Random Observation #3,000
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As I sit to write this I realize that I enjoy coffee, baked goods and ice cream way too much, however thats another blog post.
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Conversational Interchange
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On Any Given Sunday, you might find me at Starbucks, watching the Sun beam in through the windows, creating dramatic light and shadow. The strong scent of coffee, the sweet scent of cake pops and the sound of music (at times too loud ;)
Read MoreCLT to HAV
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“When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.” – Clifton Fadiman
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Life & Music. Purpose
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🎧 Focus ain’t the same if the picture ain’t got you in it
In every line my
Emotions ain’t the same if it ain’t about you, I don’t get it
Ever since the beginning now
You had that effect on me
All I wanna do is you, oh
I mean that so literally
Don’t nobody go harder than you
All of the angels must be lonely now, without you
& I Quote
/Let Your Life Speak, Listening for the Voice of Vocation
“Rosa Parks took her stand with clarity and courage. I took mine by diversion and default. Some journeys are direct, and some are circuitous; some are heroic, and some are fearful and muddled. But every journey, honestly undertaken, stands a chance of taking us toward the place where our deep gladness meets the world’s deep need.”
Major Key
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A few weeks ago Mrs. TramueL closed on a commercial real estate loan.
♫ My wife's Michelle, I brag different.
'Til You Own Your Own You Can't Be Free
Less a two year layoff, I've been with my employer for 14 years (continuos service) and although I enjoy what I'm currently doing there is a loss of freedom; policy manuals filled with nonsensical rules and regulations. How to dress, talk and move. It seems silly but truly the only policy anyone needs is "Be smart. Be nice. Do what you love. Have fun."
Read MoreIn the (k)now
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In 2013 I adopted an idea for better thinking. I created a list of 25 tips to follow, at the least to be more mindful throughout the day. Mindful of spaces, all of the spaces; public, social, personal and intimate.
My favorite tip has been quiet reflection, taking at least ten minutes to sit in a corner to speak with the folks in my head. Add outer to the spaces above, the folks in my head are aliens. I moved from a morning routine to one in the evening. Carpe Noctem. It remains a great way for me to decompress.
Read MoreWednesday Musings and What’s on My Mind Right Now
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I Am participating in a 30 Day Affirmation Challenge and Day 15 stands out. As I’ve listened to others discuss ‘love’ in their relationship circles; friendship, marriage, work, and family. It is true, love can be stronger than power and inspire envy. But, Day 15 …
I believe those I love, love me.
Read MoreHappiness is merely the remission of pain.
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Geneva Said #1
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"Working has taught me how to be more respectful of other working people."
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Thug Cry
♬ Came from the hood, ain’t nothing changed/ Still lemon pepper on my motherf*ckin’ wings
Last Monday night was stressful for about twenty-five minutes.
& by stressful I mean annoying.
Lettuce' start with calling Mrs. TramueL before leaving work. I'm leaving later than normal (which is already later than most) I also have to catch a later bus.
Read More'I Have Folded My Sorrows' by Bob Kaufman
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I have folded my sorrows into the mantle of summer night,
Assigning each brief storm its alloted space in time,
Quietly pursuing catastrophic histories buried in my eyes.
And yes, the world is not some unplayed Cosmic Game,
An Undefeated Conversation: Athletes, Responsibility, and Violence
/Jemele Hill hosts a roundtable discussion in featuring athletes, police & community leaders on responsibility and gun violence.
Marcellus Wiley speaks at “An Undefeated Conversation: Athletes, Responsibility, and Violence” on August 25, 2016 at the South Side YMCA in Chicago, Illinois. Four panels made up of community members, athletes and journalist talked about the issues of gun violence, solutions and the roles that athletes have to help the solve the issues. Brent Lewis/The Undefeated
dang E rous
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The dangerous E's: Entitlement, Egocentrism, Ethnocentrism & Essentialism.
I tend to take things at face value while also allowing others to live. A self-reference approach, where I regularly use "to-me" language, reminding myself and others of the self-locality of my views and to explicitly affirm the rights of others to hold their own.
Science.
Read MoreUnknown Black Male
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My story is familiar to many other unknown black males across these united of states. I’ve had my share of police stops with those charged to protect and serve. In most cases where I was responsible; speeding, failure to appear (long story) I was treated fairly – I believe it is worth mentioning that these interactions came from State Troopers and Sheriffs Deputies.
My experience with local police has always been unsettling.
Read MoreThe Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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by Joi Tramuel
I never seen him in the battlefield.
But I know he was afraid because he had on his uniform.
Melanin equals unicorn.
To their rose bushes I am but a thorn.
So I took my own branches and created a crown.
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♫ Light of the Seven
/Winter is Coming
"I do things because they feel good. I drink because it feels good. I killed my husband because it felt good to get rid of him. I fuck my brother because it feels good to feel him inside me. I lie about fucking my brother, because it feels good to keep our son safe from hateful hypocrites. I killed your High Sparrow and all his little sparrows, all his leptons, all his septa, all his filthy soldiers, because it felt good to watch them burn. It felt good to imagine their shock and their pain. No thought has ever given me greater joy." - Cerise to Septa Unella