Dia

Measure your life in love...
My first and foremost loves are my kids, hubby and step-grandchildren.
I hope when I'm gone that I've made a difference in the life of a child.
My passions include being engrossed in an excellent book, listening to music that touches my soul, traveling to and exploring new places, photographing my adventures, artistic gardening, and being a new middle aged poet.
I'm a huge Wisconsin Badgers sports fan!
We have season football tickets, but also like to attend
hockey and basketball games when we get a chance.
Congrats to Coach Bo Ryan and the basketball team
on their Big Ten Championship!
My favorite Badger fans - Bucky and Lara!
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, 1952.
Your Personality Profile:
You are dreamy, peaceful, and young at heart.
Optimistic and caring, you tend to see the best in people.
You tend to be always smiling - and making others smile.
You are shy and intelligent... and a very hard worker.
You're also funny, but many people don't see your funny side.
Your subtle dry humor leaves your close friends in stitches. The World's Shortest Personality Test
Jimi Hendrix: "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."
". . . you got to speak out against the madness
You got to speak your mind if you dare. . ."
~CSNY~
Your Political Profile:
Overall:
15% Conservative,
85% Liberal How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?
John F. Kennedy:
What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label
"Liberal?" If by "Liberal" they mean,
as they want people to believe,
someone who is soft in his policies abroad,
who is against local government,
and who is unconcerned with the taxpayer's dollar, then ...
we are not that kind of "Liberal."
But if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead
and not behind,
someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions,
someone who cares about the welfare of the people --
their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs,
their civil rights, and their civil liberties --
someone who believes we can break through the stalemate
and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad,
if that is what they mean by a "Liberal,"
then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal."
[September 14, 1960]
Some of the causes I support:
working for peace in the world.
Major research center:
One thing you can't recycle is wasted time.
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