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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Life Is NOT about expecting, HOPING and wishing… it’s about DOING, BEING and BECOMING! Sure we all have hopes and wishes but if we’re ever going to make them a reality we have to get out there and actually DO, BE, BECOME our dreams! What are you doing now that will allow you become who you are meant to be?   Health and Happiness, Jess

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“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you will go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you’ve faced. All the battles you have won. All the fears you’ve overcome. All the chapters you have written. Remember the moments that came before when you had this same doubt and overcame it. You can go as far as you let yourself go. Let go and you will soar farther that you’ve ever imagined.” — Unknown   Sitting here in Read more…

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  “Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing Read more…

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THE PRESENT (as seen in Terry Hawkins’ There Are Two Times in Life, Now and Too Late) In a university commencement address several years ago, the Ceo of Coca Cola Enterprises spoke of the relation of work to one’s other commitments: “Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air.  The names of these five balls are:  work, family, health, friends and spirit.  You are very busy keeping all of these balls in the Read more…

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  “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”  ~Mark Twain   We are currently sailing the San Blas Islands Exploring, Dreaming and Discovering! What’s on for you this week? Health and Happiness, Jess

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“There are two days in every week about which we should not worry.Two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, Its faults and blunders, Its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed. We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone…   The 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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“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ~ TS Eliot Happily following my path right now in Panama after my most amazing boat trip to date!! I do hope you have an amazing week!  We are lined up for an incredible adventure of the Panama Canal and Bocas del Torre!!! What Read more…

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