JUST DROP IT

Drop the junk that keeps you weighted down and cemented in setbacks. As the saying goes: You cannot put anything new in hands that are full. Let it go.

NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME

Why is getting started so difficult? I always suggest to people that they never initiate anything from a place of dread. It's usually best to wait until you feel excited or at least at peace with the task or activity. So what is on your itinerary today? How do you feel? Are you ready?

YOU ARE A VIBRATIONAL BEING

Years ago a former pastor started his sermon by saying "you are not a body, you are a speaking spirit." I can remember how fast my heart was beating in anticipation of each forthcoming statement. So much emphasis is placed on our bodies until we forget about the eternal part of us that is perfect and that never dies. In 2008, I learned that we are vibrational beings and when God sees us He is not listening to our words or looking at our bodies but reading our hearts [energies or vibrations]. So much in scripture references the mind and heart. Unfortunately, we have been conditioned to believe we can move an Omnipotent and Omniscient God with our anorexic words.

Dr. Barbara De Angelis gives a simple succinct explanation of vibration in this brief video interview with Hay House CEO Reid Tracy. Truly one of the best explanations I've yet to hear.

Start the New You Now: Start the New You Now

FOR TODAY I AM GLUTEN FREE

Dr. Wayne Dyer is truly one of my greatest teachers. Last evening I viewed a video he recently made for Hay House and was astonished at the conversation he had with Reid Tracy, Hay House CEO. I started eating gluten free on November 18, 2013 and had no idea my teacher was on the same path. I am determined to get out of my way by making a daily commitment to eat gluten free. Start the New You Now one breath at a time. Peace and Richest Blessings.

Start the New You Now: Start the New You Now

STAND YOUR GROUND

Y'all see I was trying not to say anything about Maddy the Madd Juror aka #29. She has some nerve giving a discourse on the impending wrath of God upon George Zimmerman. She better look in the mirror. This woman has eight children and could not muster enough strength to stand her ground and do what was in her heart.

 On September 19, 2011 I served on a six jury panel in Orleans Parish Criminal Court and was the lone African American juror. The gender composition was four males and another female.  Without going into the specifics of the case it involved testimonies from two arresting New Orleans Police Officers. Their account of the incident (drug possession) was disjointed, twisted, and flagrantly lacked reporting protocol. The defense's position was that drugs were planted on the young man. I was a rather experienced juror having served in complex civil cases and additional criminal matters. There was nothing that flowed in this case for me. When we marched off to the jury room it was very obvious that each of my jury colleagues had fully determined this father of two who was arrested after taking his sons to the barber shop was guilty. Well they refused to give credence to my position and I refused to give in to theirs. As the time approached 8:00pm the other female juror angrily stared at me and said "look I'm ready to go home." I stared back at her and said "honey today is my wedding anniversary and my plans for the evening were canceled when we came in this room at 4pm I have no where to go and I am not, and I repeat not changing my position." Fifteen minutes later the jury foreman in sheer exasperation called for the court officer to escort us back to the courtroom. The judge asked if we had a verdict and the foreman had to say no. When the jury was polled I proudly said NOT GUILTY. 

The following day I received an email from the defense attorney emploring with me to call her at any time. After two days I decided to call her and she profusely thanked me for giving her another chance to present her case. She asked for advice on how she could improve her presentation and asked what issues the other jurors had with the case. 

The brevity of the referenced case does not come close to the Martin/Zimmerman tragedy. However, we have to get outta our way and stand our ground. Making statements after the fact usually has zero influence on the outcomes.

                                                             

THE TALKING SILHOUETTE

"Juror B37 says George Zimmerman feared for his life in his fatal encounter with Trayvon Martin". So we finally get an idea of the "creepy" thoughts that were floating around inside the head of one juror in the Zimmerman trial. This interview speaks volumes and fortifies the necessity to file further charges. Juror B37 refused to get outside of her own mind long enough to use a simple ABC Analysis as it related to the core facts of the case.

(A) Antecedent=George Zimmerman against advisement exited his vehicle. (B) Behavior=George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Benjamin Martin in the heart. (C) Consequence=Trayvon Benjamin Martin dies of a fatal gunshot wound. 

Anderson Cooper Interview: http://youtu.be/LcdSZw2-C18

WHAT DO WE SAY TO OUR BLACK SONS BORN IN 1995?

I wrote this blog three years [7/14/13] ago when my son was eighteen years old and a recent high school graduate. Today he is a college senior and unfortunately injustices for Black men in the United States have eroded at a fast and furious pace. I felt a reposting was in order as the anguish of parents of Black men in recent days is crushingly heartfelt. So I ask again What Do We Say To Our Sons Born In 1995?

As a mother of an eighteen year old born in 1995 I am very cognizant of situations involving young men in my immediate community and around the nation. On last evening shortly after the Zimmerman verdict was read my eighteen year old son arrived home from one of his two jobs. As he sat in our dining area eating a burger I could sense his spirit was perplexed. I glanced over at him from our kitchen and he looked numb. He was just staring at the television a million miles away. My heart just broke even more as he came face to face with the reality of inequities all Black men in America must accept as part of their citizenship. Most of our sons born in 1995 do not pay significant attention to race. Their knowledge of racial disparity are derived from lyrics of rap music and through social media. Rarely are they slapped with a hard lesson as my son experienced last evening. What do we tell our sons? This goes beyond earning good grades and going to college. How do we tell them race does not matter when it does. Black boys born in 1995 wanted George Zimmerman to get time for doing the crime. They wanted Trayvon to be a symbol of hope when things go extremely wrong. Today many of them are still numb. Social media is a tool to help vent their frustrations. I do not know what to say to our 1995 Black boys, but I do know that despite the hurt and confusion we as a race are experiencing today Trayvon did not die in vain. He jolted a sleeping nation from a deep slumber.