February 2012
7 posts
home cooked meals, home remedies, new skateboard tricks, cardiologist appointment, comforting words, new companions, new music, new album, performance residency preparation, new prayers, kind words, pink sky, black nights, new recipes, vitamins, yogurt, granola, bible, hadith, water, love, heels, god, memories, aches, chills, dreams, naps, art, doubt, success, tears.
January 2012
24 posts
day 11:365
I was gonna write a poem and post it as a day 11 entry, but I thought that it would be best to document yesterday’s joys because not only was it my daughters third birthday it was also my parents 40 anniversary.
I’m grateful for all the love I have been able to witness and share with these special people and I’m especially happy that my lord placed them in my life as family....
day 10:365 (haiku)
praise be to the lord
of love, that I was found fit
to be her mother
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day 8:365
maybe if i could forget the color of his casket
or what he wore the day he was buried
or how swollen his hand was while he was in intensive care
or the look on his face
or the voicemails on my phone from him that i would listen to months after his transition
maybe if i could forget the last words he spoke to me,
or if i could remove the ache that wont heal from the pit of my chest
maybe you...
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day 7:365 (haiku)
i found beauty in
my wounds, maybe that is why they
never seem to heal
“The successful marriage is not when you can live in peace with your wife, but...”
– Yasir Qadhi (via hakuna-mataataa)
hand crafted ear art →
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day 6:365
i have
followed you,
unfollowed you,
blocked you,
tagged you
sent a friends request
unfriended you
yet you still remain in my heart
day 5:365
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day 3:365 (haiku untitled)
she reminds me of her father, except she is still in love with me
reflection
its only day 2.
and i am so intrigued by how i am processing this exercise. this commitment to daily documenting creativity and making it public.
it brings so much forward.
for me, the violence of art is the remembrance of god.
it is a means by which to witness the birth and the beauty of faith, and courage.
i have been reflecting on what it means to “honor your art”
or your...
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day 2:365
he says he knows god.
yet his prayers sound like he is conversing with the devil
hesitant he reaches for the “right” language, scared his plea for strength may produce a feat instead of a ease to cover him.
this is not a bargain, or a negotiation, or a trick…
how much more favor do we need upon us to convince us
to have a better opinion of our lord.
day 1:365
last night i dreamt of distant languages
and i lost my desire to use your words as weapons against me
and against youself.
i have found that most times i join in you your battle, and am guilty of joining forces with the enemy. when you, you are not my enemy.
we distanced ourself from the only thing we found worthy of our attention, of our affection, we made our blessing our affliction and now...
last year on the first day of the new year i had an idea to document 365 days of art, i was completely inspired by the idea and was even more inspired when a group of people on fb were also gonna take on the challenge with me.
as the days went on, i found that i was making art on a daily basis, but the real job was documenting it. it became a lil bit of a burden to have to log on to upload or to...
“what are you claiming in the new year?”
today.
i am filled with so many ideas, they are all in my heart ready to burst and come forward.
i think its important to document. and last night i realized how important it is to know yourself by way of reading yourself, by way of witnessing yourself, and your art and your magic. we got so many gems inside us just waiting to be discovered an unveiled.
just think. a whole chest full of wonders and...
“faith”
December 2011
14 posts
rumi-nation asked: Assalamu alaikum my sister. support & continued inspiration from ppl like u is needed for such an amateur at seeking/discovering/sharing/loving as myself. JazakhAllah for making me smile with the follow :)
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dream hampton: Closing cycles by Paulo Coelho →
dreamhampton1:
One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through. Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters – whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the…
The Seven chakras and their corresponding Orisha →
1st (root) chakra: Shango Goals: 1. Relax tensions in order to reduce karma and worldly entanglement. 2. Refine sense organs so the confusion and pain do not follow the seeking of temporary satisfaction 3. Guard against polluting sensory organs though over-indulgence. 4. Begin to act wisely and with moderation 5. Seek liberation from lower realms. 6. Guard against violent behavior based on...
November 2011
2 posts
“love better”
October 2011
1 post
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we...”
– John Lennon (via crimsun)
September 2011
5 posts
how is it that you can know me so well
but love me so wrong.
