life
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Concrete Rose Episode Two: The White Lady
“I give a holler to my sisters on welfareTupac cares, if don’t nobody else care” You know, it’s funny when it rains it poursThey got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” -Tupac, Keep Ya Head Up Even though life tried to take me out in a toilet, I got here healthy, drug-free, and… Continue reading
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Concrete Rose: Episode One
“Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? It learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else cared.” – Tupac Amaru Shakur I was almost… Continue reading
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This Precious Life
The preciousness of this life has been on my mind heavily. It could be because a sister I’ve known for years lost her oldest son to a senseless murder last week. Gianni was only 20 years old. Then, I woke up this morning to see that O.J. Simpson had died. Or, it could be that… Continue reading
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Why The Tree Does Not Complain About Losing Its Leaves
I love the beauty of nature and how paying attention to it helps me to understand life better. I mean, we are of the earth, after all. It amazes me how we can come from the dirt and assume no connection to it. So, anywho, as I sat here reminiscing about everyone I’ve lost over… Continue reading
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Multiply Your Talents (Use Your Gifts)
There are headstones with the names of highly gifted people who died with those gifts still inside them. Brilliant people who passed but never passed that intellect on for anyone else’s benefit. They died smart. Highly passionate people who never dared to love fully, and wealthy people who are so poor, all they have is… Continue reading
