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Learning to Fly

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About Me

I am working on living in the now, being less dominated by the past & the unforeseeable future. Directing little or no energy at the fleeting external. Awakening to the fact that what I have been searchng for has been at the core of my being all along.

My Interests

Finding my center, learning my purpose, seeking balance, writing poetry, camping, hiking, collecting heart shaped rocks, rustic lodges, all that is Autumn, long road trips, antique shopping, vintage jewelry, Roman, Greek, chapel & cathedral architecture, going to cars shows to get ideas on what to do with the hot rod, psychology & sociology (wanting to know what makes people tick). The occasional Mai Tai, Bloody Mary or white tequila shot with a beer chaser. Things that smell nice, I'm always in search of the perfect scented candle or a new perfumeA few issues that are important to me on a personal level: My mom was a schizophrenic if this disease affects you or someone you love check out www.schizophrenia.com, it has been a saving grace for me.Also fifty percent of women in the U.S. are living with verbal abuse & intimidation, that means five out of ten women YOU KNOW. If you or someone you know is ,please visit www.geocites.com/misogynon. Finally, "Sad but true: thousands of perfectly healthy, loving, homeless cats and kittens are put to sleep annually in the U.S. alone. Whether because of superstition, prejudice, or simply because they blend into the shadows in the back of the cage, black cats are statistically less likely to be adopted than more brightly colored felines." For more information visit the Gothic Cat Rescue Website.

I'd like to meet:

Those who are present enough to see through the density of concepts, labels, images, words, judgments and definitions that block all true relationships. Those who provide soul nourishment, instead of sharing the junk food of the ego that leave us in the fog of our unconsciousness. Those who realize that the transformation of the human consciousness is no longer a luxury, but a necessity if we are not to destroy ourselves & everything else on this magnificent planet. Those who truly understand, that the time is now and we must be the change we want to see in the world.

Music:

Lately: Soundgarden, Audioslave, Chris Cornell, Temple of the Dog, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, RATM, Stone Temple Pilots, Foo Fighters, Sublime, Beck, Tool, Disturbed, White Zombie, Rob Zombie, Nirvana, Janes Addiction, AC/DC, Velvet Revolver, The Doors, Led Zep, The Cult, Linkin Park, Modest Mouse, old school Metallica, Stones, Beatles, Creedence, Petty, Chili Peppers, Seger, Fleetwood Mac, 60's Motown, Classic Rock, Blues, Gospel...Occasionally pop & country...

Movies:

A few movies I can't live without: The Shawshank Redemption, Legends Of the Fall, Pulp Fiction, There's Something About Mary, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, The Natural, The Color Purple, The Notebook, Anything by Adam Sandler, The Quick & the Dead (with Sharon Stone) The Unforgiven, Kill Bill 1 & 2, the American Pie movies, The Usual Suspects, King Pin, Blues Brothers, Lord of The Rings, When Harry Met Sally, Star Wars (yeah, I'm a nerd) Harry Potter (the early years) As Good as it Gets, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Zoolander, The Last Boy Scout, A Low Down Dirty Shame, Men in Black 1 & 2, Jet Li's "Hero" and "Fearless"

Television:

I don't watch much, but when I do it's the History, Travel, Discovery , Science, National Geographic, the music channels, South Park..

Books:

The Bible, anything by Stephen King, because it seems like I can see, taste, touch, smell & hear everything he writes about & quite frankly it scares the crap out of me. "Eat, Pray, Love", the Eckhart Tolle collection, "The Four Agreements"..

Heroes:

God, my husband for saving my life & never counting the costs, my daughter, Michaelangelo & Leanardo Davinci for their amazing minds & creations. Martin Luther King Jr., Ghandi & all the poets who have spoken to my soul.

My Blog

Something to think about

This last week I’ve been  meditating on the concept of "Mindful Speech"   This is a Buddhist concept, that states " To be mindful, speech must be:   1. True   2. Timely  ...
Posted by Learning to Fly on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:23:00 PST

Talkin’ bout my generation

Those that came before   lit their candles   Started their war    choosing for me, the   descent to darkness   Leftward the ghouls    will haunt &...
Posted by Learning to Fly on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:13:00 PST

I’ll show you mine, if you’ll show me yours

Hey guys, here's a link to a website for handwriting analysis. I have to say when I did this it was so close to being accurate, it was scary. There were some things about my behavior, I hadn't even re...
Posted by Learning to Fly on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:18:00 PST

Same story, different characters

You came packaged,  not so neatly With a wrinkly bow and a warning label I suppose I should have promptly sent you back instead of dirtying my hands as I moved you around my pristine house of ...
Posted by Learning to Fly on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:06:00 PST

New Years Eve (revised)

My death My birth My loss My gain The names have changed But remain the same Here again Like never before Squeezing through the openings of my closed doors Shaky & weak as the purge  is thro...
Posted by Learning to Fly on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:11:00 PST

Ode to a lost love

Autumn called this year in glorious technicolor But I was lost in lessons learned and questions unanswered Her vine maple kiss held the promise of crisp mornings & perfectly warm afternoons, she...
Posted by Learning to Fly on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:19:00 PST

December 24th 2000 (religious)

I'm sure some of you will read this and call B.S. on it. However, it really happened to me. Let it be known,  I am the original jaded, cynical, skeptic, but there is no denying what I seen or fel...
Posted by Learning to Fly on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:53:00 PST

I said "Girl don't let him treat you like this"..(FRIENDS, READERS PLEASE COPY & REPOST)

This is a must read for all women in relationships. Ladies, I lived this way for 11 1/2 years. If you are living this way, your lives are in danger. Just because he doesn't hit you doesn't mean ...
Posted by Learning to Fly on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:24:00 PST

It's my party & I'll...

You won't see me standing on ceremony I'll be sitting relaxed, legs uncrossed I'll eat with my hands, fingers dripping tongue licking, this piece of my life They'll say "she ain't no lady" I won't we...
Posted by Learning to Fly on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:04:00 PST

These thoughts, these questions, a small penalty for a big sin?

Now that you walk within my once secret garden so freely are the fruit from my trees, once forbidden, tasting as sweet? Since you no longer tangle with the devil, at my fallen gates, are the thrills ...
Posted by Learning to Fly on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 04:51:00 PST