Hi fellow writing and education enthusiasts,
Welcome to my site that nurtures our natural desire to learn, to share our knowledge with other growing beings, and to create and write.
My name is Jody Dontje and I am currently studying a Bachelor of Education. My love of words started when my father used to read to me as a little girl. Those moments, of being close to a loved one as a new world is brought to life with every read aloud word, are purely magical. A couple of years ago, I was in a three person band playing violin and keyboard, and writing songs that we performed in front of hundreds of people. Writing in all forms, whether it be picturebook, poetry, short story, young adult fiction, non-fiction, persuasive article, or music and song lyric, can have a strong power over others. Words can educate, connect emotionally, persuade, inspire, muse, motivate, and even change a human being.
I believe that we are all born with a natural desire to succeed in this forever changing world. As we grow this desire transforms into passions, and these passions are what drive us to succeed. Lets nurture these passions, and let the nature of writing, learning and sharing our knowledge through teaching take over. We are social creatures of the world, so lets grow together and share our passion of writing and education.
Sincerely Jody
Hi Jody,
Great blog, I’m looking forward to seeing where your writing adventure takes you!
Cheers,
Nadine
Hi Nadine,
Very much appreciated, thank-you! Feel free to share your stories and opinions with me, whenever you please.
Looking forward to staying in contact.
Sincerely Jody
Inspirational thoughts full of passion.x
Hi Scottishmomus,
Thank-you for your kind words!
Sincerely Jody
Hey, another song writer! Good luck on your B.Ed. Love your site. :)
Hi Kev,
Absolutely love writing in all forms! Good to see you do too! Music is such a great creation. Thank-you so much!
Sincerely Jody
Really nice blog Jody. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Adrian,
Thank-you so much! Feel free to follow my site, and I will help support you too.
Sincerely Jody
Anyone who effervesce creativity like you is alllll right by me – thanks for the like, best wishes for your writing and wherever your course takes you
Hi,
That is so nice of you to say, thank-you! Not a problem, always willing to support other growing writers!
Sincerely Jody
Hi Jody. I would like to chat to you privately. Please email me at adrian.mitchell.zar@gmail.com.
Thanks, A
Thank you for the follow, Jody! I really agree with your thoughts; I want to grow as I write. Happy writing and blogging!
Hi,
Was my pleasure! I hope that we can follow each others journey as writers, and aid each others growth.
Sincerely Jody
Great idea! I love it.
Terrific, exciting times!
Sincerely Jody
Thank you Jody for visiting my site. It makes me happy that there are more people who share this passion of writing and education!
I wish you all the best with your studies and your writing. Were you in a band? Cool!
Take care!
Not a problem,
Happy to support other passionate beings! We definitely share that happiness. Thank-you, and I hope to see more work of yours! We can follow each others journey as writers. Yes it was great!
Sincerely Jody
Very nice blog you have Jody. Thanks for dropping by mine.
Hi Rupesh,
Not a worry, and thank-you! We will follow and support each others writing journey.
Sincerely Jody
Sure. :)
Thanks Jody for stopping by. As you rightly say, words can connect emotionally, motivate and even change lives for the better. Looking forward to knowing what you think Love is.
Hi Sally,
Not a problem. Hope we can follow and support each other! Appreciate you sharing your agreement.
Perhaps that specific topic may be one of my upcoming poetry pieces.
Sincerely Jody
Hi Jody! Your poetry has a unique touch to it and is always a joy to read… I have nominated you for 2 awards! Please check them out here:
http://shethp.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/tis-the-season-to/
Thank you for your continuous support… Have a great day! :)
Hi Sheth!
Thank-you so very much! You are a gem. Much appreciated! How do I go about being eligible for these awards?
Sincerely Jody
You definitely deserve the awards! You can follow the link to the rules posted on the same page to pass on the nominations… :)
Thank-you so much!
Sincerely Jody
Hi! I have nominated your lovely blog for two awards: The Dragon’s Loyalty Award and The Imagine Award. Please enjoy. Wishing you a Happy New Year 2014. http://theopiniator.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/appreciated/
Hi Rupesh!
That is so nice of you! Thank-you! I am so very thankful to be supported by other talented people such as yourself.
Sincerely Jody
It’s a pleasure Jody. God Bless.
Oi Jody – enter my competition help me shortlist some poetry and win yourself some art :)
http://elephantthrown.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/competition-wisdom-of-crowds-win-a-personalised-illustration
Hi,
I would be happy to help! Unfortunately though I am having trouble with the link? Is this on my end or yours?
Sincerely Jody
Yeah it was a British boo-boo sorry – changed the publishing date to bump it higher up the feed apparently that changes the web address. Cheers lovely
http://elephantthrown.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/competition-wisdom-of-crowds-win-a-personalised-illustration/
Lovely writing, Jody.
Hi Josh,
Thank-you so very much. I see you are a young writer too. I hope we can continue to follow each others writing journey.
Sincerely Jody
Certainly. When I get some time later, I look forward to reading some more of your writing.
Best of luck,
Josh
Thanks again Josh,
Looking forward to keeping in contact. Best of luck to you as well.
Sincerely Jody
Thanks for sharing your story and your thoughts. How inspiring and insightful!
Hi,
Not a problem at all, I appreciate your support! Best wishes for 2014!
Sincerely Jody
Hi Jody, your site, and you as a person, are uplifting! Feel free to send me an article at paganpoet.com so we can get you writing there as well.
In Heart n Art
Hi,
Thank-you so very much! I appreciate your support, and would love to share some of my work with you. Looking forward to following each others writing progress.
Sincerely Jody
Jody, I’m new to the blogging world (and a late, reluctant newcomer to most technology popularized after the late 1980s). I saw that you apparently stumbled across my blog (www.theyouthforum.net) and gave it a digital thumbs up. Not sure how that happened, but if I read that correctly, thank you so much. Likewise, I look forward to following your work. It looks very interesting. Thanks and all the best, Ken
Hi Ken,
Welcome to the world of blogging, and what an exciting time it is! As the cliché goes, better late than never. It was my pleasure, best wishes for your future writing. I am more than willing to follow and support your progress, seeming as you have chosen to follow mine. Thank-you.
Sincerely Jody
A beautiful aspiration for a website.
Hi,
Your kind words are appreciated.
Sincerely Jody
Your blog is pretty amazing and inspirational. I do believe that we are we are social creatures of the world and we’re wildly unpredictable, which can be good or bad.
Hi Gregory,
Thank-you for taking the time to stop by and write such a sincere comment, very sweet! There is a constant battle between it being good or bad, so we need to ensure we do our best to help others and this world.
Sincerely Jody
Great blog Jody! Thank you!
Ann Marie
Hi Ann,
A sincere thank-you for taking the time to explore my site! I am very passionate about writing and it is a great success to have others support this. I will also follow you, and am looking forward to seeing your work!
Sincerely Jody
Thank you Jody! You got a strong pen.
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Hi,
Thank-you for your kind words!
Sincerely Jody
Have a great weekend! ♫