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Natalie Goldberg Quotes

I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can’t fool anyone because it’s on the page Picture Quote #1

If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you’re writing, ask yourself what’s bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you Picture Quote #1

When you write what you know, you stay in control. One of the first things I encourage my writing students to do is to lose control - say what they want to say, break structure Picture Quote #1

Women are wonderful, but they get so caught up about their body. We need to unhook from worrying so much. When I don’t feel good, I look in the mirror and think I look fat and miserable. But when I feel good and whole, I’m not worried about my body because I’m living in it. It doesn’t become an object Picture Quote #1

In the West, a teacher imparts knowledge to a student. In the East, a teacher transmits nothing more or less than his or her Being Picture Quote #1

I honor English majors. It’s a dumb thing to major in. It leads nowhere. It’s good to be dumb, it allows us to love something for no reason. That’s the best kind of love Picture Quote #1

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[T]he one thing I want for you is to recognize when you are really singing in writing practice and honor that. Trust that. When you were screaming on the page. Maybe that doesn’t make a whole book but that is the true seed Picture Quote #1

Failure is what we’re all running from, we’re always running toward success with failure at our back Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when you think you are done, it is just the edge of beginning. Probably that’s why we decide we’re done. It’s getting too scary. We are touching down onto something real. It is beyond the point when you think you are done that often something strong comes out Picture Quote #1

I feel that ‘The Great Failure’ is really a book written out of great love and a willingness to face all of who a human being is Picture Quote #1

Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released Picture Quote #1

While I had cancer, I wrote these twenty-two personal essays about how I lived my life backed by Zen and writing Picture Quote #1

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I love and care about literature, and great writers are our teachers. You’re studying their mind when you read their work Picture Quote #1

When you bring the darkness to the table, it doesn’t rule you or hurt other people, but when we keep it secret, it’s dangerous Picture Quote #1

The deepest secret in our heart of hearts is that we are writing because we love the world Picture Quote #1

I don’t know anything but writing practice, and so what I really do is direct that energy as if it were flowing down a river Picture Quote #1

So writing is not just writing. It is also having a relationship with other writers. And don’t be jealous, especially secretly. That’s the worst kind. If someone writes something great, it’s just more clarity in the world for all of us Picture Quote #1

So even though I couldn’t bear writing about cancer, I faced it every day Picture Quote #1

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Don’t let yourself be thrown away....Continue on no matter what....Continue to make a positive effort for the good Picture Quote #1

You live and then you die, I thought. It’s good to have some good times Picture Quote #1

Because I’ve been doing my practice for so long, I knew what to do even under really hard circumstances Picture Quote #1

The harder you chase something, the faster you go and the less you’re able to let life meet life. If you’re having difficulty coming up with new ideas, then slow down Picture Quote #1

Creativity is no big deal Picture Quote #1

Ultimately, writing is about trusting your own mind. It is an act of discovery Picture Quote #1

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If you read good books, when you write, good books will come out of you Picture Quote #1

Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency Picture Quote #1

Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath Picture Quote #1

Creativity exists in the present moment. You can’t find it anywhere else Picture Quote #1

A writer’s job is to give the reader a larger vision of the world Picture Quote #1

Can we walk that thin line between constant change and continuation? And in the middle of this flux, feel gratitude but not hold on? Gratitude greases the joints to let us let go, and at the same time to stop and realize we received something. Gratitude is the most developed and mature of human emotions Picture Quote #1

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I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can’t fool anyone because it’s on the page (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you’re writing, ask yourself what’s bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) When you write what you know, you stay in control. One of the first things I encourage my writing students to do is to lose control - say what they want to say, break structure (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Women are wonderful, but they get so caught up about their body. We need to unhook from worrying so much. When I don’t feel good, I look in the mirror and think I look fat and miserable. But when I feel good and whole, I’m not worried about my body because I’m living in it. It doesn’t become an object (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) In the West, a teacher imparts knowledge to a student. In the East, a teacher transmits nothing more or less than his or her Being (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) I honor English majors. It’s a dumb thing to major in. It leads nowhere. It’s good to be dumb, it allows us to love something for no reason. That’s the best kind of love (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) [T]he one thing I want for you is to recognize when you are really singing in writing practice and honor that. Trust that. When you were screaming on the page. Maybe that doesn’t make a whole book but that is the true seed (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Failure is what we’re all running from, we’re always running toward success with failure at our back. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Sometimes when you think you are done, it is just the edge of beginning. Probably that’s why we decide we’re done. It’s getting too scary. We are touching down onto something real. It is beyond the point when you think you are done that often something strong comes out. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) I feel that ‘The Great Failure’ is really a book written out of great love and a willingness to face all of who a human being is. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) While I had cancer, I wrote these twenty-two personal essays about how I lived my life backed by Zen and writing. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) I love and care about literature, and great writers are our teachers. You’re studying their mind when you read their work. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) When you bring the darkness to the table, it doesn’t rule you or hurt other people, but when we keep it secret, it’s dangerous. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) The deepest secret in our heart of hearts is that we are writing because we love the world (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) I don’t know anything but writing practice, and so what I really do is direct that energy as if it were flowing down a river. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) So writing is not just writing. It is also having a relationship with other writers. And don’t be jealous, especially secretly. That’s the worst kind. If someone writes something great, it’s just more clarity in the world for all of us. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) So even though I couldn’t bear writing about cancer, I faced it every day (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Don’t let yourself be thrown away....Continue on no matter what....Continue to make a positive effort for the good. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) You live and then you die, I thought. It’s good to have some good times. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Because I’ve been doing my practice for so long, I knew what to do even under really hard circumstances. (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) The harder you chase something, the faster you go and the less you’re able to let life meet life. If you’re having difficulty coming up with new ideas, then slow down... (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Creativity is no big deal (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Ultimately, writing is about trusting your own mind. It is an act of discovery (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) If you read good books, when you write, good books will come out of you (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Creativity exists in the present moment. You can’t find it anywhere else (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) A writer’s job is to give the reader a larger vision of the world (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Can we walk that thin line between constant change and continuation? And in the middle of this flux, feel gratitude but not hold on? Gratitude greases the joints to let us let go, and at the same time to stop and realize we received something. Gratitude is the most developed and mature of human emotions (Natalie Goldberg Quotes)

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