... PEACE & LIGHT & LOVE ...
OK ... My interests are:
... I love spending time with my daughter, Iona ... and our cats ... / I love life / listening to music / yoga / being outdoors / walks on the beach / walks in the countryside / log fires / poetry / writing / camping / connecting with people / cooking (VEGAN) / pottering around in my allotment(!) / reading / wine / coffee /toast / snuggling up in bed / the smell of freshly cut grass / warm freshly baked bread / sunshine / snow / chilling out / taking photos / angel cards / crystals / stone circles / buddhism / and more ...
I like to think that we can make the world a better place, if we all do what we can, however small the gesture might seem
... even if it's just clicking on thehungersite.com every day
... or signing a petition
... or boycotting unethical products
everything we do as individuals can, and does, make a difference to the world we live in!
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Um ... I still find the thought of meeting people ... well ... a bit ... scary ! Why does talking & interacting thru a computer screen seem so much easier than doing it face2face? ...
... I'd like to meet (well, maybe not meet literally, but meeting here in cyberspace will be fine!) like-minded people...
Especially people who want to make a difference...
people who have a heart and soul
... or who are searching for their heart and soul
People who are everything that I am ...or nothing that I am
Everyone is welcome here, really...
Thanks for dropping by!
... I'm a bit busy these days ... so sorry if I don't reply to messages / comments / blog comments / friend requests / the same day ... I will get back 2 you eventually, though ! ...
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... I love flowers and nature and creativity ...
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'Nothing is permanent.
The sun and the moon rise and then set.
The bright, clear day is followed by the deep, dark night.
From hour to hour,
everything changes.'
(Kalu Rinpoche)
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these photos are from our holiday in Soctland, last year:
The BIG CHILL festival ... music / laid back vibez / sunshine / & BIG LOVE! ...
... Music ...
...couldn't live without it ... Well; I could; but I wouldn't want to ... ... music is good for the heart and soul ...
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I like all sorts of music ... well most sorts of music ... well a lot of different types of music ... I mainly listen to chilled out stuff / and I like dancey trancey stuff / dubby reggae stuff / trip hop jazzy stuff / ska / folky stuff / world music / indie grungey stuff / a bit of hip hop / a bit of R & B / and a bit more ...
and John Peel (RIP)- what a legend! -
Stuff I like ... (in no particular order) ... Nightmares on Wax, Mr Scruff, Mika, Bent, Morcheeba, Bonobo, Chilled by Nature, Faithless, Goldfrapp, Lily Allen, Groove Armada, Leftfield, Lemon Jelly, Massive Attack, Moby, Pete Lawrence, Royksopp, Zero7, Bob Marley, Tom Middleton, Nouvelle Vague, Massive Attack, Eva Abraham, Blue States, The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, Red Snapper, Funki Porcini, John Lennon, The Specials, Jack Johnson, The Killers, The Zutons, Nirvana, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Streets, Jamie T, Al Green, Underworld, Fila Brazilia, Nina Simone, Vashti Bunyan, Rage Against the Machine, DJ Shadow, Bjork,
and a lot more ... but my mind’s gone blank now !
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Amelie / School of Rock / It's a Wonderful Life / Gone With the Wind /Pingu / Shrek / Spoonface Steinberg (a play by Lee Hall) / Trainspotting (perhaps?) ...
... the drug of the nation! ...
I sometimes watch tv - I usually don't! / documentaries / gardening programmes (!) / nature & wildlife stuff (as long as it's not too sad / gory)! / jools holland / & sometimes, soaps (trying to wean myself off, lol!) ...
I love books.
The Alchemist / The Prophet / Rumi / Women Who Love Too Much / Women Who Run With the Wolves / Why I? (Kate Fox) / Walking Into Eternity (David Agnew - aka 'Belfast David') / Winnie the Pooh /
Poetry books / Self-help books / Mind, body & spirit books / etc ...
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I love inspiring, motivating quotes, too...
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'If it's not you, live without it!'
(anon)
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'Like the silkworm you have built a cocoon around yourself.Who will save you?Burst your own cocoon and come out as the beautiful butterfly,As the free soul'
(Swami Vivekananda)
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'The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.'
(Napoleon Hill)
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This is one of my poems (below)
(Whitley Bay beach; Feb 07)
Stars and White Horses
Wild white horses
Gallop on the crest of the waves.
I long to ride bareback
Along the golden sand;
To the point where land
And sea
Merge
And become one.
To the point where
Mind, body and soul
Are one.
In a flurry of stamping feet
And tossing manes,
The horses rear up
And flick their tails.
And, in an instant,
They are gone.
But the roar of the sea
Goes on
And on.
The day slowly slips away
And changes into night.
The stars begin to blaze.
And, in a far away land,
A sleepy white horse
Stamps his foot; and
neighs.
(©Ali B Jan 07)
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... Heroes ...
Mum (RIP)
This is a photo of her from when she was young ...
... More heroes ...
Dad
This was him & mum, in 1966!
also ...
Iona(my fab daughter) Tigger(my lovely, purrfect, eldest pussy cat) Me
My grandparents
And anyone who has been through tough times in life, but can still keep smiling ...
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