, and perhaps, over time, a very good one.

A la ira hay que escucharla. La ira es una voz, un grito, un ruego, una exigencia. A la ira hay que respetarla. ¿Por qué? Porque la ira es un mapa . La ira nos muestra dónde están nuestros límites. Nos marca a dónde queremos ir. Nos permite ver dónde hemos estado y nos hace saber cuándo no nos ha gustado.

pack for my trip." I find that when I ask for help, I am likely to receive it.

Vanduo, kuris negali judÄ—ti, ima pelkÄ—ti.

Por qué todos deberíamos usar nuestros poderes creativos...? Porque no hay nada que haga que la gente sea tan generosa, feliz, vital, audaz y compasiva, tan indiferente a las peleas y a la acumulación de objetos y de dinero». BRENDA UELAND

My God was always there, but now I have learned to talk to him. —ERIC CLAPTON

La vida verdadera se vive cuando ocurren cambios diminutos». LEÓN TOLSTOI

myself do nothing. The Holy Spirit accomplishes all through me. WILLIAM BLAKE

You are asked to keep a ledger - a small notebook will do - of money in and money out. Counting brings clarity, and clarity is one of the first and finest fruits of prosperity.

Next to Morning Pages and Artist Dates, the most potent tool for contacting inner guidance and creativity is walking.

As you move toward a dream, the dream moves toward you.

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

When we stop playing God, God can play through us.

Become willing to see the hand of God and accept it as a friend's offer to help you with what you are doing.