Wondering why I do not enjoy mornings…
Never hate…9/11 is a day for prayer and a day…
to let the ones you love/care about – know it – one never really knows when something can happen. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Keep Walkin’ your talk – Be safe.<b>Never forget – always remember they are all still there in our hearts…
You can only do what you can do – sometimes just being there is not enough…
20 years ago today my brother grabbed a diet coke went down to the garage to watch the johnny carson show – before he sat down to watch he turned on the car – then he sat down, drank his coke and gradually left us here… My brother was bi-poler and an alcoholic he was not taking his meds… he was 49 and did not make it to 50. You can only do what you can do – sometimes just being there is not enough…
Thich Nhat Hanh…
“If you can master the anger in you – you can give rise to understanding and love.”
When asked my understanding of what Ramadan is – I replied:
To me Ramadan is a a spiritual journey special to Muslims – I honour and respect their days as I do all others – Buddhists – Christians – Jews – Hindus – et al.
I am not religious- my journey is a spiritual one. I have chosen to learn about other religions – the more we learn we can respect the paths of other – it is not about agreeing – just understanding their hearts. It is amazing how similar they are.
My prayers for these days is unconditional love and unconditional compassion with unconditional forgiveness for yourself and others – with peace and healing for ALL people… Namaste!
For Ms Eunice Kennedy Shriver a most Phenomenal Woman…
MS Shriver, a true gift she is to all humanity, has always seen everyone all as “special” and what ever talents we posses as most phenomenal and beautiful…
Update: MS Eunice Kennedy Shriver passed away Tuesday, 11 August 2009 – fly high, dear lady, fly high…
Phenomenal Woman
by Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them,
They say they still can’t see.
I say,
It’s in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
The palm of my hand,
The need for my care,
‘Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.
Apathy – Complacency – Denial are the virus’ that are holding us all back…
… if it is not going on in my backyard – I can’t/won’t do anything because I cannot do anything about it – that is just so much bullshit…
The truth is we are so damn busy blaming the republicans or the democrats or someone other than ourselves that we are failing to see that we have DO our own personal power to make a difference in the world. Do we tolerate racism? – do we tolerate gay bashing? – on some level – yes – by way of not DOING what we should be doing.
["All I know is that first you've got to get mad. You've got to say: 'I'm a human being, goddammit. My life has value.' So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window, open it, and stick your head out and yell, 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore! from 'Network' (screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky ]
In other words get of our complacent asses and do something – even if it seems insignificant – DO it – In my home I do what I call a Maya Angelou – I do not allow gossip at all – Goldi Hawn has a sign that states that this is a gossip free zone – gossip is what the so called powers want us to be focused on…
Maya Angelou…
It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself, which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.