Labor Days is one of those holidays that I believe has mostly lost its roots. It may be the worst of the holidays in terms of being disconnected to its roots. I say that because, although I celebrate every holiday I can, I try to connect that celebration to its origin. For things like Easter … More A Labor Day Reflection
This week I wrote about the Griffin list, which seeks to throw out 65,000+ votes in the North Carolina Supreme Court race (click here and here to read those posts). Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives just passed a bill that could disenfranchise up to half of all US voters, with additional administrative requirements for … More Married Women: If Griffin isn’t Bad Enough, now the US Congress is trying to Disenfranchise You
Dear God, Please bring solace to those who have lost so much. Pour forth Divine waters on the fires now raging. Calm the fires and calm our hearts. May miracles occur in realms unseen. Give hope to the hopeless and love to those who feel none. Bless Los Angeles as she walks through this valley … More Marianne Williamson’s Prayer for Los Angeles
I have mixed emotions today, as represented by two of my heroes: Marianne Williamson and Cory Booker. I first read Marianne’s comments on Juneteenth from her daily newsletter TRANSFORM with Marianne Williamson. Marianne encourages us to open our hearts to experience the horror and pain of the truth of our country’s history of enslaving Black people. … More Happy Juneteenth 2023
It was another quiet walk this morning. I was anxious to visit the dayflower I had seen yesterday to see if it was true that the bloom only lasted one day. But as you can tell by comparing this morning’s photo (above) with the one I took yesterday (below) … It was true! The tiny … More Labor Day Reflection: A Holiday of Letting Go
Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while know that when Deepak Chopra announces one of his free 21 day meditation series, I sign up right away. Health, abundance, grace, peace, whatever the topic, I figure I could use some assistance on growing in that area through meditation. Last month, Chopra … More Am I Being Sexist?
So, I know this should have been done yesterday, but it was supposed to snow last night (and it did!) so I ended up making a last-minute grocery store run and ended up running out of time. However, the point is still true this morning. National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman was the surprise hit … More Inauguration Poetic Follow-Up Week 1: Amanda Gorman Makes Poetry HOT Again!
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