My husband and I took a Valentine's Day trip to the Getty Villa in Malibu, California. Both of us really needed this creative excursion. If a prescription could cure the work blues, this day would be at the top of doctor's medicine lists. We had such a refreshing day getting away! This museum is very different from the Getty in Los Angeles, …
Day 35 “Creative Excursions”
In these financially tight times, "creativity is the poor man's vacation!"  (Generically speaking, of course, and intended to include woman and children).    Hobbies take the edge off life! As a career educator, I need a lot of "my time" after "work time." Teaching challenging students is often like standing before a hard crowd at a comic …
A Tribute to “The Faithful”
The following is a tribute to the caring professionals I have the privilege of working with and to those in classrooms throughout our nation. They are the unsung heroes who labor with little acknowledgement and modest compensation. These are the faithful teachers asked to spin more gold with less and less straw. If you know a …
Day 32 “Are there any yellow lovers out there?”
Have you ever noticed how fear can wrap itself around your vision of the future like vines growing up and over these windows? Often my most promising possibilities become entangled and overrun by my fears. Yellow reminds me of cowardice and courage. I suggest the second is born from the first. Only when we feel …
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Day 28 “I Teach”
"A moment happens while living upon this earth when you realize it is not all about you…and then you teach!"  I need to refocus! Yesterday's session with my editor spun me out of optimism and into a depressive inertia. I spent my time designing the "Refrain from the Identical" creativity site because I had …
Day 19 In Search of my Blogging Identity “What Inspires You?”
The thought just occurred to me that I wonder what inspires my blog readers. Where do you go for encouragement? Have you any thoughts on the subject?  Life is far too difficult and dreary to go it alone. We need words spoken by caring souls to find meaning beyond the mundane.  So feel the …
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Day 16 In Search of my Blogging Identity “Write, JoDee, Write!”
My writing reminds me of "Forest Gump's running." For those who are not familiar with the movie, Forest learned to run as a youth to escape his tormentors. My favorite line is when his childhood friend screams, "Run Forest run!" Later in life, Forest ran to deal with the pain of loosing his childhood love. He ran, and …
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Day 7 “In Search of my Blogging Identity”-Self-Disclosure
Recently I posted a piece explaining why I love masks; they remind me of trying on new identities. Today, I explore a different perspective. Masks also speak to me of hiding my identity from others.  Dark, mysterious masks inexplicably draw me. As if some unseen force lures. I imagine what the former masquerade balls were …
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Day 6 “In Search of my Blogging Identity”-Brain Switch
       Something magical happened after my morning writing. I became entranced with creating a header for my new creativity blog. The potential of Photoshop CS3 fascinated. I found logic giving way to artistic impulse; much the same way as when floral designing.      I go into this "creative zone," which is extremely relaxing. Perhaps it is a switch from the left …
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