To end the year, I sat down and spoke with Kathy Lawless about the creation of salleejay.com and the path to starting my blog. It was a great way for me to revisit and reflect on my personal and professional journey to my version of freedom and happiness.
Listen to my career reflections as I unveil parts of my journey with themes in music, writing and community.
After about a decade of career and life experience I discovered another theme — I was living for other people, trying to fit into a mold that didn’t work for me, and focusing on making other people comfortable when I was miserable.
This prompted me to make some big bold changes in my life all in one month — March 2013! Fast forward to today where, life as “awesome” and I have big plans for travel and my blog — inspiring others to travel solo (guided by her), international business leadership and to see the world!
Our raft guide Josh explained the layout of our 4 hour day and then asked, “does anyone want to hop off the raft and take a swim before we meet our first set of rapids?” Naturally, I had some apprehension as I am not the strongest swimmer, I was with new friends and in unfamiliar surroundings….
As I debated the decision in my head, the next thing that I heard was a big “SPLASH” in the Nile River. Manny, the youngest member of our entourage had taken the plunge. Never one to be outdone, I leaned back and fell into the water! I REPEAT‼️‼️ -- I am not the best swimmer, that said, we had on lifejackets, I love the water and I have strong faith. As the cool water touched my sun kissed brown skin and engulfed my entire body, I felt reborn. As I began to rise to the surface of the water, a feeling of euphoria came over me --- followed immediately by shear panic because I realized that I had just JUMPED in the middle of the Nile RIVER!!!!!
“Journey to Liberation,” a series of three arched church windows are a reflection of Narkita’s personal spiritual path from internalized and external oppression to finding liberation through art. Always a gracious and humble spirit, the artist shared time with me and explained her message and insights on her newest work inspired by the Japanese art form and philosophy called Kintsugi and what’s next!
Welcome to Travel ➕Explore ➕Play with Sallee Jay where I am your host. To all my Jay’s I hope you are soaring and flying high.
It’s my favorite month of the year, my birth month. As I reflect back over my life, I’m reminded of my teenage years. It was during this time I traveled the most given that my parents lived in different states. Go back with me as I relive my days as a teenager sharing time between in Los Angeles and Denver.
