Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldbergis an American popular New Age author and speaker She is best known for a series of books which explore writing as Zen practice...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
important details worthy
We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are worthy to be recorded.
dream writing thinking
I don't think everyone wants to create the great American novel, but we all have a dream of telling our stories-of realizing what we think, feel, and see before we die. Writing is a path to meet ourselves and become intimate.
writing kind all-kinds
You don't need to go to a therapist, you don't need to do all kinds of things. If you want to write, you physically have to do it.
thinking problem
The problem is we think we exist.
writing hands joy
There's an old adage in writing: 'Don't tell, but show.' Writing is not psychology. We do not talk 'about' feelings. Instead the writer feels and through her words awakens those feelings in the reader. The writer takes the reader's hand and guides him through the valley of sorrow and joy without ever having to mention those words.
space giving silence
Women need space and silence. We too quickly give away our energy. There's something about holding that richness.
book writing mind
Let's say I've directed that [writing] energy into writing my latest book but suddenly, I really want to write about an onion. I don't say to myself, "No, you have stay on the subject," because I know that the longer I stay on the subject the more boring I get. So, if my mind wants to write about an onion, it might be a deeper way to go into what I'm working on, even though it might seem irrelevant. This is how I've learned to follow my mind.
change opportunity self
Watch yourself. Every minute we change. It is a great opportunity. At any point, we can step out of our frozen selves and our ideas and begin fresh.
love trust acting
Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.
stress believe relaxation
Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.
writing shut-up
Shut up and write. Don't talk about writing, just physically do it.
writing
I consider writing a legitimate Zen practice.
writing shut-up
Shut up and write. Don't talk about writing, just physically do it.
inspirational loneliness expression
Use loneliness. Its ache creates urgency to reconnect with the world. Take that aching and use it to propel you deeper into your need for expression - to speak, to say who you are.