an aquarian's freedom.

walking barefoot, sand sneaks between her toes
water brushes against them and sends shivers up her legs
the sun beats down as birds fly overhead
she hears the waves
she smells the salt
she feels the sun
she tastes the freedom

lost in the chaos of her make believe world
she sits and contemplates the day
wondering how she got here
who she is and
where she's going

evening air turns chill and the night sky begins to descend

she stands on the deserted beach as the moon and stars light the sky
looking ahead at the massive body in front of her, she begins to walk
she hears the waves
she smells the salt
she feels the cold water
she continues to walk, closing her eyes as the ocean becomes her bed
she has found peace
the aquarian has found freedom.

six short months.

Was my last post really about seals? Wow, what a difference a few months can make.

So, I have had a pretty eventful few months. To avoid going into significant detail (i'm saving that for my book ) I have:

• traveled to alexandria (happy new year!), vegas (twice, june was the best trip ever), puerto vallarta, naples, charlotte, and pittsburgh... i'm sure i'm forgetting somewhere, but you get the idea.
• bought a new car
• started grad school
• danced on a pole... then upgraded to the bar (thanks, amber ~ for encouraging that behavior)
• got tipsy at a movie theater via smuggled wine (thanks, lindsay ~ excellent idea)
• went from a blond to brunette and back again
• entered my "late-20's"
• became a god-mother
• learned about homeopathy (and decided it wasn't exactly the natural herbs I had hoped for)
• had my chakras re-aligned
• lost my mom
• brought my car in for an oil change - the first time I have ever done this by myself
• accepted a "new position" at work
• strenghtened relationships with a few friends that had "gotten away"
• and a whole bunch of other stuff that i'll leave off paper. those of you who need to know, were there to experience it with me...

So what's next? Interesting you should ask.

After all of that, I can confidently say that I am just getting started. I have learned more about myself in the past 6 months than I think I have in the last 6 years. I like some of my new found knowledge and some of it I don't. Regardless, I have worked hard this year to put myself into a position where I am bursting at the seams with opportunity. I have met some incredible people (you know who you are) that keep pushing me ~ challenging me ~ and helping me to break outta the shell that was Jill.

I told everyone - I am a restless work in progress. And I've never been more restless...