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" It's important always to have a sense of wonder. "

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" In limits, there is freedom. Creativity thrives within structure. Creating safe havens where our children are allowed to dream, play, make a mess and, yes, clean it up, we teach them respect for themselves and others. "

" Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again. "

" Don't try to 'fix' the child's boredom - rather, let the child find his or her inner resources. "

" Creativity - like human life itself - begins in darkness. "

" The tools of 'The Prosperous Heart' help people to embrace the life that they actually have, where they often find that they already have 'enough.' "

" Buy tabloids. Celebrity gossip is engrossing. Celebrity cellulite can make you forget turbulence. "

" My mother set us to an activity and let us be. "

" What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us. "

" When I ask for help with my creativity, I get it. "

" In my experience, divorce takes you out for about 10 years, but you hear people talk about it lightly. The same with depression. You only have to have one good breakdown before you realize you need help. It's pretty frightening. "

" So much of our mythology around money centers on the illusion that if we had 'more,' we would be more comfortable and more able to access our creativity. But creativity and prosperity are spiritual matters, not fiscal ones. "

" Nothing dies harder than a bad idea. "

" I think everybody encounters difficulty. It's just more pitched in some people. "

" I believe that I am very lucky to have close friends who are faithful. From my friends, I have learned the importance of perseverance. "

" Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself. "

" Art used to be made in the name of faith. We made cathedrals, we made stained-glass windows, we made murals. "

" When I went in, my editor said, 'I hope you don't think you're a writer.' And I said, 'I hope you don't think I'm a journalist.' And, uh, turned out we were both right. "

" Love is the substance of all life. Everything is connected in love, absolutely everything. "

" Each of us has an inner dream that we can unfold if we will just have the courage to admit what it is. And the faith to trust our own admission. The admitting is often very difficult. "

" You have to muster a certain amount of belief that you're not making a mistake and you're not a fool. And this means you have to have faith. "

" My new house has a deck that wraps around my writing room; my writing room has many windows, and outside the windows I've hung bird feeders... for enticing different species. So I imagine I will be writing about that. "

" When we clear the physical clutter from our lives, we literally make way for inspiration and 'good, orderly direction' to enter. "

" Technology teaches passivity. Absorbed in our devices - at any age - we are absorbed in someone else's perspective. "

" There's this mythology that parents are supposed to be parents 24/7 and are supposed to be completely fulfilled by their kids. That's not the case. We need to make our own passions a priority. "

" Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we're guided in unexpected directions. We may want a lofty answer and we get the intuition to clean our bedroom. It can seem so humble and picky and that you don't necessarily think of it spiritual guidance. "

" I grew up in what you might call a relentlessly creative household. We were given art supplies, music supplies... Our mother knew enough to get us started and then stand back and not meddle. My parents never said to us, 'Don't you think you'll need something to fall back on?' They acted as though creativity was completely normal. "

" Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise. "

" A God Jar is anything you wish it to be, in which you can put your wishes, dreams, problems, prayers. You may want to think of it as a spiritual mailbox. "

" When we put the pen to paper, we articulate things in our life that we may have felt vague about. Before you write about something, somebody says, 'How do you feel?' and you say, 'Oh, I feel okay.' Then you write about it, and you discover you don't feel okay. "