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  • "Obedience... to our Highest Place"

    August 22, 2009

    • I truly believe from my personal experience that "obedience" – those who have authority over us, firstly our parents or guardians, teachers and our elders, and those who we serve and serve us while we are growing into young adults until we reach a fuller maturity – are our true guides calling us to our Highest Place.  When we honor and respect our superiors, however we may not ...
  • Another poetry from ''Qeshje Jokeriane'' translated from albanian to anglish

    July 11, 2009

  • Peace from Chaos

    September 10, 2008

    • I have probably written about surrender before and I'll likely write about it again. Its a very deep and rich subject and to be honest I don't think anyone really gets it. Personally I see it as searching for a needle in a haystack. The needle is true perception and the haystack is ego.Surrender does not mean to give up. Giving up is for cowards, complainers, and the lazy. Surrender is actively ...
  • The Head and Heart of the Matter

    July 7, 2008

    • The other day, my 8-year old granddaughter, Emma Jean asked why was I so gung ho for Obama.  "I thought you said its time for a woman to be president," she told me.Should I tell Emma, I wondered, that even though Black women were on the front lines of suffrage (Sojourner Truth) and civil rights, (Rosa Parks) that there are more  Black women living in poverty, earning ...