"The game is not about becoming somebody, it's about becoming nobody"
-Ram Dass

"likes"...
nature, art & photography, playing and listening to music, philosophy, cooking, limiting screen time and embracing / accepting the present as it is.

Most important traits...
patience, compassion, curiosity, honesty, humor, emotional intelligence, belief in the power of community, equality, human rights, animal rights, sanctity of the natural world, and a belief in a higher power that binds us.

Inspirations...
Ram Dass, Alan Watts, Ekhart Tolle, Abraham Hicks, Rupert Spira, Terence McKenna, Thich Nhat Han

Someone who is curious about all the potentials of life and appreciates all of the absurdities and wonders of it. Someone who can laugh about it all and tap into being silly and raunchy and sarcastic... but is also vulnerable, expressive and can dig deep into meaning. Someone who can listen and take time to respond. Someone who appreciates slowing down and is not afraid of sharing silent connection. Someone who enjoys deep conversations over a bottle of wine about love and life into the wee hours of night. Someone who appreciates the sensation of walking hand in hand bare foot in the grass and the awe of sleeping under the stars 🌟

-Musical jams with friends
-Relaxing outside on my covered porch
-Camping, hiking, sitting around a fire
-Listening to music / podcasts
-Photography / video editing
-Random road trips

It means perceiving and existing in a way that acknowledges, respects and embraces the interconnectedness of all beings. Our western society tends to place importance of the individual and therefore separation from the "external" world. Separation from fellow humans, from animals, from the earth and the universe itself.

It means expressing a loving awareness that our actions have consequences that ripple out and influence the whole... and therefore we all hold immeasurable power and responsibility to manifest the reality we wish to exist in.

We are all the creators and the created. We are nothing and everything at the same time. We are not our bodies and we are not our thoughts. We are not our names or our life stories. We are not helpless, subservient beings dangling at the outermost edges of the big bang. We are the big bang itself! Infinitely learning and changing and evolving.

-Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
-Becoming Nobody (Ram Dass)
-Groundhog Day
-The Truman Show
-The Matrix
-Lost in Translation
-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
-Back to the Future
-Donnie Darko
-Dead Poets Society