I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a happy home and children, and another fig was a famous poet and another fig wasContinueContinue reading “The Fig Tree (excerpt)”
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Walking as a revolutionary act of self-care
This is truth. Listen well. https://embed.ted.com/talks/t_morgan_dixon_and_vanessa_garrison_walking_as_a_revolutionary_act_of_self_care T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison “We put feet to our prayers every day.” ~ Morgan
ACAD: Jude – To those who are called…
Jude,[a] a servant[b] of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, who are beloved[c] in[d] God the Father and kept safe for[e] Jesus Christ: May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance. Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary toContinueContinue reading “ACAD: Jude – To those who are called…”
Story
You died. I cried. And kept on getting up. A little slower. And a lot more deadly. ~ Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography
Book Review: BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah My rating: 4 of 5 stars In the back of the book, his bio states simply: Trevor Noah is a comedian from South Africa. Enigmatic is a word I would add. This is not the story of Trevor Noah’s rise to fame. Indeed, there’s no clear connection from theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah”
Quote: …take a chance…
“Honey if you take a chance in life, sometimes good things happen; sometimes bad things happen. But if you don’t take a chance, nothing happens.” ~ Dorothy to Rose, Golden Girls S1E3
Quote: Ease is a greater threat…
“Never give up. Without commitment, you’ll never start. But more importantly, without consistency, you’ll never finish. It’s not easy. If it were easy, [….] there would be no Denzel Washington. Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship. So, keep moving. Keep growing. Keep learning. See ya at work!” ~ Denzel Washington, Acceptance SpeechContinueContinue reading “Quote: Ease is a greater threat…”
Women’s March on Washington: Signs of the Time
Quote: Inability to love…
The inability to love another person is a form of loneliness…. This stems from us not being able to share parts of ourselves with others. ~ Stephen Colbert
Quote: You are a fact.
Randall: I was a replacement for your dead baby, that’s all I’ve ever been. I spent my life striving for perfection. You know why, Dad? Because I live in fear that if I let up for a moment, I will remember that I am unwanted. And then what’ll happen to me?” Jack: The moment I sawContinueContinue reading “Quote: You are a fact.”
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