Favorite Quotes

“If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.”

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

"...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you; we are in charge of our attitudes."

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”

“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

Sunday, December 24, 2023

Merry Christmas

I hope you are in good spirits and company on this Christmas Eve.

Today I "discovered" a poem that stopped me with its poignancy. I read it silently a couple of times. Aloud a few more times after that. Tears streamed down my face as I sat in the beauty and truth of these masterfully arranged, simple words.

Moments like this make me glad for language, literacy, and comprehension. What a privilege to read. There are still poems, books, lyrics, and art to happen upon at the right moment in time. It is fortuitous. Apropos. Magical.

I now know what my Christmas wish is for myself and all of you:

May we live "with a full moon in each eye" and speak "with that sweet moon language" today, tomorrow, always.

Merry Christmas!

❤️ Kechia & MJ
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