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Compassion is Super Sexy

i'm an idealist. i don't know where i'm going, but i'm on my way.

Created on 2006-09-11 07:21:54 (#11119034), last updated 2009-10-04

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Name:	natura artis magistra
Birthdate:	12-08
Location:	San Diego, California, United States
Website:	My Ravelry Page

Bio

Me
I am a compassionate soul that cherishes all life, always wants to help, and enjoys nothing more than the magic of laughter.

I tend to surround myself with genuine people who have a pure spirit and positive energy. I'm drawn to people with strong backbones who are witty and fun (usually a little bit nerdy like myself), yet able to hold their own in deep and interesting conversations. I'm a liberal, veg*n, feminist lesbian ... I don't expect everyone to agree with my views, but above all I feel that every being deserves compassion and respect. I give that to those around me and do not tolerate any less for myself or my loved ones. My friends are the foundation of my life, they keep me going and keep me sane. They paint the color in my world. Love only makes that brighter.

The special someone in my life makes me shine!

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I have diverse interests. I love to fly kites, am a voracious reader, movie watcher, and lover of all things pink. I love to laugh and most things will at least make me smile, from a quick dry wit to a goofy slapstick to a sardonic satire. I occasionally write poetry, but would not presume to call myself a poet. I've always wished I were more creative and artistic, but as I was not blessed with the hands of an artist I settle for the appreciation of the gifts of others. I have two cats (RIP princess, you'll always be in my heart) and spoil both of them as they rightly deserve. I enjoy street fairs, farmer's markets, and exploring the locale in which I currently find myself (wherever that may be on any given day).

I love love love to cook. I collect all sorts of cookbooks. I like to read them for pleasure almost as much as I love to read novels. I'm almost at a point where I need a separate bookcase just for my cookbooks.

I only decorate with snowmen at Christmas. I am in the midst of decorating my entire kitchen with cupcakes. These are my only collections, but not my only vices. LOL ... I'm a nurse and couldn't be happier with my chosen career. After three years I still consider myself a studier of buddhism, but not a buddhist.

Essentially, I'm always in the midst of something, but never actually there ... I have multiples of everything currently in play: always reading several books at once, knitting projects that I start and will always finish but not before I start another, cleaning is a project that is embarked upon one room at a time and by the time I'm done with the last it's time to start again on the first ... and so it goes. It's not that I don't enjoy the finished result of any of these things, I do ... I find a peace and satisfaction with completion ... but I enjoy the journey more than anything, the doing is so much more fun than the done.