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On Purpose & Off Track

Jess & Dan Harris. Tradie & a therapist chasing the horizon. 2 wild kids, 1 lazy ridgeback. Dirty feet. Big hearts. Natural health. Off track, on purpose.

14/12/2024

School holidays. Kids doing kid things. Tropical rain & humidity. Sick AF all week with a cough that's keeping the whole house awake. Hubby working overtime cos . And a dog that won't let me (or anyone else in the world) cut her damn nails. Moving through the anniversary of my brother's death. Hubby's grandma passed away. Trying to plan a Christmas where my family will all be together (well, what's left of us) for the first time in forever. Prepping for camping at .

All in my luteal phase. It's painful. But I know it will pass. Where I once might have drowned in the overwhelm of all the things I "should" be doing, I'm instead just trying to be. That's all.

And find the miracles where I can. They are everywhere. Like my little boy's regular check-ins and kisses, my daughter bringing me cups of tea and cacao, and the freedom to be slow without worrying about the need to put pants on for school drop off. I've also managed to finish - TV is something I avoid like the plague.

Small things ❤️

06/12/2024

...suddenly, there was no oxygen left in the restaurant. I couldn't breathe. The world as I knew it, collapsed around me; the old me, died, right there beside the sushi.

My world would eventually be rebuilt, and a new version of me, reborn.

There are so many words, so many. But in this moment they cannot be found.

My heart aches with both sorrow and gratitude. The great paradox of humanity. Losing you was my greatest heartbreak, and my greatest gift. Thankyou, brother.

I know you flourish in the everlasting peace, and that you now know just how deeply you were loved.

See you again real soon ❤️

04/12/2024

This is me officially signing off for the year. I mean, I'm still working, I'm still parenting, I'm still in charge of making all the Christmas magic happen, I'm still supporting my very hard working husband, and I'm still gonna be doing the housework. But I've also given myself permission to take a break. I will read the self-help books if I feel like it, and if I don't, I won't beat myself up. I'll post you on my business page if I feel like it, if I don't, I won't beat myself up.

It's been a big year. And I am relishing in the resting. I'm relishing in saying no. I am going to enjoy just being, just flowing, and just being the wife and Mumma my family needs. And f@ #$ it feels so good!

So grateful for this beautiful life, these beautiful blessings, my beautiful friends, and of course, my beautiful family ❤️

(Also, grateful for this sexy AF meat suit I get to love my life in! She's taken me on some wild adventures and I love her for it!)

01/11/2024

I hate Halloween. But here's how I'm finding the miracle anyway...

I hate Halloween. The entire notion that we decorate our house with crap that will end up in landfill, scare the bejesus out of kids, and then fill them up with sugar and preservatives is just...weird. I work really hard to maintain beautiful energetics for my kids and keep their bodies healthy and strong. So Halloween just really grates on me. Here in Australia we don't even 'celebrate' Halloween, it's just another consumer-based holiday designed to make money...

So, you may be wondering how I might be able to find a miracle in this. Well I had to dig deep, but ultimately it comes down to finding Joy. And my children found so much Joy making their wizard and stitch costumes, getting dressed up, walking the streets admiring decorations with a dozen friends and another dozen mums and dads, and of course, they enjoyed eating candy.

We met a beautiful woman handing out healthy iceblocks, and she had a special assortment of gluten and sugar free options for kids who may be diabetic or celiac. How bloody thoughtful! And another lady had bottles of water to give the children... This was probably the most exciting haul of the night for half of them. Another family had their baby dressed as a pumpkin, and my gosh it made my ovaries do flip flops... We all 'oooooohed' and 'aaaaaahed' and made those weird high pitched noises we seem to make around babies and gushed over the cuteness. The grown ups chatted about how quickly our little people are growing and soaked in the joy of their beautiful friendships, and we talked about the various origins of Halloween and our own experience of these holidays as kids.

We smiled, we laughed, we connected.

That's the miracle, right there. The miracle is in the willingness to see things differently.

Everything is a miracle, if you allow it to be so.

12/10/2024

11 things you probably don't know about me.

***de

29/09/2024

Communication is simple. You identify and articulate what it is you're feeling, and what you need. Most of the time, the people around you want nothing more than to understand how you feel, & to make sure your needs are met - they just don't have a clue what they are... Most of the time, you probably don't know what they are either.

For a lot of us, we were raised in a home where there wasn't a lot of time or space for feelings. When feelings came up you were told to hush, stop it, you're being naughty, & you probably experienced, despite the best of intentions, love being made conditional on your "good behavior" to some extent. So your clever little child brain, knowing that you need loving connection beyond all else to survive, suppressed all of your big emotions to ensure your behavior stayed acceptable enough to maintain connection.

This isn't a reflection of our parents not loving us, rather a reflection of a greater culture of disconnection & domination.

So how could you possibly know how you feel half the time? Like, how you truly, deeply feel? If all you've ever known is to suppress your emotions?

If you want to write a different story for your kids, it starts with you. It starts when you deeply connect to your emotions, speak them out loud, & find your willingness to meet your own needs, & allow those around you to meet them as well. Only then will your children learn that their emotions are valid, how to express them in a healthy & constructive way, & understand what they need.

In this master class you will

💞 Learn how to identify your emotions & communicate them
💞 Learn how to identify your needs & have them met (by yourself, & those around you)
💞 Learn how to meet yourself with compassion in moments of struggle & overwhelm

These skills will also ..
♥️ Transform your connection with your partner so that they are inspired to support you in every way possible
♥️ Decipher your children's tricky behavior & provide strategies to gain their cooperation
Equip you to raise emotionally intellige I'mnt humans
♥️ Support you to navigate conflict & difficulty in the home, workplace, friendships, & extended family

DM now for the link.

24/05/2024

Why do women feel the need to tear each other down this way? Our wounds, from each other, run so deep. We need to do better.

It's interesting that this woman has chosen a part of my physicality that has always been picked on, to attack. A part of me feels hurt, but an even greater part of me knows I'm beautiful, I'm worthy, and my value lies in more than one person's judgement of my face. I also know that this woman's comments reflect more about how triggered she is, that I would dare to give value to men, than it does about me.

I pray that if you're triggered enough to attack a sister this way, you can find it in you to do some reflection and explore why you are so triggered.

Peace out ❤️

21/05/2024

I don't think anyone should live in fear because that's going to do more harm to your health and probably EMFs, that said EMS is something that we should all be really mindful of because they are dangerous.

It's not a conspiracy theory, It's not woo-woo, It's incredibly well documented that radiation can cause significant harm to our health, especially to our children who are still growing and developing.

I can't wait to get my hands on this product, and actively be working towards keeping my babies as protected as they can possibly be.

Preorders are open from 1/6/24.

Hit me up if you want to order.

29/01/2024

Cuddles make my heart happy ❤️

25/01/2024

Grief, my old friend,

I didn't expect you today.

You visit far less often,

But I know you'll never go away.

Grief, my old friend,

You bring me such a gift.

When your waves are done washing over me, through me, and out of me, I am somehow lighter, and I can breathe a deep sigh of relief.

Grief, my old friend,

I do not resent you.

Without the sadness, ache, and anguish,

I cannot feel joy, glory, and love anew.

Grief, my old friend.

Thankyou for the reminder,

To cherish what really matters - Love -

And for leaving me a little lighter.

I share this unexpected moment of pain just to normalize the non-linear, and often confusing experience of grief. It's okay to cry for your loss. My love to anyone bereaved by su***de. It's a complex grief. No better or worse than other types of grief. But complex.

I miss you baby brother 💕

***deawareness
***debereavement

17/01/2024

I realize today that I hardly ever smile with my lips open. I don't show my teeth.

Once upon a time when I was 18 years old I dated some t**t face who nicked named me chompy, because I have quite a significant overbite. I realize now that the overbite is probably to do with being a mouth breather and possibly having a tongue tie, and honestly just being able to breathe properly is more important to me than how I look. But his words stuck with me. To this day, I'm conscious of my smile.

You see, when you criticize a woman, it stays with her forever, like a scar on a heart. If you tell her she doesn't look great in that dress, she will never wear it again. If you tell her that her hair looks better long, she will never cut it again. If you tell her that a meal wasn't great, she will never cook it again. And you bet your ass that if you criticize her body, she will probably hate it for the rest of her life.

As women, We have an inner voice, that is the worst critic we will ever come across. So when we get criticism from the outside world, especially from people we love, especially from the men we trust with our hearts, It hurts us, very deeply.

I'm not saying you should never be able to give a woman constructive criticism, But if you going to give criticism to a woman, Make sure it's for a valid reason, not just to be an as***le.

So to the as***le who has made me self-conscious of my smile for all of my adult life, here are my chompy AF teeth 🖕

01/01/2024

I'm grateful for this guy. Beyond words.💗

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