JulieJordanScott

is continually setting odd goals that need translation for many people



I'm doing 28 things
 

JulieJordanScott's Life List

  1. 1. June 25 through July 19. Write. Write. Write.
    4 entries . 6 cheers
    1 person
  2. 2. Celebrate my daughter Emma's Incredibly Creative, Wise, High-Spirited Self...
    45 entries . 138 cheers
    1 person
  3. 3. Raise My Son in a Way That Honors His Uniqueness
    156 entries . 241 cheers
    1 person
  4. 4. spend time admiring the intense intelligence and beauty of my daughter, Katherine...
    49 entries . 94 cheers
    1 person
  5. 5. Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)
    14 team members . 798 entries . 81 cheers
    154 people
  6. 6. reflect daily in a 'one sentence' journal
    200 entries . 21 cheers
    162 people
  7. 7. reflect daily in a 'one word' journal
    105 entries . 12 cheers
    16 people
  8. 8. Start a Creativity Camp and Artist's Retreat
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    13 people
  9. 9. be more confident
    14 entries . 118 cheers
    9,840 people
  10. 10. Write a best selling book
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    56 people
  11. 11. kiss under a waterfall
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    208 people
  12. 12. Wear beautiful lingerie everyday
    4 entries . 111 cheers
    42 people
  13. 13. Post random thoughts, observations, and events of the day...
    129 entries . 40 cheers
    20 people
  14. 14. host a syndicated radio show
    6 entries . 53 cheers
    2 people
  15. 15. sleep at the Sylvia Beach Hotel
    4 entries . 31 cheers
    5 people
  16. 16. find and cooperatively cheer-bomb 43T newbies
    60 entries . 28 cheers
    38 people
  17. 17. eliminate the stuff from my life which doesn't fulfill me spiritually, emotionally or creatively
    25 entries . 92 cheers
    8 people
  18. 18. Ask a complete stranger if they'd like a chat over coffee?
    5 entries . 88 cheers
    17 people
  19. 19. Fix up my house - clean, organize, repair, maintain, decorate
    6 entries . 50 cheers
    18 people
  20. 20. Take Photos of 43 Different People in Bakersfield Reading Rumi
    37 entries . 18 cheers
    1 person
  21. 21. Create a Seven Day Self Portrait Series entitled "Poetic Reflections"
    6 entries . 14 cheers
    1 person
  22. 22. Practice our Catholic Faith, on our journey to Heaven
    14 team members . 4 entries . 18 cheers
    15 people
  23. 23. Learn as much as I can about RTI (Response to Intervention) so I can give a highly engaging, intelligent 5 minute speech at the Board of Education Meeting
    17 entries . 13 cheers
    1 person
  24. 24. Rebirth My Life Coaching and Personal Development Business
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    1 person
  25. 25. Create a Monthly Writing/Poetry Goal
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    1 person
  26. 26. create a repository of goals to work on in Fall, 2009
    1 entry . 4 cheers
    1 person
  27. 27. Daily: Write either a cinquain, an elegy (or both) throughout the month of July
    3 entries . 1 cheer
    1 person
  28. 28. Daily: Eliminate Untagged Items on Flickr by July 31,2009
    3 entries
    1 person

How I did it
How to january Goal - Daily: Write Haiku to describe the day
It took me
31 days
It made me
grateful


How to daily: Practice being Raw, Vulnerable, and Naked in more of my communication regardless of who I am communicating with...(for the rest of November)
It took me
30 days
It made me
feel empowered.


How to october Goal: Experiment with Watercolors
It took me
24 days
It made me
content.


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Recent entries
June 25 through July 19. Write. Write. Write. (read all 4 entries…)
I am writing 8 hours ago

it is up and down and up and down, sorta like my mood.



Raise My Son in a Way That Honors His Uniqueness (read all 156 entries…)
Following Fascinations to Eliminate Fears 8 hours ago

It seemed every day on our trip we were engaging Samuel’s fears and anxieties. I read over the guidelines for taking children with Autism on vacation and I think, “Wow, I guess none of these parents ever take road trips where they stay with a variety of people nor do they engage their child to work through and with their anxiety. I must be a warped parent of a child with autism.”

No, I don’t think the “warped parent” is it, I think it is just I have a less conventional approach.

On our trip we rode buses, ferries, trains, tow-trucks and planes.

Sometimes we were able to prep Samuel for the newest scary-to-him adventure, such as on the plane.

Sometimes they just happened, like the tow-truck.

Sometimes, like the airplane, we took several days of talking about it in his presence with excitement and positive attitudes. By the time we took off, Samuel was crowing, “This is the best thing ever!” Sure, he was nervous and afraid, but he was completely engaged in all of it, not playing a video game or with ear plugs in his ears or goggles on or anything separating him from the natural sounds and experiences of riding a plane.

He was also bathed in prayer. We all were – for the entire trip.

I will always remember the smiling faces of the other passengers who were reminded that flying is indeed a miracle, and the process is fascinating as well as frightening.

With Sam, we focused on the fascinating, which took care of the frightening.

It occurs to me, this is true in much of life.

I remember home-schooling Sam, again, taking an unconventional approach. “I am following his fascinations” I would say, rather than an every-day curriculum.

In this photo, you can see the fear in Sam’s chewing on his hand.

You can also see his presence by being there, fully, on the ferry. He had never been on a boat like that before – out in the middle of the water, disconnected from land.

He stayed present, and afraid, and building his boldness one scary event at a time.



reflect daily in a 'one word' journal (read all 105 entries…)
July 2, 2009 8 hours ago

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