Race hurts. It hurts because it attacks the essence of who we are and it gets personal. It talks about our appearance, who our parents are, where we live and how we behave. It either says that it is wrong and bad or that it is good and better; either way, it places us at […]
“…then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.” ~ Genesis 2.7, NRSV We all have the same ingredients: dust and breath. And in the end, when we are out of breath, we shall return to the […]
The solar system is just not what it used to be, at least not what it was when I was in school. First, they tell me that Pluto is not a planet. Now, there is something that travels faster than the speed of light! This morning, while driving my husband to work, I learned that […]
This is the way that we have always been. It is the likely rationale or unconscious thought for those who live a racialized life or justify the anger, unforgiveness and hatred that support it. Always is synonymous with “for all of time, until the end of time, constantly, and forever.” But for all of time, we have […]
I hate lies. There is no progress in them. They keep us in the same place. Lies are cyclical and telling them does nothing to advance our position, increase our understanding or elevate our level of awareness, whether personal, physical, social, spiritual or otherwise. In fact, maintaining a lie ensures that change in any form […]