“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours. It is an amazing journey, and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.” – Bob Moawad
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Just did this amazing shoot in the Forrest with the lovely Malorie Shmyr who created this skirt out of paper! So creative and fun! 
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A fun father and son night time jump of joy in Venice, California.
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Meraki (Greek): doing something with soul, creativity, love…
Meraki
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Brandi Leifso CEO of KarmaFace Cosmetics jumping for joy in the streets of Vancouver, BC Canada.
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“Simply be who you are, do what you do best, be where you are called by joy, and let life work its magic on your behalf.” – Alan Cohen
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The lovely Ms. Fiona Forbes jumping for joy and on the run… in Kitsilano, Vancouver BC Canada.
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“As you think, you travel, and as you love, you attract. You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” – James Allen
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A little Jumping for joy in Whytecliff Park, BC Canada.
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“The ultimate goal of life is to be happy” ~ Og Mandino
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Some street jumping joy in Vancouver, BC Canada.
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“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love …” ― Marcus Aurelius
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Some happy family jumping joy in North Vancouver, BC Canada.
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“Happiness is an inner state of well being which enables you to profit from your highest: thoughts, wisdom, intelligence, common sense, emotions, health, and spiritual values in your life.” – Lionel Ketchian
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Beautiful jumping joy at English Bay Vancouver, BC Canada.
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“There is no exact pattern for living life to the fullest. It is a balance. A deep and rich life consists of an array of different balances we must make. We learn the art of finding peace and tapping the creative mind, but also we also courageously move forward into our fears causing the anxiety of moving into something new. We learn to live in the present, but also make goals for the future and learn lessons of wisdom from our past. We live to give of ourselves to others but also to embrace our own individualism while doing so. Mindfully, we adjust and tamper with the balance of the many areas of our lives in this complex and exciting world we live in. It takes effort to stay in balance but it will increasingly take more effort to live a life completely out of balance and in chaos.” — Troy
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Fun jumping joy at a Kitsilano School yard in Vancouver, BC Canada.
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“The most challenging situations can inspire us to take the greatest action and lead us to our greatest joy.” – @bestcoach4u
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Jumping for joy as the sun goes down on 3rd Beach in Stanley Park, Vancouver BC Canada.
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”Most of my photos are grounded in people, I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a person´s face.” - Steve McCurry
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Gorgeous fall colours and jumping joy in Yaletown, Vancouver BC Canada.
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“Act the way you’d like to be and soon you’ll be the way you’d like to act.” – Bob Dylan
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Lovely black and pink striped jumping joy in a painted ally way in Vancouver BC Canada.
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Jumping joy on the top of a building in China Town, Vancouver with Going Coastal an energetic group of runners. Such a fun shoot!
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“There is no map, no guarantee of success. If there was, the map would have been photocopied (or reblogged on tumblr) by now. To move forward, to create what matters, we first need to get off the beaten path and into the unknown. It could fail, and that’s ok. Great creations have always required great risk. Experiment, because experiments don’t fail, they either prove or disprove a point.” – Paul Jarvis
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Jumping joy at Spanish Banks, Vancouver BC Canada.
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“May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.” ~ Maryanne Radmacher
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Jumping for joy in the beautiful trees in North Vancouver BC Canada.
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“La créativité, c’est conserver tout au long de la vie une chose qui, à proprement parler, fait partie de l’expérience de la première enfance: la capacité de créer le monde.” — D.W. Winnicott
“Creativity, is maintained throughout life something that, strictly speaking, is part of the experience of early childhood: the ability to create the world.” – D.W. Winnicott (translated from original French version)
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This was a spontaneous jump shot along the road on the Island of Corfu in Greece. Such a beautiful place.
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“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey
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In case you missed it the first time round, check out the Newsletter Archive Featuring Stephanie Zeh from March 18, 2013.
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“A life’s work is not a series of stepping-stones onto which we calmly place our feet, but more like an ocean crossing where there is no path, only a heading, a direction, which, of itself, is in conversation with the elements. Looking back for a sense of reference, we see the wake we have left as only a brief, glimmering trace on the waters.” – David Whyte
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A wonderful day for jumping joy… on a beautiful sunny day with lovely Fiona Forbes @FionaForbes and her dog Chewy at Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver, BC Canada.
Have fun today!
“Let today be the day you love yourself enough to no longer just dream of a better life; let it be the day you act upon it.” ― Steve Maraboli
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Love this one.. and two amazing people to boot. Jumping for joy near the boat launch at Jericho Beach, Vancouver BC Canada.
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“When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears.” – Philippe Halsman
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Ensoe Jumping for joy at the end of his art show in The Waterfall Gallery at Granville Island in vancouver, BC Canada.
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“Every decision you make, every decision, is not a decision about what to do. It’s a decision about Who You Are. When you see this, when you understand it, everything changes. You begin to see life in a new way. All events, occurrences, and situations turn into opportunities to do what you came here to do.” ~ Neale Donald Walsch
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This was one of the first warm spring sunny days in North Vancouver after what felt like a very long, cold, wet, rainy winter.. so happy to be out in nature playing around doing jumping self portraits. So much fun and I just love the warm sunshine
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“Do not suffer in the never-ending abyss of waiting til you have time or it’s the ‘Right Time’. Life is fleeting. Do it. Now. Especially if it’s fun. Especially if it’s crushingly difficult.” – Crash Gordon
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Beautiful jumping joy in North Vancouver, BC Canada with my cousin Sierra.
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“Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
As promised on my previous post.. another random selection of jumping joy images from the past year.
What an amazing time it has been so far. I can’t wait to be able to continue my journey around the world, and to keep sharing the fun jumping joy with you along the way
Thanks again for your all your kind comments, donations and for sharing my posts with your social media links.
You are all an important part of creating this joyful journey, keep on spreading the joy
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“Set a goal to achieve something that is so big, so exhilarating that it excites you and scares you at the same time.” – @smilesmartie
On May 14, 2012 I began my Jumping Joy blogging adventure. Today I am celebrating one year of setting up jumping photo shoots and posting them here to share the jumping joy with the world.
What a pleasure it has been so far. Thank you from the depths of my heart for all your kind comments and support so far.
This collage of 12 jumping photos are a random selection from my first six months of blogging… Its really fun for me to see them all together like this. I have to say, it makes me feel rather sentimental going through them all. I had such a great time taking these photos and have met the most interesting and inspiring people along the way.
They all hold such beautiful memories for me. I still have hundreds more to take all around the world and am so excited for all the adventures to come. I can only imagine how hard it will be when it comes time to select the 1000 jumping photos for my book!
I have another collage from my last six months of bloging for the afternoon post so stop by again later.
Lets keep spreading the joy… keep on sharing my posts to your social media pages, blogs and magazines. I appreciate your help
I LOVE my project and hope you are enjoying it too!
Enjoy and have a wonderful day!
“Your laughter will open a thousand and one roses within you.” – Osho
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Having a little fun jumping around in A Vancouver suburb, rock star style
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News from “Jump For Joy” – How is Eyoälha Baker’s Project doing right now…?
May 13, 2013
Last year when I first started my blog, The TransatlanticDiablog were kind enough to do a little write up to support my project. And now, a year later they are doing a little review follow up… Thanks guys! You are wonderful!!
My vision is to create a book with 1000 photos of people jumping for joy around the world.
“All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.” – Orison Swett Marden
