PAMELA BOWMAN – MESA, ARIZONA — I walked out of my house this morning for an early morning swim. I looked down at my feet as they walked and realized those were my feet. They seemed so unfamiliar. New wrinkles on my toes. And the conversation began…with myself. “It’s 2007.” “No, it couldn’t be. It …
Month: June 2007
I Am So Mature
PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA ARIZONA – My youngest daughter had a group “daddy-daughter” date the other night. It was a swimming party. She was excited to go. It reminded me of when I was little and had one with my Dad. It was always an evening that I looked forward to. While they were …
Own It
PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA ARIZONA – I heard a comment the other day. A thought provoking one for me. The concept of destiny as a prison. If we are destined to be someone or do something then there really aren’t any choices. What will be will be. Essentially we are imprisoned with whatever that …
Liking It
PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA ARIZONA – A group of friends have agreed to write something every day. A thought, a poem, a journal entry. In the agreement, it doesn’t matter what it is as long as we write something. We are not hesitant to let each other know what we think about what we’re …
Expanded Heart
PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA ARIZONA Young tender hands rest gently on stretched sinews. Night falls, breath releases, stomach flutters. Sacred shelter shifts and swells. Constant steady rhythm silently quells. Nocturnal laying of hands, palms down. New moons wax and wan, touch sustains, Anxious hands slowly expand upward, outward. Restless. Persistent. Patience. Refrain. Feel the …
Home
PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA ARIZONA – “Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home.” — Bill Cosby. My son Ben comes home from Chile in two weeks. Technically, he has been gone for 25 months. It is time for a Ben hug. He has just the …
Conditionally Forgotten
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN – MESA ARIZONA – This week, in Oregon, I spent time with my sisters and Great Aunt. Aunt Aida came over from Italy when she was eight. She goes back to Italy once each year to visit relatives. I spent my young life nurtured by our extended family. I remember holidays, …
Dance in the Oregon Rain
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, MESA, ARIZONA – I found this quote and the way I have been living my life lately, I could have written this! As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn’t supposed to ever let us down, probably will. You’ll have your heart broken and you’ll break …
Funding is Fun, NOT!
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, ARIZONA, USA — There are many lessons I have learned and some I continue to learn from my experience working on the FilmZambia project. The number one lesson? Always use Other People’s Money (OPM), preferably a studio’s money or a distributor’s money. What I am still trying to learn is how …
The Right Road
BY PAMELA JO BOWMAN, MESA, ARIZONA – “The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.” — Barbara Hall I read a story of a …