Julia Cameron

The need to be a great artist makes it hard to be an artist. The need to produce a great work of art makes it hard to produce any art at all. ↗

— Julia Cameron

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Procrastination is not Laziness", I tell him. "It is fear. Call it by its right name, and forgive yourself. ↗

— Julia Cameron

#fear #forgiveness #gtd #laziness #lazy

We will experience the life we have the faith to experience. ↗

— Julia Cameron

#experience

When you feel yourself to be in critical condition, you must treat yourself as gently as you would a sick friend. ↗

— Julia Cameron

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Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness ↗

— Julia Cameron

#writing #life

Judging your early artistic efforts is artist abuse. ↗

— Julia Cameron

#writers-on-writing #life

Art is born in attention. ↗

— Julia Cameron

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Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult. ↗

— Julia Cameron

#admit #admitting #courage #difficult #dream

The heart of creativity is an experience of the mystical union; the heart of the mystical union is an experience of creativity. ↗

— Julia Cameron

#creativity #mysticism #art

A career must be husbanded. Care must be taken. Everyday must bring some small bit of progress. How would an artist with any self-worth act? Act that way. ↗

— Julia Cameron

#profession #art