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Adapt and Evolve

Because of the coronavirus, our regular social structure has been disrupted, our lives may feel strange, and the stressors of these dramatic and rapid changes are and will affect all of us. The physical and psychological toll will be huge if we do not evolve and adapt in a positive way by accepting what we have control over and what we do not. This health crisis may be deemed as the Ice Age for our social society. In the future, we may have more interactions with only those people whom we know who have evidence of testing negative for the virus. A medical breakthrough could be a temporary tattoo that is evidence of the virus’s negativity that fades when retesting…

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April 1, 2020

Peace / Social Justice

Crisis or Opportunity

Our neighbor dropped off a melon for us today on her way back home from the grocery store. I washed the outside with a homemade Clorox solution, dried it, and put it in the kitchen. I did this while wondering what to do with our theater tickets for next week. You can’t deny that something is happening. We are cautious about grocery shopping and have already stocked up on essentials. At a store this morning, I safely kept 3 or more feet from the person in front of and behind me in line. I washed my hands and my wrists with my favorite hand sanitizing pad when leaving the store, not forgetting the steering wheel once I was in my…

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March 11, 2020

Peace / Social Justice

Pardon Me!

The Law is wrong. Crime is right. Up is down and Down is up. Is anyone else feeling the strangeness in the air these days? White collar crime is okay and Trump is pardoning anyone that looks or acts like him. He even recently admitted that he likes and enjoys the chaos. We are sure that there is a diagnosis for this kind of behavior like Narcissistic Personality Disorder with Sociopathic traits. The Senate, in failing to do its job, has unleashed a monster of a President and has thrown this country into a hellish situation. Trump continues to stun America by implementing a novel rule of “do me a favor and you can do anything you want.” The lack…

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February 28, 2020

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White Lies Matter

Have you ever told a lie? If you answered “no” then you probably just did. As children, we all more than likely did lie when asked questions like,” Did you do that?” It is not unusual for young children to try and get out of having done something like taking an extra cookie, not washing their hands or whether they really ate their spinach. I can clearly remember one night at the dinner table stuffing that cooked spinach between a piece of white Wonder Bread in an attempt to conceal it as proof that I had actually eaten it. Today, either because I finally like spinach or because my brain has grown a conscience, I don’t lie about eating my…

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January 22, 2020

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Jumping the Divide

With the deepening of the divide, we must work harder to be smarter, to be patient, to be kinder, to win. Years from now historians will speak of those of us who went through these times, some of us as crusaders, some as tyrants. We have chosen our side to crusade for peace and social justice no matter how tiring it might be. Those looking back may not fully appreciate how we worked day by day and inch by inch to achieve social justice and how resiliency won and lies and greed were defeated. And, how the power of words “trumped” the constant lies. Yes, it is easier to kill a man than it is to work towards compromise with…

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January 17, 2020

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A Hopeful Stepping Stone to a New Era

As we make our way through this December, we ask ourselves what does this month mean to us? Certainly, it is the last month of the year in the modern calendar and its name comes from the Latin word “ten” which marked the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar. It is one of seven months to have 31 days and it is the first month of winter which those of you living up north can well attest to. December observes World AIDS day, celebrates Christian and Jewish holidays, National Cookie Day, and honors many more. Of importance is that it can be a month of reflection as it ushers us into 2020. At midnight on the 31st,…

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December 11, 2019

Peace / Social Justice

Act of Kindness Endeavor

If you haven’t noticed lately, we currently seem to be living in a world where some people have chosen to always put themselves first and in front of others. Whether it is in the name of their family, their business, or their religion, this seems to run afoul of what we believe is truly humane. Those who call themselves “Christians” and defend an Administration that discriminates, supports white supremacy, separates families, and steals from others, does not make sense. We have grown tired of the word Christian because it does not mean what it was intended to mean. Pure Christian teachings are about love, such as “Love your neighbor as yourself,” and “Love your enemies, while also encouraging forgiveness.” Pastors…

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November 26, 2019

Peace / Social Justice

Don’t Fall Back – Move Forward

100 years ago, in October of 1919, Adolf Hitler gave his first political speech as a member of the German Workers’ Party in a beer hall in Munich, Germany. In his second speech in November of 1919, hecklers were violently ejected. That year, he also wrote of the necessity of removing Jews from Germany. Following those speeches, the rise of the Nazi party commenced and eventually lead to Hitler’s rise in leadership. Along the way, Hitler attempted to overthrow the German Republic in 1923 during which he was tried and spent time in prison for high treason. Following his 9- month prison term, he reorganized and reunified the Nazi Party and structured it like a government so, when he came…

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November 13, 2019

Peace / Social Justice

Good vs. Evil – Again…

When I was a little girl, my mother would take me to her hair appointments at Anderson Beauty Shop on 16th Street in NW DC. Since my mother chose not to drive, we walked there together. She was certainly eco-minded before its time. The hairdresser’s name was Ruth as was my mother’s. My time was spent watching the scissors cut and the big hair dryers roar. The smell from the permanent waves is forever etched in my memory. But more importantly was the sense of caring and kindness that engulfed that Washington, DC salon. Many times, I was sent to the upstairs apartment to play with Ruth Anderson’s daughter and eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. It was fun and,…

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October 23, 2019

Peace / Social Justice

Whitewashing Over Social Justice

A rainbow is a multi-colored, circular spectrum formed by the dispersion of light and water droplets. It is an optical illusion that is not really in a specific spot in the sky. The appearance of it depends on where you are standing and where the sun is shining. You might ask, how does this relate to our world today? The importance of this is that what we see depends on where we stand. If you live in the Bahamas, how do you see your world today? If you live in flooded North Carolina or southeast Texas, how do you see your world? If you are living in a cage at the border, how do you see your world? If you…

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September 28, 2019

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