Date a woman from Bolinas, United States. If you met me in a professional setting, you might see a smart, accomplished, and creative writer and teacher with an entrepreneurial streak and an edgy sense of humor. But youРІР‚в„ўd have no idea about the surprising turns my life has taken, or the deep inner life I love.
Things that few people know about me:
As a child, I had my sandwich stolen by an Emu in Australia (I lived there in 4th grade)
In middle school, I sang a song about Tom Sawyer in Westminster Abbey.
In college, I taught ballroom dance at an Arthur Murray studio.
After college, I was deported from England for being too honest.
In my 30s, I lived off-the-grid in New Mexico for a year, studying plant medicine.
I have my feet in two worlds—I’m practical, hard working, and know how to get things done, but I’m also empathic and intuitive, with a rich appreciation of the forest, plant medicine, and the dark.
"One of our greatest fears is to eat the wildness of the world…and the more we eat the more we will awaken." (Stephen Harrod Buhner)
I live in Bolinas—which says it all right there. I’m very open minded, but am saddened when I don’t see integrity. I have an enchanted garden overlooking the ocean, and fall asleep to the sound of the waves washing in and out at night. My goal is to be loving and compassionate, engaged, and present. And not take myself too seriously.
"The intellect is powerless to express thought without the aid of the heart." (Henry David Thoreau)
IРІР‚в„ўm out in the world quite a bit with my work and my communities, but at the same time IРІР‚в„ўm a quiet, solo person who likes to have quiet and contemplation to recharge.
IРІР‚в„ўm looking for you if you know the wildness of the world, and can straddle the practical and the imaginal with me. If you believe in nature and mystery, but also know how to mow a lawn and manage a project at work. If you can look inside the obvious, outside the box, and within your heart for ways to make the world a better place. If you want someone to walk beside you, laugh with you, and share life with.