"Make my world a better place... One thought at a time..."

Corvallis, OR, USA
female, age 37
divorced, 2 children
Speaks: English, Spanish
Joined Feb 13, 2006

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Here are a few sets of words that mean the world to me...

  "Near the rose, in this grove of sun-parched, 
      wind-warped madrones
  Among the half-dead trees,
  I came upon the true ease of myself,
  As if another person appeared out of 
      the depths of my being,
  And I stood outside myself,
  Beyond becoming and perishing.
  A something wholly other,
  As if I swayed out on the wildest wave alive,
  And yet was still.
  And I rejoiced in being what I was."
  (Theodore Roethke)

   "During each of our journeys, there are those inevitable moments when  someone comes into our life at precisely the right time and says or does precisely the right thing. Their words or actions may help us perceive ourselves more clearly, remind us that everything will turn out for the best, help us cope, or see us through difficult situations. These people are human angels - individuals designated by the universe to be of service to those in need at specific points in time. Some human angels  make a commitment before their births to make a positive contribution  to the world at a particular moment. Others were chosen by the  universe. All human angels, however, come into our lives when we least  expect them and when we can most benefit from their presence"  (I found these words in Nav's billboard)

"No pretendo ser tu dueno,
no soy nada you no tengo vanidad,
de me vida doy lo bueno,
soy tan pobre que otra cosa puedo dar

Pasaran mas de mil anos muchos mas,
Yo no se si tenga amor la eternidad,
Pero alla tal como aqui, en los labios llevaras
Sabor a mi..."

"I don’t pretend to be your owner,

I am nothing I don’t have vanity,

Of my life I give the best,

I’m so poor what else could I give

More then thousand years will pass, many more,

I don’t know if there is love in eternity,

But there, just as here, on your lips you’ll take,

The Taste of Me" …

(Lyrics of my favorite song, "Sabor a mi"...)

My favorite ecard: http://www.care2.com/ecards/build/1/6043

Loved Carla H's intro: "25% of human genes are identical to those of a banana...get over yourself!" He-he-he...

Another ecard I love: http://www.msn.americangreetings.com/view.pd?i=382219626&m=1652&rr=y&sou

I copied this from Derek W's profile, my almost twin... ;-)

(The following was written by a black man in Texas. What a great sense of humour and creativity!!! )

When I born, I black, when I grow up, I black, when I go in sun, I black, when I cold, I black, when I scared, I black, when I sick, I black, and when I die, I still black.

You white folks.... when you born, you pink, when you grow up, you white, when you go in sun, you red, when you cold, you blue, when you scared, you yellow, when you sick, you green, when you bruised, you purple, and when you die, you gray.
So, who you callin' colored folks? 

Please be good to yourself and remember to