Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
The earth we stand on whether sand, grass, concrete, gravel, dust is the same earth; it’s our common ground. Can you hear it breathe? I am always inspired by its sounds ocean, train, nightingale, gospel song and a little bit of country and blues. The common ground feels the ache…
Category Archives: Peace
I Choose Love
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
Dedicated to all those who visited my facebook wall this week ? I choose love, not hate I hear Martin Luther King knocking at the door I choose poetry, deny so called fate and hear so many poets begin to roar Maya Angelou says be the rainbow in the clouds…
Five Powers to Dealing with Racism
It was amazing today to feel like an advocate for unity in diversity, and the power of poetry, love, and education. I mentioned Maya Angelou, Nelson Mandela, my parents and the spiritual and cultural upbringing that has made me who I am today. Love will always lead us away from hate as a solution, andContinue reading “Five Powers to Dealing with Racism”
A More Powerful Thought of Love
When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace. A thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love. (Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 28) Thinking of all the places in the world in need of healing. Thinking of all the young people in the worldContinue reading “A More Powerful Thought of Love”
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