Title: Poet

Gender: Female

Age: 46

Sun Sign: Virgo

Chinese Sign: Water Tiger

Location: Sedona, AZ

I came to America in 1997 with four suitcases and my little daughter Kaitlyn who didn't speak English.  I started all over again, having sold all my belongings except some books in my grandmother's attic, although I doubt that I will ever read Freud again… I started out as a teacher of Anthropology (M.A.) at a private high school here in Sedona, then cleaned houses for a couple of years, made sandwiches in a health food store, managed an art gallery, sold real estate, grew a successful wedding business (married about 350 couples), and am now selling timeshare, which surprisingly proves to be the most intense spiritual growth path I have been on.

My heart sings when I read or write poetry and my goal is to memorize 100 poems by the time I am 50. This will come in handy if I ever get stranded on a deserted island or have to go to prison.

There is an undercurrent of melancholy in my being that I tried to get rid of for many years and now acknowledge as a part of me and as a source for writing poems. 

My life goal is to become a licensed poetry therapist and work with children who have terminal illnesses, inmates in institutions or prisons, school children, and to conduct workshops to guide people to the core of their being where poetry lives, and heals.

I am a good friend, loyal, loving, and protective, and I believe in helping others fulfill their dreams.

For most of my life I have tried to follow a path (Tibetan Buddhism, Native American traditions, Christianity (fundamental for one year), Urantia Book, four weeks of Mormonism, New Age) and have felt sorry for myself that I always had doubts about certain concepts, dogmas, etc.  My friend David has helped me see that my doubts are my strength, because I question everything. Now I am at a point where I do not look for answers anymore but am fairly comfortable not knowing what truth really is.  It's okay.

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