Is it just me?

I think John Lennon was a genius!

"I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong. "

"I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people."

"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it."

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh

"Who's the more foolish: The fool, or the fool who follows him?"

"I find your lack of faith disturbing."

My Pics on Devianart.Com

Madalina Iordache-Levay

I happened upon this artist by accident on MySpace and now I am a big fan! Her art is about birth, death and all that is in between. The prints are very mythical. My favorite is Sunset over the ocean (2006)

End the War...enough said!

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace - Buddha

5 Personality

Results

My Results

Extraversion

Some people like lots of stimulation; they want people around them, activity and excitement, whilst others prefer to be able to focus on things in a calm and quiet environment. Most people prefer a blend of the two extremes and your answers suggest that you are quite comfortable in either situation. You can probably cope with things being a bit hectic or a bit quiet but, like most people, you may find extremes in either direction uncomfortable or annoying.

Confidence

Some people make decisions very easily and tend not to worry about them before or afterwards while, at the other extreme, some people are so careful and cautious that the decisions never get made! Taking a cautious approach can be a good thing (do you want to fly with a pilot that is so free from worry and concern that she never checks her controls and instruments and doesn't bother to communicate with air-traffic control?) and you seem to have described yourself as someone who does tend to be quite cautious and careful. This can be very important in detailed work or areas were mistakes can have a major cost although you may find yourself avoiding risks and many cautious people wish they were bolder.

Openness

While some people like experimenting with new things and ideas, others prefer traditional methods and taking a very practical approach to problems.

Your answers suggest that you may more interested in the creative, new and experimental aspects of situations than dealing with the routine practicalities. While your dreams and plans may not always be achievable, you are likely to be very open to new ideas and ways of doing things.

Agreeableness

Most people want to be able to get on with others but to some it is the most important thing in the world, whilst others are quite happy to upset someone else if it means that things get done.

Your answers suggest that you can be firm with people when you need to be but that getting on with others is still important to you. Like most people you would rather avoid conflict but are not prepared to put up with being treated badly by others.

Conscientiousness

Some people like everything to be well planned, tidy and organised, whilst others prefer to deal with things as they come up and appear to work in absolute chaos.

Your answers suggest that you don't like having things too structured or being tied down and you can cope quite well without having to have everything organised. This may make it hard to find things at times or for colleagues to know where you are or what you are doing, but you probably find coping with the unexpected (the things your colleagues didn't plan for!) easier than many.

This questionnaire can't tell you exactly what you are like; it doesn't go into enough detail and only helps you ask questions about the way you behave and make decisions in your occupation. Don't rely on it to tell you what your personality is like but use it to think about the different ways that people go about doing things. Read each description, ask yourself if it sounds like you (and it may not!)

Yeah....right.

Artistic

Your results suggest that Artistic type work might suit your interests and preferences.

Artistic types are interested in creativity and art, preferring freedom and independence to following rules and procedures. Self-expression is very important to Artistic types and they may prefer to work alone. Typical roles for Artistic types include artist, singer, designer, photographer, musician, writer and actor.

Wonky & Bonky

Career Inventory Test Results Extroversion |||||||||||||||||||||||| 73% Emotional Stability |||||||||||| 36% Orderliness |||||||||||| 36% Altruism ||||||||||||||| 43% Inquisitiveness |||||||||||||||||| 56% You are an Inventor, possible professions include - systems designer, venture capitalist, actor, journalist, investment broker, real estate agent, real estate developer, strategic planner, political manager, politician, special projects developer, literary agent, restaurant/bar owner, technical trainer, diversity manager, art director, personnel systems developer, computer analyst, logistics consultant, outplacement consultant, advertising creative director, radio/TV talk show host.

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Confused by thoughts,
we experience duality in life.
Unencumbered by ideas,
the enlightened see the one Reality.
- Hui Neng

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom
- Bob Dylan

If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One... I am become Death, the Shatterer of Worlds
- The Bhagavad Gita

Bev Hogue - The "Blue" Lady

Reading Brecht & Pondering

This picture says it all today:

Happy Birthday Chuck, Keri & Cameron!






Tiki of Persia
By Monica Moody, Dallas, TX

Reading Today...

By Charles Bragg

Reading: Jack Kerouac - Selected Letters

"Since when is a bookie more important than a man in a motheaten coat."

"O peace, mother, for the mammothness
of the coming & goings of the ladders of life."

Your Power Color Is Magenta

At Your Highest: You energize yourself and push others to suceed. At Your Lowest: You feel frustrated and totally overwhelmed. In Love: You are suprised by who you attract. You're a love magnet. How You're Attractive: Open and free spirited, people want to explore the world with you. Your Eternal Question: "What is my next source of inspiration?"

What's Your Power Color?

Happy Birthday Oli!

Listening: Dressy Bessy - Dressy Bessy

Work just called and wants me to go to Louisiana for the potential hurricane, Ernesto. I can not go because I have the inner ear infection. I'm still in lots of pain. The two darvocets every six hours does not seem to be working.

Today is the brother's birthday and I sent him this poem:
At last I find a meaning of soul's birth
Into this universe terrible and sweet,
I who have felt the hungry heart of earth
Aspiring beyond heaven to Krishna's feet.

I have seen the beauty of immortal eyes,
And heard the passion of the Lover's flute,
And known a deathless ecstasy's surprise
And sorrow in my heart for ever mute.

Nearer and nearer now the music draws,
Life shudders with a strange felicity;
All Nature is a wide enamoured pause
Hoping her lord to touch, to clasp, to be.

For this one moment lived the ages past;
The world now throbs fulfilled in me at last.

- Sri Aurobindo

I had to post it here because I thought it beautiful.

August 24

Ear Ache, Office Politics & Buddha
Current mood: sore

Listening: Nina Simone - The Essential Nina Simone

First of all, I have a terrible ear ache. The kind that makes you wince when you move your jaw.

Secondly, of all things I hate, I believe office politics are the worst. I work in an office of about 30 people with hundreds of volunteers coming in and out everyday. Someone is always upset about something...the silliest things really. Here are some examples:

1. A is mad at B because B told C something before D had a chance to tell A.

2. Dog is upset because Cat told Mouse to do something and Mouse works for Dog, not Cat! Cat thinks Dog is stupid and runs to tell Cow. Cow can not keep her mouth shut, so she tells Sheep, Turkey, Wolf and Snake. Dog is then mad at Cow because Snake told Dog what Cow said.

I believe you get the drift of what I am talking about.

Finally, enjoy the picture of buddha. I do not understand why you have to right-click on the pictures in the blog and click on view picture to see them. It is rather inconvenient.

Have a wonderful night. I am loopy now since I have taken a pain killer.

August 23

23 Aug 06 Wednesday

43 Things
Current mood: inspired

Listening: Lenny Kravitz - Greatest Hits

You know that website 43things (http://www.43things.com/)
Here are mine:
1. Travel the world.
2. Get my Masters and PhD.
3. Be healthier.
4. Start my own business and be successful at it.
5. Speak French & Spanish fluently.
6. Be a better activist for free speech.
7. Live in London for a year.
8. Write a bestseller.
9. Achieve enlightenment and teach.
10. Live in a tree house in Alaska or Nova Scotia.
11. Sing like Sarah Brightman.
12. Produce documentaries that change the world for the better.
13. Make the world a better place (too many ideas to name here).
14. Have enough money to volunteer fulltime.
15. Make sure each child born is vaccinated for measles.
16. Have more compassion and patience.
17. Plant a tree each year on my birthday.
18. Leave in the woods for four years and read.
19. Have zero debt.
20. Run a marathon and enjoy it.
21. Learn to play the piano.
22. Be a terrific artist.
23. Stop world hunger.
24. Cause no harm to anyone or thing.
25. Quit saying I am sorry all the time.
26. Get a passport.
27. Become a "morning" person.
28. Become a tea conisseur.
29. Be more athletic.
30. Be more open-minded and less judgemental.
31. Attack life and live every moment passionately.
32. Travel to Africa.
33. Spend more time with my family & friends.
34. Be happy & content and wish that for everyone.
35. Try not to put so much effort into having "things"
36. Learn new stuff everyday.
37. Care more about American politics.
38. Become a vegetarian all the time.
39. Get to know more fascinating people.
40. Meditate daily.
41. Live the eightfold path every moment.
1. Right understanding
2. Right thought
3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood
6. Right effort
7. Right mindfulness
8. Right concentration
42. Be a better philosopher and expand my critical thinking skills.
43. Live authentically.

These are subject to change depending on my mood.

August 22

Cheers
Current mood: pensive

Listening: Charlotte Church - Tissues and Issues (Why did I buy this album???!!!!)
Listening now: Bill Evans - Portrait in Jazz

To venture causes anxiety. Not to venture is to lose oneself. - Kierkegaard

Things that made me laugh out loud with unabbreviated glee:
1. Taking a bath on a hot, rainy day with the window open and the rain is hitting me through the screen in the window.
2. Watching my two cats fight...it is like a kung fu movie...a really bad one.
3. I hate to admit this, but I love that stupid AFV show. Something about people falling down just puts me in stitches.
4. Searching in the fridge and finding the last can of husband's Diet Mt. Dew.
5. Wrapping myself in new bedding with the air conditioner going full blast.
6. Watching my friends do dumbass impressions of each other. LOL
7. Waking up and realizing it is Saturday morning and not Monday like I thought.
8. Having husband yell because Aja (chihuahua) pooted under the covers.
9. Having completely insane conversations with my family (mom, dad, brother & husband)...a list of topics to follow later.

August 21

Indigo Children and Eric Clapton
Current mood: impressed

Listening: Eric Clapton - The Blues

I was reading this about Indigo Children or Crystal Children.

In the spiritual community, there are many who anticipate the Emergence of a Golden Age to come. An important part of this awakening that is occuring is the coming of Children with an awakened Consciousness. These childrens have been called the Indigo children.Are the Indigo children, (variously called the Indigo children, Crystal Children, the Children of Oz) the ones who will launch humanity into a new era of consciousness, laying the groundwork for the emergence of a Golden Age?"The Indigo Child is a boy or girl who displays a new and unusual set of psychological attributes, revealing a pattern of behavior generally undocumented before. This pattern has singularly unique factors that call for parents and teachers to change their treatment and upbringing of these kids to assist them in achieving balance and harmony in their lives, and to help them avoid frustration." Lee Carroll & Jan Tober
In an epic poem, Savitri, the late master Sri Aurobindo of India vividly describes a coming new race of humanity emerging on Earth. Was he referring to the Indigo Childrens? "I saw them cross the twilight of an age, The sun-eyed children of a marvelous dawn, Great creators with wide brows of calm, The massive barrier-breakers of the world, Laborers in the quarries of the gods. The architects of immortality."

Maybe we are all indigo children? Or maybe we are all trying to be something special and make sense in a world that does not make sense?

I have not heard this cd in a long time. Man, is it good!