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♥ Julie has been writing since she got a crayon in her hand and journaling since 5th grade, Julie learned the importance of getting the written word on the page as a means of self discovery and empowerment.
On her first day living in Italy, she decided to write a book. After a month, she thought she’d write an article. After her first year, she finally figured out she didn’t have to write anything at all.
Swim Away from the Cake
When Julie was on swim team in high school her sister was her best motivator. She’d follow her back and forth across the lanes and cheer ‘Go Julie!’ Her coaching strategy was swim toward the chocolate cake and away from the shark. Now both sisters agree to swim away from the chocolate cake. Regardless what direction you are swimming it is important to be the change you want to see in life. We all have the ability to make positive choices to turn our lives around for the better.
Anyone can write.
Julie has also learned that writing can be an fantastic way of therapy ~ that is getting your thoughts on the page. :)
I have entries in my diary about what I would do for my birthday party, where my family went and who I liked and didn’t like at school.
As I got older, I started writing travel diaries. I have about 15 handwritten diaries in my garage that I wrote when I was between 19 and 30.
♥ Learn how to blog.
She’s still writing journals only now she’s sharing too. To contact her, leave a comment below. Have a great day and thanks for visiting.
Want to read more about my life? Here is my first blog post.
Julie,
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!! (Look, I used capitals)
Julie,
Appreciate your visit. Just added you on. You are ‘Julie the English teacher’ on my blogroll, and your byline is “It takes a community of teachers to raise a doctor.”
My wife has a saying I love. “We believe in a life of grace and dignity.” The blog is part of my effort to reach out to the folks in the world of like mind, and your site indicates y’all live that way too.
Thanks for adding me on your blogroll. I’m on FaceBook, too. I find I have more musicians there and writers on wordpress, but both are open to good folks everywhere.
Dr. B
Ciao Jules … so glad to have a peek into your life in Italy. I remember your journal writing on Via Guelfa, sitting at our little, two-person marble-topped kitchen table next to the window. I remember the time your mom sent you a pair of shoes with Mrs. Field’s cookies ticked in them and we were so excited to have a real chocloate chip cookie, until we realized they smelled and tasted like your shoes! (I’ve never quite been able to eat Mrs. Field’s since!)
I love that we can fast forward 21 years and say that we are both still writing and still enjoying life. Add my blog to your Blogroll and I’ll add yours to mine
I think you’ll recognize the people in this post:
http://localfood.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/sweet-workers/
Keep writing …
xo,
Julie
http://www.localfood.wordpress.com
Just a note to say there are more people out here who will not respond to your writings that are writers learning the craft. Your post on learning was excellent. Keep up the good work. Show us the universal characters you meet, the food you eat and the music you hear.
Don’t be worried how many people read, be more interested in how true your words.
A fellow reader of Dr. Bibey
Good Luck
Thank you for taking the time to write the comments above. Believe it or not, I thought at length about your comments. I considered how to be truthful to myself and my readers, to be upfront and to try to convey the essence of my life in Italy.
I know what you mean about not worrying about traffic and digging deeper into the lives around me. I’m trying to convey that across a keyboard and a white screen. I worry about traffic because I wonder if I’m talking to myself or to real people. I’ve eased up a little bit though seeing how my numbers are doing well.
What am I learning is that all of the years that I have spent reading and researching, there are real people whose lives I might be effecting on the other end of the screen. I don’t know. I hope so if it is in a positive way. I never considered that my audience would be new writers.
Thank you for that. I have to choose a direction for this site, if it is to be based on motivation, writing, or Italy. Or maybe teaching. I hope my visitors aren’t afraid to comment or even make mistakes in their English.
I hope you guys become a regular visitors.
My best to you and yours.
Julie
By the way, each and every time one of my readers writes excellent or outstanding about my posts, it makes me smile. Thank you for that.
I’m glad I stumbled upon your blog. It’s very fun to read and I’m somewhat envious of your locale. I ♥ Italian cuisine.
Julie,
Love your writing and really enjoy the beautiful pictures. It shows that you take your time with the content and the photography. It’s an inspiration to me and when I open your blog every time it takes me back to the days I waited with anticipation for Martha Stewart to do her next show. Thanks for being you and exposing myself and others to a different part of life, through Italy and through your boundless thought provoking wisdom! Cheers~
Rose,
I thank you for your comment. Any comparison to a real writer is flattering and goes right to my head. Strangely enough I have been compared to Nietzsche, Satyr and now Martha! Although I have to admit most comparisons go right over my head. : )
Still I write because I love to inspire. And of course I love to write. Thank you for visiting. I’m hoping you become a regular visitor! I am steps away from announcing my first on line give away. The paint is dry. I wish I had more confidence as a painter.
I don’t know what I’m doing but I’m good at pretending. I’m learning from my children and the people around me.
Have a blessed day,
Julie
Dear Julie,
A heartfelt congratulations! Can’t wait to read through the whole blog, but what I’ve read so far is really good!
Brava!
My daughter is named Julie.
You’ve got a nice brain… I think I’ll showcase it around my place if you don’t mind.
~
An honor and a privilege. Thanks.
Hi Honey, I tried to comment on your write anything space, but my my computer wouldn’t access the page. Nice work.
About me. I am in computer hell. I think I got it fixed but I’m sure its only temporary. Love ya.\Mom
I was flipping through my blog’s FB fan page and came across your name, then clicked on your blog in your profile…what a wonderful find! Looking forward to reading more of you and getting to know you better
Michelle, I feel like I just got the nod from Oprah you are driving so many visitors to my site. It must be the goat. She’s bringing me good luck.
Julie
I followed Michelle from Bleeding Espresso to your blog and I am already enjoying myself. I have added you to my blogroll. If Michelle recommends you, then I can’t go wrong, right?
Nice to meet you! Your blog looks great. You’ll see it’s going to grow in leaps and bounds. Thanks for the blogroll add. My granddad’s both immigrated to USA in the 20s too so you and I are doing the EXACT same Giro!
Welcome.
“Excellent” AND “outstanding,” both! Of course any referral from Michelle is bound to be well worth the click….And of course, an add to the blogroll!
Well done.
Ciao another American in Italy (Rome).
I heard about your blog via Michelle at Bleeding Espresso. I love it. Looking forward to reading more!!
Hey Cous!! Excellent work….you make me smile! Love ya. Kris
Hi Julie,
I wrote to Annika the other day about the English books, I have seen that you would like to have the list. You can send me your email and then I will send you the file .xls
Thanks,
Paola
Paola, she forwarded it to me, thanks. Great collections. Can’t wait to get some.
Thanks, Julie! Hope to hear from you then! If you need any information do not hesitate to ask!
Julie,
Have just run through your blog and found it lovely, so filled with a positive energy. Good for you!
Funny thing, I have seen your comments on Bruce’s FB but not until I read your blog did I realize you were posting from Italy! I love Italy and we go at least once a year. Where are you living? Dain and I plan on retiring there soon for at least part of the year as soon as we can.
Anyway, love the Buddha story about accepting “gifts”, so very true.
Take care! Ciao.
Jille
Great to see you friend. I love it when people come across my blog. It reminds me of what it is like to see a great friend after many years. The friendship picks up exactly as you left it. Friends are AWESOME for that. Time nor distance can stand between you.
Julie
Congrats on passing 5000 visitor mark! WOW that was a huge leap in readers, so exciting honey! You are amazing, I will keep saying it! xxx
Hi great job on the blog
Hey Julie, I wanted you to know I wrote a blog post about your blog and your ebook. Take a look and let me know if you get traffic from my blog. I sure hope you do!
That was so sweet of you! How nice. I can’t wait to go over and read it. Where’s my link? Where’s my link?!
Probably next to my car keys and remote.
Found it! http://italianmamachef.wordpress.com/?s=jbulie
Julie
Julie — I found your site from Blogging without a Blog (Barbara) and I loved this “About Julie!” very much, especially the swimming story. Now that you’re swimming away from the chocolate cake, what are swimming towards?
I hope you will find blogging as much fun as I have. I’ve been at since 2007 and it’s allowed my own creativity to expand, but most of all, I have been lucky enough to meet the most wonderful people from all the world.
Enjoy it…I like your site very much:~)
Goodness gracious. Welcome. What a sweet thing to write. I’m sort of left speechless. Ask my friends, that’s a rarity.
I have vivid memories of my sister walking up and down the lanes. I can here her voice coaching me. It’s the people around us who propel us to make our lives better.
You ask what I’m swimming towards these days? The beach.
I have three more days of final exams, I’m a teacher, then I’m off with my kids to rest, relax and read. Cannot wait.
Thanks for the visit and making me think.
Julie
Self empowerment….we all want it, but how do we get it?
We get it by not wanting anything from this world. Simple!
Would you like to know more?
Join me… http://www.davidgcoles.wordpress.com
Great site,
David
Julie,
Hope this finds you well. Somehow your comment just now came thru about the WNCW radio show, but if you heard it, you would indeed be the listener from the longest distance away.
If you’ll send me an e-mail with an address, I’ll get a copy of “The Mandolin Case” out to you. We are tempoarily out of stock on Amazon, (formatting for Kindle and IPad) but should be up and running again very soon.
Ain’t this blog world the greatest?
Dr. B
Yay! Thank you. I’ll send it via fb email.