A friend texted me a recent photo of myself. The most profound thought popped into my head when I saw my image reflected back to me. "What if we could all accept the idea that we are perfect just the way we are?" Writing the Haiku you see above, which expresses the...
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Enlightenment
Gracious when in Pain. Fair when Angry. Calm when in Chaos: Enlightened. Although I do my best to “live in a state of perpetual gratitude,” and claim to have an “ageless” consciousness, I can tell I am getting older. But this has nothing to do with my physical...
Inspiration
Fresh thoughts, like right rain, illuminate my sphere of possibilities. *This post first appeared on my former blog: “Sacred Journey to Self Love.”
Magical Thinking
Magical thinking makes miracles happen in our everyday lives I live my life in a state of perpetual gratitude. I believe in magic. I believe in miracles. Not just the ethereal, other-worldly stuff. But the everyday stuff too. The stuff we all too often take for...
To Our Brother, Mumia Abu-Jamal – “Thank You”
This is to our brother, A thank you to our brother, This is to our brother, Mumia Abu-Jamal Imagine my surprise when I discovered that Mumia Abu-Jamal had quoted a passage from an article I wrote for the Philadelphia Tribune. But before I get into that, let me start...
Introducing Dove Culture
Welcome to Dove Culture, my repository of passions, thoughts and feelings. This is the place where I talk about this sacred journey called life. Here I share words and images about the passions that drive me. My passions run deep. As a woman. As a mother. As a...