I am not a high maintenence type woman, for example, I don't wear heels. Not just because I'm 6 feet tall, but yeah, partly, but because they hurt, and you can't walk right in them. I also don't do nail salons. I'd just rather be natural and healthy, and keep it simple. I am a natural blond. I prefer outdoorsy activities, not into dressing up much, casual is more fun as its more relaxed. I'd live in jeans every day, if I could. I like to bike, hike, swim in the ocean. I am really getting into yoga lately, go 3x week, and seeing muscle definition, tone, feel great. People never guess my age correctly, they usually guess that I'm ten years younger. Probably the healthy living, never smoked, have no lines on my face.
I'm political, and lean lefty, liberal and I was raised by anti-war activists, and my mom went to Woodstock. Oh, and if you said that your right to own a gun was more important than your right to vote, don't contact me.
I'm a professional, in a management position in the health care field. I'm looking to grow more professionally, possibly go back to school again, get an NP or phd. I like to keep growing and learning.
I've raised two kids, I was a good mom, read to my kids, took them to museums, parks, out biking on the Charles, baby behind me in the carrier, the older one with training wheels at first. They turned out great. They're in their 20's now.
I grew up reading voraciously, wasn't allowed to watch TV. So I missed out on a lot of the cultural touhstones of my generation. I'm supposed to be a Boomer, but my Mom was more of that generation than I was. I fell in with rockers and punk rockers in my 20's. Met my husband (he was in a Rock band) when I was 24, married him when I was 30, left him when I hit 50, the year our youngest left for college, I had grown and changed, he hadn't. I went back to school twice in that time. started a serious career, got involved in community activism, started practicing meditation...
My buddhism is a major part of my life. I practice in the Tibetan tradition, and meditate daily, and go on retreats, study, read and continue to grow, hopefully, in wisdom and compassion. I'd really like to meet someone with with a similar out look on life, who I could really talk with. If not a Buddhist, at least some one who is into deepening themselves, who's introspective. But its not just talk I'm interested in - you need to be active and healthy, and grounded.

Currently I work in a psych hospital as a nurse supervisor, instead of caring for the patients, I care for the staff who care for the patients. But I spend my days reading the intake profiles on people who have attempted suicide or want to...its intense. And it matters that I don't go numb on it. I am starting to look into going back to school again. I got my MPH in 2010, but may want either a NP or a PHD, not sure yet.
I have always done what I really loved outside of work. Lots of community organizing, working on facilitating affordable housing, promoting and preserving urban green space.Now am more engaged with my buddhist sanghas/communities. I lead meditations.

Smiling, sleeping, sitting by the Charles watching a sun set. Keeping it simple. Letting go of grudges, lettting bygones be bygones. Sitting in the sun and dong nothing.

Probably my height, but then, people don't realize I'm 6 ft tall because I'm so well proportioned, I don't have that gangly tall look at all. Then I get compliments on my hair.

I read multiple dharma books at one time. I like comedic, and political TV, like The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show, and Rachel Maddow. I love almost all vampire stories, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, not exactly sure why, probably all that 12th house stuff (astrological reference) all that sex, death and transformation stuff. I like Game of Thrones too, Science Fiction and fantasy in general. I like almost all types of movies, I like the way movies pull you into another reality. But not horror movies, I don't want to be scared. I don't find that fun. And I might scream.
Food? I like almost all food, except, mammals and raw fish. I mostly like fresh veggies. I like to eat healthy.

Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
fresh air and sunshine
Sleep (I need my sleep!)
Meaningfull engagement in life
My lap top
Movies and popcorn
(more like six grouped ideas)

Life, death, and what its all about...the nature of mind, human potential...climate change...

At a yoga class sweating my ass off.

As I've started thinking about men, who I like, what really matters to me, like that he be healthy, active, spiritual, sensitive, INTELLIGENT, non-smoking, liberal...the list is kind of long! But the private thing, is that I am really way more attracted to tall men. Like really tall, well over six feet. Tall men will have an immediate advantage.
The other thing, I probably need to admit is that I don't think I really want to be in a monogamous relationship any time soon, if ever, so need to get that "out there", be up front about it, yet this is still pretty private, you know?

You should message me if you can deal with a tall, intelligent, independent woman. Especially if you like to talk about the things that really matter, that you are passionate about. If you are a Buddhist, and like to talk dharma, I'd love it. Sometimes talk is too much, and you're OK to just sit in silence, in being together without boundaries, if you know how that is.