“Millions of tears have fallen for black sons, brothers, lovers, and friends whose assailants took or maimed their lives and then simply went on their way.”

What they suffered from was not mental debilitation, but personal and communal ignorance of psychic reality.

The birth of a true poet is neither an insignificant event nor an easy delivery.

Authentic inspiration endows individuals with mental or spiritual energy which they are then able to transform into positive action.

And other facets of human existence. Looking in certain other corners of the same mirror, he or she may experience glimpses of a True Self sheltered deftly behind a mask of public proprieties.

Minister and writer Barbara Kaufmann has addressed the subject of guerrilla decontextualization on both the ‘Voices Compassionate Education’ website and on ‘Inner Michael’,

Trayvon Martin, at the most, seems only to have been guilty of being himself.

They speak across different dividing lines such as those of haves and have-nots, youth and maturity, black and white, national and global, and the past and the present.

Death wins nothing here, gnawing wings that amputate–– then spread, lift up, fly.

Many may very well continue to ask why more value is placed on technicalities of a law than on a man’s flesh and blood life, especially when there is any amount of “doubt” at all regarding his guilt or innocence.

Your pain is a school unto itself–– and your joy a lovely temple.

The political, social, and spiritual impact of the life example set by Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

It also contains a humbling light of recognition that compels many to do whatever they can to help reinforce the efforts of those who might be ‘at risk’ of not just giving up on their dreams, but of giving up on their continued existence.

This rose of pearl-coated infinity transforms the diseased slums of a broken heart into a palace made of psalms and gold.

In a world gushing blood day and night, you never stop mopping up pain.

Tools such as compassion, trust, empathy, love, and ethical discernment are already in our possession. The next sensible step would be to use them.

As sad as it may be to admit, in our modern world people are far more accustomed to hearing news of war, genocide, murder, disasters, famine, and disease