Cheryl Ann

I'm a New Jersey transplant who has lived in Santa Monica for over twenty years. God has blessed me beyond words. I have just committed to helping an incredible organization who are helping to bring much needed aid to the victims of the current crisis in Darfur, as well as victims of the Tsunami and hurricane Katrina. Please visit http://www.aidstillrequired.org/ to learn more about them and how you can help.
I have had a most interesting ride so far. Have met some of the most amazing people in the world and have seen beauty that almost blinded my eyes. I am a student of life and a member of The Family of Light. I love to read and am a total film geek. Music and dancing are as essential as food! I confess that I do watch some TV but after being the biggest fan of "The Wire" I am forever ruined for the usual common fare offered to us by most networks. The folks back in Baltimore have raised the bar so high, I fear I will never find anything in the genre ever as satisfying again. Hopefully David Simon and his fellow masters will continue their important work well beyond their next project for HBO scheduled to air later in the year. If you have not seen The Wire, stop reading this right now and go rent (or buy, because you will want them forever) all 5 seasons,and prepare yourself for a life altering experience. Don't rush through them though. Like a really good bottle of fine wine, they need to be savored.
After film school I struggled to find my place and through a series of event's fell into the music business. The first 5 years were a joy - working back stage at the historic Wiltern Theatre was beyond fabulous. The last 5 - working for record label presidents nearly killed my spirit and I had to get out before it affected my love of music. Those who have worked within that realm back then know what I mean. We knew eventually the monster would consume itself & indeed it did.
About 8 years ago, I dropped out of society so that I could live and work on my own terms and create the time I needed to grow spiritually and work on my creative endeavors. To pay the bills I currently run an eBay business, specializing in recycled womens & mens designer clothing, offering 10% of the profits to charity - currently focusing on several animal rescue groups, humanitarian efforts in Darfur and Children's International. My ebay seller ID is grandmaslittlegirl, in honor of the beautiful woman who raised me. eBay has been good to me for years but I've been getting a strong sense it is time for my next career, as a life coach based on spiritual principles taught by Abraham, Eckhart Tolle, Carolyn Myss, Deepok Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Louise Hay, among many others.
I'm also working on a book and enjoy photography, which can be viewed at www.flickr.com/photos/photocatt/