Juneteenth: Emancipation Day

June 19, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

EMANCIPATION DAY Today, I honor my ancestors. Today, I honor my ancestors by being whole. Today, I honor my ancestors by reconnecting my mind, body, and spirit with family – present, past, and future Today, I honor my ancestors by reconnecting my mind, body and spirit with the soil – from where all life comes Today, […]

Every Time I Plant a Seed

May 2, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

It took me nearly 30 years to really understand the pain that Bob Marley felt when he said “Every time that I plant a seed He said, ‘Kill it before it grows.’” Now that I garden more, I understand agrarian parables better. I know what it feels like to sow seeds, tend to seeds, harvest […]