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?…
Author: wordhabit
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…
give
i’m not good at it. i’ve said it before (perhaps just to myself) and i’ll say it again (now to the WORLD). but. i’ve resolved to be better at developing and maintaining relationships. i know how to walk away. it’s one of the side effects of a childhood on 3 continents. but i can’t keep…
yup
it’s official. i have creative energy that needs to be used intentionally…just in case you were wondering…
sugar
i’ve had sweet oranges, i have. but yesterday i had one that was beyond sweet. i literally needed water to wash the sugar out of my mouth. what’s the deal? since when did they pump sugar into oranges? okay, i know they don’t but that sucker was unbelievably sweet and made me believe that they…