One of the columnists in one of the newspapers I read wrote today that this Juneteenth felt hollow. To him, it seems that true freedom and equality between black and white people in the US seems farther away than it did in 2021 when Congress made ““Juneteenth National Independence Day” a federal holiday. I totally … More Celebrating Juneteenth with Two James and a Queen
Given that today is the official holiday for our national celebration of that magnificenct man of peace, love, and equality, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I share this song that is based on some of his simplest and wisest teaching, along with a prayer for us all on this special day. The artists are both … More Motivational Music Monday: MKL Edition
Regular readers of this blog probably can probably guess that I’m not looking forward to Donald Trump becoming the 47th President of the United States next week. However, my spiritual tradition teaches us not to focus on what we don’t want, because that focus will only make that thing grow. As the quote above by … More Focusing on What I Want, Not on What I Don’t Want
Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash If not, I get it. Come back later when you’re ready. I was one of the millions of Americans who were, let’s say, disappointed by our 2024 Presidential election results. I really loved and believed in both our first Democratic candidate and our second one, as well as the second one’s new … More OK, I’m Ready to Talk about the Election…Are You?
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