Wanna get in my head?
Yeah me either, it’s kinda nuts in there. But it’s a good kind of organized chaos. For example, when I meditate, the stuff that often comes up are designs & ideas. I have always loved working with my hands and producing stuff. If I can make it myself instead of buying it, I usually do. I’m also a planner. If I don’t have some sort of plan to follow, even just a daily plan, I end up just walking around in circles. The bigger plans, like traveling, give me something to look forward to.
Wellness is my jam.
From becoming a Reiki practitioner to taking a 10-day course in vipassana meditation, I have been interested in living a healthy life in both mind and body for many years. I am an armchair nutritionist who believes in let food be thy medicine and thy medicine be food. I am always reaching to be better spiritually and continue to strive for a sense of well being.
I love road trips.
I have crossed this great land of ours 17 times, I think… I actually lost count. Some think I’m brave for doing it, but for me, it’s no different than going to the grocery store, but with all new scenery along the way. This country is breathtakingly beautiful. I highly recommend seeing it through your windshield, and then getting out and experiencing it in the fresh air.
I am synesthetic.
I am both a grapheme and a spacial synesthete. I see my letters and numbers in color. The colors never change, and each grapheme synesthete sees a different set of colors. The spacial synesthesia is one I can’t believe is shared by others - I see my calendar as a hollow obelisk floating in black space with me positioned at the current season of the year.
I can do cool tricks.
Like fire spinning, stilt walking, and singing in a funk band! Not all at the same time, that would be crazy. My curiosity and interests led me to learn these things, and I made many amazing friends along the way. I am also an HSP, but that can be troublesome when the world gets overwhelming.
Recommended Reading
These are books I have read that have had a strong influence in my life.
Some are self-help, some are fiction. All of them taught me something.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman
Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Objectivism by Ayn Rand
The 365 Tao by Deng Ming-Dao
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz
Awakening Intuition by Mona Schulz
Anatomy of the Spirit by Carolyn Myss
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
Manifesting Change (CD series) by Mike Dooley
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Johnathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Be Here Now by Ram Dass
Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Cantfield
Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian Weiss
Siddhartha by Herman Hess
Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Fewer, Better Things by Glenn Adamson
Developing Intuition by Shakti Gawain
You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson
Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
The Missing Piece meets the Big O by Shel Silverman
Wabi-Sabi by Leonard Koren
Jesus and Buddha by Marcus Borg
The Lens of Perception by Hal Zina Bennett
Dharma Punx by Noah Levine
The Art of Living by Epictetus
The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
The Tao de Ching by Lao-Tzu
Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha by Jack Kerouac
