The capacity of loving others very much depends on the capacity of loving oneself (Thich Nhat Hahn)

I've had a profile before on OKC, but it stays hard to write a sensible and high quality profile. I really want to provide some good in depth information about myself, but doing so proves harder than it seems. Anyway, I will try to give a brief introduction to me.

I have got pretty high standards for myself and others. I try to be kind to everyone and to be honest all the time. I expect others to at least be honest, and kind to a certain extent. I just think it can't be hard to at least be a bit considerate for other people, and that being honest is just an obvious way of showing respect to the person you're dealing with.

This comes forth of my outlook on life, I am a spiritual person and I try to live life as concious as I can. I even try to do good, which apparantly is a source of laughter for many people these days. Why would you waste your time on helping out a junkie, or talking to a person who's crazy? Because they're people too, and I *DO* care. If I put a smile on someone's face even for a second, I know I've shown them that there's still kindness left in the world. I think that's very important, because society only seems to get colder every day.

I am not a cold person. And when I meet someone I always try to see the good in them, even if it means I might get hurt sometimes. Thats not naivety, that's a choice I made. Many people choose to hate others or despise the world but don't try to change it, and I think that's useless. You cannot expect other people to change the world for you, you are the only one that can change your world.

I am a Wiccan and live by the creed ''and you harm none, do as you will''. I try to put that in to practice every day. It means I try to live without hurting others, including animals and the environment. It also means I might be selfish sometimes, because ''harming none'' does also include myself. I will not sacrifice myself to save you, but I also won't do anything to hurt you, and if I can, I will help you. I eat little meat and try to waste as little as possible to save the environment.

I read a lot and have a broad range of interests, my favorite subjects are: spirituality, religion, witchcraft, occultism, paranormal, Psychology, history, reiki, paganism, phylosophy, Human Behaviour, Politics, Para-Psychology, Quantum Physics and other stuff you're probably not interested in anyway. These interests are also represented in my daily life.

I am working on my thesis to become a Reiki master. I want to help people and make them see that they can change their life for the better, as I have changed mine.

Reiki is an alternative therapy that works with rei (universal) ki (energy). It's the force that build the world, anything that exists has it's own energy pattern and with Reiki we stimulate our own inner healing power. Reiki helped me to regain an inner balance and still helps me whenever I am stressed or in pain. It soothes and calms, and I want to share that with other people. It's the greatest gift I ever received.

*Helping others, even strangers come to me to talk about their problems when I am on holiday
*Cooking, it's something I really like to do. It makes me happy, and the people around me too (usually ;) )
*Daydreaming and debating about topics like spirituality and politics. I like to discuss opposing views and meet new people.

*My clothing, which is always something standing out from the crowd. Whatever I fancy that is, from hippie to goth.
*My hands, they are always warm because of the Reiki.

That's quite the list. Are you sure you're going to read this? Ok, if you're sure..I'll give some of them away.

Movies:
Perfume
Night on earth
Corpse Bride
Chocolat
Matrix
Zeitgeist
Coraline
Battle royale

Books:
Das parfum
Chocolat
The shining
Vampire blood
Memoirs of a geisha
Kitchen confidential
The spiral dance

Music:
Alanis Morissette
Enigma
Shpongle
Infected mushroom
Uberbyte
Pagan folk & apocalyptic psychedelia
Old silverhead
Verdi
Tom waits

Food
Indian curry
Indonesian home food from my mother
Stroganoff
French bread with good cheese and wine
Irish stew
Ice cream :P

1. Love, because there is no greater pleasure.
2. Books and Internet, I have an unending thirst for knowledge, and these two provide me with it.
3.Spirituality, because I based my life on it. It makes me who I am.
4.Good food, and good sex. Things to enjoy. The pleasures of life.
5.Friends, because I need people to share my ideas with and talk to
6.Nature, because it provides me with energy and rest and it's beautiful

Lots of things, in fact, my mind is never quiet. My train of thoughts never stops, there's always a new question or thought that needs attention. Most of the time I try to understand life and the world around me, but it always gives me more questions than answers.

There is no *typical* night.
*But you can find me dancing in cyberia once a month,
*Sometimes on a hot summer day on a blanket in the vondelpark Amsterdam listening to music and smoking pot in good company, or shopping for weird stuff at the waterlooplein
*Or you might see me at a drawing or sketching course
*Or you might meet me at a pagan festival dancing in the drumcircle worshipping the gods
*Or I might be at home, cuddling with my boyfriend and cooking a nice dinner for two

*There's something about foreign accents that turns me on
*I see a few double digits on the clock a day, weird isn't it?

*You don't have a higher than 20% enemy rate
*You got something to say, and you can write it properly, too
*You're not interested in long term dating, I've got a boyfriend