It amazes me how much emphasis we place on our looks in the U.S. Cosmetics, beauty, and hair care is a multi-billion dollar consumer industry. What we look like is a major factor in the type of lifestyle, job, and friendships we have throughout our lives. Though I have not seen Chris [...]
Well, I actually did it. I went to see This Is It. If you know anything about the grieving process, you will understand that this was a crucial part of my grief over the death of Michael Jackson. My initial apprehension about going to see the film was filled with thoughts of [...]
Rest in Peace Michael.
One thing that continues to trouble my soul since June 25, 2009 is the fact that Michael Jackson was not trying to die. He had too much to live for -first and foremost, his own children, along with his passion for healing the world through healing children. At 50 years old, he [...]
Everyone’s life has value…think of it as a precious coin. Coins have two sides, just as life begins in birth and ends in death. Without both sides and everything in between -life, just as a coin, will have no value.
Can you imagine living without the in-between?
Can you remember what you were doing at the age [...]
As a young girl growing up in Baltimore, there was a saying that often echoed throughout my home. “Everyone in my skin, ain’t my kin.” What my parents were saying to me and others, during a time when African-Americans were still being called ‘colored’ or ‘Negro’, was that one should not associate with individuals whose [...]
On this glorious Palm Sunday morning (April 5, 2009) with the temperatures warmed by a bright sunlit sky, a wonderful feeling of calm and peace came over me. As an Episcopalian the service and liturgy held the same familiarity, it has for most of my life. For many years now, Palm Sunday service at my [...]
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