If we have plain old ordinary fear then we are within reach of a solution. Fear has been … - Julia Cameron

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But at the time when he wrote, Englishmen, with the rarest exceptions, wrote only in French or Latin; and when they began to write in English, a man of genius, to interpret and improve on him, was not found for a long time.

Julia Cameron

If we have plain old ordinary fear then we are within reach of a solution. Fear has been with humankind for millennia and we do know what to do about it-pray about it, talk about it, feel the fear, and do it anyway. Artistic fear, on the other hand, sounds somehow nastier and more virulent, like it just might not yield to ordinary solutions-and yet it does, the moment we become humble enough to try ordinary solutions.

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As an experienced artist, I carry my work like a secret pregnancy. I am always aware of inner life and the need to protect it.

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Taking the time to write in our lives gives us the time of our lives. As we describe our environments, we begin to savor them. Even the most rushed and pell-mell life begins to take on the patina of being cherished.

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Survival lies in sanity, and sanity lies in paying attention. . . the capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.

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