Quotes About Growth

Todo niño es un artista. El problema es cómo seguir siendo artista una vez que se crece».

When I make this point in teaching, I am met by instant, defensive hostility: "But do you know how old I will be by the time I learn to really play the piano/act/paint/write a decent play?" Yes . . . the same age you will be if you don't. So let's start.

As blocked creatives, we are willing to go to almost any lengths to remain blocked. As frightening and abusive as life with a crazymaker is, we find it far less threatening than the challenge of a creative life of our own.

Para vivir una vida creativa debemos perder el miedo a estar equivocados».

Hacer progresos, no llegar a la perfección es lo que deberíamos pedirnos a nosotros mismos.

The artist child must begin by crawling. Baby steps will follow and there will be falls—yecchy first paintings, beginning films that look like unedited home movies, first poems that would shame a greeting card.

En términos cinematográficos lo que hacemos es ir cambiando el enfoque con lentitud, abriendo el objetivo y alejándonos de esa vida en la que estábamos estancados hasta alcanzar una perspectiva más amplia.

Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, "Grow, grow.

Judging your early artistic efforts is artist abuse. This happens in any number of ways: beginning work is measured against the masterworks of other artists; beginning work is exposed to premature criticism, shown to overly critical friends.

Debemos permitir que nos golpee el rayo del dolor. No lo olvides: este dolor es útil, el relámpago ilumina.

Any success postulated on a permanent artistic plateau dooms us, and it to failure.

we often resist what we most need.

Para vivir una vida creativa debemos perder el miedo a estar equivocados». JOSEPH CHILTON PEARCE

What do I need to know?" "What do I need to try?" "What do I need to accept?" "What do I need to do?

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself. A creative recovery is a healing process. You are capable of great things on Tuesday, but on Wednesday you may slide backwards. This is normal. Growth occurs in spurts. You will lie dormant sometimes. Do not be discouraged. Think of it as resting.

If you work on your creativity, you will grow spiritually. If you work on your spirituality, you will grow creatively. Creativity and spirituality are so close they are intertwined. We call God 'the Creator' without realizing it is another word for 'artist.' The Creator is the consummate artist. As we explore and express our artistry, we are imitating God. Is it any wonder we begin to find spiritual support?

Cuidando de si próprio, você alimenta sua conexão interna com o Grande Criador. Graças a essa conexão, a nossa criatividade desabrochará. Caminhos irão se abrir. Precisamos acreditar no Grande Criador e agir com fé.

themselves as blocked internally, unable to take the risk of moving into new and more satisfying artistic territory.

We cannot escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that accompanies us on all our exciting adventures.... Take a risk a day-one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it. SUSAN JEFFERS

An act of art needs time to mature. Judged early, it may be judged incorrectly.

The fruit of your withdrawal is what you need to understand as a positive process, both painful and exhilarating.

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.