About Me
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I guess I could write about myself in third-person, but that seems odd as we all know that I am, indeed, the one writing this...
I was born in Berlin, Germany & am of German & Portuguese descent (that’s descent, not dissent; the latter came later)...We moved to the States when I was 4 & I started training for professional dance, but when I was a teenager U2 woke me up to a suffering world & made writing music & changing the world seem possible, and so that became the direction of my dreams.
I write from my deepest passions & longings -- God, love, peace, truth, compassion, wonder, hope.
I’m committed to oppressed animals & humans & raising awareness of their sufferings, hopefully inspiring people to do something about it, or think differently about their world.
I’m interested in people -- what they think, what they feel, the things they’ve experienced that have made them who they are. I believe we can change the world for good. I believe books, music, film & art are the means to change things...that, & real relationships between people who aren’t afraid of being vulnerable & exposing their deepest, truest selves. I also believe you can gather a lot about people by perusing their bookshelves, music, & dvd collections, so if I’m ever at your place preoccupied with those things, it’s not because I’m nosey, I’m just trying to get to know you. :)
Here are a few of the things I love: LOVE (which hugely involves Mark Harrison a.k.a. Punky Gelado), hope, grace, peace, transparency, books, poetry, writing, animals, people who are nice to animals, relief organizations, pianos, movies that stretch the mind & deepen the heart, photography, art (especially Pre-Raphaelite), beauty, the ocean, trees (especially cherry blossoms in spring & weeping willows), birds, flowers, puppies, rainbows, castles, old cathedrals, bridges (tangible & intangible), being immersed in water, autumn leaves, fireworks, roller coasters, bright colors, Europe, candles, swings (especially those swing rides at carnivals), djembes, fireflies, the color of people’s eyes, creative souls, butterflies, the color purple, sleeping, traveling, learning/discovering, products & people that are kind to animals & the earth, the stars, twilight, dusk, watermelon, hugs, smiling, painting, vegetarians, coffee houses, Christmas lights, walking in forests, children’s laughter, architecture, people’s birthdays, reading the Psalms & the book of John, encouragement, bookstores (especially Powell’s City of Books!), libraries, dictionaries, thesauri, old family photo albums, recycling, sunshine, calligraphy, warm breezes blowing through my hair, staring at the sky, fairies & fairie tales, paisley, long hair, dread locks, silver, tropical things (places, scents, photos), Merchant Ivory Productions, Putumayo world music, dancing, The Lord of the Rings, deep/vulnerable/meaningful/thought-provoking conversations ( & people), laughing, theatre (performing & watching), quotes, pens, Imago Dei Community, selflessness, gentleness, kindness, compassion, spending time with people I love & care about. I also have a growing fascination with accordian music a la ’Amelie’. What I don’t like: bullies, fakeness, lies, adultery, deception, apathy, shopping malls, fast-food conglomerates, consumerism, television (except documentaries & very old shows like ’The Honeymooners’), gluten, shallow myspace flirtations & cold, sideways rain.
