walk with me......

him: "why does the sand feel so good under my feet??"

her:" because its a gift"

him: " a gift from who?"

her: ' a gift from GOD"

him: " I like this gift"

her: " me too"

him; " I like holding your hand"

her: " thats good, me too"

him: " don't let go of me , ok?"

her: " i won't, I got you"

on friendship....

1. The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.
   Ralph Waldo Emerson

as we grow....remember...

1. Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
   Confucius

http://sierraclub.typepad.com/insider/2009/11/leatherback-turtles-might-lose-their-nests.html

http://sierraclub.typepad.com/insider/2009/11/leatherback-turtles-might-lose-their-nests.html

we don't have to 'grow through' things alone

twist R.I.P & owen (left)

mr. furley R.I.P. & jessie(right)

This week...

once again my feelings about friendships

and unconditional love

were reinforced even more..

we all know how important healthy relationships are

& how important friendships are.......

... i am EXTREMELY thankful

for those i have to love.. and those who love and support and guide

ME.....

without YOU.. i would only exist IN PART....

and so..

i show you...

some little faces.. of love....

spirit words......

In the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.Baba Dioum

Burning desire is the eternal flame.

Doug Horto

what is happiness????

Time.....

Don't waste your time on someone, who isn't willing to waste their

time on you.

Dr. Toni Morrison....

If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.

-Toni Morrison

All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.

~ Toni Morrison

(how often do we get to be in the presence of greatness??? a friend of mine phoned me and I was given the opportunity to see Dr Morrison in person...wonderful...thank you....)

will 2 survive

stan ding in the dark ness

drif ting

si lent ly through space

wan der in through

si lence

nee ding some kind friend ly face

so i ask my self

where

is the love

where

is the kindness

where

is the love

when

will

some one

care

for

me

will 2 sur vive

keeps me a live

will 2 sur vive

keeps me a live

will 2 sur vive

Live Canvas

beautiful idea...

GRACE JONES....Hammerstein Ballroom NYC

hmmm......

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the

right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how

to be grateful

moon over fort greene....

mutterings from the heart....

The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them

knowing you can' t have them

words to think about.....

'don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold'.....

Bob Marley

A bit about lifes journey......

"sometimes we have to be who WE ARE NOT , in order to find out who WE ARE"

-Conversations With God

Aphorism... to ponder

consider this timeless aphorism from an ancient Indian text, The Upanishads:

    * Watch your thoughts; they become words.
    * Watch your words; they become actions.
    * Watch your actions; they become habits.
    * Watch your habits; they become your character.
    * Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Obamas 20 somethings...

What a lovely morning!!!!

I was thrilled to rise up and see folks bustling around in the white house on the news...

Times have REALLY REALLY changed.... now... our twenty something set CAN REALLY 

'do it all'.. 

This is wonderful in terms of the tone it sets for us nationally and societally.. it shows our youth 

that in fact 'you can have it all, if you work hard'. 

They no longer have to wait until they're late 30's early 40's or 50's to achieve greatness!

On the other hand, as folks approach 4o, 50 and 60 they are looking at 'a strange new world'.

One in which 'youth rules' and where ,if older folks don't keep up they will be left behind and even

excluded.

Dancing With Fire......

to the forest

in side the night

but ter flies dance

to wards

the light

to the fire

each

waits

its turn

quench desire

wil ling

to burn

what draws 

us nearer the candle

to want more

than we 

can handle

(i know)

dan cing with fire

(i know)

dan cing with fire

when is there

sa tis fac tion

e nough

to halt

a ttrac tion

what burns

the flame

in 

fire

how can we stop

de sire

all i know is

 (dancing with fire)

all i know is

(dancing with fire)

all i know is

(dancing fire)

I Got You............