Dedicated to the memory of Sean Bell and Michael Donald...Respect... ...VOTE...Fight, Fight the Power, You've GOTTA Fight the Powers That Be! (Thanks, Isley Brothers and Public Enemy)
Saturday, September 5, 2009
WHEW, Gotta Breathe!
Dedicated to the memory of Sean Bell and Michael Donald...Respect... ...VOTE...Fight, Fight the Power, You've GOTTA Fight the Powers That Be! (Thanks, Isley Brothers and Public Enemy)
What a roller coaster ride this summer has been! Still reeling from losing Michael Jackson. Trying to understand why it took 70 days to lay him to his final resting place. I learned its fine to leave some folk behind and meet new ones along the way. I've learned the REAL meaning of love and truly appreciating it. So that I know it and recognize it for what it is, and cherish it. I know now in the past I was sleepwalking through it and now I am ALIVE with it. I am vibrant and joyful and delighted in the Lord. He has blessed me abundantly with the kind of personal joy some don't even know exists, so I'm safe with them not trying to steal mine, 'cause they jes don't know nuttin' 'bout it to begin wit! I've had my fair share of adventures and enough rain to last three summers. It was nice and I am delighted. It was tough hearing my dear beloved, Sister Ruth Skinner made her transition on Tuesday. We are all better for having had her in our lives. May she rest in peace, eternally. I will miss you, Baby Girl! And now it is time to prepare to meet and greet those children who have anticipated Kindergarten all summer. Some will be fearful, some will be filled with trepidation and others will run right in and want to immerse themselves in everything. I am responsible for making them love school and ensuring their first experience is a positive one. I am up for the challenge to make a difference in their lives as they make a difference in mine.
What a roller coaster ride this summer has been! Still reeling from losing Michael Jackson. Trying to understand why it took 70 days to lay him to his final resting place. I learned its fine to leave some folk behind and meet new ones along the way. I've learned the REAL meaning of love and truly appreciating it. So that I know it and recognize it for what it is, and cherish it. I know now in the past I was sleepwalking through it and now I am ALIVE with it. I am vibrant and joyful and delighted in the Lord. He has blessed me abundantly with the kind of personal joy some don't even know exists, so I'm safe with them not trying to steal mine, 'cause they jes don't know nuttin' 'bout it to begin wit! I've had my fair share of adventures and enough rain to last three summers. It was nice and I am delighted. It was tough hearing my dear beloved, Sister Ruth Skinner made her transition on Tuesday. We are all better for having had her in our lives. May she rest in peace, eternally. I will miss you, Baby Girl! And now it is time to prepare to meet and greet those children who have anticipated Kindergarten all summer. Some will be fearful, some will be filled with trepidation and others will run right in and want to immerse themselves in everything. I am responsible for making them love school and ensuring their first experience is a positive one. I am up for the challenge to make a difference in their lives as they make a difference in mine.