589 Quotes by Julia Cameron

Did you write today? Then you’re a writer today.

I think that I need to learn a few different modalities of change: gradual and grounded like a seed growing and, too, when it is time to leap lest I be left hanging over a chasm clutching frantically to either side. In other words, I may need to listen to guidance about when to edge forward and when to leap forward. What clearly does not serve me is trying to meet every situation with an obdurate set mode.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. SENECA.

A mind too active is no mind at all. THEODORE ROETHKE.

If we are invested in a writing life – as opposed to a writing career – then we are in it for the process and not the product.

Today, I find health in my illness. Today, I find well-being at the core of my dis-ease. I accept the condition unexpectedly thrust upon me. With this new landmark, I find my spiritual bearings and greater growth.

Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace, and power in it.

Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, “Grow, grow.” THE TALMUD.

We are ourselves creations. We are meant to continue creativity by being creative ourselves. This is the God-force extending itself through us. Creativity is God’s gift to us. Using creativity is our gift back to God.