A LIGHT FOR PEACE!
Tuesday, 30th July 2006, the day of a major massacre In Lebanon of 34 children and 20 adults, begins this small tribute to finding peace in the Middle East. War does not cure anything unless it is fighting evil without the defendants being evil themselves. Life is a circle and whatever we mete out today, especially for those who use violence with impunity, we get back in triplicate later on. No one has ever thrived by annihilating other peoples because an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind. Only Love conquers all. Not eternal hate.
This little candle will burn until the killing stops in the Middle East and our BRAVE soldiers return from their thankless battles.
ORIGINS OF Ms CYPRAH
(Cyberspace's Motivator, Inspirational and Empowerment Expert)
Born in sunny Jamaica.
But a British citizen,
proud to be in the great UK.
My HERO of 2007 - WESLEY AUTREY.
Amazing, warm, unselfish man.
Would you do what he did?
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My favourite BOB MARLEY song.
Brilliant!! Have a look. What a legacy! You'll love it.
Dedicated to ALL my wonderful FRIENDS.
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My favourite MICHAEL JACKSON song. Have a listen.
You have probably not heard it before!! Really Beautiful.
Dedicated to ALL my wonderful FRIENDS.
WILL YOU BE THERE?
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QUOTE (from the INTRODUCTION)
"To be older, without all those pressing responsibilities, is one of the most exciting periods in our life. A period which is seldom appreciated because of our perception of it, being brainwashed from a long time back that we should dread it and being haunted by the idea that we have only illness and frailty to look forward to with ageing. Yet, I cannot think of anything more sexy and formidable than to have great intelligence, wisdom and experience, and a wonderful, healthy, shapely body to go with it! Eat your heart out all those younger airhead ‘celebrities’ with nothing more than their looks! At the rate I’m going, I’ll probably be the only woman in Britain who will have to whip out my birth certtificate in two years’ time (when I’m 60) to prove that I am entitled to my free bus pass, and I am relishing the moments. In fact, I can’t wait to be 60! Am I mad, or wot?
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IS THIS SHAPE POSSIBLE?
I love LIVING, smiling, READING, walking, DANCING, music, CREATING, reflecting, ANALYSING, spiritualism, WRITING, surfing the net, ART events of all kind, Olympics, WORLD CUP football, Eurovision song contest, PASSION, kissing, HUGGING, shagging, THEATRE, dining, CRICKET, tennis, CINEMA and, above all, stimulating CONVERSATION on any subject and matching words with action to MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I'm also interested in anything unique, DIVERSE, educational and MOTIVATING or just chilling out with like-minded individuals to enjoy the moment.
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Your Birthdate: April 18
You are a cohesive force - able to bring many people together for a common cause.
You tend to excel in work situations, but you also facilitate a lot of social gatherings too.
Beyond being a good leader, you are good at inspiring others.
You also keep your powerful emotions in check - you know when to emote and when to repress.
Your strength: Emotional maturity beyond your years
Your weakness: Wearing yourself down with too many responsibilities
Your power color: Crimson red
Your power symbol: Snowflake
Your power month: September
What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
Your IQ Is 120
Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average
Your Verbal Intelligence is Genius
Your Mathematical Intelligence is Genius
Your General Knowledge is Above Average
A Quick and Dirty IQ Test
Your EQ is 160
50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!
51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese.
71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.
91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.
111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.
131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.
150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.
What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?
What Is Your True Aura Colour?
Take this quiz !
You Are An ENFP
The Inspirer
You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.
You are also unconventional, irreverant, and unimpressed by authority and rules.
Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.
You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're qutie the storyteller!
You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.
What's Your Personality Type?
THAT'S GREAT NEWS! BUT I WISH THEY'D TELL ME THE DATE I WILL GET THE MONEY!!
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CAN YOU SPOT THE HIDDEN MESSAGE?
OPTICAL ILLUSION
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Anyone who is caring, compassionate, interesting and themself; those influenced by LOVE instead of fear. But I tend to warm towards inspiring, fearless people who have the courage of their convictions because words are free and easy. It is actions which are more difficult! Some really special people I would love to meet are:
Aung San Suu Kyi (Amazing lady campaigning or a Free Burma)
Nelson Mandela (what a rare human being!)
Mahatma Ghandi (My hero...yes, I know it's impossible to meet him!!)
Malcolm X (His true worth was not recognised during his lifetime)
Condoleeza Rice (If only to check if she really is as cold and wooden as she looks!)
J.K.Rowling (The greatest role model for self-belief, persistence and sheer determination. JK is clear and irrefutable proof in the power of thought to shape destiny.)
Ellen MacArthur (An amazing, determined lady)
Richard Gere (Mmmmmmm...lots of depth there)
Denzel Washington (Scrumptious! and a wonderful role model)
Amitabh Bacchan (Wow...what a sexpot!)
Hugh Grant (Sooooooo dishy!)
Julie Burchill (Sunday Times - my heroine!)
Mohammad Ali (No other boxing equal for me.)
Oprah Winfrey (The consumate Black achiever and role model!)
Amy Irving (To take to the skies when women weren't even allowed to leave their homes is simply awesome)
Franz Beckenbauer (The Greatest German Footballer?)
TO ALSO reconcile with my two lovely children, André and Nicole, who have their own issues just now. NOTHING in life is worth such pain, such lost time, lost opportunities and lost love. Every moment is precious!!
BEST OF ALL ....to be serenaded by Ben E King, Vel Omarr, Freddie McGregor and Neil Diamond - one after the other!!! What heaven!
TO YOU...MY SINCERE WISHES!
A SIMPLE CHALLENGE FOR YOU!
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Steps To Happiness
Everybody Knows:
You can't be all things to all people.
You can't do all things at once.
You can't do all things equally well.
You can't do all things better than everyone else.
Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's.
So:
You have to find out who you are, and be that.
You have to decide what comes first, and do that.
You have to discover your strengths, and use them.
You have to learn not to compete with others,
Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*.
Then:
You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.
You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.
You will have learned to live with your limitations.
You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.
And you'll be a most vital mortal.
Dare To Believe:
That you are a wonderful, unique person.
That you are a once-in-all-history event.
That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are.
That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.
And you'll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down.
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HOW OLD IS THIS WOMAN?
CAN YOU GUESS HER AGE?
You are not likely to!
Her name is Marjorie Newlin, from Mount Airy, USA. A remarkable lady who has blasted the stereotypes about ageing.
She is an inspiration to us all.
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Like the rest of my life, my taste is pretty varied, depending on the song rather than the genre - too many to list here. Some of my most enjoyable songs are:
Hold Me (Freddie McGregor)
Kaya (Bob Marley)
Redemption Song (Bob Marley)
Shake You Down (Gregory Abbott)
Sea of Love (Jewel Aiken)
Rock Me Babe (Johnny Nash)
One Moment in Time (Whitney Houston)
Down by the River (Morgan Heritage)
She's Still Loving Me (Morgan Heritage)
Because You Love Me (Celine Dion)
Seven Letters (Ben E King)
Don't Cha (Pussycat Dolls)
Remember When (Alan Jackson)
And the music of Michael Jackson, Beres Hammond, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Sanchez, Luciano, Baaba Maal, Yousou N'Dor, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Diamond, Black Eyed Peas.
Current TOP 12 MYSPACE FAVOURITES
(mainly unexposed groups from my Friends list to draw attention to their great music)
Vel Omarr
Lemon
Soullution
George Huff
Moby
Todd Gordon
Johannes Linstead
Jam York Preview Artistes
Nick Martin
Jouk Li Jouk
TyTanik
Beverley Williams
Lovely painting called "The Secret", about social interaction, a present from my friend Eolie!
Mainly romantic, thrillers or sci-fi types. But some of my best ones are:
Shawshank Redemption
Rainman
An Officer and a Gentleman
The Deer Hunter
Ghost
Midnight Cowboy
Cinema Paradiso
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Pretty Woman
The Green Mile
Terminator II
The Graduate
Grease
Gladiator
Sound of Music
Ben Hur
American Pie
DO YOU SEE ONE FACE OR TWO?
Have little time to watch television with all these My Space sections to complete! But I tend to prefer news and documentaries, dramas, debates, quiz shows, international sporting events, Eurovision Song Contest and some satirical comedies like Have I Got News for You, Bremner, Bird and Fortune and Extras.
Marjorie Newlin, pictured above, is an unbelievable 86 years old!!
These are pretty varied in choice, especially as I don't read too much fiction these days. However, though I have tons of favourites, my top ones are:
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Possessions (A S Byatt)
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
The Alchemist (Paulo Cuelho)
The Round Heeled Woman (Jane Juska)
Unlimited Power (Anthony Robbins)
Real Magic (Dr Wayne Dyer)
Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway (Susan Jeffers)
50 Self-Help Classics (Tom Butler-Bowden)
Finding Your Own North Star (Martha Beck)
Transitions (William Bridges)
The Power of Your Subconscious (Joseph Murphy)
and the works of....Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, D.H.Lawrence, Booker T Washington and John Steinbeck.
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10 Easy Steps to...Finding Your Ideal Soulmate!
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Money, Sex and Compromise - The Hidden Agenda in Modern Relationships
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Managing the Diversity Maze
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My dear departed Mother, EVELYN - a wonderful, strong, resilient, caring lady.
Aung San Suu Kyi (The incredible lady who has sacriiced even her family to free Burma - Myanmar). Very few people could sacrifice so much for their beliefs.
Nelson Mandela
Myself, particularly for my annual awards which recognise British achievers
The Suffragettes for allowing me to have the vote and also take it for granted
Feminists - for enabling women to be more independent
Bob Marley for putting Jamaica and reggae on the world stage
All the Fearless Men who built our wonderful world from those super high scaffoldings that make me dizzy just looking at them!!
Selfless People - who make it happen for others without ever thinking of themselves, especially Capt. Jim Phillipson (29) of the 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery who died in Afghanistan trying to save a comrade.
Garfield Sobers Cricket maestro
Beyonce Knowles
The Williams Sisters (Tennis Aces)
All the Wonderful Roadbuilders who have given us these fantastic highways we take so muh for granted. CHEERS to you all!!
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