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Melissa

Live in the Sunshine, Swim the Sea, Drink the Wild Air

About Me

Love me without fear.....Trust me without questioning.....Need me without demanding.....Want me without restrictions.....Accept me without change.....Desire me without inhibitions travel layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotCommentsI'm pretty down to earth. I love being surrounded by nature! I like to hike in the mountains and the forests, swim and play in the ocean and the waterfalls, and bask in the sun. I was born and raised in Maunawili and I don't think I'll ever leave...Hawaii that is. I moved to the Big Island in late 2004 then on to Kauai in April of 2007, and I will be moving home to Oahu this summer. I am very family oriented & absolutely love being an aunty! I love scuba diving & snorkeling :) I enjoy yoga. I think it's extremely important to get in touch with yourself, relax, and meditate. I like to have BBQs on the beach and go camping either on the beach or in the mountains.One of my favorite quotes is from the book Walden, by Henry David Thoreau: "Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind."

My Interests

"Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people" ~ Henry Miller Create a Free SlideshowMarine Biology, Scuba Diving, Hiking, Anatomy and Physiology, Zoology, Poetry, Cultural Anthropology, Botany, Zen Buddhism, Yoga, Reading, Creative Writing, Orchids, EgyptologyCURRENT MOON moon info

I'd like to meet:

Someone with similar interests

Music:

Reggae, Rock, Blues, Jazz, some Metal Create a Free Slideshow

Movies:

Create a Free SlideshowLove foreign & independent films

Television:

SIX FEET UNDER "THE FOOT" PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 CLAIRE TELLS IT LIKE IT IS

Books:

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle Create a Free Slideshow The Origin of Species, The Forest People, Things Fall Apart, The Story of B, Canterbury Tales, Great Expectations, Our Town, Night, To Kill a Mokingbird, Angela's Ashes, Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby, The Nature of Art, The World of M.C. Escher, The Works of Walt Whitman, Essential Dali, The Dharma Bums, Drop City, The Works of Emily Dickinson, The Lorax, Reading Lolita in Tehran, Life of Pi, World Impressionism, Gaviotas, Anything written by Dan Brown, The Namesake, Interpreter of Maladies, Original Wisdom, Walden, The Four Agreements, Eat Pray Love, The Alchemist...........

Heroes:

.. "It is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart" ~ Gandhi

My Blog

Water Meditation

Our bodies are over fifty percent water, so it makes sense that human beings have always considered water to be a sacred source of life and healing. It is literally half of who we are, and well over ...
Posted by Melissa on Sat, 31 May 2008 12:12:00 PST

Go With The Flow

The flow of the universe moves through everything. It is in the rocks that form, get pounded into dust, and are blown away. It is in the blossoming of a flower born from a seed planted in the spring....
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:25:00 PST

Practice Compassion

Compassion is the ability to see the deep connectedness between ourselves and others.   We are who we are at any one point in our lives for a reason. Goddesses of Compassion Guan Yin (East...
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:50:00 PST

Life’s Lesson

I feared being aloneUntil I learned to likeMyself.I feared failureUntil I realized that I onlyFail when I don't try.I feared successUntil I realizedThat I had to tryIn order to be happyWith myself.I ...
Posted by Melissa on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:26:00 PST

You Control You

     You always have the freedom to decide your own attitude. There is no person, no law, no wall, no prison, no labor, no circumstance that can prevent you from exercising contro...
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:15:00 PST

Joy

~ Find What Brings You Joy And Go There ~ ...
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:40:00 PST

Love

"Love is not about needs but about seeing beyond your conditioned needs and desires to the essence of the other person and sharing at that level. Essence's purpose in relationships is to experie...
Posted by Melissa on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:45:00 PST

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Posted by Melissa on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:16:00 PST

Becoming the Lotus

I thought this was beautiful!  It's taken from one of the scrolls from the Egyptian "Book of the Dead"   Becoming the Lotus From the Papyrus of Ani      As if I'd sl...
Posted by Melissa on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:50:00 PST

Buddha says

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written...
Posted by Melissa on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:04:00 PST