Juliejordanscott

LATEST ARTICLES ( 824 )

• Buzzing with Newborn Happiness

  

  Today, from my friends at Scintilla Project: Write about spending time with a baby or child under the age of two. The challenge: if you're a parent, do not... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Remember Love Most of All

  

  Taken at Zion National Park last Summer. May they remember.... It is time for the Five Minute Friday Flash Mob of writers. Every Thursday night until Midnight... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sweet Memories of Getting Lost on a Family Roadtrip

  

  Today's post was inspired by this prompt from the folks at Scintilla Project. " Talk about where you were going the day you got lost. Were you alone? Did you... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Risk Not Taken and the Opposite of Afterglow

  

  The risk not taken is seeing what you want outside in the rain and being told, "Do Not Go Out There!" "What if” tastes like day old bread, stale and crusty and... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Taking Or Avoiding Risks: #NaBloPoMo Asks Another Tough Question

  

  From my friends at NaBloPoMo: Are you more likely to take or avoid a risk?  I am attempting to be perfectly honest with this series. I am attempting to be... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How a Simple Question from an Unexpected World Changer Transformed Me

  

  This post came from a prompt from the folks at the Scintilla Project. I opened my email, read the prompt and started writing. I didn't move, I didn't refill my... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Invitation to an Intimate Experience... with a Tree - Greenwoman Literary...

  

  This was written to honor an experience with a tree and also as a part of Greenwoman Magazine's Blog Tour. This "Literary Garden" magazine  combines facets of m... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mr. School Psychologist, Go To….. Remedial Ethics Training

  

  Today's prompt for the Scintilla Project reminded me of a time when I was perhaps the most frustrated in my life to a time when I felt slightly better. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Showing for It a Tidbit at a Time

  

  You would never guess from the number of my posts on the Creative Every Day Weekly Check In that my creativity has actually been at an all time high lately. I... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• #Scintilla Day 5: Not Completely Thought Out but the Heart is All Over It

  

  Today's prompt from the folks at Scintilla13  goes like this: What talent do you have that your usual blog readers don't know about? Talk about a time when you... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy St. Patrick's Day: To Some, Green is Just a Happy Color in the Crayola Box

  

  I didn't truly realize how bad my relationship with the color green continues to be until I saw today's Stream of Consciousness Sunday prompt at Jana's... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Motherhood Quotes to Inspire, Delight & Invite Creative Mommying

  

  Collecting quotes on a variety of subjects is a beloved hobby of mine. There is simply nothing better to get my creative juices flowing than a heartfelt... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Call of an Almond Tree Was an Invitation to Transformation

  

  Almond Blossoms Look Like Snow but They Feel More Like Heaven. Their faces started popping up on facebook sometime last week. I began to see photos of my friend... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Summer of '77: Fleetwood Mac, Roosevelt Stadium & Jimmy from Jersey City

  

  This post and all the laughter and fun it brought up in me (and perhaps in you as well) was inspired by my friends with the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Talk About Taking a Risk: When Your Mentor is a Completely Surprising Not a...

  

  Today’s NaBloPoMo question from BlogHer goes like this: Who out there in the world would be the best mentor for your ideas and goals? You want to talk about... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Memories of a Dusty, Long Ago Sunrise Brought Me Clarity Today

  

  Somehow Emma got to be a fifteen-year-old young lady! It was before six-thirty yet this morning when I received a text from my friend, Michelle. “I saw you... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The First & Last Job as I Mom I Had (and Will Never Have Again.)

  

  Last weekend I was at a writing workshop – this time as a participant, though I am oftentimes a leader at the same venue. One of the other women who I met last... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Are You Ready to Risk & Rock & Roll?

  

  Today from BlogHer's NaBloPoMo: If you didn't have to be concerned about money or expertise, what would be your ideal job? I never want to have a job again. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Art Heals & Helps: See How It May Help You with the Grief Process & More

  

  I use my entire body when I create art.   I call this photo "Prayer Hands" because the Process felt as if I was praying the entire time. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Today: Stop Allowing Bullying Beliefs Get in the Way of Your Dreams

  

  What is getting in the way of you reaching for your dreams? This is simple yet not so simple to answer. The thing is, I don’t want to be trite and shrug this... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION