I'm going to be breaking the rules of convention in this blog post. Please be aware of that right from the start. I've never been a fan of convention anyway, so here goes everything.
I am presenting this adventure post because I am participating in #Quest2015 hosted by Jeffrey Davis at Tracking Wonder. You may still leap in if you would like (and I strong advise you to do so.)
Today our visionary prompter, Jason Silva, encouraged our questing process in this way.
"In what ways might you artfully curate your life in 2015 to occasion serendipity, creativity and awe?"
I read Jason's words about an hour ago. 5:30 a.m. My feet hadn't hit the floor yet and I tossed and turned a bit thinking, "How am I going to respond to this? I still had the blog post from Day 1 in an unpublished blog post! In my current life circumstance with all its busy-ness, what can I do to begin to curate my life and collaborate with the divine to artfully create the life work that will be and do what it is meant to be and do?"
I realized I don't have to "do any of this" like any one else. My fellow questers blew me away with their blog posts so eloquently crafted with so many fanciful just right terms. I didn't think I could "do it" their way so instead I am intending to begin my 2015 artful life in exactly Julie-esque terms.
I took this photo on a photo walkthrough my favorite Bakersfield park (Hart Park) on Monday morning. I came across this water fountain that was just flowing, flowing, flowing. The light was gorgeous. I simply had to take a photo. I was compelled to capture it, to allow it to continue to speak to me. I may go back today to see if it is still flowing or if someone has "fixed" it. I showed up. I looked up (who notices random stuff like this?) and in sharing, I start the translation process.
What do you notice in this photo?
What speaks directly to your heart in what you see?
I will show up. I will look up. I will translate.
I will be sharing images and words throughout today here on my blog as well as on instagram, twitter and facebook. I will be doing exactly those three things: Showing up, looking up, and translating because when I choose to be in awe of myself (as many people actually are of me which is surprising to me most of the time) this is exactly what I have been doing, simply without the intentional action and grace I could be tapping into each and every day.
1:38 - I just posted Prompt #1's blog post. You may find it (if you would like) by clicking the gritty photo above. I feel nearly overwhelmed by all the creativity and thought flowing through me which is perfect because in a few moments I will be moving into baby mode and watching my grandson. It is easy to fall into resentment that I have sacrificed so much to help with this little guy for more hours than not this week. Instead, I am choosing differently.
I will show up. I will look up. I will translate.
Thank you for reading, for looking, for being the person of awe you know you are and I know you are as well. BRAVA current and future life companions, questors, creative business life artists.
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Julie Jordan Scott is a writer, creative life coach, speaker, performance poet, Mommy-extraordinaire and mixed-media artist whose Writing Camps and Writing Playgrounds permanently transform people's creative lives. Watch for the announcement of new programs coming Fall and Winter, 2014 and beyond.
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Ontological designing says: We design our world and the world designs us back.
What are the linguistic and creative choices you can make in 2015 that will in turn act back upon you and transform you?
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