Comments on: Sludge, Flow & Hallelujah

By: unabashedly female · There’s No Voice Like Yours

unabashedly female · There’s No Voice Like Yours — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:42:08 +0000

[...] from serious, spiritual, funny, loving, and sometimes powerful and intuitive. Sometimes I write sludge (feels and sounds a lot like internal processing on the page, something the roommate in the head [...]

By: Charlotte Rains Dixon

Charlotte Rains Dixon — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:57:06 +0000

Oh, Julie, I love the quote you begin the post with, and I love this post. Your point about the sludge coming out among the jewels is so important to remember! Thanks for more great inspiration.

By: emma

emma — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:15:42 +0000

“Creative catalyst” – I LOVE that! I’ve been trying to succinctly express to people what I want to be and do, the direction in which I’m heading, and you’ve just nailed it in two words. That’s exactly where I believe my talents thrive, and where I can best be of service. Thank you SO much for this insight, and for being such a beautiful creative catalyst for so many. xo

By: olive & hope

olive & hope — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:09:24 +0000

I always feel like what I read here is exactly what I need at the moment. I absorb, and absorb, and always leave with my heart feeling full to bursting. Thank you Julie for speaking to me And in the wise words of Our Lady Jeanne ~ i love you, julie daley. i flat out love you.

By: TheWordWire

TheWordWire — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:26:51 +0000

The plumbing analogy is perfect — I know exactly the feeling when the clog comes out of the pipe and new insights start to flow. Thanks for the reminder of how good that feels.

By: sheila

sheila — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:22:54 +0000

I loved the pipe analogy Julie…it definitely isn’t easy putting yourself out there and letting it flow. Here’s to expression and taking risk

By: Square-Peg Karen

Square-Peg Karen — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:13:44 +0000

Oh, Julie! Oh! Oh! (lol…hear myself sounding like Sally in the Dick and Jane readers of my childhood)…this is EXACTLY what I needed to hear – tears are sliding down my face…

for me, maybe a little different than the women who approached you recently, my sludge is around friendship speaking — I feel free enough in my blog/site – “outside” speaking (which WAS a long time coming and I SO relate to how you explain the process!!!) — but I keep feeling that pull to hold things inside – to keep those silent things – in friendships…sigh…

well…the pipes are rattling, the water is spitting and I am grateful to you!

By: whollyjeanne

whollyjeanne — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:12:02 +0000

once again, i read something birthed from your heart and as i read, i nod and smile, i relax and say aloud “true. true.” to unclog those pipes takes tenacity and resolve and sometimes, armor. the ensuing sludge is sometimes smelly and gucky, and as you say: you can examine it in minute detail or not. i think about it through a big lens – and was doing that very thing last night. thinking about how bumpy and erratic this road i’ve chosen has been for me and my family. also difficult, necessary, worthwhile, and rewarding. i love you, julie daley. i flat out love you. and i’m so glad you put on your tenacious britches and cleared your pipes so words and thoughts like these can flow because it is what comes from that personal place, it is the writing of authenticity and vulnerability and personal experience that is most redemptive for your self and for others, too.