Without alteration, quotes have the ability to transform our perspective. If you use the Quote Translator Device (a gizmo I invented for The Muse is IN: An Owner's Manual for Your Creativity,) you can tweak quotes so they become more powerful and applicable to your life.
I will give you some examples and you can play with these in your own journal, but go find your own favorite quotes as well. Dare to embellish the quotes in your visual journal with papers, stamps, paints stickers, or water-soluble crayons. Or not.
The Quote Translator does the following:
1. Makes quotes first person instead of third person.
2. Adds words or sentences to make the quotes more personal to you.
3. Inspires you to talk back to them, comment on them, agree or disagree.
4. Invites you to otherwise let the quote trigger continuation in writing.
Examples:
“There is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost.” — Martha Graham
“There is only one of me in all time, my expression is unique. And if I block it, it may be lost. The hell if I’m going to let that happen! ” ~Jill Badonsky as inspired by Martha Graham
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"When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden." ~ Minnie Aumonier
When I am weary and worried, cranky, having mood swings, chocolate cravings, irritability, hormonal rage, and the world is getting on my nerves, there is always my writing, my art, and my dancing imagination... and of course, chocolate. There is also great literature, great beauty, great imaginings and other stuff. ~Jill as inspired by Minnie Aumonier
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“When we engage in what we are naturally suited to do, our work takes on the quality of play and it is play that stimulates creativity.” – Linda Naiman
When I engage in what I am naturally suited to do, my work takes on the quality of play and play stimulates my creativity, so THERE! ~Jill Badonsky as regressed by Linda Naiman
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Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.” — Mary Lou Cook
Making mistakes, breaking rules and having fun? I am creative. ~Jill Badonsky
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“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” ~Sophia Loren
There is a fountain of youth: it is my mind, my talents, the creativity I bring to my life and the lives of people I love. I am tapping into this source as we speak so get lost age, fear, doubt, and crankiness.
~Jill as inspired by Sophia
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We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies. ~Roderick Thorp, Rainbow Drive
I have to learn to be my own best friend, because I fall too easily into the trap of being my own worst enemy and that sucks. ~Jill as inspired by Rod (I call him Rod)
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