I love listening to MUSIC!!!!!! Reading, meditating, walking, being in water, talking to children, gathering flowers, sitting by the fire in La Madeleine (French cafe and bakery), gazing at all my riches (that is, my family and my home), hearing eight-year-old Victoria's take on the universe, loving Cinnamon, Pug, Buttons, and Butterscotch, watching art films, sitting by the ocean on the
rocky crags of the Pacific Northwest, enjoying the glories of Garden Ridge Pottery, making bread, sitting in Borders Bookstore, having spiritual experiences, shopping with Baby Girl (Analaura), who never ceases to amaze me--we have had her in a special place in our hearts since she was a completely adorable two. I also like to "go outside and talk about the reason" (a four-year-old girl's request of her grandfather). Most of all, I love going over to Sul Ross State University: Rio Grande College so that the students can teach me the wonder and beauty of knowledge.
Laughing baby...HILARIOUS!!!
Oh, Jesus! ROCK N' ROLL IS HERE TO STAY--IT WILL NEVER DIE! "Give me a dance floor; give me a DJ" (Hilary Duff). The Rolling Stones, Credence Clearwater Revival, Josh Turner, K. T. Oslin, Cheryl Crow, Janis Joplin, Bette Midler, Elton John, Lynryd Skynyrd, Lindsay Lohan, The Vines, The Strokes, Eminem, Maria Callas, Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Kathryn Owens!
Movies
ROAD TO EL PASO, The Notebook!!!!! Tombstone (so I can watch Val Kilmer strut his stuff as Doc Holiday--YES!!!), The Horse Whisperer (so I can watch Robert Redford slow dance with the female star)--WHOA!!!!!!! Bring that on over here to Mama--8 Mile and Bridge to Terabithia, too.
Television
I Love Teletubbies and Sponge Bob Square Pants. No Can Do the rest--it is all total crap! However, I am deeply in love with David Bromstat--the HGTV Design Star!
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THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US
THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US; LATE AND SOON,
GETTING AND SPENDING, WE LAY WASTE OUR POWERS;
LITTLE WE SEE IN NATURE THAT IS OURS;
WE HAVE GIVEN OUR HEARTS AWAY, A SORDID BOON!
THIS SEA THAT BARES HER BOSOM TO THE MOON,
THE WINDS THAT WILL BE HOWLING AT ALL HOURS,
AND ARE UP-GATHERED NOW LIKE SLEEPING FLOWERS,
FOR THIS, FOR EVERYTHING, WE ARE OUT OF TUNE;
IT MOVES US NOT. --GREAT GOD! I'D RATHER BE
A PAGAN SUCKLED IN A CREED OUTWORN;
SO MIGHT I, STANDING ON THIS PLEASANT LEA,
HAVE GLIMPSES THAT WOULD MAKE ME LESS FORLORN;
HAVE SIGHT OF PROTEUS RISING FROM THE SEA;
OR HEAR OLD TRITON BLOW HIS WREATHED HORN.
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
I am living my dream in Southwest Texas with my fabulous family. So sorry, but I HAVE IT ALL! I am enjoying to the utmost my two genius children (Rawlyn William Richter, III, songwriter and musical giant and Shiloh Lynn Richter, producer and director extraordinaire), and my adorable (and hot) daughter-in-law, Ismelda Casas, who has given me the greatest of all gifts: Analaura Casas (14) and Victoria Ismelda Richter (8). I am, as they say, inordinately fond of them all, individually and as a group. Actually, madly, hopelessly in love would describe it better. (Write me if you want to know how to get it all!) I'm on an endless, natural high, spilling over with love, joy, and contentment. What a trip! Did I mention how beautiful I am?
Here is what I do:
DEEP RELAXATION, GUIDED MEDITATION, AND LIGHT HYPNOSIS
The loud and constant demands
of daily living take a toll on bodies
and minds. We compromise the
quality of our lives and our own
well-beings by not calming our
minds, and therefore our entire
selves.
Some people struggle with the
concept of meditation and think
that they cannot “sit still.”
Guided RELAXATION offers the
opportunity to lie back, let go of
all stress and tension, and listen
as you get taken on
a journey into your TRUE SELF. This
is a place where you can find true
peace, experience joy, let go of
perceived obligations.
Remember as a child how you saw
the world from a fresher per-
spective? It probably looked large
and Full of Wonder and just ripe
for adventure. Why not see the
world through fresh eyes again?
But this time you have the age and
life experience to engage in it for
all its worth.
You can take the opportunity to reach the
heart’s deepest core: give yourself
the invaluable time to reflect and
become. Through guided
meditation, you can let go of
worrying how you’ll do it, and
just let it happen.
In your one hour session of Deep
Relaxation, Guided Meditation,
and Light Hypnosis you will start by
letting go of the weight of your body.
You will become aware of tensions
you are holding in your face, neck,
arms and legs. As you do this, you
begin to realize that you can be more
gentle with yourself. You can start
caring about how YOU treat this
miracle of a being--the only one of you
there is.
Each meditation is touched with philosophical insight into your own
existence as a human being. You will
also hear insights on “letting go,”
calming your mind, spreading your
own joy to those around you--
a profound gift you have to give to all
those you know.
Deep Relaxation, Guided Meditation,
and Light Hypnosis is not religious in
nature. It does, however, enable you
to more clearly feel those inner reaches
that compel you. Whatever your
religious persuasion, you can begin to
feel how deeply important YOU are to
the equation. And most importantly,
gain peace, energy, and joy to take
out into the world with you.
In a time when all the world seems
out of control, you can be a center
of tranquility. When you are able
to calm your inner being, your
perceptions about “problems” can
begin to change. You will begin
to feel your own inner strength and
more deeply feel the beliefs that
guide you.
You can book DEEP RELAXATION SESSIONS AND WEEKEND WORKSHOPS for Wedding Parties, Showers, Club Meetings, Corporate Retreats, Business Meetings, Groups of Friends, Birthdays, Holidays, and Churches.
Who I'd like to meet: Joseph Campbell, of course, the world renowned mythology scholar and author of Hero with a Thosand Faces. Dr. Lee Edwards, foremost female scholar and author of Psyche as Hero. Richard Tarnas, author of Cosmos and Psyche. Joan Didion, the magnificent, and author of The Year of Magical Thinking, Maureen Dowd, author of Are Men Necessary? and the accomplished and amazing scholar Robert Scholes.
whats up? i wanted to show this site to everyone its really cool...it tells you if anyone we go to school with has a crush on you, i was really suprised by some of the people who it said like me.
Just wanted to stop in and say hola. I miss your classes, I maybe taking one or two this fall just to fill my schedule. I start my graduate classes very soon. I am super excited. Now, if I could just find a job.
I'm one of ur former students @ Sul Ross. Really enjoyed ur classes--Canterbury Tales still fresh on my mind. I am from Pearsall-Shiloh's former place of employment. UR son's music is awesome. Have a good weekend.
hey you fabulous lady. Just wanted to drop by and say hi. Miss talking to you. I hope you are enjoying your summer and not working too hard. Keep in touch.
Hello Dr. Richter, just wanted to say hi and let you know that it's 1 am and I am hard at work on my essays!! well actually I just took a break to comment some people. Well, hope your Summer is going well, keep cool.
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