fearless...

1. sharks... shark teeth... baby sharks in the water off the florida coast... mandalay bay shark reef... shark week - must see tv...
2. skateboards
3. granite counter tops... so sturdy and efficient!
4. outlasting the bullies... in kindergarten... in 4th grade... in 7th grade... at 23... etc...
5. firecrackers
6. student of the month... for art, creative writing, leadership...
7. personalized licence plates
8. seeing my mantra everywhere... and regardless of it's origin or the context it is used... it still comes down to one message... "LOVE. Love one another. Love always wins." LOVE WINS.
9. the alchemist
10. blue october... every song on foiled

the original: 2006 rob bell's love wins sermon - a constant reminder & personal mantra. 

tuesdays with morrie, mitch albom

love wins... even at starbucks c/o travis smiley

anamnesis...

©j. marson

1. naturally identifying cloud shapes as chickens, faces, ducks... dragons, monsters, upside-down rabbits...
2. eyeing a patch of clover and singling out the one with four leaves
3. seeing the forest for the trees...
4. crossing the golden gate bridge
5. driving through waldo tunnel
6. chichen itza, mexico
7. mount rushmore
8. aspen leaves
9. eagle nebula
10. bonkers + brilliant = beautiful

overjoyed...

wrecking ball, cumberland island... © j. marshon

1. waking to the sound of a seagull flying outside... makes me smile inside...
2. dog n' suds root beer
3. old/original drive-in restaurants & theaters
4. a dream that lets me see you again... feel you hold me... kiss me... i still miss you...
5. wrecking balls (for good reason)
6. songs about wrecking balls...
7. camouflage anything
8. duck dynasty marathons
9. cream soda on the rocks
10. silly surprises... fun messages under the cap of jones cream sodas... prizes in cracker jack boxes... old pepsi "under the cap" contests

reverie...

1. plochman's mustard
2. my grandmother's mustard seed pendant... LOVE.
3. faith, the size of a mustard seed...
4. caterpillars... little, round, fuzzy... all their little legs... and the excitement in knowing what they will someday become...
5. caterpillars... being the origin of "cat" ... specifically siamese cat :)
6. always owning a siamese cat... zeek, bologna boy, rudy, isaac, spirit, lamb, fou, solomon...
7. pistachios
8. red licorice wheels
9. the way my mom says, "can't chase moonbeams"...
10. moonbeams ;)

... parable...
“How will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we illustrate it? It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are on the earth, yet when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow.”

— Mark 4:30–32

g-esteem...

1. black tulips
2. the black tulip by alexandre dumas
3. palm trees... lots of them... viewed from above
4. gummy vitamins
5. fun, funky spectacles
6. the great gatsby
7. the hope in "the end" of a fairytale love story
8. 太極圖 ... yin yang... Taoist taijit
9. a standing ovation
10. "she realized none of it was real, and so she set herself free"

greenness...

1. bubble base highball glasses
2. early glow strawberries fresh picked from the berry patch
3. my sweet, studded frye boots... and awesome matching studded star bag (of course)... yes, i'm a girl... ;)* ... what i love most... that i love em even more now that they are older, warn and tethered a bit... perfect!
4. nothing gold can stay - robert frost
5. the funny faces on my bar set tools
6. how dark the sky gets just before a severe thunderstorm
7. beautiful lightening and crazy loud thunder
8. bees landing on wild red clover... eating and tasting the blossoms as a kid to see what the bees were collecting... and why they seemed to like them so much...
9. using watercress and red clover blossoms as barbie's bouquet :)
10. antique champagne glasses

éclat...

©j. marshon ©jill seidelman

1. origami
2. airstreams... and the mali mish family traveling all over the country via airstream since 2008... precious!
3. the brooklyn bridge
4. the giant peach water tower off highway I-85 gaffney, sc
5. printers alley, nashville, tn
6. épicerie boulud, 64th and broadway
7. shakespeare garden, central park
8. historic doyers street, nyc
9.. slipping into a turkish boutique off the beaten path, nyc for no reason at all... capriciously finding the perfect dress!!! then chitchatting with the owner and his daughter to find a mutual connection back to grand rapids, mi...
10. 6 degrees of separation

a perfect dress... floor length with a hint of a train that sways as i walk... soft blue silk and black sheer chiffon... adorned with a sheer, subtle heart on the back... turkish handmade earrings to boot!!! LOVE.

inamorata...

1. james dean
2. taking the country roads...
3. old theatre marquee signs
4. spanish moss
5. the welcome to vegas sign
6. wild roses
7. red sundown
8. texas stars
9. dierks bentley
10. route 66

vestige...

1. ray ban wayfarers
2. grateful dead stickers
3. collage of stickers on a helmet, guitar case or skateboard
4. mailboxes displaying carefully hand painted artwork
5. boys of summer... don henley... always takes me back to high school and my mom driving us in the chevy santana conversion van... this song cranked all the way up... love the music and mysticism of it all... lyrics aren't too bad either ;)
6. the random silo on the pompous golf course i pass by each day... it being the only thing that truly belongs there...
7. warm summer morning breakfasts on the patio... by the unsalted sea ~~_/) #lakemichigan
8. shelling sanibel island...
9. the bubble room's red velvet cake
10. key lime anything

auspicious...

1. driving barefoot… the tickling feel of the pedals against my toes

2. white cheddar mac and cheese with pasta shells

3. avocados

4. "it's raining cats & dogs" ... the saying... the weather... a big downpour! 

5. el caminos

6. puppy dog clothes… so cute!

7. beauty marks… beautifully placed… that make you, uniquely you

8. writing forgetful lyrics on your hand just before taking stage... just in case :)

9. old stone masonry buildings, fences, wells…

10. incubus... "wish you were here" lyrics... 

muchness...

1. rooms with purple walls
2. the mad hatter
3. mad world, gary jules
4. the thrill of a new art project
5. hands forming the shape of a heart
6. madcap coffee... deliciousness!
7. msu
8. summer's first jump into the pool
9. writing "love wins :)" on a snowy or dirty vehicle
10. when a butterfly lands on me :)))

wayfaring...

©j.marshon

1. handwritten love notes
2. east tennessee mountain roads... narrow, winding, tight curves, unexpected railroad tracks... it's an amazing ride!!!
3. nailing a perfect baton twirling audition... to mothers of the disappeared...
4. mothers of the disappeared, u2
5. widow's peaks atop of old houses way out the country... lovely!
6. zip-lining
7. catching someone's eye at the last moment before you pass by and throwing an unexpected smile their way... seeing their face light up at the last second... from such a tiny gesture... sending them into a transformed state of being... kindness is contagious... #lovewins
8. local farm markets
9. missing the squirrel that darted in front of my path :)
10. tiny, small towns... home of... big, superstars...

Jill Ziplining in Smoky Mtns :)

dauntless...

©j.marshon

1. broadway street pre-2008
2. singing on stage... ernest tubb record shop, the bluebird cafe, tootsies, crossroads
3. j3's special family friends at el rey
4. signing thousands of autographs... meeting people from all backgrounds and walks of life... precious! love wins!
5. "fan fair" pre-cma music fest
6. vera and fate... gene golden too... rosebud records... LOVE y'all so much!!!
7. aliases... tippy ditch, dizzy whizz, tangi pahoa ;)* aka jill, jenny, janel ~ j3girls
8. best of friends
9. kris kristofferson... mostly because of fate's story of how he and kris traveled to/from tennessee to texas while working... en-route bobby mcgee came to fruition... (old school nashville heritage)
10. bobby mcgee

 

   

  

LOVE WINS.