CURRENT MISSION

To solve the homeless situation in Charlottesville, Virginia.

ABOUT ME

I am part of the Charlottesville Goes Native movement that supports different programs that create a tribe or family atmosphere here in Charlottesville, Virginia. We welcome, nurture, and love all who come here. And, we call back to those who must leave. The Couch Surfing Project is right up my alley. Any time you are here and need a meal, company, amusement, please let me know. Currently, I have one visitor, and in a pinch could probably have another one.

Please come to Charlottesville, we love you already. If you find yourself leaving, we already miss you.

PHILOSOPHY

To be the change I want to see in the world.
To think globally and act locally.
To laugh.
To love.
To be.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I find people that are in a housing crisis, I either put them up or find them emergency housing. One of my resources is CouchSurfing.com.
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People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,
To aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are..
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
This person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.

Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,
Things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.

Your job is to accept the lesson,
Love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant

Thank you for being a part of my life,
Whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

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I think this is the perfect piece of writing to help us evaluate the relationships we have had in our lives. Maybe the people we have lost were just put in our lives for a reason, or a season. Once that reason had been filled, or the season had passed, they have to move on to continue fulfilling their purpose, whether in this world or beyond. The loss of their presence in our lives is painful, but once the mourning and longing for them has passed, we have to be thankful for all of the wonderful things they shared with us, and we with them.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I stayed with a friend's parents in Manhattan during my Mode internship during the Christmas break of my third year in college. Her parents were so cool. They woke up to classical music in the mornings. My friend's mother gave me a Zagat guide and an all day pass to the subway. It was one of the most momentous times in my life.

Interests

activism, media, connection, romance, spirituality

• writing
• design
• music
• classical music
• surfing
• communications
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Any movie that is not horror, Anything live or movie soundtracks, Anything by Tom Robinson, The Celestine Prophecy series, A Conversation With God, and The Hitchhiker Guide To The Galaxy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I see at least one miracle a day.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach abundant living, unconditional love, The Secret, backyard diamond mining, size acceptance, mindfulness, and social networking. I learn about sustainable growth, car maintenance, healthy boundaries, wedding planning, writing music, making things grow, wild mushrooming, interior and exterior design, and other free/barter exchanges. What is mine is yours.