Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
In the past week a couple of things have happened that have brought me face to face with my own mortality; also with the fact that turning seventy can be painful, statistically speaking. It takes a bit of getting used to emotionally also, and I experienced a slump for half Read more
Do you hear me? He asked. Repeat what I just said. No no no you have got it wrong What the fuck is wrong with your head? This isn’t back then. I used to scream with rage and belittle you, but not anymore. I was just angry because I know Read more
When I was very little, we had a big window in the family room, and every weekday morning when my dad would go to work, I would rush to the window and stand behind the drawn curtain facing our gravel driveway. My dad would start up the car and back out Read more
What’s it really like to walk into a room and debrief a terrorist who has agreed to work with the CIA? Pretty intimidating. These are not small matters: they are issues of life and death. This is a high-stakes game of manipulation and control. Let’s be honest about the guy Read more
When Paris was attacked on Friday November 13, we felt it— all of us. For some it was a punch in the stomach, so hard and fast that the urge to vomit was almost unbearable. For others it came as a heavy weight that bore down on our hearts slowly, Read more
Growing up as a child of a biracial family, my idea of beauty was distorted. I was a kid with crazy out of control hair, surrounded by a world that only saw my locks as a kinky mess. I grew up without anyone who understood my curly hair dilemma. All Read more
In our culture, we have been conditioned to believe that birth is something to be dreaded, feared and abhorred. So much so that we blindly turn our bodies and our babies over to who we are told is an expert, often a stranger. Someone who can rescue us from our Read more
Mindfulness. Be mindful. Thoughtful. Thorough. These words mean the world to me, my brain cells are on fire. Crispy snapping sounds sizzle in my ears. All because my mind never shuts down. I am always on alert for other people’s feelings, ever present as a catch-all for other people’s problems. Read more
