Art , Architecture,Photography, Interior Design, Fashion, Design, Traveling , Cultures , Music, Film,Entrepreneurial Concepts, spirituality,and anything that involves self evolvement , I enjoy taking Landmark Education courses and they have helped me to grow /evolve and conquer fears, I never knew held me back I have learned to go toward what scares me rather than runaway..as a result , I have come to love life in a much more profound way . I can look at people and see their humanity on a whole other level...it's a beautiful thing...and when I am not coaching or doing my assignments for a class I am taking . I enjoy dancing anywhere. Painting , Drawing, loving ,collaging......dreaming ..creating my future .being present to what is now...
cool, creative, spiritual , funny( did I say funny ...cuz you have to laugh with me ... )gorgeous, intellectual, dreamers who are in action creating their worlds, well traveled , positive thinkers and doers, people committed to evolving , knowledge seekers, they should dance tooo!!!! not neccessarily to music either.....
I have a pretty ecclectic range of music loves...from hiphop, r&b , reggae , world , dance, lounge, jazz,some classical..oh in my most resent playlists i havel..AMel,Sia , Lhasa de Sala, Bebel, Thievery corporation, Maxwell,Natasha Atlas,Kid A ,Godiva,Nitin Sawhney, Beck, Damien Marley, Joni Mithchell, Marvin Gaye,Angie Stone,Jill Scott, Etta James,Ella,zap mama.Erykah Badu,India Arie,the Gorillaz,Ziggy marley,norah jones, joss stone, radiohead,bjork, sigur ros, lucinda williams, james brown, all forms of world music ,talvin singh,karsh kale,susheela ramen,fela,ben harper,and the lists continues to grow. some of the music i grew up listening to nina simone, al green,marvin gaye, james brown,dionne warwick,glady knight and the pips......,quite the mix i know looking to expand as well... haven't even touched Jazz yet..
i love indie , and foriegn films mostly and can be coaxed into a blockbuster once in awhile for total mindless fun. WATER, AMORES PERROS,CINEMA PARADISO, DIVA, BETTY BLUE, GHANDI,SALAAM BOMBAY, 21 GRAMS,BLEU,MAHOGANY,THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP,LITTE MISS SUNSHINE,BABEL,NEW YEAR BABY,BORN TO BROTHALS,THE FOUNTAIN,...........
Okay ..I have a thing for Oprah, Extreme Home Makeover ( if you can make it thru an episode without crying you must be flatlining) the rest I stumble upon while brain dead on my couch channel surfing .......at 1 am in the morning ...sketching .......
Total Freedom, J. Krishnamurti, Inspiration by Wayne Dyer, The Namesake....The War of Art, The Essential Rumi.....( these two books are currently rocking my world right now..) The Diamond Cutter by Geshe Michael Roach. The Success Principles by Jack Canfield to name a few... I also get inspired by the written word in general and often use quotes to inspire my daily goals.....
Martin Luther King, Gandhi, My Father, and Mother, my grandmother , Mother Theresa , Nelson Mandela,J.Krishnamurti, my friends , my daughter , adding to the list everyday........ If anyone asks you how the perfect satisfaction of all our sexual wanting will look, lift your face and say,Like this.When someone mentions the gracefulness of the nightsky, climb up on the roof and dance and say,Like this.If anyone wants to know what "spirit" is, or what "God’s fragrance" means, lean your head toward him or her. Keep your face there close.Like this.When someone quotes the old poetic image about clouds gradually uncovering the moon, slowly loosen knot by knot the strings of your robe.Like this.If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead, don’t try to explain the miracle. Kiss me on the lips.Like this. Like this.When someone asks what it means to "die for love," point here.If someone asks how tall I am, frown and measure with your fingers the space between the creases on your forehead.This tall.The soul sometimes leaves the body, the returns. When someone doesn’t believe that, walk back into my house.Like this.When lovers moan, they’re telling our story.Like this.I am a sky where spirits live. Stare into this deepening blue, while the breeze says a secret.Like this.When someone asks what there is to do, light the candle in his hand.Like this.How did Joseph’s scent come to Jacob?Huuuuu.How did Jacob’s sight return?Huuuu.A little wind cleans the eyes.Like this.When Shams comes back from Tabriz, he’ll put just his head around the edge of the door to surprise usLike this.The Essential Rumi’, Translations