Julie Jordan Scott
@juliejordanscott.bsky.social
Sharing stories, Tree Hugs, Poetry + Hope & Optimism based in reality. Grateful for each person who engages with me here. Californian in the 💙 now living in New Jersey.
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Playfully Ending 2025:
How this old lady is reviewing, reflecting & restoring her optimism even when the world feels like it is crumbling all around us.
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I decided to close out the last 100 days of 2025 with a poem of reunion daily... connecting early days with now. Join me in this playful writing experiment! #amwriting #dailypoetry #amwriting open.substack.com/pub/juliejor...
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Julie made me feel so welcome and loved when I first got into the theatre scene in Bakersfield. And to this day, her consistent dedication to her craft of writing is inspiring.
Proceeds from these will be donated to the ACLU.
#nanasagainsttrumpandfascism
Julie made me feel so welcome and loved when I first got into the theatre scene in Bakersfield. And to this day, her consistent dedication to her craft of writing is inspiring.
Proceeds from these will be donated to the ACLU.
#nanasagainsttrumpandfascism
December 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
(Named after @juliejordanscott.bsky.social)
Julie made me feel so welcome and loved when I first got into the theatre scene in Bakersfield. And to this day, her consistent dedication to her craft of writing is inspiring.
Proceeds from these will be donated to the ACLU.
#nanasagainsttrumpandfascism
Julie made me feel so welcome and loved when I first got into the theatre scene in Bakersfield. And to this day, her consistent dedication to her craft of writing is inspiring.
Proceeds from these will be donated to the ACLU.
#nanasagainsttrumpandfascism
What nine Republicans in the House are brave enough to work towards getting Johnson OUT as Speaker of the House?
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
What nine Republicans in the House are brave enough to work towards getting Johnson OUT as Speaker of the House?
Cross “stay up late way past my bedtime to finish an audiobook” off mg bucket list. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Now to sleep, I hope.
December 18, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Cross “stay up late way past my bedtime to finish an audiobook” off mg bucket list. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Now to sleep, I hope.
Tonight: I did my spreadsheet journaling even though I was resistant. I faced a few uncomfortable moments… and kept going. 🥰
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December 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Tonight: I did my spreadsheet journaling even though I was resistant. I faced a few uncomfortable moments… and kept going. 🥰
Crying in a mall parking lot may not seem outwardly constructive, but apparently I needed to process a sermon from almost two decades ago. Again.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Crying in a mall parking lot may not seem outwardly constructive, but apparently I needed to process a sermon from almost two decades ago. Again.
If you’re grieving during this holiday season, people are telling me this video is helpful.
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Joyful Vlogmas Day 10 | Sibling Grief, Holiday Tenderness & the Sweet Gum Tree Story
YouTube video by Julie Jordan Scott: Aging Joyfully
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December 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If you’re grieving during this holiday season, people are telling me this video is helpful.
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Tonight has been miraculous: I got stuff done without being resistant. I made forward progress in areas I was resistant to for a LONG time. I did my evening spreadsheet journaling. Who am I again? Have a great pre-Monday, everyone!
December 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Tonight has been miraculous: I got stuff done without being resistant. I made forward progress in areas I was resistant to for a LONG time. I did my evening spreadsheet journaling. Who am I again? Have a great pre-Monday, everyone!
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🇪🇺🇺🇸 Merz: The decades of Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe — and for us in Germany as well. It no longer exists in the way we once knew it. The Americans are now firmly pursuing their own interests.
We are falling behind — partly due to U.S. trade and tariff policy.
We are falling behind — partly due to U.S. trade and tariff policy.
December 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🇪🇺🇺🇸 Merz: The decades of Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe — and for us in Germany as well. It no longer exists in the way we once knew it. The Americans are now firmly pursuing their own interests.
We are falling behind — partly due to U.S. trade and tariff policy.
We are falling behind — partly due to U.S. trade and tariff policy.
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Take-home Gift :) Q8. The roles played by hope, peace and joy in being/becoming/discovering our greatest gifts... Namaste. #SpiritChat
December 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Take-home Gift :) Q8. The roles played by hope, peace and joy in being/becoming/discovering our greatest gifts... Namaste. #SpiritChat
a7a: Place gifts - The Delaware River, The Appalachian Trail, the hill where I live (originally the home of the Lene Lenape people), Russian Hill in San Francisco, The Kern River (often an arroyo) that winds through Bakersfield. An honor to be in these places. #SpiritChat
Q7. Books/People/Communities that have been the ‘greatest gifts of all, in all seasons’ for you... Do share. #Spiritchat
December 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
a7a: Place gifts - The Delaware River, The Appalachian Trail, the hill where I live (originally the home of the Lene Lenape people), Russian Hill in San Francisco, The Kern River (often an arroyo) that winds through Bakersfield. An honor to be in these places. #SpiritChat
A7: Friends back in Bakersfield; my friend Joan close by in Warwick, NY; musicians still doing their thing for decades; holiday lights - sort of like Whoville on Christmas morning. Tenacious memories of deepest connection: the matching blue of my Dad & my brother's eyes. #SpiritChat
Q7. Books/People/Communities that have been the ‘greatest gifts of all, in all seasons’ for you... Do share. #Spiritchat
December 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A7: Friends back in Bakersfield; my friend Joan close by in Warwick, NY; musicians still doing their thing for decades; holiday lights - sort of like Whoville on Christmas morning. Tenacious memories of deepest connection: the matching blue of my Dad & my brother's eyes. #SpiritChat
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A7 Poetry especially Mary Oliver, Ted Kooser, my husband, our community that has enveloped us since our move to the cottage. Seeing how Grace has moved thru my entire life...how grateful I am for each experience and encounter. #spiritchat
December 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A7 Poetry especially Mary Oliver, Ted Kooser, my husband, our community that has enveloped us since our move to the cottage. Seeing how Grace has moved thru my entire life...how grateful I am for each experience and encounter. #spiritchat
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You’re not crying... I’m crying... 🙏🏽 💙 #Spiritchat
December 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
You’re not crying... I’m crying... 🙏🏽 💙 #Spiritchat
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Q6. The universal gift-connection of slowing down, silence, energetic healing. Do explore. #Spiritchat
December 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Q6. The universal gift-connection of slowing down, silence, energetic healing. Do explore. #Spiritchat
Today's #SpiritChat gathering feels like a significant gift. Thank you, everyone.
Thank you, bsky.app/profile/ajma... for hosting for all these years.
Thank you, bsky.app/profile/ajma... for hosting for all these years.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Today's #SpiritChat gathering feels like a significant gift. Thank you, everyone.
Thank you, bsky.app/profile/ajma... for hosting for all these years.
Thank you, bsky.app/profile/ajma... for hosting for all these years.
A5 Most recently (and perhaps lifetime) is the GIft of Discovering I AM my home. My home isn't geography, architecture, other people... it is me. Expansion to other people, places, experiences - begins from deep inside my heart (It was definitely a divine collaboration, this gift.) #SpiritChat
Q5. ‘Gift of this lifetime’ ~ that you discovered (lately) through reflection, renewal and/or meditation? Do share. #Spiritchat
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A5 Most recently (and perhaps lifetime) is the GIft of Discovering I AM my home. My home isn't geography, architecture, other people... it is me. Expansion to other people, places, experiences - begins from deep inside my heart (It was definitely a divine collaboration, this gift.) #SpiritChat
Update on Magical Questions & Priya Parker: at our last birthday gathering, we used these questions... which helped our family discover a new word we now consistently use with wide smiles & winks in memory "conviviality" #SpiritChat #Gifts www.instagram.com/p/DEDJfVDyqn...
Priya Parker on Instagram: "Over the past couple weeks, y’all have blown me away with the incredible ✨Magical Questions✨ you’ve sent in. As it’s the end of the year, you may be gathering a tad more th...
5,124 likes, 57 comments - priyaparker on December 23, 2024: "Over the past couple weeks, y’all have blown me away with the incredible ✨Magical Questions✨ you’ve sent in. As it’s the end of the year, ...
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December 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Update on Magical Questions & Priya Parker: at our last birthday gathering, we used these questions... which helped our family discover a new word we now consistently use with wide smiles & winks in memory "conviviality" #SpiritChat #Gifts www.instagram.com/p/DEDJfVDyqn...
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A1: Focusing on studying spiritual gifts this season, through a series of highly spiritual books, a course or two, and another Human Design deep dive. Embracing my study time with my kid away at college and not traveling during snowy times. Cooking will also commence. #spiritchat
December 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A1: Focusing on studying spiritual gifts this season, through a series of highly spiritual books, a course or two, and another Human Design deep dive. Embracing my study time with my kid away at college and not traveling during snowy times. Cooking will also commence. #spiritchat
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Experiences are what we remember…far longer than the gifts we give and receive. #Spiritchat
December 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Experiences are what we remember…far longer than the gifts we give and receive. #Spiritchat
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The simplest thing is to give without expectation.
To give with uncommunicated expectations means that folks accept gifts without knowing what they’re agreeing to, and that leads to disappointment and resentment.
#spiritchat
To give with uncommunicated expectations means that folks accept gifts without knowing what they’re agreeing to, and that leads to disappointment and resentment.
#spiritchat
December 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The simplest thing is to give without expectation.
To give with uncommunicated expectations means that folks accept gifts without knowing what they’re agreeing to, and that leads to disappointment and resentment.
#spiritchat
To give with uncommunicated expectations means that folks accept gifts without knowing what they’re agreeing to, and that leads to disappointment and resentment.
#spiritchat
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A2. I haven't figured it out yet. I do love group activities with loved ones that create priceless memories. #Spiritchat
December 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A2. I haven't figured it out yet. I do love group activities with loved ones that create priceless memories. #Spiritchat
Good Morning, Everyone! So grateful to be with you for the entire #SpiritChat hour today from the snow-covered manse in NorthWest New Jersey! #GoodMorningLove
December 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Good Morning, Everyone! So grateful to be with you for the entire #SpiritChat hour today from the snow-covered manse in NorthWest New Jersey! #GoodMorningLove
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December 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Newcomers are invited to join #spiritchat today and most Sundays at 9am Eastern Time!
🙂
See Kumud Ajmani
@ajmanik.bsky.social
at that time.
🙏
#spirituality #community
🙂
See Kumud Ajmani
@ajmanik.bsky.social
at that time.
🙏
#spirituality #community
Today! Join us, Sunday Dec 14 2025 at 9amEST / 2pm UTC / 730pm India for our weekly Bluesky gathering. All are welcome! Topic: “Our Greatest Gifts ” ~ bit.ly/sc140-gifts25 #Spiritchat
Our Greatest Gifts
As yet another ‘polar vortex’ gets ready to descend across Lake Erie later in the weekend and bring us even colder temperatures and a bit of snow, I cannot help but observe that the forest behind t…
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December 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Newcomers are invited to join #spiritchat today and most Sundays at 9am Eastern Time!
🙂
See Kumud Ajmani
@ajmanik.bsky.social
at that time.
🙏
#spirituality #community
🙂
See Kumud Ajmani
@ajmanik.bsky.social
at that time.
🙏
#spirituality #community
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#ImageAndVerse
I heard a bird sing in the dark of December. A magical thing. And sweet to remember. We are nearer to Spring than we were in September. I heard a bird sing in the dark of December.
- Oliver Herford
#poetry (quote on trivet)
Trivet and coaster are stuffed with fragrant #herbs.
I heard a bird sing in the dark of December. A magical thing. And sweet to remember. We are nearer to Spring than we were in September. I heard a bird sing in the dark of December.
- Oliver Herford
#poetry (quote on trivet)
Trivet and coaster are stuffed with fragrant #herbs.
December 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#ImageAndVerse
I heard a bird sing in the dark of December. A magical thing. And sweet to remember. We are nearer to Spring than we were in September. I heard a bird sing in the dark of December.
- Oliver Herford
#poetry (quote on trivet)
Trivet and coaster are stuffed with fragrant #herbs.
I heard a bird sing in the dark of December. A magical thing. And sweet to remember. We are nearer to Spring than we were in September. I heard a bird sing in the dark of December.
- Oliver Herford
#poetry (quote on trivet)
Trivet and coaster are stuffed with fragrant #herbs.