Megan

“Be careful to safeguard your newly recovering artist. Often, creativity is blocked by our falling in with other people's plans for us. We want to set aside time for our creative work, but we feel we should do something else instead. As blocked creatives, we focus not on our responsibilities to ourselves, but on our responsibilities to others. We tend to think such behavior makes us good people. It doesn't. It makes us frustrated people.”
― Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

“Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life. Don’t be attached to the future. Don’t worry about things you have to do. Don’t think about getting up or taking off to do anything. Don’t think about “departing".”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

“The knowledge that every day there is something more to learn, something higher to reach for, something new to make for others, makes each day infinitely precious. And I am grateful.”
― Uta Hagen, A Challenge For The Actor

“Without being acknowledged, they are often used as batteries by their families and friends, who feel free to both use their creative energies and disparage them.”
― Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity