The Secret;
Fast Food Nation;
The Day After Tomorrow;
What the Bleep Do We Know?;
Down the Rabbit Hole;
ONE;
The Matrix (trilogy)
Working Girl;
Indecent Proposal;
Pretty Woman;
and all other movies with morals and a purpose

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Dancing . . .



Gardening . . .



Swimming . . .



Studying and Meditating to Improve Myself . . .



Poetry:

The Pond
(Dedicated to my best friend, Dana, By Maverick)

Circles on the pond reflecting the pictures of God’s scrapbook. Who are the spectators? Who has the vantage point? We on the shore or the feathered vessels of the pond?

The rainbow flock leaves the water and surrounds the children, the benevolent land giants providing the staff of life for one and all. This weird mob, in a frenzy, has but one purpose, as the dinner flock scrambles to partake of the feast provided by the admiring observers. Their performance is without cost or obligation though one could participate in this drama for the small price of a respectful offering. We give and we shall receive. A fair proposition,

The herdsman, a tiny boy snapping a reed in the wind as to portray a mighty Dover in absolute control of his subjects. His liege respond obediently at the crack of his mighty whip.

The busy man feeling oppressed by the pressures of his environment escapes to the pond to seek a few precious moments of refuge, solitude from a hostile world. He absorbs its order, beauty, friendship and most of all peace, reminders that his purposeful life is important and that he is not alone.

The woman, sensitive and adventurous, dreams of faraway places and yet is not distant from reality. Her thoughts bring to life pleasant memories of the past, then yield to hopes of the future. She dreams the eyes of her love look deep into her soul, and with her minds eye she hears him recite: “Your serene and glistening eyes display a warm and comforting sparkle comparable to the great northern celestial lights which reflect off the calmness of the sea and dance with the stars of the night. Your soft dark skin resembles the finest of imported velvets worn only by the noblest of queens.” The ambience of pervasive joy is self evident at the pond as she admires a loving couple reclining on the grass laughing and enjoying the sunlight and the friends of the pond. She feels blessed to be alive.

Energy flowing like waters of life as the symbiotic interchange of gifts between both creatures great and small inspire them to enjoy, yes even celebrate their relationship with the pond. We denizens of this wondrous world are a theatrical spectacle to heaven and earth, privileged to be sensitively attuned to the intelligence of the cosmos.

The array of life surrounding us invites all to reach out and become one with the universe. The pond is sanctuary where prejudice and color have no meaning. A single mallard observes us from the water and doesn’t acknowledge our status, wealth, or even the lack of it. All he wants is for us all to live in harmony with the pond.

A taste of the "Oldies, but Goodies" excite me, for instance, lava lights from the 60's, LOL

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I have hazel eyes, and I am able to see behind what people don't always say, but show in body language or with their expressions.

My name: DANA = Does Anyone Need Anything?

I am that I AM.

I think we learn more about ourselves through our relationships than possibly any other ways.

You know what? Almost no one I meet now has any idea who they are or what they want in life.

So many are in emotional turmoil. Most people are always questioning their relationships with other people and with themselves. They find it hard to find the Peace that is found within.

These are all natural side effects of youth, but with time, comes character and wisdom.

The ones who seek a truth to their existence will end up settling for knowledge.

Let me tell you about a few things that I have learned:

1) History shows that the loneliest people are the ones who speak the truth.

2) Love, if it is anything at all, is a sacrifice.

3) Every person has a part of themselves that will always be unavailable to other people.

4) All of mankind is fundamentally alone. That is the way we were made. Singular. As close as we may be able to get to other people, we can never permanantly erase this sadness.

5) Knowledge gives a greater appreciation for roots. Not so much for ancestry or anything, but more like the people who have known us who have helped shape who we are.

6) In some in very miniscule ways, some in very big ways, some of them we love dearly, and some of them we detest.

7) We never really realize how or what kind of impact we have on others with our actions and our words.

8) Events can pass, maybe without even being noticed. and even the smallest of events, while they may seem trivial to us, can have a lasting effect upon others... sometimes even a profound effect.

9) It doesn't end there --- the impact you have on another person doesn't stop with you and that person. It gets passed along, to all the people they effect, and to their children, and to the people their children impact. The effect you have on other people is your eternity.

10) We are spending our energy while we are on this planet, thats the cost of the ticket. Spend it well, and eternity will be good to you. Spend it poorly, well, karma will bite you in the ass.

11) I don't believe in fate or destiny, and I don't believe that our paths are preordained.

God, if anything, is indifferent to the things that go on here.

12) Frankly, we can all use a friend that we don't have to worry about complications with.

13) I want all people to be happy, and have peace, and I trust you as a friend to make decisions accordingly, even when it is difficult to do the right thing; I know you will do that, despite how hard it is sometimes.

14) While I don't know what it is that connects us, I am sure that it is real.

I have developed another keen sense some never will have, so I am cosmically in tune with the universe . . .



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Friends . . .



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.
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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.



Life . . .



Simple pleasures . . .

Failure to think things over before progressing to the next step . . .

Vanity . . .