"...the more you caress the heart of the one you love...the more it will open in your hands." ~Adam Shreve 9-2-07 R.I.P.
"By defending death, you may add some years to your life;
by trusting and loving, you will add some life to your years!"
-Nithyananda
"Expect miracles! "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." ~ Albert Einstein "
I love...
~Hiking
~Flowers
~Spirit Dancing
~Yoga
~Reading
~Writing
~Excercising
~Traveling
~Concerts
~Fishing
~Camping
~Friends
~Family
~Laughing
~Spiritualality
~Astrology
~Poetry
~Music
~Inspiring others to live with purpose
~Volunteering
~Quotes
~Dreaming
~Loving
~Living
~YOU
""We enter the world with an open heart and we proceed to fill it with negative emotions: anger, pain, hurt, shame, blame, guilt, revenge, bitterness etc leaving no room for love. Make room for love in your heart by forgiving yourself and others."" -Patrick Wanis
"It is my right to be uncommon - if I can. I seek opportunity - not security I want to take the calculated risk: To dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; The thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; To think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world Boldly and say, This I have done."
Anonymous
"Listening to your heart, finding out who you are, is not simple. It takes time for the chatter to quiet down. It's in the silence of "not doing" that we begin to know what we feel. If we listen and hear what is being offered, Then anything in life can be our guide." - Anonymous
I read this from time to time and it always seems to have new meaning each time.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius --- and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.- Albert Einstein
THE INVITATION
It doesnt interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your hearts longing.
It doesnt interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, It doesnt interest me what planets are squaring your moon.
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow,
if you have been opened by lifes betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own,
without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own,
if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic,
to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesnt interest me if the story you are telling me is true.
I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself;
if you can hear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul;
if you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty,
even when its not pretty, every day,
and if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine,
and still stand on the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
YES!
It doesnt interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up,
after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone,
and do what needs to be done to feed the children.
It doesnt interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the center of the fire with me
and not shrink back.
It doesnt interest me where or
what or with whom you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you, from the inside,
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.
Written By Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Jack Johnson
G.Love and Special Sauce
Ben Harper
Lyle Lovett
The Doors
Cat Stevens
Alanis Morrisette
Enya
Creed
Moby
Pearl Jam
Janis Joplin
Robert Randolf and the Family Band
Violent Femmes
Led Zepplin
Eagles
Jimi Hendrix
Pink Floyd
Dave Mathews Band
Grateful Dead
Jane's Addiction
Bob Marley
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Saving Jane
Citizen Cope
I love movies but can never remember what I've seen and haven't, lol.
I rarely watch TV anymore but if I do it's usually Animal Planet. I love the series, "Lost." I rented the first and second season and am currently waiting on the third, to be released. I also enjoy Myth Busters and Forensic Files too but I'd have to say that my favorite thing to watch is America's Funniest Home Videos or America's Funniest Animals! We all need to laugh more often and seek ways to do it.
"The best way to succeed is to discover what you love and find a way to offer it to others."
Oprah
My Heros are my soon to be ex-Mommy-in-Law, My two amazing children, My dear Mother and Sisters and everyone who inspires me to keep learning and growing!