Spending time with my kids, hiking, camping, sitting around doing nothing, reading, writing, playing, gardening, dancing, yoga, singing, painting, laughing, acting stupid, Chia Pets, a strong belief in preserving our earth and in human rights
"Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world."
~Eleanor Roosevelt
http://www.leonardodicaprio.org/whatsimportant/globalwarming
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People, any other sociable critters, and these fine specimens of male splendor...
The Beatles, Bob Marley, Aphex Twin, Dead Can Dance, Cirque Du Soleil, Deep Forest, Loreena Mckennitt, Enya, Norah Jones, Barry White, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Sarah McLaughlan, B-52s, Depeche Mode, Peter Gabriel, Psychic TV...All 80's music, jazz/blues, funk, ambient, classical -- Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (my fav) -- and so many more that I can't possibly name them all here. Fair to say aLL music except not so much country - although I do like Johnny Cash and some old twang
Shawshank Redemption,
Moulin Rouge,
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,
Under the Tuscan Sun,
Life is Beautiful,
V for Vendetta, An Inconvenient Truth,
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,
Living in Oblivion, The Dark Crystal, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Immortal Beloved, The Red Violin, Willow
Don't watch it
The Secret Life of Bees - pretty much anything written by Sue Monk Kidd,
Anne Rice,
Agatha Christie,
Alfred Hitchcock,
Joseph Campbell,
Neil Gaiman,
Walden,
Harry Potter,
Time Traveler's Wife,
Rebecca,
Tolkien,
Jean Shinoda Bolen,
Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451),
Orwell,
The Tao of Pooh/The Te of Piglet,
Old stuff like old greek tragedies and comedies, The epic of Gilgamesh, Shakespeare, Euripedes, the Bible, the Bhagavad Gita, Tao te Ching, Vedic texts...I just LOVE to Read. I like pretty much any Sci-Fi, mysteries, Psych, Philosophical, poetry, or Spiritual stuff - not big on romance novels, though!
"A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more intimate with us and more universal than any other work of art. It is the work of art nearest to life itself. It may be translated into every language, and not only be read but actually breathed from all human lips; - not be represented on canvas or in marble only, but be carved out of the breath of life itself."
~Henry David Thoreau
Eleanor Roosevelt,
Georgia O'Keefe,
Sappho,
Aristophanes,
Dionysus,
Thoreau,
Wonder Woman
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
~Eleanor Roosevelt
Your Values Profile
Loyalty:
You value loyalty a fair amount.
You're loyal to your friends... to a point.
But if they cross you, you will reconsider your loyalties.
Staying true to others is important to you, but you also stay true to yourself.
Honesty:
You value honesty a fair amount.
You're honest when you can be, but you aren't a stickler for it.
If a little white lie will make a situation more comfortable, you'll go for it.
In the end, you mostly care about "situational integrity."
Generosity:
You value generosity highly.
So much so that you often put your own needs last.
There's nothing wrong with having a caring heart...
But you may want to rethink your "open wallet" policy.
Humility:
You value humility highly.
You have the self-confidence to be happy with who you are.
And you don't need to seek praise to make yourself feel better.
You're very modest, and you're keep the drama factor low.
Tolerance:
You value tolerance highly.
Not only do you enjoy the company of those very different from you...
You do all that you can to seek it out interesting and unique friends.
You think there are many truths in life, and you're open to many of them.
The Five Factor Values Test
BRAIN LATERALIZATION TEST Results
Right Brain (You scored 44%) The right hemisphere is the visual, figurative, artistic, and intuitive side of the brain. Right brain dominant individuals are more visual and intuitive. They are better at summarizing multiple points, picking up on what's not said, visualizing things, and making things up. They can lack attention to detail, directness, organization, and the ability to explain their ideas verbally, leaving them unable to communicate effectively.
Left Brain (You scored 42%) The left hemisphere is the logical, articulate, assertive, and practical side of the brain. Left brain dominant individuals are more orderly, literal, articulate, and to the point. They are good at understanding directions and anything that is explicit and logical. They can have trouble comprehending emotions and abstract concepts, they can feel lost when things are not clear, doubting anything that is not stated and proven.
Overall you appear to have fairly Equal Hemispheres
Are You Right or Left Brained?
personality tests by similarminds.com
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"I think that hate is a thing, a feeling, that can only exist where there is no understanding."
~Tennessee Williams (Thomas Lanier)