Education

• The University of Texas at Arlington
• Stephen F. Austin State University
• Dallas College Richland Campus
• R. L. Turner High School

Favorite saying

• "Privatization of profits....... socialization of losses. And the voters are letting them do it ! Patience is a kind of love. A love that is its own explanation in bewildered circumstance. It is an old, old woman placing a wrinkled parchment hand against the cheek of a reckless child. Because her heart is too wise to make room for reproach. Too full to find place for offence. --Pavithra Mehta The whole world could be choked with thorns A Lover’s heart will stay a rose garden. The wheel of heaven could wind to a halt The world of Lovers will go on turning. Even if every being grew sad, a Lover’s soul Will stay fresh, vibrant, light. Are all the candles out? Hand them to a Lover - A Lover shoots out a hundred thousand fires. A lover may be solitary, but he is never alone. For companion he always has the hidden Beloved. The drunkenness of Lovers comes from the soul, And Love’s companion stays hidden in secret. Love cannot be deceived by a hundred promises; It knows how innumerable the ploys of seducers are. Wherever you find a Lover on a bed of pain You find the Beloved right by his bedside. Mount the stallion of Love and do not fear the path - Love’s stallion knows the way exactly. With one leap, Love’s horse will carry you home However black with obstacles the way may be. The soul of a real Lover spurns all animal fodder, Only in the wine of bliss can his soul find peace. Through the Grace of Shams-ud-Din of Tabriz, you will possess A heart at once drunk and supremely lucid. Rumi (Translated by Andrew Harvey) There is neither question nor answer on the way to Love, Only a mystery. ~Rumi"