English, Other

The Invitation
It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your hearts longing.
It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain. I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty, even when it's not pretty, every day, and if you can source your life from it's presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the sliver of the moon, "Yes!"
It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.
It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.
It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you, from the inside, when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.
~ Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Cancer

Big And Beautiful

5' 7 (1.7 m)

Blue

Caucasian

Divorced

No

Yes

Eyes

Wouldn't Even Think About It

Light Brown

Cat, Dog

College Degree

Full-time

Teacher / Education

Teacher

With Roomate(s), With Kid(s), With Pet(s)

Friends Come Over Often

No

Yes - Socially

Brain

Reserved, Loud, Observant, Friendly, Party Starter, Flirtatious, Outgoing

Exercising, Arts & Crafts, Sports, Reading, Music, Tv, Dancing, Family, Photography, Theater, Travel, Cooking, Cars, Camping, Fishing / Hunting, Playing Cards, Volunteering, Computers

Hanging Out With Friends, Staying At Home, Trying New Things, Relaxing, Reading A Book, Playing Video Games, Going To A Museum

a coffee shop..lots of laughter and talking

well...ask and I will tell

Friendly, Troublemaker, Someone They Want To Be, Cool, Goofy, A Flirt

Spiritual But Not Religious

Once A Year

Very Liberal

to go to africa

Clever, Dry / Sarcastic, Friendly, Goofy, Slapstick

Cartoons, Dramas, Movies, Sports, Reality Shows

Action, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Family

Country, Rap, Rock, Metal, Electronic, Pop, Classical, Blues, Jazz, Industrial, Latin, New age, Ambient, Dance, Soul, Reggae, Gospel, Folk, Punk

News, Ancient, Anthology, Auto-biography, Biography, Classic, Fiction, History, Nature, Philosophy, Political, Poetry, Religious, Science, Sports

coffee and a good convo! hummm anything goes I guess...be gentle! lol jk

Intelligence, Humor, Great Skills, Empathy, Sensitivity, Boldness, Oddities, Spontaneity, Flirtatiousness, Wit, Thoughtfullness

Honesty, humor, you need to be able to laugh!!! and come on like yourself!!! I have great selfesteem and refuse to date anyone with bad self esteem!!! LOL..if you dont like yourself than what do you have to offer me? however, I am not looking for someone stuck on themselves...just someone happy in their own skin so to speak!

Friend, Date