Twilight: this is where I feel like I am living.
I am living in the twilight of one of my children’s childhood and the dawn of a new era of my personal life.
I am roadtripping across country - an adventure in seeing some new places and spaces I’ve never visited which delights me to no end - and at the same time, it frightens me.
I will return to Bakersfield to have only one child at home.
I will have more time and space to dedicate to my life work.
I have been aiming for this time of dawn for several years now.
It is the twilight of excuses and the dawn of a this new era.
I am ready and I am not.
Tomorrow the car will point East again and I will point my spirit and heart toward each present moment as Emma and I roll along.
Even as I write I feel myself judging what I am saying, which is normal and not constructive.
Twilight, where I am living, is a place to let go of judging myself and instead be present with myself the way I am present with my children.
It is a time to say “What’s up with….” in a lilting voice instead of “What’s up with this!” with a snarling, angry voice.
What’s up with this is I am at the twilight of my life as it has been and I am at the dawn of how my life will be.
Wish me love and presence and joy and gratitude for whatever will be -
For this year's August Moon, the plan was like this:
I will be writing for five minutes stream of consciousness style on the prompts offered and post whatever shows up. I will be traveling for a good portion of the time (could it be more perfect?) so I will share as consistently as possible.
What actually happened was my computer went kaput so I am writing a few entries at once from a hotel computer in Flagstaff, Arizona. Hooray for improv! I am not sure when I will be back to write more, but the AugustMoon is in me even when I am not sharing here.
Julie Jordan Scott inspires people to experience artistic rebirth via her programs, playshops, books, performances and simply being herself out in the world. She 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 in Fall, 2015 and beyond.
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