Gorham, ME, USA
female, age 50
married, 4 children
Speaks: English/American (family tongue), Swedish (mother tongue), Finnish, German - bit rusty
Joined Jan 19, 2002
I'm a "nice girl", but I broke most of the rules ...
My Philosophy
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
~ Author Unknown
"Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused"
~ Anonymous
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain ~
What Gives Me Hope
"I don’t believe in hope. I think hope is a sign of despair. You know, only people who are in despair use the word hope. You have to be in a state of consciousness that is beyond hope and despair, which means a state that is creative, peaceful, not melodramatic, not hysterical, anchored in sobriety and in touch with your soul. Transcendence means beyond hope, beyond despair, beyond pleasure, beyond pain and yet still being conscious of choices you can make that are creative. The best way to change the future is to be fully in the present and to practice intention. But intention not as attachment or addiction."
~Deepak Chopra~
Thank you, Deepak, finally somebody said it out loud!
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
Banish the current systems and bring back the groups of elders.
What/who changed my life and why
My life is changed everyday by everything I encounter. A book that had answers for me was Finnish Magic, given to me nine years ago.