Julia Cameron
Julia Cameron
Julia B. Cameronis an American teacher, author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, composer, and journalist. She is most famous for her book The Artist's Way. She also has written many other non-fiction works, short stories, and essays, as well as novels, plays, musicals, and screenplays...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
anger meant-to-be
Anger is meant to be acted upon. It is not meant to be acted out.
depression crazy feels-just
It is important to remember that at first blush, going sane feels just like going crazy.
creativity sculpture composition
In dance, in composition, in sculpture, the experience is the same: we are more the conduit than the creator of what we express.
running creativity where-you-are
In creativity, as in running, you have to start where you are.
magic imagine
All of us are far richer than we imagine. None of us possesses a life devoid of magic.
real believe artist
Many of us believe that 'real artists' do not experience self-doubt. In truth, artists are people who have learned to live with doubt and do the work anyway.
time writing perfect
We all have time to write. We have time to write the minute we are willing to write badly, to chase a dead end, to scribble a few words, to write for the hell of it instead of for the perfect and polished result.
creative needs pathways
You need to create pathways in your consciousness through which the creative forces operate.
inspiration responsibility self
We imagine that if we had time we would quiet our more shallow selves and listen to a deeper flow of inspiration. Again, this is a myth that lets us off the hook - if I wait for enough time to listen, I don't have to listen now, I don't have to take responsibility for being available to what is trying to bubble up today.
excellence way done
Doing work points the way to new and better work to be done.
creativity sensible has-beens
Creativity is not and never has been sensible.
successful self challenges
Selecting a challenge and meeting it creates a sense of self-empowerment that becomes the ground for further successful challenges.
encouragement pregnancy artist
Most artists, ashamed of their need for encouragement, try to carry their work to term like a secret pregnancy.
taken loss answers
I learned, when hit by loss, to ask the right question: "What next?" instead of "Why me?" . . . Whenever I am willing to ask "What is necessary next?" I have moved ahead. Whenever I have taken no for a final answer I have stalled and gotten stuck.