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Hymn: A New Poem by Sherman Alexie
The author’s new poem addresses the hatred currently plaguing the United States. “But I do know this: I will resist hate. I will resist. I will stand and sing my love. I will use my fist To drum and drum my love. I will write and read poems That offer the warmth and shelter of any […]
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Birthday #8
Ugh. It’s been a tough day. It remains that way. Every, damn year. I mistakenly used to think each year the day might get easier, but I’ve come to accept that it can’t. His loss will always bear an immense amount of weight. Instead, I just prepare for that fact and let the tears […]
MoreSocial Media isn’t Social at all
In case you may not have noticed, Facebook is the #1 Social Networking site in the world. According to their own number s, they now tout 1.8-Billion people now have a Facebook account, nearly a quarter of the world’s population. The US users makes up 10% of that total, or 180-Million, which is just over half our […]
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Thought for the Day: May the Lord Give them Peace
I haven’t sleep well this week. I kept waking up in the night, thinking about the Edwards family. That poor family. Not just their family, but all Black families. Saturday night, they lost their son to senseless gun violence. They lost him to police violence. They lost him because he was being a teenager while black. […]
MoreDecades are Beautiful
When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this: You Haven’t. – Thomas Edison Ten years ago, we thought my mom had exhausted all possibilities in her fight against Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia (CLL). For nearly ten years prior to that, she had gone through various rounds of treatments to rid herself of an incurable type of […]
MoreKicked into Mindfulness
Most of the long-term homeless struggle to maintain sanity, while some of them never really had it to begin with, and many of them fall somewhere in the spectrum of genius. My ex-husband’s father was homeless. I met him once in the desert, just outside of Las Vegas. It had been 15 years since anyone had […]
MoreQuote of the Day: Frank Sinatra
“If you don’t know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he’s just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It’s one world, pal. We’re all neighbors.” Wonder when Chump will learn this….
MoreLet the Adults Speak
Dear #Drumpf – You don’t know shit from Shinola when it comes to almost everything about anything. Luck and a good inheritance have been on your side for far too long because it sure as shit hasn’t been good looks, sweetie. So, here are a few tips for public speaking (my gift to you, muah!): 1. Get […]
MoreNews Flash: Hypocrisy knows no bounds
“The most serious and unaddressed worldwide challenge is the deprivation and abuse of women and girls…largely caused by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare, unfortunately following the example set during my lifetime by the United States.” — Jimmy Carter in A Call to Action I […]
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This is what 40 feels like
You are under no obligation to be the same person you were a year, month, or even 15 minutes ago. You have the right to grow. No apologies. –Unknown I celebrated a birthday recently….40. Changing decades never used to be rough on my spirit, but this one has been weighing heavily on me. Not be overly […]
Moreavant et arrière w) Catharsis
Deep and dirty! A live Dj Set for positive vibes and promotional use only Catharsis
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