Continue, In Doubt

Entry Eight – 2023 Creativity Project

I am uncertain that this Creativity Project will survive. I am having difficulty convincing myself to do it already, and the year is young.

Part of this is that I am having problems keeping myself engaged in reality. I have a lot on my mind that I feel disinclined to share.

I am usually transparent in my Creativity Projects, but this is becoming near impossible.

I put a lot of pressure on myself when I commit to these. The fact that I feel I am creating in a vacuum does not help me. No one is commenting, few likes occur, and my stats show that there a so few visitors it is almost depressing.

I do not have a journal entry today. I went for a long walk outside this evening; I tried to straighten myself out. I had no success.

I have taken no photographs today and done no art. So much of my content is missing. I am writing at the last possible moment because I still feel a commitment.

I am grateful:

1. My best friend called today.
2. My night vision is still incredibly intact.
3. I had a baked potato.

Prompt: Permit yourself to be completely real and create from there.

Thanks for visiting. Take care. God Bless.

Always & Ever,
Jo Ann

The Empty Page, Legacy

Entry Seven – 2023 Creativity Project

Today, I came with nothing, no content, no plan, and without words. I decided to write from there. At that moment, something magical happened. The page reached out and I grabbed hold. Now, history unspools from the past, my writing; the present, your reading; the future, something seeded in you, me. Forever is changed, legacy, destiny.

Journal with Pen, Made Personally for Me,
by My Friend, Scott
© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan

© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan – Journal Page
Poem in the Wild

Thankfulness:

1. Paper
2. Pen
3. Technology
4. Learning
5. Literacy

Prompt: Create from the point of view of a tool you use.

I take this opportunity to say a fond thanks to you for spending your time with me on Haphazard Creative. I realize each moment is precious, so you do honor me. I ask that you express your feelings in a like, comment, or follow. Should you be inclined, please share what you found here with someone you believe might appreciate it. I hope you find inspiration and encouragement in this missive. God Bless You and Yours, Eternally!

Always & Ever,
Jo Ann

Off the Edge

Entry Six – 2023 Creativity Project

When life gets difficult, sometimes creativity becomes harder to reach. The urge to quit becomes paramount. Quitting is not a feasible option, because I survive in my imagination.

Prompt: Push yourself to continue beyond the will to quit. See what exists in the region of impossibility.

Everything I have done here this year has been accomplished on my phone. I am not using computers much anymore. I like it because I can work anywhere.

Moonlight Shadow – © Jo Ann J. A. Jordan

There is light outside the darkness. Fighting for life and a future is commendable. The struggle is not always beautiful, but ashes can be washed away. Even scars have a purpose; they are evidence of strength. Grasping the will to go forward is a challenge for all of us at times. Keep going, and never give up.

I am grateful for the challenge, for being willing to live for another day.

Always & Ever,
Jo Ann

Images, Imagined

Entry Five – 2023 Creativity Project

Like photographs falling out of a pocket, scattered hither and yonder, we live these days, morphing from now to ever.

I collect things, pens, journals, books, images, and feelings. Never know when I might find myself in need, so I squeeze things in, some with ease. Others come harder, jagged, and broken, but those find meaning, too.

Rosy Shades and Bared – © Jo Ann J. A. Jordan

PROMPT: Go somewhere, familiar or strange, take photographs that soothe or move you. See if you have words to fit the images. Try them out to fit. Post if you can and will.

There is something I want to catch. I have not gotten it yet. Maybe I will share it when I do. Today came close, but we all know there are times when images play us for fools, spooling out with bartered charm.

He is my son, Alex’s dog, and I am captivated by his strength and how he simetimes seems pensive and aloof.

Trees, Shadows, Moon – © Jo Ann J. A. Jordan

I caught other photographs, but maybe these are enough for today. I do not know, indeed cannot say for sure, but I might bog someone down. Time will keep, until it does not, then it will slide out and away.

Thankful for these, Today:

1. Oreo cookies.
2. The pen I photographed above is a spirit of music, and music is a muse.
3. January, days when the depth and darkness seem to fall away.
4. Finishing reading the first book in the new year.
5. Sleep.

Thanks for popping by to visit my site. I hope you found encouragement or perhaps inspiration. You can click the button to subscribe if you care to do so. It will set you up for updates when I post. If you liked what I brought, please let me know what you thought with a like or comment, or should you wish both. This lets me know these thoughts are not simply going into the void. Maybe it allows me to focus a little more clearly on what gives value.

Always & Ever,
Jo Ann

The World, The Ways

Entry Four – 2023 Creativity Project

Where I find myself quite infatuated with playing the words.

I commented in an earlier entry on how one might find themselves caught up amid my procedure.

Thankful List

I am Grateful:

1. The lights have stayed on with very little flicker.
2. The rain let up enough, the dogs and I did not get too severely soaked on their walks.
3. Pens – indeed, I advised you, I am a fan of all things PEN!
4. My brand of Chicken Cooked Pasta.
5. I am doing well with curbing my diet soda habit.

Good times, good fun! I hope today finds you well blessed. Thank you so much for visiting my site. I hope you found some surpassing pleasantries. If you would care to, you may click the button to subscribe for future updates. If you were given encouagement or inspiration, please leave a like or comment to let me know how well things were conveyed.

May God Bless You and Yours Always!

Always & Ever,
Jo Ann