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Our Dedication:

This mission began with the understanding towards the great need we have in our society to find a healthy productive way live, express ourselves and grow from our greater challenges in this life. These challenges and losses are ever close to our hearts. Just Imagine is dedicate to my sister Jackie and niece Maria Rose... the wonderful souls that we were fortunate enough to have been close to on this earth..

"Angel" mural by Tim Kluck inside Just Imagine


“ Just Imagine...
a place where the old are young and
the young are wise,
where gardens grow from painting
palettes and energy flows as a river
with grace and ease,
a place to move, express, dance, and
let go of all the weight
of unresolved woes...where smiles are
the rule and laughter the music,
work becomes play and
friendships stay.
A place where what you believe
becomes what you see
and faith and hope draw
ever closer to the heart.
A flood of creative expression, love,
spirit and synergy entwine in
a ball that bounces higher and higher
through each of our lives,
on an adventure where understanding
of self becomes the joy
as an unfolding flower in bloom.” -LG


The story behind the “Just Imagine” poem:

When my 38 year old sister, Jacqueline, passed away in Jan. 2004, this poem just sort of poured out of me while I was driving with my father and kids to go to her funeral service in Missouri. Just Imagine was barely beginning, and I was thinking about what it all meant. Despite the obvious loss and sadness, I somehow found a way, at that moment, to express my thoughts of “Just Imagine” creatively - and turn the grief into an opportunity to see a beautiful side of life. I continually hope that all people we aim to inspire, are also able to continually see the beauty & joy in life no matter what challenges - great or small - must be faced.
— Laurie Gonda, Founder
Just Imagine Creative Center


     
Our guardian angels are:
  • Jacqueline Ann Gonda (38 yrs, 4/19/65 to 1/11/04), Laurie's sister.


    • Maria Rose Gonda (Jacqueline's daughter, 9 ½ months, 12/25/2001 to 10/11/01 ) Laurie's niece.


      
 
         


 

 





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