And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more
painful than the risk it took to blossom.-Anais Nin
You are always free to choose. Everything you are and everything you become is under your control.-Brian Tracy What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us.-Ralph Waldo Emerson The harmony of soul and body-how much that is! We in our madness have separated the two, and have invented a realism that is vulgar, an ideality that is void.-Oscar Wilde
People either feel they can fly or fear they will stumble. Rarely do we sense our ability to walk firm on earth.-Jean Toomer Wisdom begins in wonder.-Socrates We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.-Aristotle
Oh Great Spirits, guide my way. Oh Great Spirits, take me. Oh Great Spirits, take me to the One I Love. Sing your song to Great Spirit-the song living in your heart.
If that which you seek be not found within you, it shall never be found without.
There's a feeling in my heart, a vision I do see. It is you soaring higher. It is me. We are free.
Movies
This list is disorganized and random and is not in anyway intended to tell the order of preference. I just have too many favorites to pick from. Some are: The Dark Knight, Sweeney Todd, Lord of the Rings, Cold Mountain, Dances With Wolves, Meet the Parents, Pirates of the Caribbean, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Interview With The Vampire, Sound of Music, Little Nicky, The Parent Trap (original with Haley Mills), Pollyanna, A Knight's Tale, The New World, Eragon,
Harry Potter
V for Vendetta
Moulin Rouge
The Phantom of the Opera
Xena
Television
I am trying to collect on DVD all the seasons from "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" and "Xena: Warrior Princess." I very rarely watch television. I'd rather be an internet addict.
Books
Fiction: Harry Potter series, Inheritance trilogy (Eragon, Eldest, waiting on book 3), Twilight saga, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon and Firebrand, The Picture of Dorian Gray (and anything and everything else!) by Oscar Wilde, Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons. I also love Shakespeare and classic literature, as well as Edgar Allan Poe and anything with fairy tales, legends, or myths.
Non-Fiction: Evolutionary Witchcraft by T. Thorn Coyle, Spiral Dance-by Starhawk, Jesus and the Lost Goddess and The Jesus Mysteries: Was the Original Jesus a Pagan God? by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy, and The Nag Hammadi Library.
Heroes
I admire people who treasure life and themselves.
I honor those greats who have come before us and continue to inspire us and guide us. May we do the same for the generations to come.
I use MySpace mostly for blogging purposes,,a place to write and express my ideas, opinions, and passions. It is always interesting to learn what ideas and viewpoints others have, so please start a discussion with me. I am a mother of two wonderful children. I love to read historical and fantastical fiction, and I love to study world history, culture, and religion. Other activities I enjoy include hiking, rock-climbing, camping, writing, beading, jewelry-making, and falling in love with life every day.
What things do I love? Children, Camping, Nature, Philosophy, Spirituality, Gnosticism, The Tree of Life, Community, Companionship, Lucrative Minds, Art, Theatre, Ritual, Music, Singing, Passion, Visionaries, Inspiration, Creators, Culture, History, Native American Spirituality and Culture, Peru, France, Italy, Greece, Ireland, Wales, Poland, Sweden, Cats, Snakes, Llamas, Wolves, Ravens, Eagles, Mountains, Rivers, Autumn, Rain, Day Dreaming, Star Gazing, Meditation, Lilies, Roses, Jasmine, Cedar, Sandalwood, Dream Catchers, Arrowheads, Opals, Lapis Lazuli, Oscar Wilde, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Ovid, Epictetus, Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, Aleister Crowley, Eliphas Levi, Henry Cornelius Agrippa, Khalil Gibran, Tarot, Ancient Sumer, Babylon, Egypt, Greece and Rome; Ancient Languages, Astrology, Symbolism, Numerology, Mysticism, Mythology, Fairy Tales, Ain Soph Aur, Objective Observation of One's Self, Sharing, Giving, Loving, Forging Connections, Peace, Solitude, Contemplation, Fantasy, Truth, Empowerment, Everything that is but is not, What is Everywhere but Nowhere, Spirit, You, Me.
You are a spirit witch. Many envy you because you draw your power from within. A mix of all resides within your vital spirit and makes you what is called a "natural" witch. Lucky you. Your powers of intuition are extraordinary, you're intelligent, creative, and beautiful but have a sense of mystery about you. You have a tendency to stay invisible and don't like a lot of attention. Take this quiz!
You are Pandora! You are curious by nature, and can't help it! You love learning and seeing and feeling and experiencing everything in life. You are diverse in your talents, just as Pandora was, (as she was created by a bit of each god). You might make mistakes easily, but you can think quickly and probably have good reflexes, just as Pandora was able to snap the box shut just in time. Take this quiz!
You are on a quest for knowledge and life challenges.
You love to be curious and ask a ton of questions.
Since you know so much, you make for an interesting conversationalist.
Mentally alert, you can outwit almost anyone (and have fun doing it!).
Very introspective, you can be silently critical of others.
And your quiet nature makes it difficult for people to get to know you.
You see yourself as a philosopher, and you take everything philosophically.
Your main talent is expressing and communicating ideas.
What Kind of Pagan Are You?
You scored as Shamanic Pagan. A shamanic pagan's roots are generally found in Native American faith. A true love and respect for the earth and all that it yields is central to their faith. Wisdom is most often found in spirit guides or totems, who can be animals, ancestors, or spirits. Pagans who follow this path tend to be far more aware of the delicate web that interweaves the lives of every person and thus move within that web accordingly. They're usually deeply insightful, friendly, loving people and excellent friends and parents. Mysterious and strong, as well, they are often the protectors of their friends and family as well as the moral compass for their friends and loved ones. You scored as Sumerian, Babylonian, and Mesopotamian Pagans.
You either love ancient history -VERY ancient- or else you worship the Sumerian, Mesopotamian or Babylonian Gods. A rare breed of pagan, you know that literature on your dieties is few and far between, but something about the mysterious Gods called to you. Drawn to tragic epics, like The Epic of Gilgamesh, you're aware that not everything is bright and sunny. You're likely a solitary person. Rare and priceless, you are willing to work hard to attain what you want.
You are the Star card. The Star is the light of hope. Shining in the night, sending light into darkness, the stars provide direction to sailors and are a field on which to dream. Humanity used to look up at the sky and desire to be there, to find out what it all meant, and now we have been a distance into space and have elementary ideas of the makeup of all the different stars. This kind of achievement adds further fuel to our hopes. The eternal, slow-moving stars that will be long shining past the end of our own existence provide hope of immortality, and the vast space they suggest and the very mystery they hold provide us with excitement and knowledge yet to be discovered. Image from: Danielle Sylvie Taylor http://members.limitless.org/~morpheum/gallery.html Take this quiz!
Who I'd like to meet: If you add me as a friend, I do ask that it is for a reason and hope that we can talk with each other. I'm not interested in having hundreds of friends that I do not even know.
And, of course, I'd also love to meet…
Oscar Wilde,,King of Wit, Prince of Paradox, Artist of Language
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Hi Misty... how is life treating you? Rather, how are you enjoying life this week so far? Just wanted to drop a line and say hello. Also... I kinda posted a new blog yesterday answering the question you asked about my strongest conviction about what I believe. It looks like you may have deleted the blog we were conversing on :) so I wanted to invite you to my blog.
