Grace Marie ☮♪♫♪☮

I'm sensitive, and somewhat methodical. I love everything about books: the feel of the pages, font design, cover, and taking everything I can from them. I am an avid book collector, especially used. Most of my free time is spent reading. I have two cats, Captain and Leo, which are the best in the world (at least I think so... ;) ). I live with my one and only, Nicholas. He makes me the happiest girl in the world, and I can't imagine spending my life without him. I'm going to school for nursing. I'm in love with everything associated with school: homework, papers, projects, studying, and so on. I love my job, and have more autonomy than most. I try to be environmentally friendly. We always unplug, share a car, and don't use a dryer or dishwasher. I practically never buy new clothes. The thrift store is my favorite place to shop. Logic is my friend, and I'm a ruthless arguer when I have to be. When I find flaws I try my best to fix them, or they drive me nuts. I love the color green. Especially olive green. The Beatles and Our Lady Peace are my all-time favorite bands. I love my life, and for the most part, I wouldn't change a thing.
Make your own dream.
That's the Beatles' story, isn't it? That's Yoko's story,
that's what I'm saying now. Produce your own dream. If
you want to save Peru, go save Peru. It's quite
possible to do anything, but not to put it on the
leaders and the parking meters. Don't expect Jimmy
Carter or Ronald Reagan or John Lennon or Yoko Ono or
Bob Dylan or Jesus Christ to come and do it for you.
You have to do it yourself.
That's what the great masters and mistresses have been
saying ever since time began. They can point the way,
leave signposts and little instructions in various
books that are now called holy and worshipped for the cover
of the book and not for what it says, but the
instructions are all there for all to see, have always
been and always will be.
There's nothing new under the sun. All the roads lead to
Rome. And people cannot provide it for you. I can't
wake you up. You can wake you up. I can't cure you. You can cure you.
John Lennon, 1980
Everywhere turn around freely,
Not following conditions,
Not falling into classification.
Facing everything, let go and
Attain stability.
So it is said that the earth lifts
Up the mountain without
Knowing the mountain’s
Stark steepness.
A rock contains jade without
Knowing the jade’s flawlessness.
This is how truly to leave home.
- Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091-1157)
i'll just keep reading and
dreaming waiting chasing
breathing leaning
my heart's still beating.