Brenda L.

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Buena Park, CA, USA
female, age 44
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Speaks: English
Joined Aug 16, 2006

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A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked. Anais Nin

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 dreams
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 shrivelled 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
to 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 failure
yours and mine
and still stand on 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 a 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.

Oriah Mountain Dreamer

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"Some day after we have mastered the winds, the waves and gravity, we will harness for God the energies of love; and then for a second time in the history of the world, humans will have discovered fire.” -Teilhard de Chardin

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Birthday	Jan 11, 1965
Languages	English
About Me
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Pets
Activist Aspirations	Enthusiastic
Political Leaning	Liberal
Religions	mysticism
Eating Habits	Coffee - Now!
Wild Fact About Me
My Philosophy
What Gives Me Hope	One day we will find a cure for MS (which my sister has).
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
What/who changed my life and why
What Bugs Me	injustice, The rat race, The destruction of rural areas, indifference, ignorance, hypocrisy, Drunk Drivers, cruelty, bullying, arrogance
Passions	reading, mythology, my friends, music, water, trees, traveling, spirituality, photography, other cultures, nature, making a difference, love, LIFE!!!, learning, laughter, god, earth, environment, Energy Healing And Love, broadening my horizons, books, art, animals
Inspirations	peacemakers, understanding, to fulfill my purpose on earth, the sound of the ocean, The Great Spirit, nature, healers, good people, goddesses, god, friends, courage
What Scares Me	talking to people I don't know, War - Cruelty - Greed - Indifference, spiders, I choose Love instead, ignorance, hate, global warming, apathy
Favorites
Role Models	my friends, mohammed, artists, Stephen Hawking, Albert Schweitzer, sister, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, John Lennon, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Jesus Christ, Jane Goodall, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dalai Lama, buddha, Albert Einstein
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Interests	all, animals, Art/Design, art journals, black and white photography, books, clarity, coffee, creativity, davie bowie, fantasy, fiction, harmony, language, love, music, mysticism, napping, nature, pencils, pens, peter murphy, photography, poetry, procrasti
Books	sci-fi, War for the Oaks, American Gods, Pride and Prejudice, "The Little Prince, The Power of Now, spirituality, psychology, poetry, J.R.R. Tolkien, fantasy, Almost anything worth reading
Music	Janice Joplin, elton john, Social D., misfits, rasputina, A little bit of everything, David Bowie, Peter Murphy, bad religion, bad brains, Bauhaus, The Decemberists, The Pixies, The Dresden Dolls, The Ramones, the clash, The Smiths, The Cure, the beatles, classical, Classic
Movies	Amelie, Bad Santa, A Beautiful Mind, Lord of the Rings 1 (Fellowship), Lord of the Rings 2 (Two Towers), Lord of the Rings 3 (Return/King), Casablanca, Ghost World, Whale Rider, Star Wars Trilogy, Spirited Away, Blade Runner, Nightmare before Christmas, The Pr
TV Shows	Alias, Bones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Invasion, The Simpsons, Star Trek TNG, Stargate SG1, Six Feet Under, Stargate Atlantis, Surface, X-Files, etc
Favorite Foods	veggies, thai, salad, rice, potatoes, pizza, pasta, mashed potatoes, mexican, lasagna, italian, indian, fruit, french fries, coffee, chicken, cheese cake, broccoli, american
Favorite Places	woods, the ocean, the mountains, nature, My bed, ireland, home, forests, california, beach
Can't Live Without	mascara, time for myself, lip gloss or lip stick, water, sleep, peace, nature, music, love, laughter, hope, friends, freedom, family, computer, coffee, chocolate, books, art, animals, air
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