Julia Cameron Quotes

You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events.

We all have unfair situations and things we don't like. You can get bitter, discouraged and sour, or you can see it as fertilizer and say, “ This difficulty is not going to defeat me; it's going to promote me. It's not going to hinder me; it's going to help me.” Don't just go through it, grow through it.

Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.

I consider adversity being good sometimes, you know.

We all go through things in life, and it's just how you deal with it. Try to stay positive throughout the worst.

I kind of almost get enjoyment out of adversity in life.

It’s not what happens to you, but how you handle it. If Life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If the lemons are rotten, take out the seeds and plant them in order to grow new lemons.

Anyone can see the adversity in a difficult situation, but it takes a stronger person to see the opportunity.

Life gives no one immunity against adversity, but life gives to everyone the power of positive thought which is sufficient to master all circumstances of adversity and convert them into benefits.

Misfortune may become fortune through patience.

Misfortune nobly born is good fortune.

Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.

Look, I haven't had hardly any bad luck. I never look at it that way.

Everything is for the good in the end.

No matter what is going on in your life today, remember, it is only preparation. People come and go; situations rise and fall; it's all preparation for better things. You must stretch, reach, grow into your goodness. Without the preparation we receive through adversity, disappointment, confusion, or pain, we could not appreciate the goodness when it arrives.

It's core to my beliefs now: Sometimes in being given a challenge, you're actually being given a real opportunity, and a lot of that is how you handle it. Do you feel sorry for yourself or do you think, All right! I'll see what I can make out of this? I've had that over and over. If I hang out in the disappointment, I'll just be disappointed all the time.

The right attitude can transform a barrier into a blessing, an obstacle into an opportunity or a stumbling block into a stepping stone.

My greatest talent is calmness and being positive. I concentrate on what you can do even in the worst of times. You don't judge by last week's errors or lost opportunity.

The ups and downs, the problems and stress, along with all the happiness, have given me optimism and hope because I am living proof of survival.

There are always lessons to be found in the darkest moments. It's a moral obligation to dig deep and find that little glimmer of hope or pearl of wisdom.

Life affirming doesn't mean good things happen.

Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.

You can make almost anything a learning or positive experience. I think I offer a good example of how to make the most out of what life gives you and how to keep moving on.

Tonight is not a setback. It's just a learning experience.

Every negative is a positive. The bad things that happen to me, I somehow make them good. That means you can't do anything to hurt me.