As an old, white, european man, I have spent a lot of my life pondering the chaos created and endured because of the differences in one’s skin pigmentation. The earliest experience have heightened awareness I recall is reading Black Like Me sometime in my mid-childhood years. The sad truth is, the marker hasn’t moved much….
Category: Gratitude
The Creator
Today I am very grateful for my faith in the creator of this universe. I have faith that if I listen to the ether that is put out there for me, I will be okay and I will make this world a better place for all to live. May Force be with you!
A State of Mind
Tonight, as I lay me down to sleep… praying for escape from the walls that keep… I am grateful for the poetic, smooth ride… of Maggot Brain.
Always move forward….
Be it a mile, a leap, a step or inch, move forward. It is not always easy. If you think that you are being pushed down or pulled back, cinch up your laces and creep forward. Learn the hard lessons and the easy lessons will not even be recognized. How do you eat an elephant?…
Teacher, Author, Photographer, Musician, Civil Rights Activists…
Today, I am grateful for the life and work of Julius Lester. Due to his scholarly work, we were gifted with a thick tome of numerous tales about the animals; Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, Brer Bear… on, and on—the entire animal kingdom! And that includes humans, too. They’re… we’re part of the animal…
Win the Race
In life and business I am a self described Ready, Fire, Aim type of person. I am very fortunate and grateful to have people in my life who help me focus on the target, sometimes they are able to help me focus before I squeeze the trigger. I am learning, yes in the latter years…
It’s a cold May night
I’m grateful for length of breath… long, silent pause – lights up my Life with Grace. I’m grateful for a moment, still, bright… stretching out to reach True Love. I’m grateful for a meditative state of being; the calm ocean floor amidst the screaming storm. Nothing real can be threatened.Nothing unreal exists.
A Face Named
Hump day! They say… about Wednesday. I am grateful for the Spirits and Souls that brighten a night and smooth out a day… encouraging me to go forward as I am. I’m grateful for a place in a house to call home. I’m grateful for music; hot enough days… beautiful blue skies. I’m grateful for…
It is a good day
I am very grateful that some of the states are beginning to open the “Non Essential” businesses. I have been fortunate that I am an essential business and that I am actually able to work from my home office. There have been other people who are not so fortunate. So as the businesses open, I…
Some things reward late
This week I traveled for some business; I was fortunate enough to have a sibling living in the general area that I traveled to, so I had a place to crash. One of my business associates was not so fortunate, therefore they had no place to stay. I pulled up an app for Hilton Hotels…
Raw Artistry
I am grateful for the raw artistry and creative nature on this planet… oddly enough, I find I have a lot of time to witness quite a bit of it lately. Like watching the amazing Amanda Palmer stream a birthday celebration for herself today from NZ… Or learning a bit more about vaginas – they…