I am original from Crystal River, FL. I am pagan. I walk on the path of the Native American Traditions. Peace be upon us all..."What is there in life that isn't worth living for? Enjoy the little things, Adore the finer things, but never ignore the painful things in one's life. With that pain, we learn to value the of things in our lives for what they have to offer us. The sound of rain in a summer thunderstorm, the waves of the oceans crashing into the shores, the peaceful sounds of the forest untouched my man's hands" My Good bye speech, VBC Baghdad, Iraq 10 December, 2008"We can travel a long way and do many things, but our deepest happiness is not born from accumulating new experiences. it is born from letting go of what is unnecessary, and knowing ourselves to be always at home." ~ Sharon Salzberg"Lo, There Do I See My FatherLo, There Do I See My MotherMy Sisters And My BrothersLo, There Do I See My PeopleBack To The BeginningLo, There Do They Call To MeAnd Beg Me To Take My Placewithin The Halls Of ValhallaWhere the Brave Shall Live Forever""I am already kindly disposed towards you. My friendship it is not in my power to give: this is a gift which no man can make, it is not in our own power: a sound and healthy friendship is the growth of time and circumstance, it will spring up and thrive li"- William Wordsworth"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover"-Mark Twain "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"-Edmund Burke"It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship."- Henry Ward Beecher"The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is in the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him."- Ralph Waldo Emerson"In a bad marriage, friends are the invisible glue. If we have enough friends, we may go on for years, intending to leave, talking about leaving --instead of actually getting up and leaving."- Erica Mann Jong"Who ceases to be a friend never was one." - Greek Proverb"The wicked can have only accomplices, the voluptuous have companions in debauchery, self-seekers have associates, the politic assemble the factions, the typical idler has connections, princes have courtiers. Only the virtuous have friends."- Voltaire"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."- George Washington"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are.Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two." - Louis de Bernieres