poetry, reading, writin, museums, libraries, music, art, photography, the paranormal, buddhism as a way of living not a religion, kindness, compassion, integrity, intelligence, honesty, meditation, dreams, cold places, ice, glass, crystal, synchronicity, empathy, quantum physics, the power of positive thinking, cognitive-behavioral therapy, positivity, optimism, survival, zen, psychology, anthropology, cosmology, astronomy, science, archaeology, asian philosophy, animals, animal rights, aesthetics, health foods, healing, lucid dreaming, health food supplements, strength, courage, Russian Ark, St. Petersburg Hermitage, Winter Palace, Palace of Versailles, cathedrals, sacred places, sacred things, beautiful voices, angels, ghosts, hauntings, humanitarian work, public service, volunteer work, psychic abilities, children, astral projection, human rights, John Malkovich, the developmentally disabled, forensic psychology, eBay, parapsychology, ASPCA, child abuse prevention, domestic abuse survivors, mindfulness, nature, creams, lotions, perfume, doves, birds, parakeets, feathers, exercise

Dangerous Liaisons, Amadeus, Nosferatu, Little Miss Sunshine, L'Histoire d'Adele H., Camille Claudel, Immortal Beloved, Russian Ark, The Thin Red Line. I like foreign films, art house films, obscure stuff.

Prince, classical, blues, Mozart, Beethoven, Alison Krauss, Jimi Hendrix, jazz

Of Human Bondage by W. Sommerset Maugham, Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hahn, Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates, Written on the Body but Jeannette Winterson, The Hours by Michael Cunningham Authors: Erica Jong, Jim Carroll, Edith Wharton, Angela Carter, Sidonie Colette, Nabokov, Tennessee Williams' short stories, Dostoevsky's short stories, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Pablo Neruda's poetry, Guy de Maupassant, Charles Bukowski's poems, Marge Piercy, Percy Bysshe Shelley's poems, Christina Rossetti, Gustave Flaubert, William Faulkner

bald men with goatees, intelligence, kindness

liars; people who are not kind, empathetic, or compassionate; people who are disrespectful to others

I like beautiful things.... beautiful words, beautiful places, beautiful works of art, beautiful music, beautiful voices. I have a Master's in Couns. Psych. but suffer from Social Phobia with Panic Disorder, Anxiety, and Depression. Go figure that. I lost 2 of my closest friends in the past year. I am working very hard at self care at the moment focusing on optimism and postive thinking. I've always taken care of others but taking time to care for myself. I have endometrial hyperplasia which causes chronic pain. I'm also planning on having a gastric bypass in the coming months. Focusing on diet and exercise currently.