Creativity Project Year Two-Day 45

Journal entry:

Definitely

Defiantly you
Stand up against the whole world’s
Warlike resolve to
Bring you down from your lofty
Creative aspirations.

You have wherewithal
To accomplish everything
You dream of daily
If you will only hold tight
To your steadfast commitment.

Your full devotion
Sets you apart from others
Who are unwilling
To make an all-out effort,
So go forth, conquer the world.

Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Friday, February 22, 2013

I am grateful:

1.   I finally fell asleep at around 5:00 this morning after changing from heavyweight to lighter weight pajamas.
2.   I talked to Janet and found out there is a great field trip planned.
3.   Mom seems less upset with me today.
4.   I talked Jeanine and found out she was able to connect with my doctor.
5.   My niece seems to have resolved her problems with one of her teachers.

This has been a peaceful Friday. I hope your day has been trouble free as well. Before you retire, get busy and do something creative. Engage your imagination in making a work to share with the world.

As a prompt, use the word: definitely, and create a poem, story, or journal entry around it. If you use this prompt, please leave a link to your work in the comments below.

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Always,
Jo Ann

Creativity Project Year Two-Day 44

Journal entry:

This picture won honorable mention in the field trip category.

Valuable Attempts

You try…
But you cannot
Please everyone always,
So you constantly do your best
To make as many happy as you can,
And when it is impossible…
You try to remember
Your efforts are
Worthwhile

Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Thursday, February 21, 2013

I entered this one, but it did not place. I am using it as my desktop background right now.

I am grateful:

1.   I did not have to drive to Austell today.
2.   Nightmares are not reality.
3.   My printer did not run out of ink while I was printing.
4.   I think I may have helped a club member by recommending my doctor for her son.
5.   Hope has a Thunder Shirt to help calm her during tonight’s storms.

I also entered this, but it did not place.

I had a busy Thursday, and it has not ended as well as I would like because Mom was upset with me for getting in late. I hope your day turned out better. I have taken time to exercise my creativity and I urge you to do the same. Everything ends more pleasantly when imagination is utilized.

As a prompt, write your feelings about attempting to please others. Use this in a poem, story, or journal entry and share a link to your work in the comments below.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you found something that enriched your day. If you have thoughts, suggestions, or criticism to share, please leave a comment. I want you to come back often, but you might also want to subscribe to Chronicles for email updates.

Always,
Jo Ann

Creativity Project Year Two-Day 43

Journal entry:

Hoke Smith, my instructor and president of the SCC, at Clinton Preserve.

Prevalent

In my life things go
Up, down, and all around,
Keeping me always
Guessing what will happen next,
Wondering about my success.

In my life I may
Never predict the outcomes,
But things have a way
Of working beneficially
Often quite surprisingly.

In my life I am
Not ever in full control,
But God always knows
His exact purposes with
Every event that happens.

In my life I make
The best of what I’m given
Trying to accept
The good along with the bad
With very little complaint.

In my life I count
Myself very fortunate
Because Jesus holds
My moments, hours, days, months, years,
Within His capable hands.

Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

I am grateful:

1.   I did not have nightmares.
2.   Outlook worked well enough for me to send out email, after giving some difficulty.
3.   Norma was able to fix what I messed up on the webpage.
4.   I am able to admit my mistakes.
5.   Mom enjoyed the supper I cooked.

I hope your Wednesday was pleasant. My day was worthwhile. I encourage you to engage in some creative effort, as I have done. I find it a good way to relax. You may enjoy it too.

As a prompt, write about your life in a reflective way. Pick any topic that suits your imagination. If you use this prompt, please leave a link to your work in the comments below.

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Always,
Jo Ann

Creativity Project Year Two-Day 42

Journal entry:

My Little Love

No, she is not just
A dog to me, Hope is my
Companion, my muse,
My friend, my furry baby;
She is a special blessing.

I did not believe
I could love an animal
With such devotion
Until she came into my
Life, she means so much to me.

Do not try to tell
Me she is only a dog,
You misunderstand,
We are bound together with
Steadfast love and loyalty.

Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

I am grateful:

1.   My day was pleasant.
2.   I have a warm comfortable home.
3.   There was hot clean running water for my shower.
4.   I have clean clothes to wear.
5.   My photography class was informative.

I enjoyed my Tuesday and hope you did yours as well. Even though I was quite busy, I made an effort to work creatively. I urge you to do the same. If you do not devote time to your talent you will never realize your potential. The world desperately needs your contribution, so get busy.

As a prompt, write about something or someone who has brought blessing to your life. I did not really intend for both the journal and poem to follow that theme, but now that I think about it, I realize it did. I think you might be able to elaborate about blessings as well. If you use this prompt, please leave a link to your work in the comments below.

Thank you so much for reading my blog today. I hope it has encouraged you. You might enjoy receiving future updates by email, if so subscribe to Chronicles. I hope you will visit again. Should you have thoughts, suggestions, or criticism to share, please leave a comment.

Always,
Jo Ann

Creativity Project Year Two-Day 41

Journal entry:

Variety

It does not matter
What you plan, variables
Effect all your life.

Everything can change
In twinkling of a moment
Defining future.

However, all things
Work together exactly
As the Lord ordains.

Nothing can happen
Without the full attention
Of God’s fine vision.

We all live within
The confines of His blessing,
With variables.

Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Monday, February 18, 2013

I am grateful:

1.   I took time to get some extra sleep.
2.   I read several chapters in my Bible this afternoon.
3.   I have chocolate candy.
4.   Hope joined me in bed when I napped.
5.   Hoke sent me the offer for the fisheye lens.

This was a quiet restful Monday for me. I hope your day also went well. Before you relinquish this day to the annuls of history, exercise your creativity and imagination. Make something of worth to share with the world.

As a prompt, write about variables. You may have a totally different outlook on their pervasiveness in life, share your thoughts in a poem, story, or journal entry. If you use this prompt, please leave a link to your work in the comments below.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Take a few moments to leave a comment if you have anything to share with me. If you would like to receive updates by email, subscribe to Chronicles.

Always,
Jo Ann

Creativity Project Year Two-Day 40

Journal entry:

If you need a bit of inspiration, join The Sunday Whirl as I have… The words in italics came from the wordle there.

Ardor Uncovered

So many naked
Faces lack hiding places
Under candlelight,
The root insecurities
Are almost openly held.

A shadow scurries
Over the eyes, the doorway
To the inmost soul,
Secrets, imaginary,
Cannot be kept forever.

Freedom gives love birth
Within the hearts of people
Come out of darkness
Before illuminating
Flame burning fierce, clear, and bright.

Romance kindles fire
No one can ever stifle
Among lovers who
Explore their own boundaries
Together in harmony.

Blessings rearrange
Lives into more orderly
Patterns than can be
Predicted by those who do
Not trust in open ardor.

Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Sunday, February 17, 2013

I am grateful:

1.   Alarm clocks work.
2.   Mom was able to go to church with me this morning.
3.   We studied the return of Jesus in Sunday School and Worship Service.
4.   We went home for lunch.
5.   I took a nap this afternoon.

It was a glorious Sunday, I hope you enjoyed your day. Now take a few minutes and put your creativity to work making something wonderful to share with the world. You have the talent, just use it.

As a prompt, make a list of twenty-five things you are grateful for in this moment. Pick one of them and elaborate on it. If you use this prompt, please leave a link to your work in the comments below.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I am sorry I am getting this done so late, I was watching WWE Elimination Chamber with my Mom. I hope you will visit again. If you would like, leave me a comment. You can subscribe to Chronicles by simply entering your email address above, allowing you to have future updates delivered to your inbox.

Always,
Jo Ann

Creativity Project Year Two-Day 39

Journal entry:

Thankful

Cannot
Have everything
I want, but am content
That I have many of the things
I most urgently need and some great things
That I definitely do not
In any way deserve
Life has turned out
Quite good

Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Saturday, February 16, 2013

I am grateful:

1.   I had a bowl of Lucky Charms for breakfast.
2.   Mom gave me a photographer’s vest for Valentine’s Day, which I got to wear today.
3.   Almost all my equipment fit in the vest.
4.   It did not rain, although it was quite cold.
5.   My contacts did not irritate my eyes so I was able to have my picture taken.

Me at Clinton Preserve, taken by Hoke Smith, my photography class instructor and president of Sweetwater Camera Club.

I had a fabulous Saturday, although I am still thawing out. I hope your day was enjoyable. Before you retire this evening, please take some time to engage your imagination and work creatively. You will not regret it.

As a prompt, write a thankful poem, story, or journal entry. You are without doubt surrounded by things for which to be thankful so focus. If you use this prompt, please leave a link to your work in the comments below.

I am so glad you took time to visit my blog. I hope you will come back often, but you might also want to subscribe to Chronicles so you get email updates. If you have thoughts, suggestions, or criticism you wish to share, please leave me a comment.

Always,
Jo Ann

Creativity Project Year Two-Day 38

Journal entry:

Ko-Ko…

Delivered From Trouble

The creatures are all
A bit tired and lethargic
Because I bathed them,
I am almost exhausted
Because I stayed up all night.

I went into town,
Doing all the shopping that
Was necessary
And a bit extra for fun
Of after Valentine’s Day.

Jesus went with me,
I know, because I was kept
Safe from accident,
Almost inevitable
When I came close to wrecking.

Every single day
I am held within the palm
Of the Lord’s outstretched
Hand, I am full protected
In the goodness of His love.

Love envelopes me
In a wonderful embrace
That never lets go
And I am fully convinced
Christ is author of it all.

Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Friday, February 15, 2013

Penny… who moved…

I am grateful:

1.   I realized Mom’s refrigerator needed stocking.
2.   I decided to bathe Penny after finding her in a mess.
3.   The blow dryer finally started working.
4.   I avoided an accident with God’s help.
5.   I found some great goodies in town today.

Hope… my sweet baby girl…

I had a great Friday and I hope you did too. I urge you to get busy using your creativity to make something wonderful to share with the world. I know you have things to share if you only apply yourself. Your imagination is powerful, use it…

As a prompt, write a poem, story, or journal entry using some or all of the following words: busy, decided, filling, night, since, found, repeatedly, damp, shortly, down, manageable, medicine, goodies. If you use this prompt, please leave a link to your work in the comments below.

Thank you for spending some of your precious time reading my blog. Please leave a comment if you have thoughts, suggestions, or criticism to share with me. If you are interested in receiving future updates you can subscribe to Chronicles by email. I hope you will come back often.

Always,
Jo Ann

Creativity Project Year Two-Day 37

Journal entry:

Love Abounds

Love is
Embodied in
Every moment, every
Day, even if you are not quite
Aware of its presence, it does exist,
You do not have to be involved
With a lover to have
Experience
Of Love

Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Thursday, February 14, 2013

I am grateful:

1.   The first thing my Mom said to me this morning was, “Happy Valentine’s Day!”
2.   I am not depressed by not being in a love relationship at this time.
3.   My package arrived in the mail today.
4.   The photographer’s vest is nearly the perfect fit although I was unsure what size to order.
5.   I will not have to worry that my camera battery might go dead anymore, because I now have an extra one.

I had a wonderful Valentine’s Day and I hope you did too. Before you go to bed, engage your imagination in doing something creative. Surely you have some thoughts to share with the world.

As a prompt, in honor of Valentine’s Day, write about love. You could write a poem, story, or journal entry about romantic love, love of family, God’s love, or whatever focus pleases you. If you use this prompt, please leave a link to your work in the comments below.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I hope you found something enjoyable here. If you have thoughts, suggestions, or criticism, please leave me a comment. Maybe you would like to subscribe to Chronicles for updates by email.

Always,
Jo Ann

Creativity Project Year Two-Day 36

Journal entry:

Be Aware

Wherever you are,
You are surrounded by love
Given so freely
By many who hold you in
The center of their soft hearts.

You are the apple
Of at least one somebody’s
Eye without question,
You may be unaware of
The person who holds you dear.

Even should you doubt,
Even should you have questions,
Love enfolds you in
Layers of great compassion
That will never desert you.

You may go searching
Fearing you will never find
The love of your life,
But believe he or she is
Near, you will surely find them.

Love is yours to be
Savored throughout existence,
It is always there
Enveloping you within
Its rich sweetness forever.

Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

I am grateful:

1.   Electronic devices allow me to retain connection to friends and family around the world.
2.   Technology has made great advances in my lifetime.
3.   I remember when communication was more difficult.
4.   I still have the old skills although I have adopted newer ones.
5.   Reading and writing are still prominent.

This Wednesday was a bit of a disappointment because my packages did not arrive, but it ended well. I hope your day was rewarding and you accomplished much of what you wished. Now, before you finish the day, exercise your imagination and create something that will benefit you and others in the world. When you express your vision and share it, you enlighten others who may need to see as you do.

As a prompt, write a poem, story, or journal entry using some or all of the words: orders, supposed, packages, effort, linger, encounter, momentary, claimed, resting, commonly, surrounded, compassion. If you use this prompt, please leave a link to your work in the comments below.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you will come here often, but you may also want to subscribe to Chronicles for future updates. I am very interested in anything you would like to share with me, so please leave a comment.

Always,
Jo Ann

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