On yesterday, Oooooh did I just say that.. Charleston is rubbing off on me.
anyway.. taking a short walk with a friend and there is this container in front of us..
Yes Im curious.. lift the lid!!!!
Now to a person like me... I STUCK GOLD!!!!
Not just material gold, but spiritual wealth..
if after the rains and torrential downpour for the sun to be shining bright
and there to be a container filled with trimmings and cloth...
banners of international flags all well glue gunned, prepped and ready!!
Sequins for days
I dont know how you see... but I like signs...
This here one was clear.. My Mama and Em was On Duty ....
My Mother belonged to a sewing circle long before she was a part of anything else in her lifetime.
Her HomeGoing garments were rendered by a member of the circles from back in the 30's & 40's in Jamaica.
Needle & Thread are powerful tools.
The knowledge is there but the body isn't willing at this time.
Yet the egun are ever ready.
Sala Malecun
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Monday, December 30, 2013
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Plantation ....
I just saw something... that would have had me in another mindset if I didnt currently live in South Carolina.
The word Plantation... it derives so many connotations.
Here in South Carolina some of the most gorgeous venues have been crafted from the "plantations" of old... They still bear the names.. the stigma Im sure is there.
Yet, the communities have well made use of these expansive pieces of land.
There are gardens, habitats, learning centers, concert, wedding, family reunions, etc., venues for whatever your heart desires.
There will always be controversy, but sometimes you have to go to the "root" and its just at this place where one may achieve some healing.
It's not the easiest thing to do to go to one's first plantation; or the next and the next... there are hundreds of them various sizes all over America.
If you take the time to honor the spirits of those who were installed in this locations then you might actually look at these "current venues" in a different manner.
Use this occasions to "reach out to", "touch", "be in tune" with our original African Ancestors...
If the approach were correct, Im sure many would take to the time to "get to know where their roots lie."
It's not easy, but it is a learning experience.
There is even The Slave Dwelling Project - "Working to bring awareness and preserve the dwellings where African American ancestors lived while enslaved"
Use your anger in a constructive manner... LEARN LEARN LEARN!!!!
The word Plantation... it derives so many connotations.
Here in South Carolina some of the most gorgeous venues have been crafted from the "plantations" of old... They still bear the names.. the stigma Im sure is there.
Yet, the communities have well made use of these expansive pieces of land.
There are gardens, habitats, learning centers, concert, wedding, family reunions, etc., venues for whatever your heart desires.
There will always be controversy, but sometimes you have to go to the "root" and its just at this place where one may achieve some healing.
It's not the easiest thing to do to go to one's first plantation; or the next and the next... there are hundreds of them various sizes all over America.
If you take the time to honor the spirits of those who were installed in this locations then you might actually look at these "current venues" in a different manner.
Use this occasions to "reach out to", "touch", "be in tune" with our original African Ancestors...
If the approach were correct, Im sure many would take to the time to "get to know where their roots lie."
It's not easy, but it is a learning experience.
There is even The Slave Dwelling Project - "Working to bring awareness and preserve the dwellings where African American ancestors lived while enslaved"
Use your anger in a constructive manner... LEARN LEARN LEARN!!!!
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Kujichagulia - Low Country Kwanzaa 2013 (playlist)
More events still yet to come... I hope to be able to attend them.
For your edutainment -
Kujichagulia - Low Country Kwanzaa 2013 (playlist)
For your edutainment -
Kujichagulia - Low Country Kwanzaa 2013 (playlist)
I am Me.. :-D
LOL... Im still laughing because I know the impossible is possible..
but dang this is going to be difficult....
Ive got to pull some pics - a friggin variety - and oh yeah... pull dance clips for a dvd.... Youtube aint even seen a nnnth of the video that I have.
We wont talk about the church, jazz, function, flowers... changing city skyline.. LAAAAAAAAWD
Remember its only in the past few months that I learned how to convert the AVI to MP4 which has sped up uploading unbelievably!!!
I switched to HD in Nov of 2012... its been grand... had to learn how to compress those pics for Facebook and found an outlet for the HD on Google+
Mastery of a new skills sets comes with manipulation of medication and body.. mentally and physically.
Questions is.. WHICH FREAKING ONES????
I dont know how I see my stuff sometimes... in the midst of the "stuff" there are jewels... but the VOLUME OF WORK... Lord....
Yep.. its near time for that team.. all this has to be categorized / catalogued in the next year.. otherwise .. its just too much for an individual... 3tb in 3.5 years and counting....
I need a subsidized team :-D
I do what I know how to do or eventually adapt to... use of the same fine motor skills over an extended period of time continues to cause certain damage.
So even though you know how, one has to back off in order for the rest of the body to be comfortable...
Im a walking multi purposed entity awaiting the location to just rain down manna from Heaven. Create stations of creativity, pockets of release and learning, embracing and function.. I am, if anything else.. practical..
All skills, arts and sciences are eventually all intertwined.. I know this to be true..
I am Me.. :-D
but dang this is going to be difficult....
Ive got to pull some pics - a friggin variety - and oh yeah... pull dance clips for a dvd.... Youtube aint even seen a nnnth of the video that I have.
We wont talk about the church, jazz, function, flowers... changing city skyline.. LAAAAAAAAWD
Remember its only in the past few months that I learned how to convert the AVI to MP4 which has sped up uploading unbelievably!!!
I switched to HD in Nov of 2012... its been grand... had to learn how to compress those pics for Facebook and found an outlet for the HD on Google+
Mastery of a new skills sets comes with manipulation of medication and body.. mentally and physically.
Questions is.. WHICH FREAKING ONES????
I dont know how I see my stuff sometimes... in the midst of the "stuff" there are jewels... but the VOLUME OF WORK... Lord....
Yep.. its near time for that team.. all this has to be categorized / catalogued in the next year.. otherwise .. its just too much for an individual... 3tb in 3.5 years and counting....
I need a subsidized team :-D
I do what I know how to do or eventually adapt to... use of the same fine motor skills over an extended period of time continues to cause certain damage.
So even though you know how, one has to back off in order for the rest of the body to be comfortable...
Im a walking multi purposed entity awaiting the location to just rain down manna from Heaven. Create stations of creativity, pockets of release and learning, embracing and function.. I am, if anything else.. practical..
All skills, arts and sciences are eventually all intertwined.. I know this to be true..
I am Me.. :-D
Monday, December 23, 2013
straight pain
Good thing Ive taped it, for such a time as this.. #TaiChi #Cheo
I couldnt make it but my spirit it there and my body is screaming in the video as Cheo talks while we're holding positions ... OUCH!!! -
#TaiChi is dance.. it needs space..
so you know its a challenge right now. LOL
Had to find a way to release the endorphins.
one of the few ways to allow the pain to at least subside...
pardon the inner rants
pain has many outlets
there are no sounds coming from my mouth
but my fingers
they are simply the conduit of my thoughts
I'm screaming inside
everything within me physically has an attitude
except for my <3
it knows this too shall pass
I have no desire to lay down now
and I dont want any damn medication
I hate being foggy
the funny thing is considering every keystroke has its own radius of pain
Smooth Jazz chills out my mind
I type to the rhythm of the music
so as not to scare the rest of the nerves
my neck
it's like
please lay down
Im stubborn
my pain threshold
through the roof
once you get past the initial
angry tears
it aint nothing but
straight pain
and you know what
thats much better than the
nagging one
the one that cant decide if
it wants to come or go
foolish
flare
there comes a point
where the desensitization comes in
where you feel nothing
then it awakens with tingles
oh the various forms of pain
I see Im trying to write this round away
:-D
I couldnt make it but my spirit it there and my body is screaming in the video as Cheo talks while we're holding positions ... OUCH!!! -
#TaiChi is dance.. it needs space..
so you know its a challenge right now. LOL
Had to find a way to release the endorphins.
one of the few ways to allow the pain to at least subside...
pardon the inner rants
pain has many outlets
there are no sounds coming from my mouth
but my fingers
they are simply the conduit of my thoughts
I'm screaming inside
everything within me physically has an attitude
except for my <3
it knows this too shall pass
I have no desire to lay down now
and I dont want any damn medication
I hate being foggy
the funny thing is considering every keystroke has its own radius of pain
Smooth Jazz chills out my mind
I type to the rhythm of the music
so as not to scare the rest of the nerves
my neck
it's like
please lay down
Im stubborn
my pain threshold
through the roof
once you get past the initial
angry tears
it aint nothing but
straight pain
and you know what
thats much better than the
nagging one
the one that cant decide if
it wants to come or go
foolish
flare
there comes a point
where the desensitization comes in
where you feel nothing
then it awakens with tingles
oh the various forms of pain
I see Im trying to write this round away
:-D
how do you love
Bi polar temperatures within a short span of time ..
PURE FRIGGING TORTURE
if it wasnt for the MUSIC.....
mind reeling
seeking healing properties from within
every tendon is on fire
synapses firing firing
a silent scream
hot tears fly
aint nothing you can do
medicate
lay dazed
doped up
in the atmosphere of legal stupidity
the Universe gave me one
then it gave me the other
its all about how we
weather the storm
No
I aint smiling on the outside
but my <3
it's jubilant
ever consider how
if it pains to be touched
how do you love
Hold Up
Im going to get back to you on that one
LOL
PURE FRIGGING TORTURE
if it wasnt for the MUSIC.....
mind reeling
seeking healing properties from within
every tendon is on fire
synapses firing firing
a silent scream
hot tears fly
aint nothing you can do
medicate
lay dazed
doped up
in the atmosphere of legal stupidity
the Universe gave me one
then it gave me the other
its all about how we
weather the storm
No
I aint smiling on the outside
but my <3
it's jubilant
ever consider how
if it pains to be touched
how do you love
Hold Up
Im going to get back to you on that one
LOL
Hmmmmm
Writing in tandem
as I write in cyberspace
a text arrives on said same topic
Hmmmmm
aint nothing but spirit guiding you
we must be drinking from the same
Universal fountain
Atmospheric strains of music in the air
dancing to a beat
that others hear
yet the rhythms are
definitely not the same
it's a wavelength you say
Hmmmmm
thats a heck of a note
I danced over here
you jammed over there
so this is how it's going to be
We flow into the dance
stepping on beat
WOW
This is fun
1 <3
as I write in cyberspace
a text arrives on said same topic
Hmmmmm
aint nothing but spirit guiding you
we must be drinking from the same
Universal fountain
Atmospheric strains of music in the air
dancing to a beat
that others hear
yet the rhythms are
definitely not the same
it's a wavelength you say
Hmmmmm
thats a heck of a note
I danced over here
you jammed over there
so this is how it's going to be
We flow into the dance
stepping on beat
WOW
This is fun
1 <3
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