Julie Epp profile picture

Julie Epp

This century should be the century of dialogue. - Dalai Lama

About Me


MySpace Layouts MySpace Layouts
MySpace Codes
MySpace Backgrounds
My life has been a series of lessons. So many things i have learned along the way. I've learned that your past doesn't define you - it contributes to who you are, but if you choose to grow, you can transend your past. I've learned that just because you are born to a family, it doesn't mean that you don't have a choice later in life whether to be a part of that family. I've learned that later in life, your friends become so much more important and form an extended family. I've learned that with encouragement and support, anything is possible. I've learned that creativity lives inside each and every one of us - and once that part of ourselves is awakened, the world is a more beautiful place to live. I've learned that beauty exists everywhere if only you learn how to see it. I've learned that to love yourself is the most important thing of all. Once you love yourself, then loving others is so much more fulfilling. I have learned that although working is important, playing and following your heart is just as important. The balance is the key. I have learned that life can feel complete and beautiful and full of love if you let it.
Part of me struggles still to find my place in the world - to find how I can make a difference. For now, I try to touch the lives of the people around me one by one, but one day...... well, you never know.

My Interests

I love photography, pottery, reading, writing, listening to music, soapstone, scrabble, painting, snail mail, ... just about anything creative.
MY HAPPY LIST: riding my bike, hugging, laughter, spreading love, coffee or breakfast with a friend, camping, road trips, live music shows, holding hands, fishing, canoeing/kayaking, dancing, singing, smiling, cooking or baking for others, gardening with a friend, doing something nice and unexpected for someone, buying someone flowers for no reason at all, loving with all my heart, giving someone positive reinforcement, making someone smile, random acts of kindness, picnics, drinking ginger tea, hearing someone laugh, inspiring someone, being inspired, writing a list of goals and accomplishing them, having at least one day a week where I’m not in a hurry, an open camp fire, shopping at value village, supporting my friends in their artistic endeavors, creative writing, learning something new, reading a good book, feeling important like I’ve made a difference, a latte at bar Italia, crunchy leaves beneath my feet (autumn),freshly fallen snow, ice skating, being trusted and relied upon, a long hot bath, candles, nag champa, grapefruit with sugar in the morning, getting phone calls or emails, meaningful coincidences, meeting a new friend, funky clothes that express who I am, shopping in a used book store, a meal prepared with love, buying fresh fruit and vegetables, writing letters or cards, making someone a gift, crocheting a scarf, collecting random inspirational quotes, unexpectedly finding something beautiful, playing scrabble, butterflies, the sound of loons at the lake, the feel of the sun on my back, helping someone move, re-decorating a room of my house, a field of sunflowers, a black & white photo shoot in low light, being in the darkroom, looking at the stars, a brand new blank writing journal, the brilliant northern lights on a clear day, having a job interview and always being offered the job, the smell of banana bread, staying in bed late, a visit to my favorite tree, 'the lake', the smell of rain,
oh I could go on and on and on.....

I'd like to meet:

artists, musicians, photographers... all around cool people.also people to play scrabble with - that would be good.

Music:


I love music. Local Winnipeg music scene - Dan Frechette, Jeremy Proctor, Adrien Sala, Vanessa Kuzina, Serena Postel, Lynsay Perkins, Nathan, Wailin' Jennys, Matt Epp, Justin Lacroix, Greg Macpherson, Christine Fellows, Weatkerthans, etc, etc.Non local, Ani DiFranco, Damien Rice, Ray Lamontagne, Martin Sexton, Ryan Adams, Sarah McLaughlan, Sinead O'Connor, Tracy Chapman, Kid Koala, Beef Terminal, Amos Lee, Bjork, Broken Social Scene, Cat Power, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, David Gray, Coldplay, Counting Crows, Delerium, Do Make Say Think, Elliott Smith, Greg Brown, Hawksley Workman, Jamiroquai, Indigo Girls, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Morcheeba, Tom Waits, Portishead, Tori Amos, and the blues are staring to grow on me. So many more....

Movies:

amelie, notting hill, le ballon rouge (short film), thomas crown affair, serendipity, rocky, baraka, the war photogapher, what dreams may come, good will hunting, shawshank redemption, you've got mail, city of angels, born into brothels, o brother, where art thou

Books:

Past/Current: The Artists Way; The Road Less Travelled; The Way Of The Peaceful Warrior; Time Travellers Wife; A Prayer For Owen Meany; The Glass Lake; Celestine Prophecy; The Four Agreements; Ishmael; Oriah Mountain Dreamer (The Invitation; The Call; The Dance; What We Ache For); The Unmistakeable Touch Of Grace; The Book of Angels; How to Win Friends and Influence People, Jonathan Livingston Seagull; Illusions - The Adventures Of A Reluctant Messiah; The Little Prince; The Journey Home; Finding Your Way Home; Osho (Love, Freedom, Aloneness and Joy); any Sabrina Ward Harrison; Julia Cameron (Letters To A Young Artist; The Artist’s Way, The Vein of Gold); The Prophet; The Secret; Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain; and The Alchemist. Authors: Herman Hesse; Tom Robbins; Douglas Coupland; John Irving; Margaret Atwood; Osho.
Near Future: Man's Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl; Total Freedom - Krishnamurti; Sylvia Plath; Converstations With God; The Power Of Positive Thinking; Creative Visualization.

Heroes:

mother theresa, ghandi, zephyr, ani difranco, mario lemieux. the ones who go unnoticed.. those practicing random acts of kindness... living selfless lives.

My Blog

home for the holidays

life is moving in high speed.. barely time to catch my breath.  i can hardly believe that already 3 1/2 months have passed since i moved... a whole term at school is complete and i am settli...
Posted by Julie Epp on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:12:00 PST

a little optimism please...

What to do when all else has failed.  To stand up or to sit down.  To speak out or to hold back.  To show love and compassion.. is it always possible to live that way?  There is so...
Posted by Julie Epp on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:23:00 PST

toronto

oh how long it has been since i have posted a blog.  in all honesty, i haven't been doing much writing at all lately.  lots of reading though....  school is busy... work is busy... toro...
Posted by Julie Epp on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:45:00 PST

thank you

love is the most powerful thing we have.as long as there is love... there is nothing we cannot do.it is true.we can walk to the edge of a cliff.... let go of fear... and fly.we can reach for the stars...
Posted by Julie Epp on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:43:00 PST

peace

i think all the loose ends have been tied up noweverything has fallen into place... nothing is left unfinished.all is as it should be.i couldn't feel more at peace. 
Posted by Julie Epp on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:55:00 PST

sadness

i am overwhelmed with sadness today for all that i am leaving behind.  i know my future will be wonderful.. i know that i am heading out on the right path and that my life is moving in the right ...
Posted by Julie Epp on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:18:00 PST

MOVING SALE

By now most of you know that i am moving to toronto.  I am taking this move as an opportunity to simplify my life and my accumulation of so many things. It is amazing how much has accumulated ove...
Posted by Julie Epp on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:31:00 PST

every second

wishing sometimes that i could speed up timethat days would become hoursand hours minutesand minutes.. mere secondswith every second that passesi am closer to my new lifecloser to youright now... this...
Posted by Julie Epp on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:06:00 PST

I am on the right path. This much I know.

As many of you know, I will be moving to Toronto at the end of the month.  It's amazing really how much there is to do to plan a move like this. Quitting my job and training someone to my positio...
Posted by Julie Epp on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:42:00 PST

do i have words to express all the emotions?

i reach inside myselfand one by oneopen all the drawers that i have kept lockedand once again i let myself feel...happy.  excited.  sad.  sorry.  empty.  loving.  fearful...
Posted by Julie Epp on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:13:00 PST