I'm doing 28 things
I am writing
8 hours ago
it is up and down and up and down, sorta like my mood.
JulieJordanScott's Life List
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1. June 25 through July 19. Write. Write. Write.
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2. Celebrate my daughter Emma's Incredibly Creative, Wise, High-Spirited Self...
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3. Raise My Son in a Way That Honors His Uniqueness
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4. spend time admiring the intense intelligence and beauty of my daughter, Katherine...
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5. Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)
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6. reflect daily in a 'one sentence' journal
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7. reflect daily in a 'one word' journal
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8. Start a Creativity Camp and Artist's Retreat
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9. be more confident
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10. Write a best selling book
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11. kiss under a waterfall
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12. Wear beautiful lingerie everyday
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13. Post random thoughts, observations, and events of the day...
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14. host a syndicated radio show
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15. sleep at the Sylvia Beach Hotel
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16. find and cooperatively cheer-bomb 43T newbies
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17. eliminate the stuff from my life which doesn't fulfill me spiritually, emotionally or creatively
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18. Ask a complete stranger if they'd like a chat over coffee?
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19. Fix up my house - clean, organize, repair, maintain, decorate
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20. Take Photos of 43 Different People in Bakersfield Reading Rumi
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21. Create a Seven Day Self Portrait Series entitled "Poetic Reflections"
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22. Practice our Catholic Faith, on our journey to Heaven
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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
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24. Rebirth My Life Coaching and Personal Development Business
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25. Create a Monthly Writing/Poetry Goal
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26. create a repository of goals to work on in Fall, 2009
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27. Daily: Write either a cinquain, an elegy (or both) throughout the month of July
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28. Daily: Eliminate Untagged Items on Flickr by July 31,2009
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How I did it
It made me
grateful 
How I did it: I set the intention, created the goal and kept vaguely aware of the images as they unfolded throughout the day.I was especially pleased with my consistency - so much so I upped my own writing practice ante in creating another poetry writing goal for February.Ambition breeds ambition, I suppose. Read how I did it…
It made me
feel empowered.
How I did it: I spoke with my knees knocking and my spirit quivering. I spoke so that people could hear me, so that people would recognize I was offering a doorway to truth rather than a wall to protect ego.Life changing. Read how I did it…
It made me
content.
How I did it: It started with intention and sharing that intention. "I would love to experiment with watercolors!"I shared this desire with a fellow artist who had some watercolors she wanted to pass along since she wasn't using them.Several months later she said to me, "I am creating an art show in March and I want to include the handful of women who inspire me most. I know you are experimenting with watercolors and would love to feature... oh, seven … Read how I did it…
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Recent 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.
