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*La Alma Profunda*

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind...

About Me


I suppose that I'm a little of everything mixed with a whole lot of nothing. I guess I was recently a teenager who actually missed her teenage years somewhere back in the dust. One could say that I'm a writer who doesn't write for a living, and another could say that I'm a musician who plays more for herself than for an audience. I'm the lyricist for my good friend David Howard, a singer/songwriter from the beautiful state of Tennessee. I'm also the bassist and backing vocalist for my friend, Eric Brodberg. I've always been a people person, a people person who had to fight to win a battle against social anxiety. I'm a nature lover, yet I've lived in town my whole life. I believe in the supernatural/paranormal while deeply loving and being a follower of God - He is my everything. I have more of a 70's freedom mindset even though I "Grew Up" in the 90's. I have come such a long way while wanting to go even further on this journey. I'm desperately trying to live up to the meaning of my name and that meaning is "Strengthful One". I'll be standing on the ground in front of you, yet I'm usually mentally flying in the winds of possibilities. I believe in staying in the realms of reality, yet you'll find me daydreaming in the day, and you'll even find me daydreaming in the night. In a world of black and white, I try to dream in color. So I must tell you, to make a very long story short, my personality contradicts itself left and right. Although, it may be confusing at times, it keeps the days of the past, present, and future a little more entertaining for me and mine.

My Interests

after life, angels, animals, ballads, baseball, bootlegs, breezes, candles, castles, christianity, compassion, darkness, daydreaming, deep souls, destiny, don henley, dragons, dreams, dusk, egypt, faith, faithfulness, family, forests, friends, friendship, future, ghost stories, gigging, God, graveyards, halloween, honesty, hope, horror movies, hugs, ice hockey, instrumental music, jamming, Jesus, john cowan, keyboard, kung fu television series, lakes, learning, legend of legaia, legend of zelda - ocarina of time, life, lightning, little things in life, long hair, love, lyrics, marshes, maturity, mind power, minor chord music, moonlight, mountains, music, nature, nature writing, openness, originality, painting, patience, peace, photography, piano, poetry, poets, ponds, privacy, randomness, realism artwork, rebels, rivers, romance, sam bush, silence, singing, smiles, songwriting, souls, star-gazing, stars, storms, streams, sunrise, sunset, surrealism artwork, thunder, thunderstorms, twilight, uniqueness, walking, waters, wind, woods, writing

I'd like to meet:


I'm up for meeting just about anybody who may cross my path on here. I'm always glad to meet new people on my journals as I feel that everyone has something to offer. I have quite an amazing group of friends already, and I'm always willing to open the doors for communication. I'd also like to invite you to my artistic myspace page which has poetry, lyrics, drawings, music, and photography: www.myspace.com/ascending_soul

Music:

50's rock, 60's rock, 70's rock, 80's rock, native american, classical, romantic, new age, celtic, folk, classic country, blues, soul, acoustic, singer/songwriter, roots music, kaid, jason firth, jimmy maltese, raff, profunda-rock, slippery-rock, the eagles, don henley, foreigner, max carl, grand funk railroad, bad company, free, boston, cry of love, james taylor, john mayer, dobie gray, tesla, skid row, ozzy osbourne with randy rhoads, ac/dc, early def leppard, the rolling stones, lynch mob, aerosmith, war and peace, sweet, dokken, guns n' roses, lynch/pilson, loverboy, the scorpions, alice cooper, the sweet, elton john, john cowan band, sam bush band, newgrass revival, john denver, gordon lightfoot, jim and jesse, lare williams, joel mabus, steppin' in it, jen sygit, tony rice, rickie simpkins, jimmy gaudreau, bela fleck, jerry douglas, ray charles, tommy emmanuel, trace bundy, the temptations, the platters, ben e. king, merle haggard, john schneider, randy travis, johnny cash

Heroes:

Heather (my best friend for 6 years and counting), Tim (my better half), Steve Klink (my preacher friend), Dave Dowling (a role model musically and spiritually), Mom (who seems more like a sister!), Dad (my sports buddy!) Nonny and Poppy (my grandparents and best support group ever), Uncle Ron (we're each other's shadow; always together!)

My Blog

*The River Of Life Bridges The Gap For Spirits Following The Sun...*

This poem was inspired by a photo from my friend, Sharon Dvorak.  She kindly gave me permission to use her photo, and from her photo, I came up with a poem about goodbyes and releasing those who ...
Posted by *La Alma Profunda* on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:27:00 PST

"Oh, and it’s sweet to know the wisdom that living brings..."

She Said It All With Her EyesIt was just yesterday I lived a dream in Glory, and it's not like I'd ever made that trip before. I've lived my life in temptation and mere stories. I've tried my k...
Posted by *La Alma Profunda* on Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:17:00 PST

*I went to the big house yesterday and was released on good behavior!*

Yesterday was my second day of helping Janette with her housecleaning job, and the day started out bright and early at 7am!  At first reasoning, I thought I'd be dead-tired waking up at that hour...
Posted by *La Alma Profunda* on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:22:00 PST

*Traveling lighter - Abandoning the layers*

Traveling LighterIt's been a dayof confessionsand understanding;A day of admittingto how things reallywere instead ofcovering for howthings really are.And I guess that somewherebetween now, then, and ...
Posted by *La Alma Profunda* on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:54:00 PST

*If I change my way of living, lie me in the arms of sleep*

Last week, I happened to stumble across an extremely talented singer/songwriter while listening to music on ourstage.com. His name is Timothy O'Donovan, and he's currently living down in the state of ...
Posted by *La Alma Profunda* on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:55:00 PST

*Leaves decend from the trees only to fly within the breeze...*

It's coming on again, coming on with the changing leaves and the cooling temperatures of October.  It's another rising of a milestone, but it feels a little different this time as the Autumn leav...
Posted by *La Alma Profunda* on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:58:00 PST

*Are you a real musician or a generic musician?!*

Ever since I can recall, I've been finding myself within the company of musicians from all genres, styles, and personalities.  You run into some real characters when you lurk the world of music, ...
Posted by *La Alma Profunda* on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:44:00 PST

*I Once Rode The Crashing Tide*

Crashing Tide There was a time I was living for the chances in my heart. A hopeful dream of a chapter in my life about to start. But I need to tell you how it's never a surprise when chances f...
Posted by *La Alma Profunda* on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:52:00 PST

*I want you to see in me what nobody else can see...*

It was only a few weeks ago now; A few weeks ago that I finally felt I had the heart and soul  I'd never possessed before.  Can you feel it?  Surely you can't tell me that I'm the same ...
Posted by *La Alma Profunda* on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:51:00 PST

*You’ve helped me along, making me strong*

The present isn't always so fulfilling, and the future - She has always lain in the hands of fate and destiny, so with all considering, I decided to temporarily return to my past.  There in the p...
Posted by *La Alma Profunda* on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:00:00 PST