Care of the soul requires an openness to love’s many forms. It is no accident that so many of the troubles we bring to therapy have their roots or manifestations in love. It may help us, in those times of trouble, to remember that love is not only about relationship, it is also an affair of the soul. Thomas Moore
Keep the Jumps Small
Let yourself write badly. You can rewrite later. Paint rotten canvases. You can paint over them. Just do ten minutes at the piano. It’s better than none. Think of yourself as a skittish horse. Keep the jumps small. Julia Cameron.
A Person’s Own Approval
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. Mark Twain
Life is Playfulness
Life is playfulness….we need to play so that we can rediscover the magic all around us. Flora Colao
The difference between a creative person and a creative producer
Here’s our special quote in honor of Labor Day: The difference between a creative person and a creative producer is hard work. Those who actually produce the play, build the rocket, find the cure, and write the novel don’t let their ideas collect dust on the “tomorrow’ shelf. They dig in, often before they feel completely ready, and keep digging until they unearth what they are searching for. It is the unglamorous, relentless, dirty-hands effort that eventually turns a drawing into a masterpiece and a melody into a concerto. When excellence is the goal, nothing else will do. Mary-Elaine Jacobsen
The Wilderness
To learn to see, to learn to hear, you must do this—go into the wilderness alone. Don Jose quoted by Joan Halifax.
The Clock
I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. Golda Meir
An Alone Journey
Anything we fully do is an alone journey. Scott Peck
Understanding
Some people will never understand anything….because they understand everything too soon. Alexander Pope.
A Career Path Suited to Gifted Adults
A career path suited to [gifted adults’] needs must provide us with a sense of meaning and large-scale purpose. … For many of us, it often takes years of varied experience to clarify a life mission and to find our niche. Mary-Elaine Jacobsen