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Name Five Things About Yourself
In May lets reflect on 5 ways we see ourselves. It may not be the way others see us, but it is what we see in ourselves, or would like to see.
For me, I am faith filled. I believe God is the answer to all the questions.
Lets Be Healthy In May
Add some fruit to your diet
Book of the Month
Privateers
A single young woman is tricked by modern day pirates losing everything she owned. As she tries to figure out what happened to her belongings, her world crashes around her as government and private agencies treat her as a suspect. Determined to find the man who did this to her, she stumbles onto a government top secret. Finding this modern-day pirate turns into a race against lethal forces.
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The Crown
We Speak
It Started Earlier Than You Thought
Women wore their hair in a natural style for a fashion show. It was a contest that gave a cash prize for the winner. These women were sporting natural beauty before it was in fashion
A group of young men started an organization called the African Jazz At Society (AJAS) in the late 1950s. Kwame Braithwaite wanted to capture the essence of jazz in Harlem in photography. He wanted his audience to feel it and hear it through his work.
in the 1960s The Grandassa Models was formed to champion African inspired clothing and black beauty according to Tanisha Ford who has written a wonderful history of the experience.
I Found the Heartbeat of the City
Another thing I learned in this journey is that you have not been to the best part of Chicago until you have rode the L. This color coded train system covers most of the city taking people to and from the suburbs. But it does more than that.
This public transit system reveals the heart beat of the city. It shows how people live, what they value and how it all works together. There are all kinds of secrets about the system, and if you hang out and watch, you too will catch on.
In addition to those people licensed to stand on the train platforms and sing, there are those who just bust out into song cause they feel like it. Life is so much more interesting with singing strangers in your life. Everyday is a musical.
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I Can’t Believe It
Two years has gone fast. There has been numerous hot tamales, tortilla chips and NCIS Los Angeles episodes.
In about two weeks I graduate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Masters degree. The pandemic has stolen the thunder from my little crew, but we are still heading toward our goal. There won’t be a ceremony but there will be a presentation.
My crew is made up of five other people who with I have taken classes, eaten meals and solved the world’s problems. Like iron sharpening iron, we have honed each others talents, laughed till we cried and learned more than our minds could hold.
So what I have learned is that not all of the people you hang with today are permanent in your life. Some are just there for a season. Enjoy the season. Learn from the season. Recognize when it is over.
