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I’m thrilled to know you have arrived. Today and for the month of January, we will be partnering to overcome your blocks to creativity by building bridges through the power of artful processes – mostly writing across different genre, using theater techniques and mixed media art.
Who am I and why am I blogging this now? I am grateful to be spending January with you as we explore this unique creative path to peace. What do you think when you hear blocks described: writer’s block, procrastination, lack of motivation – whatever form block takes for you – how does it feel in your body?
How effective have you been at eliminating it or crossing over and through it when it arrives, uninvited?
I believe creativity is a practice and a process which sometimes turns into something amazing – some sort of tangible, “Hey world, look what I made!”. Much of the time, the point of the process is found in the art of activity, the joy of making simply because our heart is calling us to healing or presence or better.
This is something productivity driven people often forget. We have been taught there is only value when we make something: to receive money (hopefully in large amounts) in exchange for it.
Yes, it is lovely when financial abundance is returned to us in floods of wealth and sometimes – the process of healing and feeling better or simply having a joyful moment (or many moments) is infinitely more valuable than “crushing it” in bank deposits from our art.
This is the beginning of my why – and now, for my who: My name is Julie Jordan-Scott. I have been a life purpose and creative life coach since 1999. I took a few years away when I had some extreme crises and sequential losses and yes, even a near death experience in 2019.
My heart was always tuned into the personal development world and my “holding on” was often done using creative and art practices whether that meant theater or singing karaoke or writing poetry or taking photos or making collage books, I survived and I kept surviving and like a weasel I just didn’t give up.
I wish I had someone had spoken to me about what I will be speaking to you through this blog series.
You may be surprised by what we get into here – a lot of this includes healing in unique ways and the “bridge” metaphor is one I have used for years because… it works.
I would love more than anything to hear from you.
Two questions: What is your strongest memory or experience of “making something”?
What beliefs do you have around creativity? These may show up as “I am not creative,” or “I can’t draw” or “Creativity is not my thing.” It may be “I used to love drawing when I was a kid!” or “Before I had to work for a living, I did community theater.”
First rule of “Julie-land” is whatever you say in the comments is perfect and exactly right.
The second rule of Julie-land is if you aren’t comfortable answering in the comments, you may instead send me a message or email me directly and we can communicate privately.
Thrilled and grateful to be on this Creative Path to Peace adventure with you!
Julie Jordan Scott is a 🌟 Creative Life Coach & Muse Cultivator
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🎁 Your presence here makes me feel grateful.
✍🏻I am a writer first, writing & creativity coach, multi passionate creative next. Writing has always been my anchor art and to her I always return. Thankfully, with great love.
🎯 My aim is to create content here that inspires and instructs – if there is ever a topic you would like for me to explore, please reach out and tell me. My ultimate goal is to create posts, videos and more that speak to your desires as well as mine because where these two intersect, our collaborative, joyful energy ignites into a fire of love, light and passionate creativity.
Well, this sounds really interesting! I definitely am sometimes blocked when I need to write things. It helps sometimes if I walk away from it and then wait until inspiration strikes and the writing begins in my head unbidden. But that takes time and patience. Strongest memory of making something? I keep thinking of scrapbooking. Especially Christmas albums when my son was young! Belief about creativity – I am a much better editor than writer.
I would love to hear more about being a better editor than writer. I am not such a great self editor but I can go wayyyyy over the top with editing other people’s work. I ask people before I start sometimes- “What are you looking for?” with my editing.