Distance and diversity are part of me. I bless my width and depth. All that is foreign and unfamiliar is yet a part of who I am. Mine is the family of man.[sic]. My tribe inhabits the earth, walking in different lands, speaking in different tongues, but living one life as we go forward. Knowing that I am a part of all life, I cherish differences. I embrace diversity. Recognizing that all faces and forms are my own face and form, I treat myself and others with dignity. We are brothers. We are sisters. We are husband and wife, mother and father. We are a family of many colors and many cloaks. We are one life. The language of the heart speaks to us all. I cherish that which my brother cherishes. I walk in harmony, generosity, and abundance. I share my gifts from the gifts I share.

                                    Julia Cameron in Blessings

MY HEART IS A WISE AND FAITHFUL GUIDE

I bless the wisdom of my loving heart.  Love is a form of listening.
     I listen with a loving heart.
     I listen to the love within my heart and I hear the love in the heart of others
My heart guides me tenderly and truly. I find ways through the wilderness.
My heart finds paths through the desert.
    My heart is valiant and wise.
    My heart senses the truth and offers compassion in times of conflict.
       My heart has patience.
       My heart has humility. It is fully human and fully divine.
    As I listen to my heart, I am able to love humanly with divine wisdom. 
I am wiser than I know, kinder than I believe.
     I am loving and compassionate to others and myself.
     My heart holds the world in tender awe.

Julia Cameron

We are not alone. We are privileged to carry in our blood and bone the wisdom of those who have gone before us. We carry their lives, even in the face of their deaths. In each of us there survive the lives of those who gave us life. In our children, and in our brainchildren, our own lives go forward. Faced with the loss of a human love, I turn to the divine love within me which can accept that loss, embrace that loss, and carry forward the beloved whom I feel to be beyond reach. God is in me and I am in God. All that ever was, still is. We are a divine energy, a divine life. In our dying, we live again. In our living, we die again. There is no loss which is not a gain carried forward. In my moments of greatest sorrow, I am touched by the joy of having loved. In my times of greatest loss, I am still loved. Love is not lost through loss. It is found more fully. I cherish the love my loss has helped me find.

             Julia Cameron

I Love Others for Their True Selves

I bless and salute the divine goodness available for all human beings and in all human beings. I allow people to be uniquely themselves, bringing their true natures and true gifts to our relationships. I do not demand that those who love me change their essential nature for my comfort. I express to them my nature. I tell them my truth. I do not hide or pretend I am different from what I am. I trust that each of us is a perfect part of the divine whole. I trust that each of us is lovable as we are. I allow originality, inventiveness, and variability in my loving relationships. I invite the unique souls in my life to love me as their true selves allow.

            Julia Cameron

My Enthusiasm Funds Me With Power

I am blessed by the gift of an enthusiastic heart. I respond to life with lively interest, with contagious joy, with ardor and delight. My enthusiasm is a spiritual well spring. It graces me with energy. It fills me with passion and with the perseverance to see that passion out. My enthusiasm is a fuel for my endeavors. It is a fire which warms me and my friends. I greet the world with a lover’s open heart. I do not allow cynicism or skepticism to sour my attitudes.

Julia Cameron

I AM A FLUTE FOR THE MUSIC OF GOD’S LOVE

I am a conduit for divine kindness to pour forth into the world. As I make my heart a loving balm for those in difficulty, I find I, too, am soothed, for compassion pours out from me as a grace which heals me and heals others. There is no wound which does not benefit from human kindness. Compassion is divine in nature but human in expression. As I resolve to be a gateway for kindness to enter the world, I am led myself into a kinder world. As I extend myself in generosity and warmth, my world becomes warmer and more generous. The vessel of my heart is sourced in God. Drawing on this divine source, my supplies of love are boundless. Remembering that divine love loves through me, I am able to love freely and without exhaustion. Drawing on universal love, I am able to cherish others and myself.

Julia Cameron

THE SEASONS OF MY HEART HAVE PURPOSE AND MEANING

I bless my connection to all that is. In times of doubt and despair, I turn my attention to the natural world. Recognizing that all things have seasons of growth and birth, seasons of decay and gestation, I allow myself to experience the cyclicality in my own life. Where I experience loss, I anticipate future growth. Where I experience emptiness, I anticipate an inflow of the new. Where I experience doubt and dismay, I welcome a resurgence of faith and conviction. I allow my life to be tidal. I allow my life to fill and empty according to a plan higher than I might naturally perceive. Out of my periods of drought and desolation, I affirm that new growth occurs, funded in deeper strength due to my times of testing and difficulty. It is all for the good, I remind myself. There is a purpose and a point to all I undergo. My pain engenders in me a compassionate heart toward the pain of others. When I suffer, I remind myself that my suffering carries a gift within its hardship, a goal within its trial. Choosing to recognize the powerful good within my adversity, I bless all seasons of my life for their wealth and value.

            Julia Cameron

I AM HELD IN COMPASSIONATE ARMS

The universe is tender toward my heart. I count this a great blessing and I trust it. Frightened, threatened, or overwhelmed, I place my emotional safety in the hands of a loving universe. I ask for protection, wisdom, and discernment. Knowing that I am cared for and protected, I am alert for support and security coming to me from many directions. I find supportive people, comforting events, unexpected and gracious encounters. The world is not a hostile place. I am aided and safe. The world is my home. I am aided, safe, and protected.

            Julia Cameron

FAITH MOVES ME TO RIGHT ACTION

I see life as a series of choices. This recognition blesses me with active faith. I choose to make my choices positive and life affirming. In the face of depression and a sense of despair, I find a small action which I can undertake toward the positive. Recognizing that my life is a matter both of proportion and perception, I work consciously to keep gratitude as my chosen attitude and optimism as the lens through which I view the world. This is not denial. This is courage. Rather than surrender to feelings of negativity and despair, I consciously and creatively combat such feelings by moving in the direction of greater faith. Rather than rehearse catastrophe, I use my thinking to remember the ever-present potential for happiness and health. I take my cue from the resilience of life itself.

The wren is small but active in the face of threatening odds. So I too choose to take personal and positive actions in the face of planetary negativity. Rather than wallow in hopelessness, I enact the viability of hope. I reach out to others with kindness and humor. I allow others to reach toward me bearing their gifts of love and healing. Rather than isolate, I communicate. I signal the world that I am engaged, committed, and active for the greater good. My active faith blesses all.

            Julia Cameron

I AM A TRUE NOTE IN THE SYMPHONY OF LIFE

The pace of the universe brings harmony to my soul. My heart opens to the divine timing which best serves my soul. My heart paces itself according to divine unfolding. I accept and appreciate the pacing of my life. I recognize that as I seek to align myself with higher wisdom, my path is led perfectly, a step at a time, for my own highest unfolding. Spirit is the Great Conductor. I am given my cues. There is no need for haste. There is no place in me for impatience. Delays and detours to my limited vision are actually the perfect path unfolding to a higher eye. Knowing that divine timing is perfect and that I am a divinely loved child of the universe, I surrender my anxiety and urgency. I allow higher forces to orchestrate the good which is mine to have.  

            Julia Cameron

MY HEART KNOWS ITS TRUE NAME

Divinity is my true nature. I am a soul among souls. I intersect those people whom I am meant to meet. Our paths cross by divine providence, not by chance or misdirection. We are blessed in our connection. Knowing this, I encounter all I meet with curiosity and gracious hospitality. I open my heart to receive them and I open my mind to acknowledge the insights and information which they bear. In every encounter, I respond and react from a position of curiosity and kinship. My heart is not closed. My heart is not defended. I am an equal among equals, a learner among learners, a friend among friends. As I seek, I too am sought. I am drawn to the people who best companion me. The people I best companion are drawn to me. My heart is secure in its divine origin. Resting in that security, I meet all souls with the recognition of their godhood, their divine spark, their dignity. Extending myself in compassion and companionship, I journey through this world with a tender and a welcoming heart. I bless this world and it blesses me in return.

            Julia Cameron

I cherish the pace which God provides for my growth. I accept the tempo of God’s action as appropriate to my native interests. Taking my cue from the seasons, I count my blessings in the small daily events which mark my calendar. What one small thing did I notice today that was filled with beauty? What small thing did I do today which expressed love? Rather than seeking always to have a life flooded by abundance, I turn to cherishing what I do have and husbanding it with care and gratitude. Rather than focusing on what more I would like to have, I focus on what I can do better to honor and respect that which I do have. I cherish my precise point of growth.

Julia Cameron

I BLOOM IN THE GARDEN OF GOD

God is the divine gardener and all souls bloom in divine love. As a green shoot welcomes the sun, I welcome the gardening hand of God. All souls are equal. All souls are rooted in God’s soil. I am both a gardener and a flower blooming in the field of God. As a gardener, I ask that my hands be capable and gentle. I ask that I bring to the world beauty and tenderness, love and appreciation. As a part of the very garden which I tend, I ask that I flower fully, showing myself in my greatest beauty. I ask that I unfold perfectly, that my nature be a delight to those around me. Knowing my need for nutrients and care, I allow myself to be nurtured, shaped, and sheltered by those who care for me. In the blossoming of humankind, I gladly take my place as both a beauty and a caretaker of beauty. Humbled by the glory of the natural world, I bless the garden which contains us all.

Julia Cameron

MY BODY IS MY TEACHER AND MY GUIDE

My body is more than a vehicle which carries me through life. My body is a storehouse for my memories, a sensitive radar kit which warns me of danger, a wise teacher who signals me how best to care for my spirit. When I listen to my body, I am led into right and wise actions. When I take seriously the guidance it offers, I make decisions which honor me in a holistic way.

My body grounds me and protects me. My body is sacred and as knowing as a temple oracle. Often the intuitive warnings of my body regarding people, places, and events are the deepest safety I am given. I bless my body for its loyal surveillance on my behalf. I bless my body for its patient endurance, its mercurial intuition, and its persistence in speaking to me even when I slough aside the guidance it bears. My body is the most loyal of my friends. I bless my body for its loyal companionship and commit to regarding it with tender care.

            Julia Cameron

I CELEBRATE THE UNITY OF ALL LIFE

One life runs through everything. The oak, the elm, the ash, my own body, the dove, the doe, the ox — all are creatures of one life. Rooted in this knowledge, I live carefully and consciously. I bless all creatures and all elements of this earth. I live in harmony. I live with grace. I walk humbly and in friendship with all that lives. I open my heart to the teachings of all life. I learn from water, from soil, from budding growth. I learn from harvest, from decline, and from decay. I embrace the cycles of the living world. I take my place on the wheel of life. I lead and I follow. I partner and am partnered. I accept the grace and companionship of all with whom I share this earth. I bless the unity of life.

            Julia Cameron

I WITNESS THE GOOD IN OTHERS AND CELEBRATE THEIR GROWTH

The growth of one blesses all. I am committed to grow in love. All that I touch, I leave in love. I move through this world consciously and creatively. I act with quiet authority moving from my heart to touch the dreams and hearts of others. As I faithfully mirror to others their worth and their precious and irreplaceable individuality, I myself play an irreplaceable part in bringing the world to greater abundance. So often all that is needed is an act of loving attendance. I marshal myself to offer that witness. In witnessing others in their passage I ratify the importance of my own. Life is led both individually and collectively. I honor my importance and the importance of others. None of us is dispensable, none of us is replaceable. In the chorus of life each of us brings a part of the whole. I act creatively and consciously to actively endorse and encourage the expansion of those whose lives I touch. Believing in the goodness of each, I add to the goodness of all. We bless each other even in passing.

            Julia Cameron

I AM UNIQUE AND IRREPLACEABLE

My personality, with all its quirks, foibles, and eccentricities, is a perfect expression of God energy moving into the world. I cherish my individual expression of divine life. I acknowledge that I am uniquely designed to bring certain energies into play in an innovative and beneficial way for all. There is something in my own creative makeup that is necessary to the good of the world. I am designed specifically to make a unique and meaningful contribution. There is a beauty and a purpose to my precise personality. I am not an accident, a mistake, or a haphazard collection of influences. I am a self-evolving and important energy which brings to the world a precise and important healing medicine. My influence and impact on others is a matter of large consequence. Believing this is not a matter of ego. It is a recognition of the divine plan which embraces us all. I am a pivotal and important part of this plan. My actions and attitudes have weight and consequence. As I consciously and creatively come into my flowering, I bring the best and the brightest of myself as blessings into the world.

            Julia Cameron

The earth consoles me in all things. In times of grief, I turn to the natural world. I allow the earth to comfort me. I study the lesson of cyclicality. I see the place of death in life. Faced with loss, I seek comfort in the heart of loss. In every loss, at its very heart, is the gift of life. When I am tempted by despair, I look more closely at the face of grief. I see its dignity, its humanity. I see that I am part of a larger whole. There is no loss which is new to this earth. There is no grief which is larger than life. The most grievous loss, the most devastating catastrophe—at its heart even this grief is embraced by a compassionate earth. I bless the heart of this green planet which cradles us all.

            Julia Cameron

THE UNIVERSE FUNDS ME WITH POWER AND PROTECTION

I am a power to be reckoned with. I salute my capacity to act. My choices and decisions, my attitudes and actions shape the world in which I live. Sourced in God, I have tremendous resources which I can marshal for good. As I pass through every day, my respect and receptivity to others help determine the caliber of world which we share. There is no moment in which I cannot make a positive contribution. By my choices and my concrete and personal actions, I directly impact the lives of all with whom I deal. My smile, my concerned question, my joke or gaiety, these impact not only those with whom I interact but also all those with whom they interact. My consciousness is a fountain of good. As I pour forth positive energy, I change the world. Life is made of small moments which have a large impact. My positive belief and support can help to change the trajectory of a lifetime. As I mirror to others their true value and worth, I create a world in which all of us are more truly valued. I bless with dignity all those I encounter.

            Julia Cameron

            I ACCEPT MY LOSS AS THE GATEWAY TO GAIN

The universe gives to me by what it takes away. My loss is a gain which I am as yet unable to see. As I let go of the good to which I cling, other good moves toward me. As I surrender my short-sighted agenda, events and people better suited to my long-term happiness enter my life. In the face of loss, I feel my feelings but I do not draw conclusions based on false evidence appearing real. I remind myself that life is evolutionary, that situations have a way of working toward my good if I will stand aside in faith and allow the hand of the universe to set things right. I bless the grace active in my life which carries all things toward the good.

            Julia Cameron

MY LIFE IS SHAPED BY DIVINE GUIDANCE TO GREATER BEAUTY

I open myself to the freedom of change. I bless the changes which come to me. Trusting in change, I relax my grip on the contours of my life. I allow new beginnings. I allow alteration, accommodation, change. I invite the interaction of imagination and possibility. I surrender agendas, outlines, plots. Recognizing that life is both active and interactive, I hold out my hand to dance, knowing that I am partnered more variably and creatively than I can yet conceive. I bless the changeable creativity of life in its unfolding.

            Julia Cameron

THE LAMP OF INNER WISDOM LIGHTS MY PATH

I recognize that I have a gift for insight. I salute myself for being willing to listen to my inner wisdom. I honor myself for my willingness to hold true to what I perceive even when my perceptions are not shared by those around me. In this way, I value and support my own individuality. I recognize that my perceptions are unique and trustworthy. I count my insight as a powerful blessing in my life and in the lives of those with whom I am intimate. I am tender toward myself regarding the vulnerability which my insights may engender as I willingly let go of denial and rigid and doctrinaire thinking, which is a barrier to my perceiving the truth. I bless the ever-expanding light I have to see by.

            Julia Cameron

DIVINE TIMING GUIDES MY LIFE

Divine timing guides my life. All events are unfolding for my highest good. As I seek divine will in every circumstance, I find peace, serenity, and right action. These are my blessings. I am able to enter into inner security even in the midst of outer turbulence. Reminding myself that there is an underlying flow of good in all events, I accept timing which at first may frustrate or confuse me. Knowing that I am grounded in spiritual reality, I am able to face life’s circumstances with the wisdom of the long view. In every situation, the hand of grace is active for my good.

Julia Cameron

I accept the gift of my vulnerability. I am willing to be vulnerable to love. I am willing to reveal myself in all of my human beauty and frailty. I am willing to be as I am, both perfect and a work in progress. I am willing to be unfinished, unpolished, in a state of change. I am willing to accept myself as I am and I am willing to allow others to see me as I am. I am willing to be seen and understood. I am willing to view myself and others with compassion. I am willing to view myself and others nonjudgmentally. I am willing to be the human being, complete in myself without the need for accomplishment to justify my worth. Blessing myself just as I am, I lovingly open to all I can be.

Julia Cameron

MY HEALTH IS A MIRROR TO BRING ME CLARITY

In times of disease, I slow down, center myself, and focus on the blessing hidden within the circumstance. 
What am I meant to attend to?
 What grief have I ignored?
 What stress have I turned aside or buried?
 What blessing can be found by slowing down, by turning within?

Disease begins as dis-ease.
What can I do to ease my spirit?
 What blessing can I choose to encounter?
  A falling leaf, a spring flower, the soft drifting of a winter snow? Beautiful music, the smell of soup, the taste of a good piece of bread — all these speak to my heart, which has ears to hear them. The cleansing rain falls within as well as without. I open the ears and eyes of my heart to the abundant blessings of my natural world. I take my ease.

            Julia Cameron

I PRACTICE OPTIMISM AS A CONSCIOUS CHOICE

In times of loss and difficulty, I choose to consciously deepen my strength through actively seeking the blessing hidden in my adversity. I do not deny my painful feelings or run from them but I do choose to move through them, seeking the opportunity for insight that lies for me on the other side. I do not suffer for the sake of suffering or mistake pain as the only soil for my spiritual growth. Instead I remind myself that suffering and pain are temporary while my spiritual comfort is eternal. Knowing this, I open my heart to the timeless comforts which Spirit provides. I take comfort in the moistening rain, in the scent of flowers, in the tall oak offering me its shade. Even when deeply troubled, I seek to find Spirit in the midst of my suffering. I soften my heart to the gentle touch of comfort. I allow Spirit to touch my grief.

Julia Cameron