A Symphony of Inspiring Kaizen-Muse Quotes

Jill Badonsky Quotations

"You connect with quotes because they stir the soul, and soul-stirring is paramount to healthy creative change. ...Quotes are soul medicine." — Jill Badonsky

Please enjoy this symphony of quotes. All quotes by Jill Badonsky unless otherwise marked. If you re-use one, please make sure to credit the author. Thanks!

"If you choose to be creative, life is a fullfilling journey where wonder awaits every twist of thought and turn of attitude."

"Let's excavate our dreams!"

"How come such a process as creative joy brings up so many fears? The answer could be because creativity is the ultimate growth process; fear is simply affirmation that growth is happening. When we are unattached to the results of our creative journey, we move through the fear and find rewards greater than the purpose that initially drew us to the journey."

"The process of creativity produces optimal conditions for being alive. As we create, our minds and bodies are their most energetic, stay vital, and even heal."

"Overcoming each obstacle of creativity gifts us with a little more depth of living."

"Creativity is a spiritual outlet, and while being creative we can feel our maker working through us. We impart to the world our deepest gifts."

"Preconceived ideas about what it takes to be creative can be a hinderance to expanding our creativity."

"No matter what our creative experience has been, we have the ability to bring into existance greater dreams than we can imagine."

"When you plug yourself into the dream you were meant to cultivate, it is as if you have just realigned your existence."

"Many people go through life with their music still inside of them... this is your chance to let your soul sing!"

"Limitations are but mind-snags in the weaving of your dreams. Snip them."

"My dream may come in the exact finished form that I requested, but unless I am paying attention, I will fall back on the automatic mortal condition of discontent, of just wanting more. Acknowledging dream pieces as they present themselves is the pathway to contentment. ...acknowledging what pieces of my dream are already present attracts more."

"Leave behind your expectations — the journey will never look like what you expect."

"Pay attention to what works!"

"Surrender to new plans that surface according to the response you have gotten from your efforts."

"Setting up expectations will only cloud the direction that manifests according to the order of the moment's divinity for your dream."

"Starting any kind of heart-driven action toward your dream will result in the presence of energy and teeming miracles, to direct and support you."

"Breathe and lighten up a bit!"

"Faith and confident knowing leads to a thousand rewarded adventures!"

"Faith is born of the heart and spirit; fear is born of the faltering mind."

"Creative change takes time, compassion and perseverance."

"Patience is the thread that makes the weaving of dreams possible."

"Enthusiasm catches on once it starts, so act "as if" you are enthusiastic, and feel the contagious energy set fire to your motivation."

"I know I am doing the right thing by doing anything, no matter how small it is, in the interest of my heart's dream."

"Be willing to accept whatever successful or unsuccessful consequences may come from your journey. The process will reward you with so much personal and spiritual growth that you may find that the benefits reaped by experiencing the process outweigh what you previously thought would bring happiness."

"As you honor your creative magnificence by honoring yourself as a delicate instrument, the universe will honor you by creating all that you need to succeed creatively."

"Breathe... it is the pathway from the mind's constant tirade and useless chatter, to the flow and fruits of the present moment."

"Breathe delightfully as you journey through the creative process, and let the breathe intoxicate you with the magic of the present moment."

"Fluency of thinking, or easy access to many ideas, is achieved through listening."

"Let go of being perfect and trying to meet everyone's every need."

"Lighten up and have fun! Reclaim your right to have fun while on the planet."

"Reframe things as play. Got toys? Lighten up! Use the magic of movement to create inspiration: walk, jog... dance!"

"Give yourself more little breaks when responsibility increases."

"When our passion and commitment to the expression of our God-given talents comes from a source inside that's unaffected by anything external, no worldly fear of discouragement will stop us from bringing them to fruition."

"Nothing and no one makes sure that the creative side of your existence is honored except you and your connection to the truth of your spirituality."

"If you want the dream badly enough, desire opens up your reservoirs of passion. Desire can create a creative flow so forceful that it washes away anything that stands in your way."

"The gathering of so many, gifted and kindred souls in the name of creativity has unforeseeable wonders ready to unravel in each twist and turn of our winding journey to joy."

"We all have these bittersweet places we cycle in and out of — they look different, but all of them call upon the resourceful lantern of creative light. Sometimes it attracts moths, other times Muses."

"The imagination is always on call to transport my spirit to a place of inner peace."

"Small and crappy!" — RAE