Human rights; animal rights; environmental issues; gardening; exploring nature; playing in water; soaking up the sun; creative writing; non-fiction reading; movies that push my buttons or make me think; learning new things; walking/jogging with my dog; home projects; sharing metaphysical musings about body-mind-spirit topics; fun times with my friends. Favorite things in life are music, warm water, flowers, plants, animals, vanilla, chocolate, vibrant shades of blue, candles, seashells, walks in the woods up north, rides in the country, soaking up the sunshine, digging in the dirt, bird watching, sunsets, bonfires, stargazing, and sharing "full moon fever" with that special someone.
My dear friend Mark sent me the above quote, and jokingly claimed it was his motto in life, especially after he bought his beloved "Dreamcatcher" Harley. Since Mark loved quotes as much as I do, he also sent me this next one to inspire me to regain my cheerful perspective and mend my broken heart during a particularly challenging point of my life: "The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen." He and I were best buds for many years, and brought out the best in each other as we maneuvered our way through the mine field of being single again. Both of our long term marriages ended up leaving us with more questions than answers about what constitutes a "healthy" relationship. We helped each other become whole again as individuals by
cherishing the depth of our friendship, while "calling each other on our shit" whenever it was deemed necessary. I will miss him always. Bear Hugs, Much Love, and Happy Trails to my beautiful friend, Markie Mark. R.I.P. Gone, but NOT forgotten!
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Pirates of the Caribbean series; The Notebook; Stargate; Sixth Sense; Green Mile; Phenomenom; Powder; Ghost; Ghostbusters; Star Wars series; Lord of the Ring series; Harry Potter series; Stripes; Smoke Signals; Incident at Oglala (Leonard Peltier's Story); Flight of the Navigator; Never Ending Story; Finding Forester; Highlander; Good Morning Vietnam, etc.
Television
It's usually cold. If I ever DO turn it on, it's to watch music award shows, or the Sci -fi, History, Discovery, A & E, Music, Disney channels.
Books
I prefer books about inspiration, human potential, art, relationships, psychology, metaphysics, spirituality, paranormal, world religions, holistic health, alternative healing, medical anthropology, ancient civilizations, Indigos, Starseeds, Lightworkers, culture, near death experiences, esoteric teachings, mysticism, shamanism, channeling, angels, life on the other side, American Indian teachings, Star Nation drawings (crop circles), philosophy, history, theosophy, horticulture, cooking, nutrition, interior design, landscaping, environmental issuees, etc. Urantia, Enoch, Course in Miracles, Celestine Prophesies, Michael, Seth, Inanna, Kryon, Secret Teachings of All Ages, etc. Can you tell I love to read??Favorite authors include Zechariah Sitchin, Graham Hancock, Sylvia Browne, Doreen Virtue, Jamie Sams, Ted Andrews, Hyemeyohsts Storm, Lyn Andrews, Debbie Ford, Murray Hope, William Bramley, Don Elkins, Starhawk, Sonia Choquette, Virginia Essene, Hilarion, V.S. Ferguson, Black Elk, Oriah Mountaindreamer, Barbara Hand Clow, Deepak Chopra, Jalaila Starr, Bobette Perrone, F. Batmanghelidj, M.D., David Carson, G. Edward Griffin, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Wolf Moondance, Dee Brown, Gregory L. Little, Og Mandino, Preston B. Nichols, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Vine Deloria, Jr., Mary Summer Rain, Carl A. Hammerschlag, Raven Hail, Caroline Myss, Hank Wesselman, etc.
Veterans, Mother Theresa, Ghandi, Pythagoras, Galileo, Da Vinci, Einstein, Edgar Cayce, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Mr. Rogers, Wilma Mankiller, Native American Film Director Chris Eyre, Crazy Horse, Emerson, Thoreau, and Yoda ... to name just a few.
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"Survival of the world depends on our sharing what we have, and working together. If we do not, the whole world will die. First the planet, and next the people."
~ Frank Fools Crow, late Lakota Medicine Man
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"You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour.
Now you must go back and tell the people that THIS is the Hour,
And there are things to be considered:
Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Are you in right relation?
Where is your water?
Know your garden.
It is time to speak your Truth,
Create your community,
Be good to each other,
And do not look outside yourself for the leader.
This could be a good time!
There is a river flowing now very fast.
It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid.
They will try to hold on to the shore.
They will feel they are being torn apart, and they will suffer greatly.
Know this river has its destination.
The elders say we must let go of the shore,
push off into the middle of the river,
keep our eyes open, and our heads above water.
See who is in there with you and celebrdee
At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally,
Least of all, ourselves,
For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt
The time of the lone wolf is over. Gather yourselves!
Banish the word struggle from your attitude and your vocabulary
All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We ARE the ones we have been waiting for ..."
The Elders -- Hopi Nation
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Last, but not least, I'll pass on what I received from my friend, a Lakota Chief in South Dakota.
George Carlin on Indians…
Now the Indians. I call them “Indians” because that's what they are.
They're Indians. There's nothing wrong with the word Indian.
First of all, it's important to know that the word Indian does not derive from Columbus mistakenly believing he had reached “India.” India was not even called by that name in 1492 - it was known as Hindustan.
The word Indian comes from Columbus' description of the people he found here. He was an Italian, and did not speak or write very good Spanish, so in his written accounts he called the Indians, “Una gente in Dios.” “A people in God.” In God. In Dios. Indians. It's a perfectly noble and respectable word.
As far as calling them “Americans” is concerned, do I even have to point out what an insult this is? We occupy their hemisphere, kill sixty to a hundred million or so of them, destroy five hundred separate cultures, herd the survivors onto the worst land we can find - and now we want to name them after ourselves?
It's appalling. Haven't we done enough damage? Do we have to further degrade them by tagging them with the repulsive name of their conquerors? But are they really “conquered?!” What about the ones still here – are they chopped liver!?
You know, you'd think it would be a fairly simple thing to come over to this continent, commit genocide, eliminate the forests, dam up the rivers, build our malls and massage parlors, sell our blenders and whoopee cushions, poison ourselves with chemicals, and let it go at that. But no. We have to compound the insult!
I'm glad the Indians have gambling casinos now. It makes me happy that dimwitted white people are losing their rent money to the Indians. Maybe the Indians will get lucky and win their country back. Probably wouldn't want it. Look at what we did to it.
Mitakuye Oyasin (In Lakota, it means, "We Are All Related")...
Take the quiz: Which Egyptian God or Goddess do you represent? (Pictures!) Hathor, Goddess of Love and Happiness Hathor is often depicted as an evil woman, one that attempted to seduce men and the take advantage of them. Although she is a goddess of fertility, Hathor was a very kind goddess. She protected women from men and their evil. She loved all very much and also enjoyed dancing.
What a great goddess to be associated with! You are one of those people that everyone likes, that everyone wants to be friends with. Though you may overdo it at times, you are probably loved back as much as you love others, not that a mutual feeling would matter to you. You are one of those people that love all no matter how they feel back.
Troy High School
Troy, MI
Graduated: 1973
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: Make Love Not War
Minor: Flower Child
Clubs: Anti-War Protests
One of my favorite quotes is from Michael Strassfeld:
"Light gives of itself freely, filling all available space. It does not seek anything in return; it asks not whether you are friend or foe. It gives of itself and is not thereby diminished." I'm grateful for all the blessings (and obstacles I've overcome) so far, and I'm quite convinced the best in life is yet to come for me. My oldest son still calls me the "Hug Machine" because I intuitively reach out to others, offering them a "down home friendly" helping hand, a soft shoulder to lean on, or a heartfelt bear hug to help brighten up their smile. I also love to belly laugh, especially at my own foibles, for my guiding principle in life is the axiom, "Your thoughts create your reality." As Einstein noted, "Your imagination is your preview to life’s coming attractions."
I'm adamant about listening with an open mind and heart to other voices, other perceptions, and other cultures. Coloring outside the lines, talking to animals or plants, standing up for what’s right, and dancing to music while I'm cleaning helps me to remain young at heart. Speaking of music, I can't imagine life without it! I'm blessed with a wide circle of diverse friends of all ages; quiet angels who also lift me to my feet when my own wings have trouble remembering how to fly. Because I feel such a deep connection with the weather, plants, and animals, I tend to prefer sunshine to thunder or snow, the warmth of summer to autumn's chill, and quiet forests to suburban backyards. As a spiritual being experiencing a human existence, I've noticed that kindness and humility are the hallmarks of compassionate souls who seek to serve the highest good. Those same attributes are what has impressed me the most about Native American spirituality, especially since the key factors are to respect, honor, and care for everything on this planet. As Dr. Wayne Dyer claims, "One individual who lives and vibrates to the energy of pure love and reverence for all of life will counterbalance the negativity of 750,000 individuals who calibrate at the lower weakening levels.”
Regarding my Native American ethnicity, I'm one of the many "lost birds" of the Cherokees who eventually found my way back to my ancestral roots. My paternal grandfather was "adopted" in the deep south when it was common practice to "remove" Indian children from their families and "assimilate" them into becoming productive
"citizens" in the white man's world. I'm also part white, though I can't "prove" that side of my heritage either. ;) One of my anthropology professors put history into a much better perspective by explaining, "Native Americans are Americans in a way that no others can be. Even if we suppose that their ancestors arrived 'only' 15,000 years ago, they've been here thirty times longer than anyone else. If we call that time a month, Columbus came yesterday ..."
Who I'd like to meet:
Aside from enjoying all the great music, I'll be content to meet up with some old friends, make new ones, and connect with like minded individuals around the planet. The way I see it, two people may be far apart in distance, but they can remain connected through their hearts and minds, transcending distance, space and time. However, I'm also open to meeting and maybe even dating a local man, especially if he relates to this type of lifestyle:
"If you just look at all that already exists in your life, all that you already have: unlimited air to breathe, ample lighting to see, music to hear, books to read, stars to dream by, trees to gaze at, floors to dance on, friends to cavort with, enemies to befriend, strangers to meet, woods to walk through, beaches to comb, rocks to scale, rains to cleanse you, rivers to float you, animals to comfort you, you do have to admit, there's more of it than you could ever, ever, ever spend."
"Here is one of my most favorite writings. Hopefully, you can relate to this as well as I do. It's called "The Invitation" by Oriah Mountaindreamer--
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for,
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love,
for your dream,
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow,
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shriveled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain,
mine or your own,
without moving to hide it,
or fade it,
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy,
mine or your own,
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful,
be realistic,
remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty,
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failures,
yours and mine,
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”
It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair,
weary and bruised to the bone,
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the center of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself,
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.
In loving memory of Mark Prieto, for I'll always consider him to be one of my most awesome, funny, cherished, and dearest friends. I dedicate Skynyrd's live video of "Free Bird," because Mark's sudden passing (due to a brain aneurysm) has left all his friends feeling just as lost and full of loneliness as I've been since the end of July. Anyway, as Mark would say, "Dang, Girl. WTF is up with the friggin' blue mood? Life goes on, memories remain, and you know I'm always only a thought away. So get off the pity pot, turn the volume WAY the f#*k UP, flash me one of your huge smiles, and LET'S ROCK!!"
O'Siyo my dear friend, may Creator bless your weekend in ways that only HE can, may laughter, joy, peace, contentment & smiles enter your home:
Never underestimate the power of praise: even one receiving praise which is not deserved can up lift the receiver to become a better person to achive this praise justfully, plus brings good temperment to the receiver. Warm another heart as the flame from the fires.
I am honored & appreciative of your friendship, wado for all of your kindness & comments you present me with, may Creator bless you always...love & respect...hugs...oncheche
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O'Siyo my dear friend, hoping the weekend is treating you well & you are enjoying all you wish to do, Creator's blessings..love & respect...hugs...oncheche
O'Siyo my dear friend, as the wolf is the friend to the 'RED NATION' through all seasons, so is my friendship, with my true friends, I am honored & appreciative of that friendship..love & respect..Creator's Blessings...hugs...oncheche
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