Star Date 31/10/2022

Sheriff Woody checking out my welding mask. He said that it’s an astronaut helmet. That’s okay in my books… Imagination is one step towards reality… So dream it…Pursue it…Grind for it…Believe it…Love you…Be you…For you are unique and have so much to offer… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jackie Morris (@modern.jemz)… Continue reading Star Date 31/10/2022

Wandering

We all started somewhere.

Creating through this wandering mind… Still walking the line, one foot at a time… Stumble, fall, crash and burn…Still not my Turn…Lots to Learn…For life is a journey…Cruel, yet KIND…For I get to choose…How to refuse the old-school views…Doing what can be done…Trying to find the Fun…For as long as one can Run… JEMI 08/16/2021… Continue reading Wandering

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Conception

“For ease and clarity I’ve decided to bring over my welding and trade related articles to showcase them @Modern.JEMz on IG.” So FUNNY I was telling myself what I need to do years in advance. The signs of the foundation of understanding how I was navigating my undiagnosed ADHD (diagnosed Spring 2024). This was my… Continue reading Conception

Shop Bump

OH LOOK WHAT I FOUND… #babyboybump💙 Super pregnant Mama belly… #38weekspregnant The Shop was looking pretty good before I went on leave…. Way back when, May 31, 2019… #pregnantwelder #imnotawelder #imaweldingtechnologist #WOMENINWELDING #weldingmom This was my third pregnancy. The second one, working as a Welding Technologist. With the pregnancy in the video, I worked until… Continue reading Shop Bump

A year & a bit.

International women’s day 2022 was the one year anniversary of my blog. So far this year has been about giving myself Grace.  Where this is week 52’s article but in actuality it is week 54 from the commencement of this published endeavour. Edit… Week 58… I will fill in some of the blanks in further… Continue reading A year & a bit.

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All The Things

Sometimes the weight of the world gets heavy…. Especially when your perspective broadens. Where a clear mind can prioritize all the thoughts and obligations and a clouded mind can struggle with that.  My definition of depression, whether it’s postpartum, isolation or other induced depression, is thinking or looking at all the things in one’s life… Continue reading All The Things

Forward

We made it through the first month of 2022. Proud of everyone putting one foot in front of another on whatever their Journey holds.  Life’s not easy, relative to everyone. So making sure we take the time to enjoy ourselves daily is key.  Truly grateful for a challenge I was introduced to. Of doing something… Continue reading Forward

What Do You Need?

What do I need?  Is the first question that we should be asking ourselves… I have wadded through life always putting someone else first. Successfully in my Outlook, seen through my privilege now.  Much of this is accessible through the privilege of never having to worry as a child about food, clothing or housing. My… Continue reading What Do You Need?

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ReNew, Year.

I sit and reflect about a year around the Sun.I’m absolutely grateful for another year’s begun.This one’s different from any that once was. For time only goes in one direction when you’re amongst the deflection…Of what we need to rise above…The resurrection of…Individuality love…How each unique part comes together as one…Completing the circle of unity, community… Continue reading ReNew, Year.

Self Grace

How do you define Friend?  For me it’s knowing someone is there when they can be. Regardless of the amount of time that has passed, I can say hello and pick up where we left off. As I get older some might call my friends acquaintances as we don’t talk daily or see each other… Continue reading Self Grace