The Artist's Way
Boredom is just “What’s the use?” in disguise. And “What’s the use?” is fear, and fear means you are secretly in despair. So put your fears on the page. Put anything on the page. Put three pages of it on the page.
Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
“Every morning, you MUST love your whims and trust your whims, as you write anything and everything you desire, without shame, without purpose. Let it suck and let it be brilliant, too. Write way too much and then write too little. Feel hopeful and feel ashamed and understand that this is how you will live forever. Your brain is melodramatic. It wa
... See moreSelect three activities that you love to do but haven’t done for quite a while. Commit to yourself, or, better yet, to someone else, that you will do all three as part of this live-with. See what happens and write down your experiences.
Michael Ray • The Highest Goal: The Secret That Sustains You in Every Moment
Space and time to nurture our creativity may be one of our authentic hungers. Perhaps we think that only food, drink, work, sex, shopping, or pills can reduce the gnawing to a dull throb. But maybe if we took an hour a day to paint, to plot, or to throw pots we wouldn’t be in pain—physical or psychic. Just maybe.