Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldbergis an American popular New Age author and speaker She is best known for a series of books which explore writing as Zen practice...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
book face failure great human love written
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.
along life poems process sane trying
It's the process of writing and life that matters... We are trying to become sane along with our poems and stories.
passion layers way
Oh, my passion! That is what finally carried me through. Let passion burn all the way, heating up every layer of the psyche.
love-you working-it ifs
If you love the work, it will love you back.
writing demand behinds
Know that you will eventually have to leave everything behind; the writing will demand it of you.
writing mind cracks
Writing is the crack through which you can crawl into a bigger world, into your wild mind.
jobs keys poetry
Poems are taught as though the poet has put a secret key in his words and it is the reader's job to find it. Poems are not mystery novels.
writing compassion fields
Have compassion for yourself when you write. There is no failure - just a big field to wander in.
block moving writing
There's no such thing as a writer's block. If you're having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter what, keep that hand moving. Writing is really a physical activity.
alive world
When you are present, the world is truly alive.
walks dies
Talk when you talk, walk when you walk, and die when you die.
writing practice pages
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.
running always-running
Failure is what we're all running from, we're always running toward success with failure at our back.
writing thinking mind
The positive thing about writing is that you connect with yourself in the deepest way. You get a chance to know who you are, to know what you think. You begin to have a relationship with your mind.