Creative Living Quotes

“I have never created anything in my life that did not make me feel, at some point or another, like I was the guy who just walked into a fancy ball wearing a homemade lobster costume. But you must stubbornly walk into that room, regardless, and you must hold your head high. You made it; you get to put it out there. Never apologize for it, never explain it away, never be ashamed of it. You did your best with what you knew, and you worked with what you had, in the time that you were given. You were invited, and you showed up, and you simply cannot do more that that. They might throw you out - but then again, they might not. They probably won't throw you out, actually. The ballroom is often more welcoming and supportive than you could ever imagine. Somebody might even think you're brilliant and marvelous. You might end up dancing with royalty. Or you might just end up having to dance alone in the corner of the castle with your big, ungainly red foam claws waving in the empty air. that's fine, too. Sometimes it's like that. What you absolutely must not do is turn around and walk out. Otherwise, you will miss the party, and that would be a pity, because - please believe me - we did not come all this great distance, and make all this great effort, only to miss the party at the last moment.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“How you do money is how you do life.”
― Orna Ross

“this is why art,
my creative process,
is so important for me + my growth.

it asks of me to be willing.
am I willing to sit with
the hurt.
the healed.
the loud.
the quiet.
the yet to be spoken.
and let their stories rise up
out of me
for others to see
and read
and digest.
and form an experience of?

it is such a push + pull feeling
owning a heart
that wants to break open
and close off simultaneously.

the goosebumps.
the tingling.
the ache to run.
only confirm
what a holy act of courage it is
when we birth our art into the world.

when we risk comfort
we open up the doorway
to invite really good things
into our lives.

we begin by being willing.”
― Danielle Doby, I Am Her Tribe

“Seeking the balance kills the genius!”
― Mark Dawson, When It Sucks It Blows

“Intracranial jewelry-making! What a cool job!
That's basically what we all do--all of us who spend our days making and doing interesting things for no particularly rational reason.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“The eyes of your creative power see in all directions.”
― Orna Ross, Beyond The Law of Attraction: A Creativist Compendium

“In the vast spectrum of space-time’s coeternal continuum, I am but a glint of bundled energy held together by the translucent fiber of creative consciousness. The misty dew of private thoughts that inhabit my streaky underworld briefly forms a splintery part of the glittering arena of the cosmos. In the ether-like dawn of my awakening, my minuscule arch appears intravenously injected amid the dark matter of the nightscape. Reminiscent of the morning’s dew, my comet’s tailed reflection disintegrates and dissipates without a lasting trace in the dawn of a new age. I shall never wholly cease to exist, since my filtrate potentiality – a trace of my essence – remains suspended forevermore in celestial wonderment.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“We seek to glean physical, emotional, and spiritual sustenance from our daily chores.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Sharing our noble journey, attentively quantifying our reality, dreams, fears, and spiritual renaissance for other communal souls to witness, while giving voice to our own spark of divinity, inspiration, and mythos through storytelling, is the preeminent act of human beings.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Everybody has a choice. It is OK to have children or not. It is OK to get married or stay single. It is OK to divorce or stay married for many years. It is OK to raise your children as a single parent or in a relationship. No expectations! No judgment! No obligations! Every one of us has the right to decide how to live our lives. Every one of us creates experiences we want in our lives. Free choices. Free will. That is all we have, and it was given to us.”
― Laura Throne, Forgiveness: Your Key to Harmony and Inner Peace