thinking, dreaming and growing, adventure, new experiences, some old ones, freedom of expression and invention, family, friends, travel, road trips, boat trips, other cultures, open hearts and minds, people not afraid to love, folk music, music, singing, playing guitar, keyboard/piano, drums, bass, writing, reading, drawing, running, hiking, dune buggying, going to the beach, parks, nature, peace, tranquility, happiness, gentle people, soft and suppleness, inner light and love, creating, building, bonding, healing, taking it easy and not stressing
people who are interested in thinking, dreaming and growing. people who are loyal, warm, genuine, sincere, and compassionate. people who are at least somewhat aware of the world around them. people who are passionate, responsible and committed to these, and to fostering healthy loving relationships, with family and friends, and even reaching outside themselves to see that differences are secondary and recognizing and respecting everyone's right to happiness.
cat stevens, stevie wonder, bob marley, beatles, depeche mode, the smiths, morrissey, elliott smith, nirvana, smashing pumpkins, neil young, santana, hot hot heat, techno, enya, heart, mother love bone, love rock, marvin gaye, jimi hendrix, lauryn hill, ben moore, frankie j, ozzy, bruce springstein, cuban, brown eyes, mc the max, x japan, spitz, rolling stones (melodies not messages), anyone/group who makes music from the heart that isn't degrading women or anybody else. besides that as my good friend andreas puts it "I’m down with it all. If you do not like some kind of music, you just have not herd enough. Inevitably there will be at least one song of any type of music that you like, and just maybe if you feel differently, maybe you might ... not willing to give musicians a chance..." starting to get more into jazz these days...
baraka, the burbs, planes trains and automobiles, meet the parents, any romantic comedy that's funny and realistic, deadman, the fisher king, the ice storm, the big labowsky, kikujiro, akira, princess mononoki, buschebul il chea, 7 samurai; kids, the killing fields, city of God (not favorite but good to know), maraton,
try to avoid it, but sometimes South Park, Simpsons, Seinfield, Friends,
bible, tao te chiang, tao of pooh, ishmael, joshua, bend in the river, demian, 7 principles of making marriage work, the plague, the way of the peaceful warrior, the four agreements, chronicles of narnia, te of piglet, stories by silver birch, bible
God, Jesus, Buddah, Krishna, Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr., Dan Millman, Don Miguel Ruiz, C.S. Lewis, My Brother, Fathers Tom, Vincent and Steve, Cat Stevens, the Beatles, Bob Marley, Lauren Hill, Mother Teresa, King Solomon, St. Christopher, Bono, Neil Young, Johnny Depp,