I have decided that my personal biography is a little too much to share in this forum. I will say I have overcome much struggle, hardship, abuse, and poverty. I also would like to say that my life has been FILLED with beautiful moments through all phases of my life. Healing moments, connecting moments, and thankfully many “lightbulb” moments. I have been touched by the way complete strangers want to make a difference and and chosen to emulate that same standard for myself. My “life of crime” consisted of trying to supply my own habits in the least destructive way. Trying to do the wrong thing the right way, which of course, is not possible. There is always cause and effect. Owning up to my part was never an issue. I have 2 incredible boys, ages 22 and 14. My oldest is a sergeant in the Marines and my youngest has a servant’s heart and I couldn’t ask for better kids. I am 44 years of age and have learned that while my path leads me through years of incarceration, I have had so many moments of clarity, moments of serenity, moments of true, healing connections, that I regret very little of my path. I am big on community and give back all I can. I adore doing Toys for Tots drives, feeding the homeless, or coat drives for children and adults. My life has been a life of learning and teaching others, and that’s how I spent my time whether in or out. My “rock bottom” came when I realized that I had nothing to offer anyone, it was an actual moment of hell for me to know I had taken myself so far down the rabbit hole, and I couldn’t see why God kept waking me up. Yet He did. And that was my only hope I could find, that He had Faith in me, even when I had lost all faith in myself. People said to me to just accept that I was an addict, I tried, but I just couldn’t do it. I was always advanced in learning and have many gifts, including sales skills, ability to promote, procure contracts, organize, motivate, and lead. If you have a vision with your company that I can believe in, I have the gift of being able to make it grow. Not one single job I’ve ever had would not take me back. I am a hard worker, first in, last out, and everywhere I go, business grows. It is what God blessed me with and I have yet to not see it manifest. My relapses come from a different angle each time.. like first it was a failed relationship, next it was alienation from a particular crowd, next it was simply that my plans didn’t go as I saw them, and I was very ridged at that time due to wanting to “get it right”… So moving forward I stand on my favorite quote: “I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work” … That was the maker of the lightbulb, I believe. 🙂 I’m not trying to figure out the right way to do the wrong thing, I want nothing more than to be in a place that allows me to grow with my community, helping in any way I can. And I will. I have utilized my time to absorb, regroup, see where I made my mistakes, and since I never lose, I only win or I learn, I know my life is out there waiting. My purpose is to help others anywhere I’m at, and to offer my knowledge to any with whom it might help, to offer my service to any who need a helping hand, to love all I come in contact with. Amen.
Thank you for your time,
Georgiana Jones
