● October Flower too
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ere we are.… once again. It is “all hallow’s eve“. Many people departed this earth for all reasons that are familiar to the world: … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
Category: It Gets Better
👣 I’m Not There Yet but I'm Closer Than I Was
Nirvana, self actualized state, or spiritual enlightenment – it is not easily defined. I would not know when or if I reached it. How can I know if it … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
👣 I Trust Myself
The Way is not always obviously marked. The pilgrim, traveler, or escapee must read the signs. Relying on sheer instinct or terror is an option. Trust who or what … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● In My Grandmother’s Time
A short story about my grandmother
Who is my grandmother? The first time we met, I was twelve years old. She was from a large sharecropping family. Most of … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Ask A Woman
We must reject not only the stereotypes that others hold of us, but also the stereotypes that we hold of ourselves.
– Shirley Chisholm
It’s March 8th, International Women’s … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Unanswered Ideas
You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.
– Shirley Chisholm
Explore them.
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● Deeply Rooted
Imagine being so deeply rooted in yourself that, like the oldest oak tree, with the strongest stress-wood, no matter which way the wind blew, you’d still stand tall and strong. What would … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
◾️ Ode to a Japanese Garden
I made my long-standing visit to a beautiful and magical place today – a Japanese garden. It lays peace and calm upon me that lasts for an entire year.… 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Leave the Table
You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served. – Nina Simone
As the completion of the marquetry project drew near, it was hard to let … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● One Good Year
Getting up early each morning gives me a whole day to think, to laugh, and to be grateful that I can. Many cannot — rest in peace. Some days … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Immortal Black Rosies
For each “Black Rosie” who served honorably, bravely, and fittingly under difficult circumstances. 🌹
Black women or Black Rosies were the unacknowledged heroines on the domestic front during World … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
● Beyond A Simple Life
Change is the hardest thing to accept when you fear what comes as a result of it.
A Movie
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)