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Mercedes

♪♫♪ be HAPPY! live with LOVE ♥, INSPIRATION, PURPOSE, mindfulness¤, balance~, context/persp

About Me

WHO AM I?...that's the ever-elusive. there are so many perspectives to answer from, and i like holistic views (mind, body, spirit). but, there's a saying, "once you label me, you negate me". i don't like rigidly labeling, categorizing or putting people or things into boxes, but it seems useful to a certain extent so people can make sense of things and communicate (i'll have to think about that one). i don't want to label or mis-label myself, or put myself into a box.BUT, SOME WORDS to describe me: compassionate, empathetic, free-spirited/nonconformist/deviant, sprightly when comfortable and reserved when not, open-minded with strong sense of values, analytical, creative, defiant/stubborn/rebellious, buoyant/resilient.WHAT I DO...I LOVE TO EXPLORE...myself, people, feelings, thoughts, knowledge, information, ideas, outside. i try to live the way i feel i need to, while working within the parameters of my life and this society and world that i live in. listen to music and sing, learn, analyze, define/refine things i come across in an attempt to make sense of things. my attempt to find meaning is probably a subset of that; or is that the other way around? or does that even make sense?? GaaaaH!THEN i take breaks from all that and just go around having fun being around and talking with people, going with the flow, enjoying life and not thinking so much!

My Interests

PRIMARY: WHY WE'RE HERE, PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES, WHAT TO DO WHILE HERE...KNOWLEDGE: PHILOSOPHY, SOCIOLOGY, HISTORY...DETAILS: simplicity, discovering and sticking to the basics/foundations/essential things in life (i guess this would be METAPHYSICS!); theories, the abstract, concepts, systems; MUSIC, singing; CONSCIOUSNESS studies/different states of consciousness, spiritual/metaphysical/ethereal/supernatural things, astrology; SURVIVALISM...being "green", being organized, efficiency of time/money/resources, better ways of living/existing/being (physically, behavior, etc); FULFILLMENT, self-actualization/human potential; anything with better/higher energy, balance; EXPERIENCING life by way of the myriad of things in the natural, man-made and spiritual worlds...awareness of myself and other people and the world around me, emotional healing, relationships, trying to get the best view of reality that i can, self-expression, defining things/attention to detail, clothing, exploring, being outdoors, symbols (esp. sacred), time, clocks (astronomical, earth clocks, etc), quotes, color (in an aesthetic and scientific sense).

I'd like to meet:

i am very introverted and absorbed with learning, so that doesn't leave much time for people...i think i have just about all the relationships i can handle. i feel bad about not getting back to people who message me or request to be friends on here, so PLEASE don't take it personally if you don't hear back from me! i just have alot on my plate...

Music:

i LOVE music!!!! i used to listen to rock all the time, then for a while it was pretty even between R&B, Hip-Hop, "Hot" Adult Contemporary, Alternative Rock, etc. i've been gravitating towards World, New Age, Jazz/smooth Jazz. there's sooo much music i haven't even discovered yet...Genres: ...Rock (alternative, industrial, experimental, progressive, art, psychedelic, gothic, piano, punk, funk, folk, southern) ...Heavy Metal (alternative, industrial, experimental, progressive, nu, groove, gothic) ...Pop (piano, punk, rock, baroque, dream, brit) ...Hip-hop (will update sub-genres later) ...Electronic (electronica, big beat, breakbeat, ambient, hard house) ...Jazz (fusion, smooth) ...R&B (contemporary, neo soul) ...World (ethnic/indigenous, tribal, worldbeat) ...New Age (for meditation, relaxation, spiritual stuff)Musicians (favorite): Tori Amos, Tool, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle, etc...(love): Evanescence, the Smashing Pumpkins, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Madonna, Deftones, Delerium, Korn, Marilyn Manson, etc...(like): Sarah McLachlan, Dave Matthews Band, Jewel, Live, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Alanis Morissette, System of a Down, Lenny Kravitz, Nirvana, Tears for Fears, The Cure, Heart, etc.too many musicians and genres to list, there's a ton of music in this world...

Movies:

i LOVE movies, but don't get around to watching them much. i like movies that have a profound effect on me, that affect my emotions. probably romance, though i haven't explored those much... (in a non-complete/perfected order): The Fountain, 50 First Dates, 10 Things I Hate About You, Here on Earth, Go Further (Documentary), Dogma, Queen of the Damned, Harry Potter, The Matrix series, The Butterfly Effect, The Minority Report, Lara Croft/Tomb Raider movies, Van Wilder, Natural Born Killers, Secret Window, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Erin Brokovich, other Kevin Smith, Adam Sandler movies (Mr. Deeds, Anger Management, Eight Crazy Nights, Little Nicky, etc.FUTURE: interested in checking out Tim Burton movies. also, classics that i still haven't seen.ACTORS/ACTRESSES: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, etc.

Television:

LOVE: the Travel, National Geographic, History, and PBS channels; LIKE: the Science and Discovery channels... SHOWS: Planet Earth, MythBusters, How It's Made, Storm Chasers seems interesting.

Books:

so far i haven't been very interested in reading fiction books. there are too many other things in real life for me to learn and do.CURRENTLY: metaphysical, psychology, philosophy.FUTURE: i'd like to pickup on music again, and poetry and classics are something i'd like to explore.BOOKS: The Key to Life by Aymen Fares (Spiritual), Piece by Piece by Tori Amos (Autobiography), No Boundary by Ken Wilber (Consciousness Studies/Philosophy/Psychology), various Wayne Dyer (Spiritual/Wisdom), What to Expect When You're Expecting/the First Year/the Toddler Years (for parents), Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson (great homemaking book/manual), Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames by Thich Nhat Hanh (title speaks).AUTHORS: Pema Chödrön, Ken Wilber, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Thich Nhat Hanh, OshoPUBLISHERS: Shambhala, Hayhouse

Heroes:

not sure if hero would be the right word, maybe role models. inspiring, self-actualized people, people who care about the current and future states of all existence and take action to improve it, however small. Tori Amos, Yoko Ono, Maynard James Keenan, other musicians and artists, there are probably some that just don't come to mind, and others i haven't even learned about yet; another time. there are so many people who create change for the better in this world...

My Blog

Take care of yourself - theory of Natural Hygiene

Hey everyone wow....is there no "health" category on here???  anyway, i often find useful sites while i'm researching things, and need to post another of those lists, but not right now.  but...
Posted by Mercedes on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:35:00 PST

a comment on life that i like!

ok i love the thoughts below about going to the spiritual realm...leads me to think about alot of things i'm not going to take time to put down now. but i don't like the dying young part.  but li...
Posted by Mercedes on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:37:00 PST

Where am I going? Putting your life in context.

this wasn't exactly what i was looking for, but a start....maybe it will help someone....Where am I going? Putting your life in context. Posted in: Featured, Lifestyle The great writer and thinker...
Posted by Mercedes on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:10:00 PST

Where is the sun???

my god i can't stand this depressing smoke anymore!!!  i feel very unhappy, "discontent", and i don't know if it's the weather or something else inside.  usually when i feel like this i woul...
Posted by Mercedes on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:24:00 PST

Love, near-death experience site

so one thing led to another and i came across a near-death experience website (http://www.nderf.org).  i haven't done my research yet to make sure if it was the best one or not, a reliable source...
Posted by Mercedes on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:01:00 PST

some great websites (I.M.O.)!

there are a ton of links that i think are awesome....but here's just some main ones for the moment until i have the time and inclination to compile a more thorough list:http://www.2knowmyself.com/Your...
Posted by Mercedes on Sun, 11 May 2008 09:44:00 PST

Interview of Brian "Head" Welch from KoRn

Well isn't this interesting...i went to Belief Net to check my horoscope, that being the person i am = P  , and found an article of an interview (or whatever it would be called) with "Head" from ...
Posted by Mercedes on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:02:00 PST

alternative news sites

www.alternet.org - a good alternative news and opinion sourcewww.michaelmoore.com - the 'must read' section is from a wide array of sourceswww.guardian.co.uk - a british media company with some object...
Posted by Mercedes on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 01:31:00 PST

Aptitude (Natural Ability) Testing

Some interesting info (well I think so anyway) for anybody who comes across this...recently I have learned about aptitude (natural ability) testing at the Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation/Human ...
Posted by Mercedes on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 06:33:00 PST

Your Life's Purpose

I just finished listening to about two hours worth of online radio about finding a person's life purpose, and wanted to put some info here in case anybody happens to read this.  The subject of&nb...
Posted by Mercedes on Sat, 07 Jan 2006 01:38:00 PST