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~Giovanna~

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About Me

Layout made by Christy******* /a***poem***Joy and Sorrow BY Khalil GibranThen a woman said, "Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow."And he answered:Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.And how else can it be?The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.Is not the cup that hold your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.Some of you say, "Joy is greater than sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater."But I say unto you, they are inseparable.Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.

My Interests

*** *** I am interested in living my life to the fullest, being positive, having fun, making fabulous memories with my family, friends, co-workers, strangers, neighbors....connecting with the human spirit. I read, write, dance, color in childrens coloring books (with glitter crayons and scented markers), play with my dog, run millions of errands, talk on the phone, paint my toes lots of bright and sparkley colors. I do my thing, ya know.*****

I'd like to meet:

Each relationship is a mirror. It reflects you. How can you know yourself without the mirror? There is no way. Others' eyes become mirror-like, and when somebody loves you, that mirror is very, very sympathetic towards you; very, very happy with you; delighted with you. In those delighted eyes you are reflected and for the first time a certain acceptability arises. When you see someone with your heart, you see perfection. When you see someone with your mind, you see fault.The Book Of Wisdom

Music:

Music is wonderful, and so is silence. There is nothing worse than having someone turn down the music or spoil the silence with useless babble. Shut up already...dang...this is my favorite song. Oh, that was rude, wasn't it?

Movies:

Life is my movie...right up until the credits roll.. Will you be listed in the credits of my life?*** ***lookalikes***

Television:

Not a big fan of TV... *******

Books:

Books Rock. Seriously. If you're not reading, how are you learning? Or do you just believe everything "they" tell you? Pick up a book and read it. *** Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. **************

Heroes:

Be Your Own Hero... *****

My Blog

Peace...

Desse Barama (Peace) by Hamza El Din The world shines about me, luminous as the moon, smiling like a rose, and a sweet benediction flows through everything existing. How beautiful life is.I marvel...
Posted by ~Giovanna~ on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:24:00 PST

Speech is born out of longing

In love, nothing exists between heart and heart.Speech is born out of longing,True description from the real taste.The one who tastes, knows;the one who explains, lies.How can you describe the true fo...
Posted by ~Giovanna~ on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:03:00 PST

The one I need, the one I crave.

Your love has wrested me away from me,You're the one I need, you're the one I crave.Day and night I burn, gripped by agony,You're the one I need, you're the one I crave.I find no great joy in being al...
Posted by ~Giovanna~ on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:58:00 PST

Enter this house or let me leave....

I am a sculptor, a molder of form.In every moment I shape an idol.But then, in front of you, I melt them downI can rouse a hundred formsand fill them with spirit,but when I look into your face,I want ...
Posted by ~Giovanna~ on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:37:00 PST

Enigmas

..> ..> Enigmas  ..> ..>   You've asked me what the lobster is weaving there with his golden feet?I reply, the ocean knows this.You say, what is the ascidia waiting for in its tra...
Posted by ~Giovanna~ on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:44:00 PST

Love’s Temple

Annoint me with eternal light..place your lips upon my soul and and deliver me from darkest night...seek my truth with youthful eyes, free me from brown cocoon and join me in flight....Celestial proph...
Posted by ~Giovanna~ on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:07:00 PST

Instructions for Life.... Please read!

INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE    Dalai Lama 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.3. Follow the three R's:Respec...
Posted by ~Giovanna~ on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:14:00 PST

Never try to trick me with a kiss...

..> Never Try to Trick Me with a Kiss BY Sylvia Plath ..> ..> Never try to trick me with a kissPretending that the birds are here to stay;The dying man will scoff and scorn at this.A stone can m...
Posted by ~Giovanna~ on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:18:00 PST

Your Laughter

..> ..> Your Laughter BY Pablo Neruda ..>..> ..> ..> Take bread away from me, if you wish,take air away, butdo not take from me your laughter.Do not take away the rose,the lance flower that you pl...
Posted by ~Giovanna~ on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:03:00 PST

Unconditional Love

  JUST MY DOG He is my other eyes that can see abovethe clouds; my other ears that hear abovethe winds. He is the part of me that canreach out into the sea.He has told me a thousand times over t...
Posted by ~Giovanna~ on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:23:00 PST