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Jillian

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About Me

.. .. .. .. .. .. flowers layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotCommentsABOUT ME:Welcome to my world on myspace. Thank you for stopping by. I am so happy you are here. I want to tell you about my journey and my life so far.... I have been on a journey looking for me all my life. Today I now have the opportunity to do that, with clarity and honesty and self love and serenity and joy!! Today I have faith in God and faith in myself. It has been a long and winding journey for me. Today I have 13 years and 7 months in recovery- I love September! It's my favorite month. On September 7.2008 I will celebrate 14 years. I plan on celebrating with lots of cake! I completed the Rock and Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach, Virginia on Sunday September 2. 2007 at 7:00am!!! It is my second year doing it and I wanted to get my best race time ever, which didn't happen but I did beat my time from last year's race! You can see a picture of me and my finisher's medal and other photos of my trip back east and visiting my wonderful sons, plus more new pics:) I am so grateful to have the gift of life every day to be able to participate in anything i want to. I have freedom of choice today, to be myself, to follow my dreams. (I have some soul searching work to do on finding out what my dreams are) My sobriety and working with others enables me to have a beautiful life today. I CHOOSE LIFE TODAY. I am in love with life and I am grateful to be alive. Each experience, however I perceive it, is an opportunity to do it different. Today my life is in color. In the movie The Wizard of Oz, remember when Dorothy and Toto :)are in the house--the movie is in black and white-- and they land after the big tornado, and they step out into Munchkin Land,the movie is in color?? My life before recovery was in black and white, and now my life is in vibrant color..I am connected to reality today, being with people, helping others, being of service, looking for and seeking THE SIMILARITIES NOT THE DIFFERENCES. I have three beautiful children and being with them is the joy in my life. My job has been to give them roots and give them wings, and that has been the best job of my life, and the most challenging. I love them very much and I am very proud of them. They are gifts from God.. ..I believe in attraction not promotion... ***I believe in LIGHT ATTRACTS LIGHT*** The true purpose of life is to plant trees under which whose shade we do not expect to sit....

My Interests

life. smiling. laughing. sunshine. being with friends. making new friends. reading. listening. bookstores. going to 12 step meetings. more listening.*working out*. EATING CHOCOLATE *yoga*. anything GREEN. aerobic power classes. running. dancing. sleeping. hiking. ***spending time with and talking to my three beautiful children*** .being in nature. making cake and eating cake.--CHOCOLATE--classes: art. art history. creative writing. psychology.writing poetry. ..eating and COOKING healthy food. going out for dinner. i love chinese food..running. aerobic walking-- i got to be in Rock and Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach VA Sept 2006 and Sept 2007!! ..the art world. galleries. exhibits. museums. painting. drawing. traveling. *road trips*. being outdoors. the beach. tropical climate. i love flowers. my favorite color is GREEN.*sitting in my back yard drinking iced tea with lemon and fresh mint* .all types of sports. basketball. track. football.baseball. driving volvos. a volvo is the bomb, like a green volvo, or maybe burgundy.. eating sushi. i love ICE CREAM. dark milkyways. dancing. summer nights. sunsets. sunrises. full moon days/nights.shakespeare plays in ashland oregon.writing in my journal. *hugging my friends* xoxoxo p.s. i think there should be a section called FOOD.. i want to talk about all the different foods i like, and about cooking interests, etc. and i would like to know what kinds of foods you like.. (i got to freeze a bunch of bleberries and raspberries this summer!)

I'd like to meet:

*you** life is not a dress rehearsal *

Music:

van morrison.*the frey*. pretty willie aka PDUB. Ray J. fleetwood mac. stevie nicks. luther vandross. natasha bedingfield. kanye. J. Holiday. david gray babylon. john mayer: gravity from continuum. chantelle with traxamillion. Paula DeAnda. .the temptations. stevie wonder.smokey robinson.**johnlegend.com**.akon. robert cray. slowjams on sunday nights on 104.7 in eugene. usher.chris brown. keith sweat.keyshia cole "give it up to me" and "love". avant. r kelly. justin timberlake.**icebox by omarion** techno music any kind. Maroon 5. shakira. anita baker. james blunt. ludacris with mary j. blige.christina agulara. .alicia keyes. sarah mclachlan. marvin gaye.robin thicke. bowwow. jay Z. tyrese. natalie cole:unforgetable. beyonce. marvin gaye. india arie. the ramones. nickelback. snow patrol.jacksonbrowne.com. norah jones.supremes. ben e. king. lionel ritchie. pink martini. nina simone. corinne bailey rae. leonard cohen" "suzanne". Jordin Sparks. Chris Richardson. steve miller abracadabra. jennifer hudson.did you get to see jennifer with beyonce at the oscars. it was amazing.**i got you babe: sonny and cher. jann arden.jaimie fox. christian music. classical music. piano. violin. opera in foreign languages. i love duets. country music. gary allen: life ain't always beautiful but it's a beautiful ride. etc

Movies:

to kill a mockingbird. crash. as a river runs through it. rudy. shawshank redemption. fried green tomatoes. **Great Expectations** with Gwyneth P. the secret garden. Atonement. Juno. fargo. "16 blocks" .as good as it gets. a beautiful mind. .my girl. ground hog day. Pride and Prejudice. its a wonderful life. christmas story. castaway- i like wilson, tom's soccer ball buddy--forrest gump. bed of roses. when a man loves a woman. wizard of oz. planes trains and automobiles. uncle buck. pleasantville. titanic. pearl harbor. remains of the day.driving miss daisy.young frankenstein. walk the line etc

Television:

don't watch much television. i do live for Seinfeld episodes over and over and over. i am an american idol chick:) .i like "brothers and sisters" on sunday nights.. cingular AT+T advertisements for dropped calls. verizon adds: i am crazy about the verizon guy in the brown suit and all the people that follow him .ipod adds. target adds. all sports. i LOVE basketball.

Books:

bookstores are my home-away-from-home.. i love to read.. to name but a few favorites: anything by Charles Dickens. Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird. Jane Eyre. Anna Karenina. The Secret Garden. A Little Princess. *Jane Austen's novels* .The Incredible Journey. James Joyce. Rumi. Rumi's poetry. Illuminata by Marianne Williamson. The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck. A Year to Live by Stephen Levine. Motherless Daughters by Hope Edelman: changed my life about eight years ago when i found this book. The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle. September by Rosamunde Pilcher. all art books and art history. San Francisco books..I miss the city I grew up in:) Chicken Soup for the Soul..i also love libraries.. and BUILT-IN-BOOKSHELVES

Heroes:

God. my mother who has lived in heaven most of my life. my father who joined her last year. *my three beautiful children*. people who are challenged, or face adversity (real or imagined),in any way, and work hard and overcome their challenges. my brothers and sisters in recovery. my childhood friends.anne frank. martin luther king. oprah. Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. Henry James

My Blog

Olympic Trials in Eugene!!!

The Trials are almost here!! 2 days and 1 hour and 3 minutes until Friday June 27.2008........I am so excited - can't wait to see Hayward Field - Are you going? what are your favorite events? I ...
Posted by Jillian on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PST

Life on life’s terms

         It is such a secret place, the land of tears...... . .        &nbs p;       ...
Posted by Jillian on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:09:00 PST

THINK CHOCOLATE

    hope you have a great valentine's day       shine your LOVE light all day and all night            ...
Posted by Jillian on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:37:00 PST

February 6

   i love February 6!!   it's my beautiful daughter's birthday!!   ...
Posted by Jillian on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:48:00 PST

:) superbowl bananas

when i play football i usually eat bananas
Posted by Jillian on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:45:00 PST

awesome super bowl

         it was a great game - i couldn't believe the NY Giants touchdown in less than  a minute remaining in the game -  i loved Plaxi...
Posted by Jillian on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:25:00 PST

full moon tonight!!

      hi         i hope you have been outside checking out the gorgeous full moon this evening!!       &...
Posted by Jillian on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:43:00 PST

yaaaeeeey!! Half marathon race!!!

      I did it I finished the race!!!   ...it was awesome: Sunday September 2.2007    @ 7:00am on the BEACH i got to be in:    ...
Posted by Jillian on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:00:00 PST

Rock and Roll Half Marathon!!

    how's your summer going?  hope you are having a wonderful time, making special memories and having fun in the sun where ever you are:)    i am excited ...
Posted by Jillian on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:38:00 PST

it is almost 7:00 pm

..today is a big day for people getting married... at 7:00 pm on 07.07.2007   i am celebrating with a pommegranite jamba juice drink , kind of over-the-top but i'm going for it   &...
Posted by Jillian on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 06:56:00 PST