My visit to Charleston, SC. Photo: Olivia S. Benson Although I was an immigrant to the United States, this has been my home for many years. I survived the shock and all the learnings it takes to understand the game of race in the U.S. I close my office to honor the day and always […]
I now understand, you didn’t really understand the Truth about life. I now understand, you didn’t really understand that in burying your head, you were simply passing along your pain. I now understand, the bullets you shot weren’t directed at me. I now understand, the pain that you bore that made you a soul, who […]
As that daughter of that absent father, I’d like to suggest there is always a chance you can make your “mis-takes” better. After all my years in these shoes it seems to me that it makes a difference that you try to make it right with your daughter, or with your son for that matter; […]
The most searing memories of my childhood are the many times my father promised to come for Christmas dinner but never did. My brother and I would fall asleep on the sofa waiting for his footsteps to come up the stairs of our apartment building. My father always seemed cool and collected. That’s why as […]
Despite all physical appearances, every human, shares approximately 99% of the same DNA. Science has clarified and confirmed there is no such thing as different “races” of humans. “Race” as we use the term today is a fictitious concept created by humans for the purpose of dividing and establishing superiority. It is just one of […]
It is always funny to see how we behave when we see the “first” of a particular group of humans do something. We act as though it was a complete impossibility—a huge surprise. Nothing is impossible for GEFS (God Force Energy Spirit). Some of us have lived in this thinking for so long it makes […]
What the Corona Virus Taught us About Work We must have a reason for being, and our work is at the core of it. – “Answers From Within” Chapter 2-Stop the World: I Want to Get Off!, Page 27 Book Link Usually, I write about finding our gifts, talents, skills, and abilities, and using them to make a difference […]
We now know physical appearance is a very small part of who we are, and quite to the contrary, the variations are, in fact, something to be valued and cherished. – “Answers From Within” Chapter 8-Dividing and Conquering!, The Energy Can Go Either Way, Page 172, Book Link Life always gives us opportunities to see where we […]
If Anyone Knows Laura Coriss, Please Tell Her I Said Thank You! From growing up as a Catholic school girl in Panama, to being a Jehovah’s Witness, living in the inner city of Washington D.C., and attending a fundamentalist Christian high school in Florida, I had a perspective of the world as a child that […]
