“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.” - Mary Oliver
“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.” - Mary Oliver
“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.”
—Mary Oliver
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"It is not enough for a man to feel the divine flame burning in him; unless he goes into the concentrated, slogging business of learning the techniques of expression, his genius will be of no use to anyone." —Oswald Chambers
Matt Cardin • Tweet
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“The creative process is a process of surrender, not control... Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.”
A practice all your own
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Julia Cameron
Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “ You become what you think about all day long.”
Mary Oliver said: “Attention is the beginning of devotion.”
Grace Capobianco • What We Talk About When We Talk About God
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“If he who is organized by the divine for spiritual communion, refuse and bury his talent in the earth, even though he should want natural bread, shame and confusion of face will pursue him throughout life to eternity.”
Austin Kleon • You’ll be miserable if you don’t do what you’re supposed to do - Austin Kleon
Far too many creative people have been taught to distrust pleasure and to put their faith in struggle alone.
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear
Art is not meant to be created in stolen moments only.