6.02.2007
a round of thanks
I just wanted to give a big thanks to all of you guys who come here and visit us. Especially to those of you who leave behind a little love in the comment sections. I always find some kind of encouragement or motivation or just plain kindness in what you have to say. So...thank you! It is always a joy for me to read a little about your thoughts or your take on things.
Blogging has been such a cool little part of my rhythm for the past few months. I really enjoy coming here and regurgitating bits of my heart! Sounds lovely, I know, but it really is healing and affirming to me. It has also rekindled a romance between me and writing and has given me bits of motivation to move about my day with greater creative intention . I have really enjoyed revisiting that part of my self and I have been so encouraged by your feedback. So encouraged, in fact, that I recently submitted a piece to a fellow blogger who was holding a contest last week. If you haven't visited Mommyblog yet...you really should, if for nothing more than to enjoy her always funny recounts of the days events with her cuter than cute son! I love my visits there. So, last week she was holding a "Living the Dream" contest where she invited us to write about our various mommy moments that stick out in our hearts. After I read her invitation I couldn't help but respond. I began writing and just couldn't stop! She picked my submission as one of the winners of her contest! Yippeee! So if you are at all interested, you can find my submission here!
Now tell me, how do you encourage your creative juices to flow?
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5 comments:
I read your entry in Mommyblog...beautiful! Your kiddos are beautiful,too!
Jess, a round of thanks should go to you. You are sharing your special gift of writing and your family with all of us. You lift me up on a daily basis with your stories, humor and just being you. You have the courage to say what a lot of moms don't say, and it is inspiring.
To answer the question you posted, I need to let out my creativity more often. When I do make time for it, it is with photography, card making or scrapbooking.
Well, Jessamyn, when I read your winning essay on MommyBlog I was so impressed with you and proud of you that I sent you an e-mail to express my admiration for you and your writing talent. It was too long to enter in your Blog!! But now regarding how I encourage my writing habit....???? Since I am your Grandpa you know that I have, for years, wanted to be a published author before I die. I achieved that in the Fall of 1992 and was scared to death I would drop dead immediately!!!! Now it is 2007 and I am 79 years old and my latest published story appeared in SUN magazine in 2006. I have been fortunate to have several short stories published. But as to how I encourage my writing flair????I really don't encourage it. Some little something I read or see or experience or hear about; trips recognition in my mind that I have a kinship with that thing. Most of what I write is nostalgic from my past or that nostalgic incident in my past is such that I can turn it inside out and pull out a new story relating to an incident occurring today. It is such fun to do that. I used to walk 2 miles at 5Am each morning and it was amazing what I would see on those walks. I would have a notebook with me and jot down my observations. I still have the notebook and I'd have to live to be 100 in order to write those stories. Writing is fun; it is thrilling and it buoys my spirit. Some of my favorite stories have brought in a big stack of rejection slips but nonetheless they are still my favorites. I love your writing, Jess. When the spirit moves you please try for publication...you have the talent for it!
Love you, Grandpa.....GG
You are a gift to us all, a true treasure. I loved you from the first moment I met you almost 10 years ago. You have brightened my life in ways you'll never know. You are an inspiration to me and your blog helps stay close to you since we don't get to see each other or talk as often as I would like. You are a very special person to me Jess, and I love you!
you are the most gifted writer, and i'm so glad that you've found the "blog" world to help you share that with all of us! you always inspire me strive for more creativity in my life....i hope that i can invoke feelings in others through my photography, as you do through your words.....thank you!
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