The Right for Truth.. The Right to Vote
We are one of the fortunate countries that have the opportunity to vote. Often this is a privilege we don’t take advantage of; we don't think our vote will matter. There are more detailed articles that tell a different story. ( https://www.npr.org/2018/11/03/663709392/why-every-vote-matters-the-elections-decided-by-a-single-vote-or-a-little-more) Every vote counts, whether or not you care about…
Compassion: Love and Self-Care
“Every day, think as you wake up, ‘today I am fortunate to be alive; I have a precious human life; I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the…
Courage: Braving to Live Life!
“One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” -Maya Angelou I understand the struggles that come from doing “the work” through struggle and pain, building a personal…
Out of the Ashes I Emerge: Intermission
Sometimes, no matter which direction you feel yourself pulled, life has another lesson. “Something in me is being pulled out at the roots, thrashed on the ground, the tender bared, beaten, left to dry and blow away like so much chaff. Something is dying. The clear sky of the mind…
Out of the Ashes I Emerge – Part 1
“Today, I decided to forgive you. Not because you apologized or because you acknowledged the pain that you caused me, but because my soul deserves peace.” -Nahwa Zebuan Peace. According to Merriam-Webster: peace is a state of tranquility or quiet, freedom from disturbance. Freedom from disturbances--well that sounds lovely. I…
Am I worthy? Sifting through the bullshit.
“Let go of all of the ways that you thought life would unfold; the holding of plans or dreams or expectations—let it all go. Save your strength to swim with the tide. The choice to fight what is here before you now will only result in struggle, fear, and desperate…
The March: What is Right and What is Wrong…
We are the light bearers, stewards of a truth that insists on being shared despite doubt or fear or imagined limitation. We spread the flame by teaching or by growing still, by daring to be outrageous and dancing beneath the full moon, or by holding a friend in need and…
Life’s Muddy Moments
“Truth lives in the mud of this moment. It exists in the messy interplay of emotion and relationship and in the personality traits I’d rather leave behind. To experience truth doesn’t take sainthood or dissolving my desires. It requires diving into the muck and the mire of what’s here, feeling…
Mom Prints
God saw you getting tired, and a cure was not to be. So he put His arms around you, and whispered, “Come to me.” With tearful eyes we watched you, as you slowly slipped away, and though we loved you dearly, we couldn't make you stay. Your golden heart stopped beating. Your tired hands put to rest. God…