forgiving myself and others. releasing guilt and fear. not taking things personally. loving my family. loving my friends. loving perceived enemies. shadows. vino. music. laughing til it hurts. writing. traveling. film. sleeping in. the feeling i get when the sun goes behind the clouds and it becomes a little dark. being aware in each moment. staying home n watching a movie curled up on the couch sharing a bottle of wine, candles lit. going out to the movies, stadium seating (let's get there on time so we can watch the trailers). farmers markets. olympic national park. (hike the hoh river trail). smiling as much as i can. having someone rub my head, my eyebrows or tickle my arm. sushi on the rock. the netherlands. crunchy tacos. grandparents. prague. catching myself when i judge. rain. inventing. live music. black tea. flip flops. dreaming. thrift stores. fidels. cousins. eye contact. music. reading. roadtrips. sunsets. portland, oregon. siamese basil.first base.hiking. organic fruit/veggies. chinese chicken salad, no chicken. sleeping with one leg in, one leg out. halloween. surfing the internet. camping. san juan islands. juicing. soccer. big sur. swimming. philosophy. snuggling. walking barefoot. engaging conversation. la paloma. bonfires. hawaii. being alone. rocks. scrabble. biking. texas hold em. thai food. tulips. big trees. garage sales. kittens. my cat, lil j. puppies. dogs. (especially golden retrievers, labs, american bulldogs and weiner dogs but ALL dogs i love). dolphins. whales. jacuzzi-ing. music festivals. meditating. protecting/loving all animals. long candlelight dinners. old houses with double hung windows and big front porches. bamboo. sand dunes. live comedy. oregon coast. giving gifts. gardening. dancing. silence. lake powell. astrology. butterflies. human design. sushi. ping pong. decorating. los gaviotos. the hopi way of life. spicy foods. canada. drawing. hawaii. comfy sweats. cold beer. fasting. random acts of kindness. long showers. foot massage. sweet peas. big chunks of cracked black pepper. jalapeno peppers. habenero peppers. any massage. sunrise. big hugs. storms. crying because i am overwhelmed with happiness, gratitude and joy. crying when i'm sad. great white sharks... embers (p-town) sat night arriving at at 10:30pm. elephants. star gazing. blueberries. wild flowers. waterfalls. appreciating this beautiful life- even in the darkest of moments!...oh and most important of all---my favorite thing is expressing love...So, hey... you! I LOVE YOU! let's take care of everyone in the world. we are One! Smile :)
Stuff for your blog!
non-judgemental. forgiving. loving. honest. genuine. kind. compassionate. in the moment. fun. funny! crazy. cReAtIvE. down to earth. inspiring. happy. contemplative. passionate. silly. confident. out of the box kind of people. --but if you aren't any of these things, i'd still love to meet you...
i'm proud of any musician and deeply appreciate those who express through writing and playing. some of my favs: ben harper. aimee mann. adam wagner pahl. escalera. chris mueller. coldplay. zero 7. wilco/tweedy. jack johnson. U2. pearl jam. david gray. william fitzsimmon. joshua radin. brett dennon. cary brothers. roxy music. the cure. appleseed. the doors. john mayer. nick drake. michael jackson. marisa monte. miles davis. mason jennings. neil young. dylan. madonna. marley. REM. counting crowes. shyuler fisk. cake. the beatles. the smiths. psychedelic furrs. berlin. john lennon. tears for fears. pinback. stones senses. pet shop boys. flock of seagulls. the fixx. talk talk--80's alternative rock! solomon burke. AIR. tom waits. massive attack. morcheeba. the beatles. dido. nodoubt. willy nelson. bon jovi. green day. pink floyd. cranberries. lorenna mckennett. cary brothers. duran duran. red hot chili peppers. ozomatli. billy holiday. ella fitzgerald. sting. ah ha. james blunt. mountain goats. tribalistas. christopher cross. kenny rogers. cohen. tracy chapman. dead. mountain goats. jonathan richman. israel. billy wah. jeff buckley. radiohead. india arie. she wants revenge. ray charles. pete yorn. joni mitchell. john lennon. erykah badu. herbie hancock. mozart. beethoven. damien rice. sly and the family stone. the garden state soundtrack. michael jackson. phish. jewell. the frames. dave matthews band. bjork. jimi hendrix. duke ellington. janis joplin. cake. otis redding. bb king. led zeppelin. stones. samples. burning spear. colin hay. the strokes. johnny cash. widespread panic. greyboy allstars. cult. prince. simon & garfunkel. marvin gaye. slightly stoopid. john denver...etc....more, more, more!
Stuff for your blog!
i heart film. a few i loved: gardenstate. pretty woman. what the bleep do we know. blue velvet. annie hall. say anything. the secret. the color purple. jaws. out of africa. the painted veil. the doors. waitress. lord of the rings trilogy. american beauty. eyes wide shut. the squid and the whale. o brother where art though. run lola run. wizard of oz. croupier. little miss sunshine. baraka. amelie. the idiots. pans labrynth. celebration. maria full of grace. babel. hotel rwanda. ghost world. lost in translation. pulp fiction. the usual suspect. requiem for a dream. silence of the lambs. resevoir dogs. the illusionist. lawrence of aabia. ben hur. gandhi. deer hunter. the sound of music. dances with wolves. about a boy. good will hunting. magnolia. shrek1n2. godfathers. the red violin. breakfast at tiffany's. bus 174. deliver us from evil. citizen kane. meet the parents. the shining. mulholland drive. braveheart. my date with drew. saddest music in the world. march of the penguins. election. memento. vertigo. schindler's list. 8 1/2. the departed. african queen. grease. titanic. dancer in the dark. donny darco--(the bunny freaks me out). to kill a mockingbird. grey gardens. five obstructions. life is beautiful. gladiator. a beautiful mind. almost famous. wedding crashers. old school. seven. the motorcycle diaries. pulp fiction. body heat. shakespeare in love. breaking the waves. kill bill I,II,III. vanilla sky. sideways. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. revenge of the nerds. punch drunk love. constant gardener. scream. the ring. princess bride. basketball diaries. pretty woman. ghost. dirty dancing. goonies. breakfast club. st elmos fire. parent trap. imax-serenghetti. imax-everett. 40year old virgin. the man who wasn't there. grizzly man. cat's eye. big. beyond therapy. experiments on life. to be continued... :)...
sex and the city. oprah. KPBS. OPB. discovery channel. (especially shark week). planet earth. history channel. entourage. ellen. judge judy. will and grace. soccer. biggest loser. america's funniest home videos (not the hosts or writing...just the clips). E!. project runway. america's next top model. the bachelor -stupid dating shows. seinfeld. the apprentice. little people, big world. man vs wild. on the lot. top chef. take home chef. last comic standing. SNL. everyone loves raymond. law and order. trading spaces. flip that house. flavor of love (lol). people's court... tv pretty much sucks. tivo helps.
the thunder of silence. the world is new. tete a tete. radical forgiveness. a woman's worth. the disapearance of the universe. the four agreements. sidhartha. miracles. walking between the worlds. perinneal philosophy. narcissis and goldmund. the republic. essene gospel of peace. walden. bhagavad-gita. confessions of jean jacques rousseau. seat of the soul. magister ludi (GBG). the china study. the profit. einstein's dreams. mere christianity. into the wild. the diary of anne frank. jane eyre. the power of intention. power of now. i ching. da vinci code. gift from the sea. the tao of pooh. big sur and the oranges of hieronymus bosch. darma bums. on the road. be here now. the runaway bunny. the velvetine rabbit. the kite runner. how to get lost. the tibetan book of dying. the bible (new test). man's eternal quest. me talk pretty one day. the notebook. the giving tree. anything by carlos castenedas, herman hesse, aldous huxley, kahlil gibran, tolstoy, wayne dyer, joel goldstein. ghandi, william blake, gregg braden, thoreau, richard bach, marianne williamson. parmahansa yogananda, molli pahl :)...more. IF U WANNA BORROW :)
people who practice (and become) uconditional love, compassion and forgiveness. people who discover there is no duality. selfless people who are also passionate of their own dreams. let's all wake up and love.