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"I have listened and I have looked, with open eyes I have poured my soul into the world Seeking the unknown within the known And I sing out loud in amazement." -- Rabindranath Tagore
“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.†-- Alan Watts
Luke Brown -- "Cerebrallation"
Albert Einstein:
"A human being is a part of a whole, called by us *Universe*, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."
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Camille Rose Garcia -- "Escape Velocity"
"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky."
-- Rabindranath Tagore
"Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know..."
-- Alan Watts
my ego:
introspective, idealistic, passionate, earthy, intuitive, creative, deeply curious, analytical, willful, loyal, and loving.
i can also be insecure, self-doubting, shy, possessive, domineering, argumentative, and perfectionistic.
i am human, a work in progress...
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Primary Western Astrological Influences:
Sun in Leo
Moon in Scorpio
Aries Ascendant
Mercury and Saturn in Virgo
Venus and Mars in Libra
Jupiter in Cancer
Uranus in Scorpio
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my cultural ancestry is Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English, German, and Sicilian.
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according to the Meyers-Briggs personality inventory, i'm an INFJ (Idealist, Counselor) or an INFP (Idealist, Healer) -- depending on the day :)
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i have a passion for human rights and social issues.
we are the infinite beautiful expressions of one consciousness, and as such we are all equal. period.
therefore we *all* deserve exactly the same rights and privileges. end of story.
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i have been a vegetarian since the age of 12. i am now vegan.
i want to help us heal ourselves, the earth, and each other.
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i feel deeply connected to all life,
and seek transformation of our collective suffering
through love and compassion.
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Bill Hicks:
"The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it, you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it's very brightly colored and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to question, is this real, or is this just a ride? And other people have remembered, and they come back to us, they say, 'Hey - don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because, this is just a ride...It's just a ride.' And we can change it anytime we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings and money. A choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money that we spend on weapons and defense each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace."
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