Friendships Are Enhanced By Resiliency
The importance of finding that “sweet spot” of balance in our busy lives is often elusive, not to mention constantly changing.
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Breath of Hope
Breath of Hope When the sun rose this morningI blew hope into the aircausing a leaf to flyacross the sky like a carrier pigeonwith a message so delicate and purethe rain began to fall from my eyeslanding on the shape of my fleshonto my parched tonguescorched speechless by human wordsthat left a residue of bitternessbut
Music Inspires Creativity
Music Inspires Creativity Almost on a daily basis, usually in the morning as I am getting Pippa’s breakfast (Pippa is my four year old dog), I crank up music and dance. My music selections reflect my mood at the moment and the range of my choices is vast. One day I dance to The Bee
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Happiness
Happiness Where does happiness reside? We strive for it all of our days,often not recognizing the presence of its lightnessyet surely feeling the heaviness of its departure. Fearful we are that too much happiness will betray us,though not enough will spay us,how can the drops of rain needed to satiate the earth be counted? Searching
Doors
Doors One day,take a giant step into yourself,beyond the rolling waves of consciousnesssplit off from your lifeinto a parallel universewhere your past lives behind doors. Doors, shut firmly protecting irreplaceable treasures,you, sitting at the kitchen hightop eating tuna fish sandwicheswhile your grandmother listened unconditionally. Doors, never fully closed,you, grieving after cancer stuck a knife into
I Choose Happiness
The importance of finding that “sweet spot” of balance in our busy lives is often elusive, not to mention constantly changing.
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The Creativity of Dreams
The Creativity of Dreams Do you ever remember your dreams? Lately I have been remembering mine, and it got me thinking about the mysterious world of dreams and how our subconscious land of dreams could provide a bridge to our conscious creative lives. I have marveled at the depth of meaning of my recent dreams
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Creating An Ancestors’ Collage
Creating An Ancestors’ Collage Recently during my visit to the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, I spent a good bit of time walking through an exhibition entitled, “How Black Men Changed the World,” a Smithsonian traveling exhibition that “powerfully dismantles corrosive myths with triumphant portraits and the stories of African American men.”
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Goodbye Darling Bella
Goodbye Darling Bella In calm silenceon this your final dayI feel your tiny headresting on my heartyour soft breath steadyas your quiet strengthholds both of uslike it always does. I pray your journey onwardwill be as beautifulas the way you walked through this worldwith dignity and gracegently lovinguntil your last heartbeat’s gulp of life. In loving
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Resiliency: Stories Shared At The International African Museum
The importance of finding that “sweet spot” of balance in our busy lives is often elusive, not to mention constantly changing.
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