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Jan.04.2013
When I was growing up, the expression was not to trust anyone over thirty. If they were over thirty, they were the man, part of the system, the establishment. I listened to the advice but didn't always take it. Some people over thirty seemed very nice. Besides, people older...
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Dec.29.2012
Photo: Movie poster, from its Wikipedia page
I'd heard (and read) a lot of negative reviews about this movie, so I approached it with great trepidation. After all, who wants to pay $11.50 per ticket and sit through an almost-three-hour film if it's terrible?
I needn't have...
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Oct.26.2012
When my daughter Shanae and I wrote our book "Why Do I Have to Think Like a Man? How to Think Like a Lady and Still Get the Man", it was offered as the woman's perspective on dating and relationships. We talked about the real *ish we go through in the crazy world of dating. Its intent was to...
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Oct.10.2012
More contagious than micro-organisms are fear and hopelessness.
Long before our time, the existence of micro-organisms was presupposed, notably in Jainism, whose followers vow non-violence in thought and practice (Ahimsa) towards all living beings. The tradition is said to be older than...
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Oct.08.2012
October 8
ALARM CLOCK
The dream-killer plays its harsh tones. I pull my lids, so unwilling to wake. The tip of my tongue, dry to leather, welcomes the wet of my toothbrush. I grin a foaming smile. I run through my night's travels; I mentally...
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Oct.02.2012
Some thoughts on the painting Tobias and the Angel (circa 1470-80) by the Workshop of Verrocchio. Egg tempera on poplar. National Gallery, London.
Trust me, if you will. I am loving, I am infinite, I am immortal. I do not judge. I am beyond all fears....
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Jul.25.2012
In my last blog, I discussed how I am the type of person who is rarely satisfied with my accomplishments because I am always focused on reaching the next goal. I am the person whose good is never good enough and whose best can only improve.
Although I have achieved many goals by working hard...
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Jun.28.2012
She is black
“She is black and has no features”
“About her nature I can’t say more for sure”
“She may be good and nice girl”
“But real gem and black pearl”
Some of the comments irked me
As the people were right and free too
They could speak anything against anybody
I had no...
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Jun.18.2012
I was speaking to a group of professional sales people in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the subject of integrity in business. At dinner later in the evening, my host, who had been sitting in the audience, sheepishly shared...
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Jan.31.2012
January 31
TRUST
My sponsor always says, “You can trust people to be who they are.” I am a different being in relationship to different people. To some, I am the center of their constellation, the sun burning bright; I’m all they can see. To others, I am the...
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