Thanks Giving (2011)

You don't have to live in the United States to offer Thanksgiving today. Today and EVERYday, should be an opportunity to develop an attitude of gratitude. Take a moment RIGHT NOW, to be aware of the things in your life you can be grateful for, and GIVE THANKS! If you are unsure, start with: the means to have a computer and access to the internet; the ability to connect with people from various cultures, backgrounds, religious & spiritual affiliations, and socioeconomic lifestyles; the ability interact with individuals at various stages of maturity and to teach, learn and grow; and for your  willingness to build relationships with REAL...

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SL/RL Synthesis Note (45): "…On Being Ambiguous…"

Song of the Moment: “Closer” by Shawn McDonaldhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t16b2yMqME Make Up Your MIND…    Just say YES… As simple as it sounds, when at a crossroad making a choice can be an overwhelming experience. More often than not, the stumble is in reflecting and realizing that we already know what choice must be made, but must find the courage to make it. Until we come to the place where we can say “no” to something that has not worked and “yes” to something other than that, we spin in circles sometimes spiraling into some of our darkest life periods. The goal of life is to say YES to those things in our path that...

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New Beginnings... (a poem)

Day makes way for night Darkness emerges from the light Flowers of midnight bloom The petals slumber, fold to cocoon. Creatures of night rejoice in song Their voices familiar to those who belong Exclusive of the spirits of day The souls of twilight now guide the way. From the bliss of joy to the depths of sorrow Without the day, night could not bring tomorrow The moon and his fiery bride entwined Give birth to both darkness and sunshine. by Acuminous (c) August 2009 written for the in-world Egbe Akowe Writing Gro...

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He's Back...Yeah! (a poem)

Ding Ding! gasp, swallow I feel so hollow My heart races, I look down Its not him… “Damn!”    my smile fades to a frown I don’t know why I can’t stop thinking ‘bout you Maybe it’s the things you say, the way you do, what you do When you’re away, thoughts of you relentlessly taunt my mind I’m like a fiend searching for a drug I cannot find. Ding Ding! gasp, swallow Close my eyes and breath deep “hey sista, girl how you been…” Damn, how disappointing… I respond “nothing much girlfriend.” Minutes, hours, trying to pass the time away Watching my screen closely for a sign you’ll log on today Seems my only existence in this virtual space  ...

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to LIVE (a poem)

Still in the darkness I Am Peace A thought from within To Be Free to feel, to experience To LIVE In that moment awakened I Am Real I wear the mask, a shell of my Self Peace now pieces, the stillness forgotten I birth Duality Living In Fearless Emotion I feel the intangible Perceive the imperceptible Joy, pain Courage, FEAR Good and EVIL, I LIVE Until the darkness returns The weakness underlying my strength Transcendence Brings sweet surrender Each piece I re-collect Remember Remove the mask and return… by Acuminous (c) July 2009 written for the in-world Egbe Akowe Writing Gr...

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One Enchanted Moment (a poem)

It feels as though a lifetime has passed. Broken, bent and beatten Like a child in the wilderness, I searched the tree tops and river banks, brush and meadow mountain and valley pieces of me, longing for you. Guided by voices, My mind a map of words, I turned left and turned right – holding my breath Hoping that soon… just a bit farther Your arms would be waiting. The days, months, the years passed by Time so fast, yet so still The wilderness no longer wild, Became my solitude. i am one with it  but still feel the longing and struggle on, seeking your grace, your comfort …to at last find you. Now engulfed by the monotony My heart weary...

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