They are numerous and many, but include:
Faith,
Spirituality/Mysticism,
Buddhist Philosophy and Psychology,
Reading,
Music,
Movies,
Travel,
History,
Art,
The Mind,
Poetry,
Technology,
Conversation,
Volunteering,
The Meaning of Life
I'd like to meet:
To all those whose inner child of learning, growing, and wanting to stay and break free at the same time! Those who like to converse about everything and nothing at the same time...
Music:
I listen to a lot of different music, such as Classical, Jazz, Easy Listening,old school R and B and Rock and Roll. I have way too many CDs, and often suprise friends as to what is in my collection. I love the discovery and sharing of new music! I like discussing music with friends.In no particular order, and hardly exhaustive:Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horn, Sonny Rollins, Ben Webster, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Diana Krall, Jane Monheit, Karrin Allyson, Kimber Manning, Tierney Sutton, Keith Jarrett, JS Bach, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Anton Bruckner, Hildegard von Bingen, Gustav Mahler, Arvo Paart,Sergei Rachmaninoff, Franz Schubert, Peter Tchaikovsky, Ralph Vaughn Williams, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Petula Clark, Patsy Cline, The Mavericks, Roy Orbison,U2, Richard Thompson, Neil Young, Loreena Mc Kennitt, Eva Cassidy, The Chieftains, Fairport Convention, Jefferson Airplane, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Roberta Flack, Chris Isaak, Laura Nyro, The Who, Aerosmith, Elvis Presley, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Metallica, Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos, Nora Jones, Talking Heads, Howie Day, Los Lonely Boys, Everything But the Girl, Cowboy Junkies, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Johnny Cash, The Doors, Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper, KISS, Simon and Garfunkel, Eminem, Dr Dre, REM,Kings of Convenience, Rickie Lee Jones, Vienna Teng, Snow Patrol, James Blunt, No Doubt, 10,000 Maniacs, Feist, etc., etc...
Movies:
Much like my CD collection, I have way too many DVDs.I love comedies, drama, foreign and independent films. I especially love satire. Movies that I really love, and include in no special order are:American Beauty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Finding Neverland, Garden State, Napolean Dynamite, Ran, Kagemusha, Dogma, Doctor Zhivago, Gladiator, 300, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Barbarians at the Gate, My Life Without Me, The Holy Grail, The Last Kiss,The Meaning of Life, Kingdom of Heaven, Donnie Darko, Love Actually, Kill Bill Vols I & II, Pulp Fiction, Babel, The Science of Sleep, Once Upon A Time in Mexico, Borat,Edward Scissorhands, Casablanca, Something About Mary, Serendipity (I know, it is sappy crappy, but I do want to believe that love could happen that way) Crash, The Namesake,Field of Dreams. Almost anything from Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Quentin Tarrantino, and Kevin Smith... and so much more!
Television:
I generally rely on television only for the news and weather. Ocassionally, I enjoy documentaries, The History Channel, Law & Order, Sponge Bob Square Pants, sitcoms and Comedy Central offerings. I prefer Leno over Letterman. For laughs, I like Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends, The Simpsons, South Park, and The Dave Chappelle Show...
Books:
I generally read books that concerns the meaning of life, and our authentic selves. I read a lot of books on Buddhism, Christian mystics, Philosophy, Poetry, and History. Like CDs and DVDs, I have too many books!
Heroes:
Jesus Christ,
Moses,
Joseph the Carpenter,
Shakyumuni Buddha,
Abraham Lincoln,
Ulysses Grant,
Martin Luther King,
Dietrich Bonhoeffer,
Thomas Merton,
Henri Nouwen,
Kahlil Gibran,
Seung Sahn,
Martin Luther,
Dalai Lama,
Mohatma Gandhi,
Mother Theresa,
Me,
All Saints and Bodhisattvas. Those who get knocked down, but keep getting back up, sometimes again, and again...
