Poetry, cultural arts, live music, prayer/meditation, social action, going to beaches, writing, going to the movies, and (of late) drawing with oil pastels.
My favorite band of all time is Journey. They are the best concert I've ever been too! I also love Peter Gabriel, Lauryn Hill, Buena Vista Social Club, Sade, Beethoven, Prince, Juanes, Carlos Santana, U2, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, and spiritual songs (this is how I self-soothe).
When Harry Met Sally, Romeo & Juliet (Baz Luhrman version), Say Anything, Bridget Jones, A Room With a View, The Last of the Mohicans, Garden State, Pootie Tang, RENT, Forrest Gump, Return to Me, 50 First Dates, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Joy Luck Club, Amelie, Notting Hill, Moulin Rouge, Como Agua Para Chocolate, Steel Magnolias, Walk the Line, Rize, The Notebook, and countless other chick flicks.
Will and Grace, Sex and the City, Seinfield, The Cosby Show
Temple of My Familiar - Alice Walker, The Alchemist - Paolo Coelho, Longing for Running Water - Ivone Gebara, Little Women- Louisa May Alcott, Stones from the River - Ursula Hegi, The Red Tent - Anita Diamont, My Wicked, Wicked Ways - Sandra Cisneros, anything by Pablo Neruda, oh and the Bible.
Jesus of Nazareth, Mary Magdalene, Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr., Paul Chavez