Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.~Margaret Mead..The Truth About 911If ya cant tell my interests are bettering the world so my kids and all kids of the future generations will be able to live a good happy safe life=)oh and herbals love em!!!!
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I'd like to meet:
Groovy..far out people...who like to go to there limits spiritually and surpass them...I also would love to meet Ghandi, but i guess thats gonna have to wait for a good trip=)In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Music:
Of course goes without saying love the Grateful Dead, but I also love most all classic rock from simon and garfunkel to Zepplin to Deep Purple and Leonard cohen I love all music!!!!!.. width="425" height="350" ....
Movies:
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Books:
Um chaos theory-James Glieck,ishmael-Daniel Quinn(not moby dick although was a good book)most all robert jordan books, chronicles of dune, and any margaret weiss and tracy hickman i love fantasy books!!
I sat there for a minute, then I said, "I'm trying to figure out what this has to do with saving the world."
Ishmael thought for a moment. "Among the people of your culture, which want to destroy the world?"
One of my favorites from Ishmael=)
"Which want to destroy it? As far as I know, no one specifically wants to destroy the world.""And yet you do destroy it, each of you. Each of you contributes daily to the destruction of the world.""Yes, that's so.""Why don't you stop?"I shrugged. "Frankly, we don't know how.""You're captives of a civilizational system that more or less compels you to go on destroying the world in order to live.""Yes, that's the way it seems.""So. You are captives - and you have made a captive of the world itself. That's what's at stake, isn't it? - your captivity and the captivity of the world."A warrior must love this world, in order for this world that seems so commonplace to open up and show its wonders.Don Juan Matus, The Wheel of TimeCarlos Castaneda
By way of introduction, it would be foolish to present a biographical account of Carlos Castaneda without being very tentative. Not only was he a very private man, but also his writings are full of ambiguity. However, here goes ..Carlos Ce'sar Arana Castaneda was born on Christmas Day 1925 in Sao Paolo, Brazil or Cajamarca, Peru (accounts conflict).Castaneda suggested his mother died when he was seven and he was raised by his father, a professor of literature; however, it appears that his father was actually a goldsmith and his mother died when he was 24.In 1951 Carlos Castaneda emigrated to the United States. As an anthropology graduate at UCLA he wrote his master's thesis about his journey through the Arizona-Mexico desert. Casteneda said he stopped in an Arizona border town, Nogales, and in a Greyhound bus depot, he met an old Yaqui Indian from Sonora, Mexico named Juan Matus.This man was a sorcerer, or shaman, and under his tutelage over many years Castaneda experimented with hallucinogens to achieve 'states of nonordinary reality'.The thesis was published as 'The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge' in 1968 and became an international bestseller.In 1997 Castaneda launched a law suit against his ex-wife, Margaret Runyon Castaneda, over her book, 'A Magical Journey with Carlos Castaneda.' This was dropped when Castaneda died.Not much is known about his death. There was no public service, and apparently Castaneda was cremated and the ashes sent to Mexico. According to Deborah Drooz, the executor of his estate, Castaneda died on April 27 1998 from liver cancer.Carlos Castaneda's works have sold more than 8 million copies in 17 languages.
Heroes:
COMMENDING THE LIFE OF MR. ARMANDO FRANCISCO DE QUESADA.WHEREAS, it is with our highest honor that we commend the life of Mr. Armando Francisco de Quesada of Decatur, Alabama; andWHEREAS, born in Camaguy, Cuba, on June 14, 1924, Armando de Quesada and his wife, Margarita, along with the two oldest of their three children, immigrated to the United States in 1964, after Castro came to power and he was on "Castro's hit list"; andWHEREAS, a graduate of Middle Georgia College in Cochran, Georgia, Mr. de Quesada was well-known in the Decatur community as a business owner, having operated Mando's Italian Food since 1967; he was an active member of Annunciation of the Lord Catholic Church, a member of Rotary International for 14 years, served on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for four years, and was a lifetime member of the Alabama Boys and Girls Ranch; andWHEREAS, in 1976, Mr. de Quesada was a guest of honor of the Redstone Arsenal commander during the raising of the largest American flag in the State of Alabama and also the corecipient of the Audie Murphy Award with Jesse Owens during the Spirit of America Festival; in 1993, he received a patriotism award from the Twickenham Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, after having been chosen from among 86 nominees; andWHEREAS, often a bilingual translator for the court system and for the Police Department, Mr. de Quesada bridged the gap between Decatur's monolingual English-speaking and Spanish-speaking communities; and he was a sought-after speaker on the subject of patriotism, the free enterprise system, and anticommunism; andWHEREAS, left to cherish the memory of Armando Francisco de Quesada after his death on February 7, 2004, are his devoted wife, Margarita V. de Quesada; son, Armando E. de Quesada; daughters, Elena Moore and Carmen Callahan; and six grandchildren; now therefore,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That it is our distinct pleasure to recognize the life of Mr. Armando Francisco de Quesada of Decatur, Alabama, and direct that a copy of this resolution be provided for appropriate presentation with our highest tribute and praise.Resolutions, Congratulatory
De Quesada, Armando Francisco
