Stimulating conversation; spending time with people that are authentic and allow the same of me; drinking wine and appreciating different cuisines (Indian and Thai are my current favorites); frequent massages; an occasional nap; reading; art (Frida Kahlo, Tamara de Lempicka, Renoir, Picasso are my faves); architechture; fashion; musicals; operas (Madame Butterfly is amazing); music that moves my soul; films that make me think or challenge me; studying world religions; studying the way the mind works--psychology studies intrigue me; laughing; a child's smile and wisdom; sunshine; a warm breeze; making a difference in the lives of others.
Gary Zukav, Marianne Williamson, Tori Amos, Madonna, Doris Day, Chris Rock, Ellen, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, monks of different religious backgrounds, Frida Kahlo (if alive), People who are genuine, have depth, use humor and escape the mundane...
Tori Amos, Ilya, Tool, STP, Flunk, David Gray, Jay Z, Portishead, Depeche Mode, Jem, Marc Broussard, Brandi Carlile, Dead Can Dance, Chris Issak, Fiona Apple, Puccini's score from Madame Butterfly, Enigma, Madonna, Damien Rice, Everything But the Girl, Bjork, Led Zeppelin, Pete Yorn, Van Morrison, The Stones, Enya, The Cure, Tracy Chapman, Michelle Shocked, Annie Lenox, Alice N Chains, Bob Marley, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Incubus, Nina Simone, Matisyahu, Aqualung, Morcheeba, Gwen Stefani, Paolo Nutini
I love foreign films: Life is Beautiful, Run Lola Run, The Piano Teacher, Wings of Desire, Amelie, Love Me/Love Me Not, Love me if You Dare, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Motorcycle Diaries Fabulous American Films include: Dancer in the Dark, Lorenzo's Oil, I heart Huckabees, What the Bleep do we Know?, Crash, What Dreams May Come, Pillow Talk, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Moving, Planes Trains Automobiles, Office Space, Nat'l Lampoons Vacation, Airplane, Moving Violations, Whale Rider, Bound, Memento, Breaking the Waves, Virgin Suicides, Breakfast at Tiffany's, My Fair Lady, Dumb and Dumber, Liar Liar, Rain, Bridges Over Madison County, Steel Magnolias, Cape Fear, The Piano, Barefoot in the Park, Yes.........
I rarely watch TV; I actually don't even have cable. I find most shows mindless and a waste of time...
Reading is one of my favorite past times. I read mostly non-fiction--topics such as religion, metaphysics, and mind-body type health books. A few of my favorites: Seat of the Soul, the Power of Now, Dance of the Dissident Daughter, Conversations with God, New World/New Mind, Griffin and Sabine, The Little Prince, Anatomy of the Spirit
I don't believe I've ever had one. I admire many people, but the label "hero" insinuates a disparity in my own equality with the individual deemed a hero. Submissiveness is foreign to me...