“Depression is emotional quicksand. Once we get stuck, it’s hard to pull free. Our struggles exhaust us and depress us further. It is easier to avoid depression than overcome it, and yes, we avoid it by taking risks (emphasis mine). If we remember that we need to court, woo and romance our creative selves, we begin to have a notion of what sort of risk best serves us.”
~ Julia Cameron, Walking In This World: The Practical Art of Creativity