I love photography, pottery, reading, writing, listening to music, soapstone, scrabble, painting, snail mail, ... just about anything creative.
MY HAPPY LIST:
riding my bike, hugging, laughter, spreading love, coffee or breakfast with a friend, camping, road trips, live music shows, holding hands, fishing, canoeing/kayaking, dancing, singing, smiling, cooking or baking for others, gardening with a friend, doing something nice and unexpected for someone, buying someone flowers for no reason at all, loving with all my heart, giving someone positive reinforcement, making someone smile, random acts of kindness, picnics, drinking ginger tea, hearing someone laugh, inspiring someone, being inspired, writing a list of goals and accomplishing them, having at least one day a week where I’m not in a hurry, an open camp fire, shopping at value village, supporting my friends in their artistic endeavors, creative writing, learning something new, reading a good book, feeling important like I’ve made a difference, a latte at bar Italia, crunchy leaves beneath my feet (autumn),freshly fallen snow, ice skating, being trusted and relied upon, a long hot bath, candles, nag champa, grapefruit with sugar in the morning, getting phone calls or emails, meaningful coincidences, meeting a new friend, funky clothes that express who I am, shopping in a used book store, a meal prepared with love, buying fresh fruit and vegetables, writing letters or cards, making someone a gift, crocheting a scarf, collecting random inspirational quotes, unexpectedly finding something beautiful, playing scrabble, butterflies, the sound of loons at the lake, the feel of the sun on my back, helping someone move, re-decorating a room of my house, a field of sunflowers, a black & white photo shoot in low light, being in the darkroom, looking at the stars, a brand new blank writing journal, the brilliant northern lights on a clear day, having a job interview and always being offered the job, the smell of banana bread, staying in bed late, a visit to my favorite tree, 'the lake', the smell of rain,
oh I could go on and on and on.....
artists, musicians, photographers... all around cool people.also people to play scrabble with - that would be good.
I love music. Local Winnipeg music scene - Dan Frechette, Jeremy Proctor, Adrien Sala, Vanessa Kuzina, Serena Postel, Lynsay Perkins, Nathan, Wailin' Jennys, Matt Epp, Justin Lacroix, Greg Macpherson, Christine Fellows, Weatkerthans, etc, etc.Non local, Ani DiFranco, Damien Rice, Ray Lamontagne, Martin Sexton, Ryan Adams, Sarah McLaughlan, Sinead O'Connor, Tracy Chapman, Kid Koala, Beef Terminal, Amos Lee, Bjork, Broken Social Scene, Cat Power, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, David Gray, Coldplay, Counting Crows, Delerium, Do Make Say Think, Elliott Smith, Greg Brown, Hawksley Workman, Jamiroquai, Indigo Girls, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Morcheeba, Tom Waits, Portishead, Tori Amos, and the blues are staring to grow on me. So many more....
amelie, notting hill, le ballon rouge (short film), thomas crown affair, serendipity, rocky, baraka, the war photogapher, what dreams may come, good will hunting, shawshank redemption, you've got mail, city of angels, born into brothels, o brother, where art thou
Past/Current: The Artists Way; The Road Less Travelled; The Way Of The Peaceful Warrior; Time Travellers Wife; A Prayer For Owen Meany; The Glass Lake; Celestine Prophecy; The Four Agreements; Ishmael; Oriah Mountain Dreamer (The Invitation; The Call; The Dance; What We Ache For); The Unmistakeable Touch Of Grace; The Book of Angels; How to Win Friends and Influence People, Jonathan Livingston Seagull; Illusions - The Adventures Of A Reluctant Messiah; The Little Prince; The Journey Home; Finding Your Way Home; Osho (Love, Freedom, Aloneness and Joy); any Sabrina Ward Harrison; Julia Cameron (Letters To A Young Artist; The Artist’s Way, The Vein of Gold); The Prophet; The Secret; Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain; and The Alchemist. Authors: Herman Hesse; Tom Robbins; Douglas Coupland; John Irving; Margaret Atwood; Osho.
Near Future: Man's Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl; Total Freedom - Krishnamurti; Sylvia Plath; Converstations With God; The Power Of Positive Thinking; Creative Visualization.
mother theresa, ghandi, zephyr, ani difranco, mario lemieux. the ones who go unnoticed.. those practicing random acts of kindness... living selfless lives.