Noggin-pokin' tomboy-type craving connections with wise weathered souls. Citizen of the Planet, I do my best to observe, listen, hear and respond, and to cultivate humility, compassion, patience and acceptance. I believe we all have something to learn from each other.

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☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ ☛ THOSE REQUESTING TO SHARE MY HOME: ☚ ☚ ☚ ☚ ☚
- please convey to me briefly YOUR understanding of the word GRACE.
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

First off - the very real sense of belonging to a GLOBAL FAMILY ... BLOWS MY MIND!!! Mostly I PARTICIPATE by hosting Couchsurfers visiting Toronto - *the* cheapest (and most hassle-free) way to "TRAVEL":
Connect/Share/Discover/Experience/Learn/Understand/Transform/EVOLVE - so a most ENRICHING exchange! And last, but absolutely not least, meeting easy-going 'travel' companions, to enjoy the Mystery together for a while. When, where, how and for how long doesn't matter that much - SHARING the JOURNEY's the THING ... right?!

Interests

... asking questions, arts and cultures, science, nature, planet ocean (marine biology, snorkeling and scuba), reading, writing, interacting, movies and books that speak to the human condition, jazz and the whole musical continuum, and EVERYTHING else!!!!
... actively striving to keep tuned in to the here and now (paying attention/being present) and to value and enjoy the Divine daily - silence and stillness, the kindness that is all around me, nature and the arts in all their glorious forms.
... practicing transcending/steering in a moral/spirit-based direction (vs. brute materialism) our so-called "evolution" ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDaOgu2CQtI

• arts
• writing
• singing
• dancing
• reading
• traveling
• jazz
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• science
• nature
• compassion
• humanism
• oneness
• social evolution

Music, Movies, and Books

ANYTHING that speaks poignantly to the human condition.
I especially LOOOVE discovering and enjoying together new (to me) music!

"MUSIC enters our bodies, commandeering the pulse
in our veins, and reminds us that pleasure isn't a
matter of feeling good but of feeling MORE ALIVE."
-- Holly Brubach

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

kept going

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH: Letting go of judgment, of self and others. Invaluable, but challenging as hell! So we all need the constant practice.
"How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours." -- Wayne Dyer

LEARN: EVERYTHING!!!!!!

SHARE: as MUCH as possible!!!!
for example: www.facebook.com/notes/THE-FOUR-AGREEMENTS-BY-DON-MIGUEL-RUIZ/10153047707001748

What I Can Share with Hosts

Grace
We are ALL guests "here", all invited to the same party. Table assignment is by the ungracious toss of dice, many more stand. And while the DJ, unseen behind the curtain, jams the ultimate groove, many are busy scrambling over each other for better seating, better deals, party favors, virtually oblivious to the music. But it ends the same for all of us, all are ushered out through the same door, empty-handed, same as we came in.

Keeping this in mind(fulness), at this shindig, this joyous occasion (being alive), I enjoy the dance of MUTUALLY SHARING - good will, good food, good music, good energy in general, effort, creativity, helpful information and other resources, stories, experiences, and COMPASSION MOST OF ALL - in any suitable combination - with all party-goers I bump into on the dance floor!

This, to me, is Grace.

"Be humble for you are made of earth, be noble, for you are made of stars."
- Serbian proverb

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
- Nietzsche

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Italy, Ukraine

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