I drank the Kool Aid. I believed the demonstrations and the parade. I wanted equality and all it portrayed. We’ve lost ourselves in this grand masquerade, Being mother, wife, daughter, doctor and maid. We shout from the rooftops “We’ve made it”! But, we’ve been played… We bought into a system and all it conveyed, Ignorant of […]
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Choosing YOU
Choosing YOU Is what you need to do. While listening to other points of view, Opposing opinions may spew and askew. You may simply respond with a kind “thank you,” Or perhaps a curt “adieu.” They have their own agenda Their own world view That they hope you will live up to. It’s not your […]
You are not flawed & It’s not your fault
When I owned my store leka, women would come in and try on clothing all day long. When something did not fit-for any reason-there was always a common thread in their responses (pun intended). Often the first thing to come out of a woman’s mouth was that something was wrong with her because the item […]
Meaning and Matter
Meaning matters. Now more than ever The how and why matters as much or more than the what and who The what is easier to see, the who – easy to determine The how and why are subtle, more deep, elusive, sometimes hidden We are collectively experiencing a crisis of meaning What matters to us […]
Follow your emotions
Follow your emotions to where your truth lies. Emotions do not lie.
Power of the Phone
Oh the power we give our phone Our lives we no longer own So afraid we are of being alone We have offered our minds to “APPLE” on loan Whether we be young or fully grown We are being silently trained to become a drone Believing we are smarter with our clever smart phone We […]
Emotional Unpacking
Emotional Unpacking allows for Our Souls Unfolding
For the sake of Peace
Do not forsake a piece of you. For the sake of peace. You cannot piecemeal your way to real peace. Peace requires all the pieces of you.
Searching for Safety
We all are seeking our own definition of safety No one I know does well with scarcity We share a common need for national security And we yearn for profound international solidarity And deep connections within our community These past few months have created this ….temporarily At 7pm each night we have joined together in […]
Connection
We need now more than ever humane connection Even and especially during our time of social isolation In between our hand and body disinfection… There is time to ponder our hearts course of direction And the space to wander in our creative inspection The time to have some real self reflection And listen to the real […]