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Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise. - Julia Cameron

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Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.

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Author Profession: Author

Nationality: American

Born: March 4, 1948

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Creativity, Heart, Mystery, Surprise

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Creativity is always a leap of faith. You're faced with a blank page, blank easel, or an empty stage. Julia Cameron

Creativity, Faith, You, Page, Leap

Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness. - Julia Cameron

Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness. Julia Cameron

Life, Creativity, Darkness, Human Life

The creative process is a process of surrender, not control. Julia Cameron

Control, Process, Creative, Surrender

So much of our mythology around money centers on the illusion that if we had 'more,' we would be more comfortable and more able to access our creativity. But creativity and prosperity are spiritual matters, not fiscal ones. Julia Cameron

Creativity, Money, Spiritual, Prosperity

When we clear the physical clutter from our lives, we literally make way for inspiration and 'good, orderly direction' to enter. Julia Cameron

Good, Direction, Way, Inspiration, Clear

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself. Julia Cameron

Growth, Yourself, Step, Forward, Gentle

Faith is almost the bottom line of creativity; it requires a leap of faith any time we undertake a creative endeavor, whether this is going to the easel, or the page, or onto the stage - or for that matter, in a homelier way, picking out the right fabric for the kitchen curtains, which is also a creative act. Julia Cameron

Creativity, Time, Faith, Creative, Page

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again. Julia Cameron

Good, Best, Enough, Try, Nothing, Worst

Art used to be made in the name of faith. We made cathedrals, we made stained-glass windows, we made murals. Julia Cameron

Art, Faith, Name, Windows, Used, Made

I believe that I am very lucky to have close friends who are faithful. From my friends, I have learned the importance of perseverance. Julia Cameron

Perseverance, I Am, Believe, Friends

I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow. Julia Cameron

Doing, You, Say, I Have Learned, Never

In limits, there is freedom. Creativity thrives within structure. Creating safe havens where our children are allowed to dream, play, make a mess and, yes, clean it up, we teach them respect for themselves and others. Julia Cameron

Freedom, Creativity, Respect, Children

When we put the pen to paper, we articulate things in our life that we may have felt vague about. Before you write about something, somebody says, 'How do you feel?' and you say, 'Oh, I feel okay.' Then you write about it, and you discover you don't feel okay. Julia Cameron

Life, Feel, Pen, You, Say, Okay

We have a lot of pressures on children very young. We have ambition. We over-schedule our children. We want them to have soccer lessons and violin lessons... I think children need to have at least an hour of fun a day. Julia Cameron

Day, Children, Fun, Ambition, Think

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