Babies are born into this world with an empty slate. Adults fill their children's heads with their own insecurities and societal taboos. Adults build their ego based on conflicts of the inner and outer self. We can all learn to be ourselves from children. Stop looking around to see what everybody else thinks. Build strong children. The only thing kids really care about is love and happiness. There is something wrong with the world if we teach our kids to bully, ridicule and outcast something or someone that is out of the typical label. There is something wrong if we'd rather teach our kids how to fight instead of appreciating love amongst humanity. I will always choose tolerance and compassion over hate and misinformed education.
The Dalai Lama tells us to stop expecting life to be easy. Life is full of suffering and is ultimately unsatisfying; The only way to be happy is to train your mind to want less and to train your mind to penetrate the ultimate reality. I am rolling into the year with new hope and ideas. I have been invited to be one of the inspirational speakers at the L.A. Union Workers, "Womens Month Program." I am excited and nervous, but it feels good to be part of a great cause. My dreams have been vivid and seem to be telling me stories of my past. I've been writing like maddd. I feel the birth of a new poem! I've also been invited on a poetry performance tour at the end of the year. I'll have to string you along before I tell you my biggest project of the year. So stay connected. Indubitably, Indigo Lounge is going to be delightful on February 7th. The line up is SSicK! Join us for love and Black History Month. Get in contact with me if you would like to perform. We do th
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