Juliejordanscott

LATEST ARTICLES ( 824 )

• The Glorious Ordinary: The Peach and the Tangerine Can't Translate

  

  Someone once told me I must live in an amazing place if I watch the sunrise from my window, something I choose to do most mornings. “Not really,” I said, “I hav... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• I've Made My Share of Mistakes: Giving This Much Love Isn't One of Them

  

  The left shoulder of many of my shirts and dresses has baby formula residue chewed directly into the fabric, a remnant of this recent chapter I have been living. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 31 Days of Bold Stories: Making Strong Choices with a Brave Voice

  

  I have made a momentous, not exactly knee jerk decision to participate again in the write31days challenge. I wrote last year as well, but stopped midway... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Make the Most of Each Moment: When Creativity is Anything Except Casual

  

  I am not the ordinary Momschlepper. I drive my daughter to school at Bakersfield High School and wave goodbye, say my “I love you’s” and “make good choices”. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Bridge to Better: A Feminine Swashbuckling Art Journaling Journey from...

  

  This version of "better" was once a warm up page. Do you see the faces I was practicing underneath the "better"? I am stuck in an inner debate over two words an... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Creative Challenges, 31 Poems in 31 Days, #OctPoWriMo, Edna St Vincent Millay an...

  

  I am a nut for creative challenges. I can’t seem to stay away from them and when I do try to stay away they haunt me, like Edna St. Vincent Millay haunted me... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mommy Loves Him, No Matter What: Another Story of the Spectrum in One Family

  

  He watches me watch him, secure in the awareness his Mommy loves him always and no matter what. We don’t have to speak in the morning. We just enjoy quiet... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Can Do This: Find Freedom on Friday in a Five Minute Writing Quicky

  

  Ready? Set - Find Freedom in Writing Anything in 5 Minutes - after all, what have you got to lose? The answer - nothing. Five minutes writing -- GO! I wanted... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Getting It Down: Throwing Words and Images Onto the Page, Freestyling Like...

  

  Phenomenal. Language isn’t quite rich or deep or colorful enough to define or even begin to shed the light on the processes I experienced yesterday. Perhaps a... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Do You Say When Someone Asks, "How Are YOU?": Moving Beyond the Mundane int...

  

  Sometimes the answer is bigger than the mundane.     Let’s take a break to actually think about that question, “How are you doing?” How do you usually answer... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day 1: Art Journal Wisdom Begins. What Wonders Will We Behold?

  

  I have spent much of the last two weeks working on “letting go” as both a concept and as a spiritual growth practice. It hasn’t been easy. It hasn’t been fun.... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rewriting Experience: How Words You've Written in the Past Reach Out to You Now.

  

  My writing voice is wise, no matter when she speaks... as long as I am willing to listen.  "When gratitude and your heartfelt intention meet, the door to... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• From Ugly to Lovely in a Finger Snap: How the Power of Choosing Another Thought...

  

  "I know better than to choose that thought!” I wrote to my friend as Changing thoughts happens in a finger-snap moment of awareness. Snap your fingers with the... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fashion Pumps + Words = A Writer's Delight

  

  This weekend I finished my second pair of mixed media shoes. These pumps were a beta test and they are not meant to be worn, they are meant to be either simply... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• One of Theatre's Gifts: Beginnings and Endings - A Circle, A Spiral, A Playground

  

  In fifteen minutes I will get into my car and drive to the beginning of another ending. I haven't always been comfortable with endings. Anger and stopping are... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Authenticity in Courage -- Join the Writing Prompt: I Am Brave Enough to --

  

  I have hosted a series of blog posts with quotes, questions and prompts for over a year now. In thes, Let Your Word Flow series I have facilitated a-ha moments... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• We Are More Than Brave Enough - Let's Do This

  

  Sometimes a-ha's in boldness come when we least expect them. Are you open enough to receive the a-ha moment that is waiting for you? The room was full of... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Are You Doing to Be a Positive Influence Upon Your Tiny Corner of the World?

  

  When people say something to me that feels like a slash against my spirit, I remember it is about them, not about me. I ask myself, “What is it in his life... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Choose to Be Bold: Begin Writing the Next Chapter of Your Life Now

  

  You are here, reading this sentence because you are ready to hear something you haven't necessarily been ready to hear before. I feel nervous about saying it... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Welcome New Day, New Week, New Month: Thank You

  

  What are your writing and creative goals for this month? Meditative writing helps to find the way - try it! I can hear it but I can’t yet smell it: coffee... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION