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Cold Hearts and Secret Sorrows
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow What an interesting quote. It’s kind of sad just reading it. I know that many of us can remember people who were so cruel either in our… Continue reading
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Identity
“If you don’t define yourself for yourself, you’d be crunched into other people’s fantasies of you and eaten alive.” – Audre Lorde Continue reading
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Uncommon Core
Yea, 2 + 2 used to equal 4. But thanks to uncommon core, it can equal 5 if that will make the children feel better. What I don’t understand though is all the drawing stuff. Like, if there’s a math problem of: 9 + 7 =? why does the student have to draw circles to… Continue reading
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Money and Power
“Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night.” – Edelman, Marian Wright, Children’s Defense Fund (1939- ) Continue reading
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Signed__________
Formless and empty am I soft to a fathers touch cool liquid moving throughout my being wrapped tightly around, feet tucked underneath me stretching for miles around. formless and empty am I, formless and empty was I, before you perverted my ground, before feet touched down inside my heart, before outstretched arms tore my world… Continue reading
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All Natural Shea Butter Shampoo
Yes, with a little effort you can make your very own version of Shea Butter Shampoo. Shea Butter is a natural conditioner for hair. Produced from the Shea-Karite nut tree in West and East Africa; it is a triglyceride derived mainly from stearic acid and oleic acid. It is widely used in cosmetics as a… Continue reading
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The Beautiful Sky
Have you ever walked outside at dusk and noticed all the colors in the sky? The way the moon just bleeds crimson bright; splashes of daylight prophesying hints of yellow like screaming oracles, and burnt orange autumns that cements itself inside the belly of the sky. The way that birds defy the darkness to find… Continue reading
