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Valerie

Each day is a new canvas to paint upon. Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness, and at

About Me

I will never pretend to be someone I am not.

If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of their lives and not the pattern of their words. I think he would prefer an honest and righteous atheist to a TV preacher whose every word is God, God, God, and whose every deed is foul, foul, foul. - Isaac Asimov

Every moment and every event of every man's life... plants something in his soul.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. ~Oscar Wilde, De Profundis, 1905


My Interests

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere”~François de la Rochefoucauld

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Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision. ~Ayn Rand

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Fear not for the future, weep not for the past ~Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Watch your 'Thoughts,' they become words. Watch your 'Words,' they become actions. Watch your 'Actions,' they become habits. Watch your 'Habits,' they become character. Watch your 'Character,' for it becomes your Destiny.

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"Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever."

I'd like to meet:

I have amazing friends and family. They are articulate, brilliant, creative, open-minded, free-thinking, self-aware, secure people....if you are too..Id love to meet you!

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"Friendship with oneself is all-important because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

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What a strange narrowness of mind now is that, to think the things we have not known are better than the things we have known. ~Samuel Johnson

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Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another. ~Eustace Budgell

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“Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.”

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It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ~e.e. cummings

There is a cult of ignorance in the united states, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our politcal and cultural life, nutured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge"~isaac asimov

Music:

I love all music...music is mood altering...my absolute favorite: (thrash/speed) metal...I love to hear men scream!

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Movies:

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. ~e.e. cummings, 1955

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Television:

Don't compromise yourself. You're all you've got. ~Janis Joplin

Books:

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. ~Confucius

Heroes:

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity. ~Keshavan Nair

My Blog

Eubie

"EUBIE" read the license plate.  That car turned right smack in front of me at my green light, that same car got over right in front of me into my lane (the one I had to move into when he p...
Posted by Valerie on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:23:00 PST

The Presidential Election

(edit: for those who think for some reason I am supporting the republican ticket, that is NOT what this blog is about.  Its about having your own opinion to vote for the best candidate!  And...
Posted by Valerie on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:42:00 PST

for you all...

May you listen to your longing to be free.May the frames of your belonging be large enough for the dreams of your soul.May you arise each day with a voice of blessing whispering in your heart...someth...
Posted by Valerie on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:05:00 PST

INSPIRATIONAL BLOG: François de la Rochefoucauld

Theres not much to say about my own life yet...I said yet..soon dolls, soon!  Im gonna spill as soon as I can.  In the meantime, I stumbled upon the writings of François de la Rochefoucauld ...
Posted by Valerie on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:03:00 PST

stolen blog: dating secret exposed (yahoo)

Read this this morning on yahoo.  This girl hits the nail on the head with this.  Ive been dating for years.  Its frustrating.  I hope this makes it more clear to some men....well ...
Posted by Valerie on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:52:00 PST

not afraid of marriage, afraid of marrying the wrong person!

Found this article on yahoo today, as you can read, it is geared towards men..however, being single and successful, I think this applies to us women as well.  I fully admit, that I have created ...
Posted by Valerie on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:00:00 PST

short film: PRADA HANDBAG

I just saw a beautiful short film, I absolutely loved it.  I couldnt find a way to embed it here, but here is a link. Most of my actual real life friends reading this know i am a very open minded...
Posted by Valerie on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:57:00 PST

Inspirational blog: LIFE IS SHORT

I had some time to reflect on life today.  Today was a slow day, and instead of doing nothing, I decided to take some time, without music to get things done and think about this past month as it ...
Posted by Valerie on Fri, 30 May 2008 03:40:00 PST

memorial day tribute

Let's not forget why we have a nice long weekend....    The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.~Minot J.Savage ...
Posted by Valerie on Fri, 23 May 2008 07:08:00 PST

todays inspiration

I heard this song while I was getting ready for work today.  John Lennon was a peace activist and a beautifully imperfect man.  Words to consider today.   Imagine there's no heavenIt's ...
Posted by Valerie on Mon, 19 May 2008 08:10:00 PST