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Member Profile: Crowfriend
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"Let's be surprised by joy"
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I am a:
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67-year-old Woman (Widowed)
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Located in:
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Portland, OR (USA) |
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Seeking a:
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Man (60 to 75) |
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For:
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Friendship, Dating, Serious Relationship |
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Spirituality:
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Buddhist |
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| About Me
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I'm a kind, active, creative soul endlessly curious about the world and other beings. My friends tell me I'm trustworthy, loyal, rock-solid reliable, and witty. They think I'm well- and widely-read, but there's so much to learn, how could I not be? I'm happier outdoors than indoors, except for being at the gym. I have a steady Kagyu Buddhist practice with a local sangha, and am hoping to meet other kind folks who have some regular spiritual or ethical practice. I live with one small dog and three cats, and am lucky enough to own my own home. I have good relationships with all my siblings and mom - and I would love to find other good people to add to my circle of friends and beloveds. Let's be surprised by joy and gentle adventures together! |
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Basics
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My Sign:
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Leo |
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I speak:
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English |
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Ethnicity:
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Caucasian |
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Height:
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5 4" (163 cm)
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Body Type:
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Average |
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Eye Color:
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Brown |
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Hair Color:
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Grey |
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Hair Length:
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Long |
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Lifestyle
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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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Maybe
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| Personality
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My Personality:
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Caring, Creative, 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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A great character comedy, like Reservation Dogs
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I'm happiest when:
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I'm helping others, or petting my fuzzy critter companions, or slowly wandering on a trail looking at the little things like moss, or snacking on raspberries in my backyard, or getting a great weight workout at the gym, or learning something cool and surprising, or finishing a poem and sharing it with friends, or sitting in practice with my sangha buddies. How about you?
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The things that annoy me are:
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Unkindness, very loud car or truck exhausts, close-mindedness.
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If I could have dinner with any three people, they would be:
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I'd love to have dinner again with a few beloved friends who've died, and who I miss.
I'd love to have dinner with my favorite translator of Buddhist texts, Sarah Harding, because I've gotten to hear her in webinars and she is erudite, delightful and no-BS.
I'd love to have dinner with Christine de Pizan, the medieval author of City of Ladies, because she was a successful, independent author who commissioned illuminated manuscripts and I am fascinated by what it would have been like to live and create at that time.
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Interests
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My interests, hobbies, and pastimes include...
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Gardening, History, Museums, Music (listening), Painting & Drawing, Photography, Reading, Science, Writing
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The physical activities I'm interested in are:
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Camping, Gym/Weightlifting, Hiking/Backpacking, Walking
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For fun I like to...
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Wander local parks and my back yard (it's a Certified Natural Habitat!) with my phone camera, looking to spot and capture bits of beauty. Get a good weight workout at the gym, and take pleasure in getting stronger. Read widely and omnivorously. Pet my good cats and good doggo. Chat with friends. Write poems.
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My favorite movies:
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Wim Wender's "Wings of Desire," Rob Reiner's "The Princess Bride," Rick Linklater's "School of Rock" are ones that come to mind.
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My favorite music:
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I'm open to anything, but prefer acoustic things, pre-Bach things, and singer-songwriter things. I've been known to listen to Townes Van Zandt, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Natalia Lafourcade, Tank and the Bangas.
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My favorite books:
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Anything by Ursula K. Le Guin, Terry Pratchett, Kim Stanley Robinson. The Once and Future King by T. H. White. Books on biomes and nature. The Fly Trap by Fredrik Sjöberg.
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Values
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The virtues I consider most important are...
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Empathy, Generosity, Perseverence
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The things I'm most grateful for in life are...
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As the dharma texts say, "my precious human birth" with all it's fortunate endowments that enable me to help others, to learn, to practice.
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My political inclination can be described as...
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Very liberal
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Spirituality
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Spiritual Orientation:
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Buddhist
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I consider my spirituality...
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Very important to me
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What brought me to my spiritual path and motivated my interest...
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I've been Buddhist-adjacent through friends who practiced over the years. I began practicing in a focused way after my husband's death and the sudden death of a friend at close to that same time.
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I consider the purpose of my spirituality to be...
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Connecting to something greater than myself, Belonging to a like-minded community, Helping me grow as a person
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After the body dies...
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I don't know, but I'm not worried about it
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The spiritual books and authors that have had the greatest impact on me...
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The translations of dharma texts by Sarah Harding.
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Who I'm Looking For
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I'm seeking a:
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Man (60 to 75)
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Ethnicity:
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Any
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Height:
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5' 6" to 6' 6" (168cm to 198cm)
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Body Type:
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Athletic, Average
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Hair Color:
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Any
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He should speak:
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English
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Education:
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Some College, Associates Degree, Bachelors Degree, Graduate Degree, PhD/Post Doctoral, 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
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Drinking:
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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 him)
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Wants children:
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No
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Personality:
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Doesn't Matter
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When out with friends, he would be...
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Doesn't Matter
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Spiritual Orientation:
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Agnostic, Baha'i, Buddhist, Humanist, Jewish, Unitarian
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He would consider his faith or spirituality...
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Doesn't Matter
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