"..."I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for contradictions." Maxine Hong Kingston
"...I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest with visions to be realized than to be lord among those without dreams & desires"Kahlil Gibran "...“Perhaps the most central characteristic of authentic leadership is the relinquishing of the impulse to dominate others.â€
Life and joy. Music and dance. Laughing and crying. Waking and Dreaming and then dreaming and waking. Growing old with those that I love, witnessing my children and their children in their beautiful journeys. Reading and learning, writing and teaching, but mostly Life and Joy....oh yeah...and skinny dipping and sipping margaritas by the pool.
I'd like to meet:
Drop Dead Fred, Dust Bunnies, Sophia, Mary Magdalene, Lilith, Eve. People interested in Metaphysics, Spirituality, exploring the feminine aspect of the Divine, Sophia, Wisdom and Ancient Religions. Toltec Apprentices, Alchemists, etc
"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods."
"I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it."
-Harry Emerson Fosdick
Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go
do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. --
Howard Thurman
In today's hectic world too many of us forget the important things in life. We often live our lives for the things we will have tomorrow and we forget about living today. We forget to nuture our spirits and those of our loved ones and neighbors. We forget to breathe in life, to relish the precious moments. Much, much too often we forget to smile and tell those closest to us..."I Love You!"Every day we must love, cherish and protect our children. Not just the children that call us Mom or Dad but all the children of our world. We must provide them a world of peace. They should be safe. They should never know hunger. Most of all they should know they are loved and they are special.Imagine a world with no hunger, a world with no war. A peaceful world where each child sleeps snug and warm and wakes each morning with zest and enthusiasm for the new day. A world where parents rest at night knowing their children are safe and they will be able to provide for their needs in their growth and well-being.Our thoughts and beliefs help us create our reality. When we fight war we make more war, when we imagine peace and act peacefully that will be our reality. God wants the very best for us.Let's help by being the best we can be. Every time we make a statement or think a thought that is positive and beautiful we make this world a better place.
I've said it before and I will say it many more times but I am sure there will come a time when our great-great grandchildren will be reading in their history books how primitive man once believed that the world was flat and that conflicts could be resolved with violence. Those wonderful children will shake their heads at such archaic and ignorant philosophies.I also think they will be reading how the women, sisters, mothers and grandmothers gathered together and changed the world one heart at a time.
"If war is the violent resolution of conflict, then peace is not the absence of conflict, but rather the ability to resolve conflict without violence." C.T.Butler
Music:
I love it all...mostly. Vivaldi, Georges Bizet, John Coltrane, Jim Croce, Tracy Chapman, Dave Mathews, Nickleback, Hootie and the Blowfish, Anna Nalick, The Chieftains, Blues Traveler, Patty Griffin, Deva Primal, Kathy Mattea, Carlos Santana, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Joni Mitchell, ZZ Top, The Fray, The Doobie Brothers, Loreena McKinnett, Enya, Carlos Nakai, Tom Kenyon, Majical (http://www.majical.com), Joanne Shenandoah, Bob Lind, UB40, Default, Phil Collins, James Taylor, John Denver, Seals & Crofts, Enigma, Six Pance None The Richer, Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Queen, Ella Fitzgerald, Leslie Krandall, Diana Krall...
Movies:
Whale Rider, Quiet Man, Secret of Roan Inish, French Kiss, Practical Magic ("My darling girl, when are you going to understand that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage!"), Much Ado About Nothing, The Captain and Mrs. Muir, Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail, Groundhog Day ("what if there isn't a tomorrow...there wasn't one today!"), Princess Bride, Enchanted April, The Last Samurai, the old Disney Swiss Family Robinson, 1940's Enchanted Forest, Finding Neverland, Sliding Doors, Like Water For Chocolate, Chocolate, Dave, The King and I, South Pacific, Stripes, Joe and the Volcano ("I know you can get the job, but can you do the job?" "Brain Cloud"), Brigadoon,
Television:
"DREAMS ARE WISHES CASTED UPON STARS, SO CATCH A SHINING ONE ~ TAKE YOUR FRIEND'S HAND~ AND HOLD ON FOREVER" Trace Brown
Books:
Dance of a Dissident Daughter & Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer, Beyond Fear (Toltec), Hands of Light by Barbara Ann Breenan, Woman's Bodies, Womans Wisdom by Christine Northrup, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Little Women, Original Blessings (Matthew Fox), ...too many others to list.
Heroes:
Eve and Pandora and Lilith (I blame the bad rap on bad press). Sophia, Hecate and Mary Magdalene. My children, John, Adam & Nicole, for their wisdom to know who they are. My greatgrandmother, Desideria and Grandma Rosie from Chaperito, New Mexico.
"Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength" Lao Tzu
"We're here to end it,
I said & she said, No,
we're here to begin it
& then she turned &
opened her arms
& everywhere I could see,
there were people,
like bright birds, calling
with a thousand voices
& suddenly I understood.Here is where it begins.
With all of us, together
giving our daughters
a world worth loving
for a lifetime to come."
Brian Andreas www.storypeople.com
