Black Oak's Daughter

8 Things I Am Passionate About

1. Living – that became kind of important when I was diagnosed with cancer.

2. Learning something every day

3. My pets specifically, and animals in general.

4. Sleep has become a passion. Insomnia isn’t fun, at all.

5. Helping people. It starts at home. Be nice, love each other, and go into the world and be secure enough to spread the love.

6. My friends and family. I’m very blessed.

7. Uncluttering my life. Losing the negativity, whether it’s people, or just clearing out the vast amount of things I have, I’m learning that the simpler things are the better they are.

8. Photography, music, and occasionally cooking.

8 Things I Want To Do Before I Die

1. Fall in love with a man that loves me back, isn’t married, and conversely – isn’t afraid of attachment. Non-violent, non manipulative, fun loving, music loving, semi-horndog. Oh, and lives on the same continent. I’m getting picky in my old age huh?

2. Travel – Australia, Europe, and Canada.  I’d like to see Asia too, but away from the cities. I like my vacations to be full of nature or interesting historical things. The less people that I have to deal with the better. I’m not good in crowds.

3. Own and ride frequently a Harley.

4. Visit the 25 States that I haven’t visited yet, preferably on the Harley.

5. Finish redecorating my house.

6. Have a dog. Probably a German Shepherd.

7. loose 100 pounds

8. See England by Helicopter (I have a friend that’s a pilot over there, I just have to get there, he’ll fly me around)

8 Things I Say Often (at the moment)

1.  Isn’t that joyful?  (usually when I step in early morning cat yack)

2. Huh?

3. DOWN!  (to the cat on the table)

4. Scoot! (to the cat that’s about to get stepped on)

5. Dude!

6. Cool!

7. Awesome!  (yes, I never left the 80s)

8.  Oh my.

8 Books I Have Read Recently

1. The Last Lecture – Randy Pausch

2. Eat Pray Love – Elizabeth Gilbert

3. Change your thoughts, Change your life – Wayne Dyer

4. Way of the Peaceful Warrior – Dan Millman

5. Keep Going – Joseph Marshall

6. The Lakota Way – Joseph Marshall

7. Healing and the mind – Bill Moyers

8. Still reading “Devil in the White City”  Erik Larson

8 Things That Attract Me To My Best Friends

1. Intelligence

2. humor

3. compassion

4. none of my friends are “plastic”, there’s no posturing, or pop culture trends in any of them. We’re all our own people. Original to the core.

5. most of my friends are incredibly free spirited, and creative.

6. confidence

7. laughter – the ability to just be silly and have fun

8. most of my friends are also incurable flirts, just like me. (I should mention here that all of my friends except my closest  & best friend are guys)

8 Songs I Could Listen To Over And Over

My musical tastes are all over the place. This will just be a sampling.

1.  KD Lang’s version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah

2.  Ave Maria – Placido Domingo and Michael Bolton (stop laughing, it’s good)

3. Almost anything by Ezio

4. I love Willie Nelson’s voice.

5. Angel from Montgomery (this version – Bonnie Raitt and John Prine)

6. This song got me through a lot of hard times in my life.  (Skip to about 2:30, that’s when the song starts)

7.  Mr Tanner by Harry Chapin – reminds me so much of my dad

8. May You Never – John Martyn – An Irish blessing, sung folk style

8 People Who Should Totally Do This Meme

If you do it, let me know. This one’s kind of labor intensive so tag yourself if you’re up to the task.

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