Journey With Jess Jones

  “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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“After awhile you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul and you learn that love doesn’t mean possession  and company doesn’t mean security. And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises. You begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of an adult not the grief of a child…  And you learn to build your roads today because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans and futures have ways of falling Read more…

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 To farewell my twenties I’ll remind you: “Life is short, Break the Rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss Slowly, Love Truly, Laugh Uncontrollably and never regret anything that ever made you smile”   And to welcome my thirties: “Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it is exactly what it needed to be. Don’t think that you’ve lost time. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. AND NOW IS RIGHT ON Read more…

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I’ve never seen someone so grateful than the beautiful man that I bought a meal for yesterday. The restaurant not so impressed, wouldn’t make room for his wheel chair, so he sat happy as larry in the park around the corner…   There are no photos of this moment, this wasn’t for show. It was a genuine act of kindness. It was also, a bit of a realization. Perhaps if all of us dropped a few bucks every now and Read more…

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Perhaps a day late, but nothing short of amazing! I stumbled across this quote in the most ironic place and moment…and again, everything does happen for a reason:)  “Love is like a butterfly, it goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes.”   Health, happiness and butterflies, Jess 

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The Rules For Being Amazing: “Risk more than is required. Learn more than is normal. Be strong. Show courage. Breathe. Excel. LOVE. Lead. Speak your truth. Live your VALUES. Laugh. CRY. Innovate. Simplify. Adore mastery. Release mediocrity. Aim for genius. Stay humble. BE kinder than is expected. Deliver more than is needed. Exude PASSION. Shatter your limits. Transcend your fears. INSPIRE others. Dream BIG but start small. Act NOW. Don’t stop. CHANGE THE WORLD.” ~Robin Sharma   Health and Happiness, Read more…

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“You are strong when you know your weaknesses. You are beautiful when you appreciate your flaws. You are wise when you learn from your mistakes.”     STRENGTH Who would have thought a weakness could actually make you stronger? Of course it’s not the weakness itself, but what you choose to do with it. I would like to think overtime I have uncovered my weaknesses, at times have even worked to improve them and at very least, try to remain Read more…

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        “Learn to detach…Don’t cling to things, because everything is impermanent… But detachment doesn’t mean you don’t let the experience penetrate you. On the contrary, you let it penetrate fully. That’s how you are able to leave it… Take any emotion–love for a woman, or grief for a loved one… If you hold back on the emotions–if you don’t allow yourself to go all the way through them–you can never get to being detached, you’re too busy being afraid. You’re afraid of the Read more…

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Ahh the BUTTERFLIES, the warm and fuzzy feelings, the flirting, the sense of urgency, the nautiness, the speed at which things move, THE PASSION, the seduction, the heart set a flutter… We’ve all been there before, a travel romance, a holiday fling, call it what you like, but its fast and powerful. It sweeps in, melts your heart, makes you smile, and steals all your otherwise sensible reason. Deep down you both know that its temporary, so why not throw caution to Read more…

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  Goodbye Rio! I left Brazil bronzed and baffled, sunkissed and full of stories, slightly heart-broken , certainly more broke than ever before, about 100 caipirinhas too many, a beach-bum, an acai, coconut and euro shorts addict, I’ve embraced my afro, wear nothing but havaianas, can feel the samba music inside (dancing is still another story) and have one hell of a desire to remain in Rio as a wannabe Carioca forever!!   See, I am a Carioca…I even have the T-shirt! To Read more…

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