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1 " Latin root imaginari, which means “to picture oneself.” Imagination is a kind of seeing, the ability to envision something that is not physically present for the eyes to see, or to put yourself in a different place than you are, using your senses in a hypothetical way. "
― Jacob Nordby , The Creative Cure: How Finding and Freeing Your Inner Artist Can Heal Your Life
2 " Having a regular creative practice sends a powerful wake-up call to your inner creative self, which in turn begins to work its magic on every aspect of your life, imbuing everything from mundane tasks to your highest calling with curiosity and possibility. "
3 " I traded my pursuit of joy for what I thought was success. Sadly, many people who have achieved high levels of outward success have done the same. If this describes you, then I invite you to change your definition of success, to something more like this: Success is the ability to cultivate and experience joy in all aspects of your life. "
4 " Imagination is personal—each of us does it differently (though "
5 " First, we might use awareness to see things as they really are, rather than as we think they should be. "
6 " Even if you are a creative professional, it's good to set aside time for projects that you do for the pure joy of it, without the pressure associated with performance. Many "
7 " begin asking whether or not whatever is being suggested feels right to you. "
8 " I saw a direct connection between consciously expressing our creativity and healing our lives. "
9 " Check in with your body and see if you sense a tightness "
10 " in your chest or throat with these statements or if you feel an expansion and opening. In other words, do you feel an inner “yes” or “no”? For "
11 " Creativity is the process by which imagination becomes reality. It exists in bountiful supply within everyone and calls on our innate gifts of curiosity, attention, and loving connection "
12 " Creativity is the act of turning imagination into reality, so it follows that two of the most powerful creative words are “What if . . . "
13 " Anything you bring forward into the world from your inner creative self will be rare, valuable, and original. "
14 " These questions set the stage for reconnecting to your inner creative self, making space for imagination to combine with self-discovery practices like the exercises in this book, which I encourage you to return to again and again. Remember, this is a process. You "
15 " so that we can live fuller and more meaningful lives. "
16 " Besides being fun, creativity offers a path out of stagnation, unhappiness, self-judgment, and the kind of robotic living that leaves so many of us feeling unfulfilled. Creativity is a forgotten cure "
17 " This book will offer you a path back home to what I call your inner creative self and help you more fully express this in your life. "
18 " the inner creative self as the source of imagination. Creativity is the action that springs from this special place inside us. "
19 " The trick is that we can't “think” our way into the inner creative self. It's more like a muscle that we can develop through active practice. "
20 " No amount of believing you can do those things by itself will make it happen. But you can teach the body and mind to achieve astounding feats, step-by-step. This is the promise of practice. "
