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Member Profile: RumiDisciple
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"Poet, Seeker, Charlie Brown"
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I am a:
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59-year-old Man (Single)
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Located in:
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Lakewood, OH (USA) |
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Seeking a:
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Woman (20 to 60) |
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Friendship, Dating, Serious Relationship |
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Spirituality:
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Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish |
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| About Me
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Raised Jewish, with a Hindu guru, I practice Vipassana. I have written and published poetry, and work with folks experiencing mental health challenges. I am a "peer supporter", which, if you look that up, or just infer it, means that I also struggle with mental health issues. I have been in a good place for the past 15 years or so, well enough to work and help others. I am seeking a partner who shares similar spiritual beliefs (not necessarily practices), and who enjoys poetry, art and music as much as I do. I love to go to low-key concerts, art galleries and poetry readings. I am not a vegetarian, but have been in the past, and may be again. (lol). I hope you are having a great day. If interested, please ask of me what you would like! |
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Basics
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My Sign:
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Virgo |
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I speak:
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English, Spanish |
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Occupation:
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Peer Wellness Professional |
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Education:
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Bachelors Degree |
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Ethnicity:
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Caucasian |
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Height:
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5 7" (170 cm)
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Body Type:
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Large |
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Eye Color:
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Brown |
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Hair Color:
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Dark Brown |
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Hair Length:
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Short |
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Lifestyle
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I live with:
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Live alone |
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Have kids:
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No |
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Want (more) children:
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Probably not |
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Willing To Relocate:
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No
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Diet:
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A Little of Everything |
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Smoking:
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No |
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Drinking:
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Social Drinker |
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Exercise:
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exercise occasionally |
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How I spend my free time:
- Coffeeshop surfer, I read psychology, Buddhist teachers, Hindu teachers, and novels -- from John Irving to J.K.Rowling. (I read fiction on the light side). I attend poetry readings and small music performances, usually singer-songwriters and jazz. My time for stadium rock is long since past -- I like to be able to tip or thank the performers personally, and talk for a spell. Walking in the Metroparks -- biking.
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| Personality
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My Personality:
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Creative, Caring, Intelligent
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When out with friends, I'm usually:
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The quiet one
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What makes me laugh hardest:
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Arrested Development
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I'm happiest when:
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I'm alone, reading or tidying my apartment with some music on, OR, with very close friends.
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The things that annoy me are:
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Myself when I'm at my worst.
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The best day of my life was when:
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I broke the ice with my high school girlfriend. It was while we were in China on a trip with a choir (I was in the band).
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If I could have dinner with any three people, they would be:
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George Harrison (he's my idol and ideal musician), Gandhi (his approach to making peace was groundbreaking), Sarada Devi (in my eyes, she was the personification of the female aspect of God, but also of compassion and love).
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Interests
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The physical activities I'm interested in are:
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Basketball, Biking, Billiards/Pool, Bowling, Gym/Weightlifting, Tennis, Walking
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For fun I like to...
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Read, roam outside, listen to music, write poetry, perform poetry.
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My favorite movies:
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Cloud Atlas, Hugo, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
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My favorite music:
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The Beatles, Milk Carton Kids, John Prine, folk/indie-folk, jazz -- Thelonious Monk, Bill Frisell, John Scofield. Many, many more.
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My favorite books:
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The Narnia Chronicles, Pema Chodron books, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda books, most Charles Dickens, Buddhist philosophy and practice, Wherever You Go, There You Are, A Path with Heart...
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Values
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The virtues I consider most important are...
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Compassion, Kindness, Open-Mindedness
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The things I'm most grateful for in life are...
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Life itself, and the people with whom I share it.
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My political inclination can be described as...
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Liberal
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Spirituality
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Spiritual Orientation:
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Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish
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I consider my spirituality...
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The central focus of my life
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What brought me to my spiritual path and motivated my interest...
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Truthfully -- having a peak experience while smoking dope as a high school grad. I read some Ram Dass and found out I was not hallucinating -- shortly afterward went to college, found a teacher and got serious -- too serious -- about enlightenment. Started as a spiritual materialist. (Dropped marijuana and many other things). Time has tempered my search. I am laid back about practice, but am intent about treating people well and improving myself.
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I consider the purpose of my spirituality to be...
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Connecting to something greater than myself, Finding happiness and peace within, Helping me cope with the struggles of life, Building a personal relationship with God, Instilling morality and virtues, Belonging to a like-minded community, Helping me grow as a person, Other
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After the body dies...
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The soul reincarnates until achieving Liberation
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I would define a spiritual experience as...
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I might say, a spiritual experience is whatever one is going through. It's "The Only Dance There Is"! lol. No, really, for me, it is seeing beyond thoughts to the inherent, perfect Self.
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A spiritual experience I would like to share...
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Laughter.
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The spiritual books and authors that have had the greatest impact on me...
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Wherever You Go, There You Are. and -- Jack Kornfield, Pema Chodron and the Shambhala teachers. Vivekananda and Ramakrishna. Oh, too many more. My teacher is Gurumayi Chidvilasananda. Her secretary suggested I do Vipassana, b/c I have a tendency to fly off to the stratosphere with the yoga energy. So that is what I do, and I am usually on the ground!
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Who I'm Looking For
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I'm seeking a:
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Woman (20 to 60)
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Ethnicity:
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Any
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Height:
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4' 6" to 6' 0" (137cm to 183cm)
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Body Type:
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Any
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Hair Color:
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Any
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She should speak:
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English
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Education:
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Associates Degree, Bachelors Degree, Graduate Degree, School of Life
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Annual Income:
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Doesn't Matter
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Smoking:
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No, Trying to quit
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Drinking:
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No, Social Drinker
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Vegetarian:
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Doesn't Matter
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Has children:
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No, Yes (living away from her), Yes (sometimes living with her)
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Wants children:
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Doesn't Matter
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Personality:
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Caring, Creative, Intuitive
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When out with friends, she would be...
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Doesn't Matter
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Spiritual Orientation:
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Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Humanist, Jewish, Sikh, Sufism, Taoist, Yoga, SRF/YSS, Other
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She would consider her faith or spirituality...
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The central focus of her life, Very important
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