Journey With Jess Jones

  “Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt….The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. If you want Read more…

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“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.” ~ Gloria Naylor I’ve had the opportunity this long weekend to connect on another level with some very close friends (face to face and the old trusty Facebook) and to reflect on these special friendships. Read more…

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“It’s alright to do things the way you want. There is no map to life, no blueprints to survival. You can CREATE YOUR WORLD day by day if you have a clear vision and an unwillingness to give up.” ~John O’Callahan     What is your vision for the future? Have you asked yourself this lately? Trust me, EVERYONE seems to be asking me what my plan is, and while this gets a bit overwhelming, it encourages me to look ahead. I Read more…

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“Why not go out on a limb?  Isn’t that where the fruit is?” ~ Frank Scully  WHY NOT DIVE INTO YOUR JOURNEY TODAY??   “Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible. ” ~ Cadet Maxim   This week I begin taking NEW RISKS, going out on a limb and expanding my limits a little bit further than most people Read more…

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 “This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind… let it be something good.”       I am making a conscious effort to make Read more…

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  I’d like to think over the course of 2 years frolicking around Latin America I would uncover some truths about myself. I began writing this list about a year ago and I’m quite sure there are a few more just waiting to come to light. Its critical to learn about the person you really are, what you need and want out of life, and how you choose to share yourself with others. It’s ok to have faults, they are part of Read more…

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  “Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” -Miriam Beard As I slowly settle back into ‘life at home’ attempting to re-establish a schedule and sense of “normalcy,” I am becoming strangely aware of just how these travels have changed me on a deep and very real level. I can’t say that I am finding this transition particularly easy, but thankfully I have some Read more…

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“Some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.” -Gilda Radner Perhaps my greatest fear coming back home to Australia was missing “the unknown;” the feeling of not knowing what  I would be doing the next day, who I may have a chance encounter with, or what country I might be in the following Read more…

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As a mix of excitement, fear, thrill and sadness wildly sweep over me right now, a swirl of epiphany’s, stress and smiles all at once… Even as I put my fingers to the key board, my heart drops slightly into my belly simultaneously a thrilling wave of anticipation… I HAVE HAD ‘THE FEELING; you know the one deep in your belly that tells you its the right time to make a change…. I HAVE MADE THE CHOICE; as difficult as Read more…

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HAPPY ST PADDY’S DAY! MAY THE ROAD RISE UP TO MEET YOU. MAY THE WIND ALWAYS BE AT YOUR BACK. MAY THE SUN SHINE WARM UPON YOUR FACE, THE RAINS FALL SOFT UPON YOUR FIELDS. AND UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND. Health and Happiness, Jess

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