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Love, “The Dream” & Healing Our Worlds
Read more: Love, “The Dream” & Healing Our WorldsOn this day, the day before we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and all those that fought with him, re-member the relationship between justice, liberation and love (and the fact that all 3 start at home).
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The Gift of Acceptance
Read more: The Gift of AcceptanceThank you for the kind responses to my last reflections on my mother’s life. I greatly appreciate each of you for being a part of this virtual transformative learning circle wherever you may be in the world. My hope is that by sharing my learnings (and unlearnings) I am supporting the reflective process of our…
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The Next Divine Assignment
Read more: The Next Divine AssignmentMy mom…did not come to this world filled with fear. However, when her purpose, joy & talents were constantly undermined…She could no longer access that thing hidden deep down in her soul that others could not see & only she & the Divine cultivated.
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Poem: Love is Our Reality
Read more: Poem: Love is Our RealityWhat happens when the warmth of a new day, a new joy, a new will emerges? Emerges and re-minds and re-members and re-calls us back to love? Re-news our minds and re-minds us that we are loved?
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Poem: She Stays
Read more: Poem: She StaysShe stay creating transforming destruction into art. She stay owning what she does and all that she is and stay giving from her heart.
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Are You Tired of Wearing a Mask?
Read more: Are You Tired of Wearing a Mask?Maya Angelou’s words found me when I was 15-years-old and have traveled life with me for more than three decades. I have long admired her brilliance with words. However, it was the way she was able to write herself back into her personhood (while living a very colorful and well textured life) that made me…
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POEM: The Solution of X
Read more: POEM: The Solution of XThis poem was written for the 4th Annual Womxn of Color Summit at the University of San Diego. We are not a problem to be solved. We are, and have always been the answer. We are both sun and moon. We are the Spirit Dancer. All life flows through us whether through womb, if we…
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Poem: The Me of Now
Read more: Poem: The Me of NowI am becoming more and more clear on who I am becoming. This means I have to be patient with others as they shift their understanding of who I am. This time is not a journey back to me anymore. It is me being introduced to my new self. The Me of Now.
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The Creases of Collective Trauma: Reflections from 9/11
Read more: The Creases of Collective Trauma: Reflections from 9/11Reflecting on that day as I enter my second semester back at the institution I left in February 2002 (five months after living through a family tragedy); I think about the importance of just showing up just as we are. Not perfect. Not knowing what the hell to do at times. The simple act of…
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A Word of Gratitude: From You to You
Read more: A Word of Gratitude: From You to YouProcessing past traumas takes time. Whether we are talking about personal trauma, professional trauma or both. Here is a personal example of how better understanding our experiences can aid us in becoming better advocates for ourselves (and others).
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Poem: The I Am Within
Read more: Poem: The I Am WithinI am more than my feelings. I am more than resentment and bitterness. My timeless smile and unreserved laughter reminds me of that fact. I am every “No” my Mother Ancestors were robbed of uttering. I am an electric spirit. I am love and courage. I am passion and joy. I am the force behind…
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Ep. 17 Video: Couples and Parenting Advice
Read more: Ep. 17 Video: Couples and Parenting AdviceI am sharing the YouTube video of my interview with Dr. Santira Streeter Corbitt with you here. This conversation was centered on the premise of looking back on our experiences in order to inform and direct our future experiences. Moving towards the future requires just that, movement. Not staying comfortable and certainly, not staying stuck.…
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