i won’t say names and i’ll keep it short coz it’s late and i can’t afford to chance stupid sentences. you see, unkind protest frustrates me. i realize that some things must be railed against but whatever happened to peaceful protest and fruits of the spirit? and whatever happened to getting word from the horse’s…
Author: wordhabit
letting go of God?
(caution: it’s best to read ALL the way through, ponder, then comment. thank you.) oh NPR… ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh NPR… in the midst of it’s fund drive and my personal desire to not sleep (even though i should) i listened to an encore presentation of Terry Gross interviewing Julia Sweeney. Sweeney talked about her journey from Catholicism…
soggy cereal
i’m about to eat some soggy cereal. why? coz it’s across the room and i haven’t wanted to move to pick it up and bring it over here. so it’s been sitting…flakes in soy…getting soggy. i’m looking for the lesson, the deep truth bound up in my present lazy being… suggestions anyone?
beauty
Reminder number one: walk slowly. Steps matter Smoke rises to greet the sky afraid. Is it enough? I sat on the floor today Carpet circa 1995 Tough grey-brown, bland #11 Comfortless reliability stretched for meters around my exhausted frame Lean brown-skinned girl, twisted locks set ponytail-like Legs crossed. Elbows propping head in hands What now?…
Chapel-Goers and Mongolian Grill
“Did you go to Chapel today?” one friend asked another. “I didn’t have to—I’ve reached the max,” she replied, relieved at her success and the even more satisfying-sounding fact that she’s one worship moment away from the dorm requirement. And she’s not alone. A slew of us can relate to the sigh of relief that…
thank you Clarence Page
just in case you needed some clarity, THIS may help. perhaps i’ll add my two cents another time when i have time. right now i’m too busy being black…hehe…sorry, my tongue’s in my cheek. i promise.
dollars
i’m trying to do better with money. save more intentionally. tithe regularly (instead of lump sums after forgetting). spend thriftily. do the cash-only thing for groceries. etc. and wouldn’t you know it…as the days and weeks pass by i make silly money mistakes. case in point: in december, i set up my january rent payment…