Pause, then pivot
So much can change in an instant. I think many of us recognize of taking a pause to reflect on life’s grand spectacle , or when met with a challenge, or stressor. But stop for a moment (see what I … Continued
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So much can change in an instant. I think many of us recognize of taking a pause to reflect on life’s grand spectacle , or when met with a challenge, or stressor. But stop for a moment (see what I … Continued
I don’t recall when I first became aware of Nelson Mandela. But I definitely remember the day he was released from prison, this day in 1990.
Really good interview with Dr. Kendi on The Colbert Show about what it means to be anti-racist. “Someone who is striving to be anti-racist is actually willing to admit the times when they express racist ideas; the times in which … Continued
We need to get past the idea that “normal” is a thing. It isn’t. There is no “normal.” No “new normal.” No “past normal” to return to. People been peopling as long as we, well, forever. What IS different, is … Continued
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, … Continued
Universal mala interstitial ether cells strung together breath by breath curling through helix uniting combining coalescing entwining Vein-like mapping the flow Chi igniting cells dividing weaving changing into ever the same but never the same Always new always different Always … Continued
Little lap dog Do I offend? Did my rapier pen and pagan ways make your uptight upright milk toast spine twist? I’ve tolerated your soup bone type for years Just scratch your ears pat your head flash a sweetly sardonic … Continued
I wrote this poem in 2007 as part of a written social tasking project I participated in called 100 Words. I had to share when I came across today’s anniversary poem, it was just another moment of seeing with clarity … Continued
What sort of resolve does it taketo keep your own head afloat after the loss of your mother?…Or of a child?What is that magic combinationof will and tenacitythat can reignite a drive to go on,without.What does it take to swimDeepintothe … Continued
so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens William Carlos Williams: The Red Wheelbarrow (1923) I remember the first time I read this poem during my undergrad in some poetry/literature class. I … Continued