• The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. -Frank Lloyd Wright
• The purpose of life is to enjoy each moment!
• From the rose proceeds a thorn, from the thorn a rose. -Wise Saying from the Orient
• Strong reasons make strong actions. -W. Shakespeare
• They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. -Sir Philip S Sidney
• The first duty of love is to listen. -Paul Tillich
• All my possessions for a moment of time. -Elizabeth I
• The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it. -Plutarch
• What is mediation? When you empty yourself and let the universe come in you.
• There are three values: Feel good, be goo...

• Stardust by Neil Gaiman
• Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
• The Stand by Stephen King
• Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
• Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
• The Mists of Avalon
• The Mummy Or Ramses The Damned by Anne Rice
• The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

• The purpose of life is to enjoy each moment. -?
• "What isn't tried won't work."-Claude McDonald
• "I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor."-Thoreau
• " The moment you commit and quit holding back, all sorts of unforseen incidents, meetings and material assistance will rise up to help you. The simple act of commitment is a powerful magnet for help."-Napolean Hill

• The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
• More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
• Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes
• The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlen
• The Left Hand Of Darkness, The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller
• Paradise by Toni Morrison
• The Diary of Anais Nin by Anais Nin
• The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
• The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
• The Master Butcher's Singing Club by Louise Erdich
• Bookends by Jane Green (British comedy)
• Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
• The Sound and the Fury by Wiliam Faulkner

• Jaya The Cat

• Big, bushy hanging ferns hanging on the porch
• An orchard with cherry and apple trees
• a hammock in the shade
• an outdoor fireplace
• a creek or stream
• a tree house
• a jacuzzi tub for 2
• A library
• a fireplace in the library
• a sunny breakfast nook
• an attic room with a desk in front of a window
• an artist studio
• hideaway entertainment center
• an outdoor room with a hanging bed

• compile list of references
• update resume

Don't forget to send a thank you for the interview note!

• cheshire
• love
• lips
• infinity
• raspberry
• blossom
• serpent
• sassafras
• beloved
• discombobulated
• luminescent
• irie
• bliss
• zion
• bizarre

From the book "Keep Your Brain Alive; 83 Neurobic Excercises" by Lawrence C. Katz, P.H. D and Manning Rubin

• Shower in the dark
• Read aloud with your partner
• Listen to music in context of odors, or vice versa