Sorry about that. Not trying to promote New Age by any means.

Yeah it looked a little bit new age-y to me too, which I thought was strange after reading this prayer. Haven't looked at it in depth though.

Just realized I for got to say thanks to all of you who offered advice. So - thanks! I appreciate all the input.

Thanks for sharing the info. Sounds interesting.

I came across this prayer this morning and it made me think of you all and the community you have built here, so I wanted to share it with you. I found it in Scott McElroy's Finding Divine Inspiration but he quotes it as being from Julia Cameron's The Artists Way. O Great Creator We are gathered together in your name That we may be of greater service to you And to our fellows. We offer ourselves to you as instruments. We open ourselves to your creativity in our lives. We surrender our old ideas. We welcome your new and more expansive ideas. We trust that you will lead us. We trust that it is safe to follow you. We know you created us and creativity Is your nature and our own. We ask you to unfold our lives According to your plan, not our low self worth. Help us to believe that it is not too late And that we are not too small or too flawed To be healed - By you and through each other - and made whole. Help us to love one another, To nurture each others unfolding, To encourage each others growth, And to understand each others fears. Help us to know that we are not alone, That we are loved and lovable. Help us to create as an act of worship to you.

Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to check it out.

Its so interesting how there are so many different answers. I love how God has wired and motivated us all in different ways. For me, at least part of the reason I write is because I'm drawn to the power and beauty of words. Not just in writing, but in all my other artistic endeavors as well I've noticed that a well placed word/quote/story etc. have the ability to really impact people at the heart level.

Thats awesome, and the book sounds awesome. Congratulations! Having somebody really get what you're trying to say is so affirming.

Thats my favorite writing music. Sounds just like my house minus the mantel clock 🙂

Haha me too! I think I come up with maybe two good titles for every 50 blah ones 🙂

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone 🙂 I'm looking forward to getting to know you!

Hey, I just joined this community and I'm looking for pointers on how to start getting involved and getting to know people. What do all you seasoned members recommend?

Hi, my name's Jamie. I've been writing off and on since high school, and recently felt the pull to become more disciplined in it. I've taken some classes and had a few articles published over the years, but let myself get too distracted to actually finish most of the project ideas that have been piling up. All this extra free time so many of us are having seems like the perfect time to start. I'm hoping to meet some people on here who can critique, motivate, and inspire me, and hopefully I can do the same for you 🙂 .