Article Title: Yes, I Am Very Proud Author Name: Julie Jordan Scott Contact Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Word Count: 442 Category: Parenting, Personal Development Copyright Date: 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Publishing Guidelines: Thank you for publishing this article in its entirety including the resource box. When possible, please notify me of publication by sending either a website link or a copy of your ezine upon publication via email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] THANKS! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes, I am Proud © 2006 Julie Jordan Scott Tammy watched Emma dance, my little eight-year-old-free-as-a-bird little sprite, laughing her way through the Pre-Show reception which is a part of the revelry for "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" at Bakersfield Community Theatre. "You must be so proud," Tammy said, a sigh punctuating her statement. My eyes followed her words to watch my daughter as I gently held what Tammy said in my heart. Proud? I am incredibly proud of my daughter - and I am exceptionally proud of myself for being willing to live outside the dot-to-dot, color-by-number life I once chose to live so that Emma could have a creativity role model to affirm her own special brand of artistry. I never in my wildest dreams thought. well, let me tell you the story completely. The morning after Emma was born I held her gainst my left shoulder, our hearts beating close together. I watched the sun rise over the browned-by-the-sun field behind Mercy Southwest Hospital. "I won't let you down, Emma. I will be here for you." I patted her tiny back and swayed back and forth, tears filling my eyes. Six weeks later I was back at my job as a county bureaucrat which I absolutely despised. I loathed myself as I felt I had wronged my little girl. My dreams of any sort of artistic life were buried under a morass of guilt, low self esteem and fear. Fast forward eight years and our lives are as different as I ever could have imagined. I work at home, except for when I am at the theatre, a shared passion in my family. It was first ignited by Katherine when she was five-years-old and Emma was becoming whole in my womb. Today I woke at 5 A.M in order to facilitate a writing program I created which has more than 500 participants from across the globe. Writers writing - because I chose to create. I smiled back at Tammy, an actor who gave me the privilege of appearing in my play. "Yes, I am very proud," I said. I am proud of Emma, I am proud of myself, I am proud of Tammy, I am proud of the choices I have made. Julia Cameron said, "Whether you are parenting flesh-and-blood children or your creative child, I say play a little. It will change your life." Yes. I am very proud. = + = + = + = + = + = + ====== Julie Jordan Scott is a Writer, Speaker, Success Coach, Actor, Workshop Facilitator and Mother Extraordinaire who created the DreamActivation program to ignite your dreams. Use the Power of DreamWitness, Focus and Intentional Action to live your wildest dreams now.... http://www.5passions.com/dreamactivationnew.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHILE USING ARTICLES POSTED ON THE GROUP: 1. Print the article in its entirety. Don't make any changes in the article . 2. Print the resource box with all articles in their entirety. 3. Send the Author a copy of the reprinted article or the URL where the articles was posted. Anything short of following these three rules is a violation of the Authors Copyright. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ReprintArticles-Paradise/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
