Here Again, I Begin

I have been doing things and keeping busy. I am sure you have, too. I have hung out on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter much less than I once did. I find I believe Social Media is less than sociable. I am opting for more conversations by phone and meetings in person.

I have some things to share, and I hope you will be informed and interested. I have recently completed the first draft (a very rough one) of a book project I hope to finish by year’s end. I have to flesh it out, design, intensively edit, and possibly publish it. I will be updating progress here as I continue.

I have a concept cover, but it may, and likely, will change:

Cover Concept ‘Love is… Living the Quiet Life’ © Jo Ann J. A. Jordan

I am visiting my son, Alex, in Brownsville, Texas, where he works for Space X. It is a real treat seeing him daily after he spent so much time at a distance. I caught him and Maui on the beach recently:

I wrote a few journal pages today. I only have my phone to photograph them with, which is not the best input device, but I hope you can enjoy them.

Gratitude List:

I am thankful:

1. Time shared with loved ones.

2. Being alive and at least somewhat healthy. There are pains, but not so much that I cannot smile.

3. Adventures of time and space.

4. Love given and recieved.

5. Creativity in various and plentiful forms.

As a prompt: Pick something recently seen or done and create a work around it. Use whatever media you choose, then share it if you like. Your story has meaning and is important.

That is all I have for now. I hope life is treating you well. Thank you for sharing your time here on Haphazard Creative. If you found it pleasant give a like, comment, and/or share with someone you believe would find this content to their liking.

All content on Haphazard Creative is original and created by Jo Ann J. A. Jordan unless otherwise stated. If you wish to use it elsewhere, please contact me for permission.

May your days be blessed and your life prove a fruitful journey. I believe in you even as I believe in Love. You are precious, and everything about you matters. Never Give Up! You have a purpose and a reason for being! God be with you all your days and in every way!

Always & Ever,

JoAnn

A Call for LOVE in Real Time

I have not been posting lately. This was not planned. I have something to say:

Thank you for visiting Haphazard Creative. Please comment, follow, and like if you appreciate this post. I would be grateful if you shared this with others who might find it encouraging and inspirational.

If you wish to copy or post this elsewhere, please credit it and leave it intact. Letting me know so I can thank you would be appreciated.

Prompt: Create something to spread joy, kindness, love, and understanding to others through your creativity.

Always & Ever Hoping for the Best for You, Jo Ann

I May Be Crazy

I believe miracles
Happen every day.
Music can heal
What ails us.
Poetry is magic.
Photographs hold us
Together.
Death passes.
Writing is therapy.
Reading carries us
Where we did not
Know we needed to go.
All beings are unique.
Talking to things
Sometimes makes
Things happen.
Devices are a way
To become anything
We can dream.
We are loved
Tremendously.
Creativity brings
Love anywhere
We reach out.
Memory spills
Over forever.
God is LOVE!
Normal is not
Ever normal.
Reality is strange.
Everyone is precious.
All things are
Possible.
Impossible should
Be rejected.
We can get there
Eventually.
Heaven is real!
Perfection is
A contradiction.
Books are sacred.
Who we are
Is not set in any way,
Change is destiny.
Friends = Family –
Family = Friends.
What we are
Remains flexible.
Animals are very
Like us in many ways.
Portion control
Is a secret weapon
To supervise health.
Age is an illusion.
Hearts, minds, bodies,
Spirits and souls belong
Together in love.
Mine and yours
Can be alike
If we try.
Hate is a word
That is best
Forgotten.
The journey
Is the truth
We may find
Bringing
Understanding.
If we
Never Give Up
We can better
All our best.
Life is belonging
In love
To one another.
Tolerance is
Important.
Divisions
Should not exist.
Kindness is never
Wasted, it holds
All things in peace.
I may be crazy
But
Maybe we all are –
And that may be
The best of all worlds.

Go Ahead

Entry Eighteen – 2023 Creativity Project

Everything is hard
Even simple things challenge –
So be Miracles –
Let creativity guide,
Expect the impossible
Dream to become True;
Love beyond extreme measure,
Life, precious treasure.

Prompt: Create something that attests to the miraculous happenings occurring around and to you.

Gratitude List –
I am grateful:

1. My second mammogram cleared me and alleviated a great deal of stress.
2. I have stopped drinking diet soda which is tremendous because, since childhood, I drank them, sometimes more than a case a day.
3. I went to the grocery this week and purchased some much-needed food.
4. I am writing consistently.
5. I weigh 135 to 140 pounds.

Thank you for visiting Haphazard Creative. If you found things to inspire, encourage, or move you forward, please comment, like, and share the address with others who might appreciate the content here.

I hope you and yours find much joy and many blessings in the coming days.

Always & Ever,
Jo Ann

Survive To Thrive

Entry Seventeen – 2023 Creativity Project

I can feel the dark ready to swallow us up if we falter; give it space. No denying, it swoops in at every opportunity.

Prompt: Create something that captures your resilience against negativity.

Gratitude List

I am thankful:

1. I have today.
2. Reading Surrender by Bono.
3. Pepperjack cheese.
4. I drank the last canned soda I intend to bring into my house.
5. I am getting used to the taste of pure water.

A Bookshelf Moved – © Jo Ann J. A. Jordan

I appreciate the time you spend with me at Haphazard Creative. If you found something that resonated with you, please comment, follow, like, and share it with someone who might find it worthwhile.

All materials here on Haphazard Creative and on Chronicles originated with me unless otherwise noted. If you wish to use any part, please cite me and/or ask permission.

May many blessings find you every day. Take care and be safe.

Always & Ever,
Jo Ann