RIP Empress Tyson

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We lost an EMPRESS yesterday. Some women are born into royalty with a crown as their birthright while others seemingly earn it by being inherently divinely royal. Ms. Cecily Tyson, actress, philanthropist and agent provocateur, represented such a woman who was undeniably a Divine Feminine – – complete in her glory always showcasing impeccable grace, beauty and personal integrity. I loved Ms. Tyson for her incredible work as an actress. But more importantly, I respected Ms. Tyson for the self love and consciousness she displayed in how she lived her life – – gifted, black, trUthful and unapologetically feminine. Since the 1960’s, she championed the idea for black women to embrace their own standards of beauty and refused to accept roles that diminished or degraded them instead of showing their full humanity, strength and dignity. So you see, nothing I have written on this blog about the miseducation of the so called “pretty for a black girl” is unique or original yet the message still needs to be corrected and delivered from every indoctrination system within our society. We have no excuse because once you know something has been said incorrectly and you do not change your thoughts or actions with the intention to do better or to help others in the process – – if possible — is a travesty.

So salute Empress Tyson! You will remain an Umi in my head. We will all miss your presence in this reality but your standards and essence will resonate within our hearts and consciousness forever.

“Real Queens fix each others crown” said Ms. Tyson

You Have No Enemies

You have no enemies, you say?

    Alas! my friend, the boast is poor;

He who has mingled in the fray

    Of duty, that the brave endure,

Must have made foes! If you have none,

Small is the work that you have done.

You’ve hit no traitor on the hip,

You’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip,

You’ve never turned the wrong to right,

You’ve been a coward in the fight.

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Written By: Charles Mackay (English Chartist poet, 1814–1889)

In This Place (An American Lyric)

There’s a poem in this place—
in the footfalls in the halls
in the quiet beat of the seats.
It is here, at the curtain of day,
where America writes a lyric
you must whisper to say.


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There’s a poem in this place—
in the heavy grace,
the lined face of this noble building,
collections burned and reborn twice.

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There’s a poem in Boston’s Copley Square
where protest chants
tear through the air
like sheets of rain,
where love of the many
swallows hatred of the few.

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There’s a poem in Charlottesville
where tiki torches string a ring of flame
tight round the wrist of night
where men so white they gleam blue—
seem like statues
where men heap that long wax burning
ever higher
where Heather Heyer

blooms forever in a meadow of resistance.

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There’s a poem in the great sleeping giant
of Lake Michigan, defiantly raising
its big blue head to Milwaukee and Chicago—
a poem begun long ago, blazed into frozen soil,
strutting upward and aglow.

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There’s a poem in Florida, in East Texas
where streets swell into a nexus

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of rivers, cows afloat like mottled buoys in the 

brown,
where courage is now so common

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that 23-year-old Jesus Contreras rescues people 

from floodwaters.

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There’s a poem in Los Angeles
yawning wide as the Pacific tide
where a single mother swelters
in a windowless classroom, teaching
black and brown students in Watts
to spell out their thoughts
so her daughter might write
this poem for you.

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There’s a lyric in California
where thousands of students march for blocks,
undocumented and unafraid;

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where my friend Rosa finds the power to 

blossom

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in deadlock, her spirit the bedrock of her 

community.
She knows hope is like a stubborn
ship gripping a dock,
a truth: that you can’t stop a dreamer
or knock down a dream.         
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How could this not be her city
su nación
our country
our America,
our American lyric to write—
a poem by the people, the poor,
the Protestant, the Muslim, the Jew,
the native, the immigrant,
the black, the brown, the blind, the brave,
the undocumented and undeterred,
the woman, the man, the nonbinary,
the white, the trans,
the ally to all of the above
and more?

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Tyrants fear the poet.
Now that we know it
we can’t blow it.
We owe it
to show it
not slow it
although it
hurts to sew it
when the world
skirts below it.  

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Hope—
we must bestow it
like a wick in the poet
so it can grow, lit,
bringing with it
stories to rewrite—

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the story of a Texas city depleted but not 

defeated
a history written that need not be repeated
a nation composed but not yet completed.

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There’s a poem in this place—
a poem in America
a poet in every American

who rewrites this nation, who tells

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a story worthy of being told on this minnow of 

an earth
to breathe hope into a palimpsest of time—
a poet in every American
who sees that our poem penned
doesn’t mean our poem’s end.

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There’s a place where this poem dwells—

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it is here, it is now, in the yellow song of dawn’s 

bell
where we write an American lyric
we are just beginning to tell.

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Written By: Amanda Gorman

An original poem written for the inaugural reading of 

Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith at the Library of Congress.

Reconciliation

Reconciliation; what’s it mean to me?

Forgiving and forgetting; will set our spirits free.

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Perpetuation of the pain; caused oh so long ago;

Is really self-defeating; just like another blow.

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Have empathy and show regret; for bad deeds that were done;

Let’s contemplate “eternity”; then we can live as one!

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Written By: Clem J Collier, Taree NSW

the end! … next!?!

Democracy was attacked directly this week in such a way as to cross political affiliation, racial identity and gender alike rattling the most sacred and entrenched foundational principles held by most Americans. Democracy, the system of government guiding our country, was severely tested with American ideals being dragged into the gutter on the world stage. Yet, as questions abound in this current saga, one main IDEA has elevated itself to the forefront once again. Something has been said because we were forced to remember that DEMOCRACY is worth the effort!

In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

George Orwell – – Novelist, Essayist, Journalist, Critic and Agent Provocateur

At the onset of 2021, I looked back on my previous New Years post in 2020 to reflect on the lessons of the past year shedding light on this historic moment in his-tory. At the time, I proclaimed the sweetness of possibilities without ever recognizing the unbelievable events to come. How could such seemingly opposing frequencies (high/low vibrational energy) coexist and oscillate so frequently within one year? Wow! At this juncture, I will still proclaim it again. 2020 was the year of sweetness but with a sobering bitterness of reality – – exposure, unraveling, revelations, retribution, payback and comeuppance. A reckoning came thrashing through as truUh continued to be “unveiled” by a two edged sword. Some of these events helped to expose the varied viruses within our borders that needed to be dealt with for the sake of our society and collective humanity. Most of us were acutely aware of these diverse issues but some chose to ignore or negate the implications and potential consequences. It all came down to the personal choices we made each and every day. Past experience has taught me a lot about how to process challenges and tests and to understand the valuable lessons inherently present within all situations (failure, success, sickness and in health). The same lessons learned in the past are helpful even in 2021 – – particularly if you so desire to search for deeper trUths within. 

So as the New Year births Nu possibilities once again, let’s discuss a few poignant lessons from 2020:

RIP Ecstasy – Whodini 

2020 Lesson #1: We are ONE (dysfunctional) Human Family

As a world-wide pandemic has proven, humanity really is ONE (dysfunctional and interconnected regardless of race, class, ethnicity, gender, zodiac sign etc) but we often choose to forget this most basic concept. As many people lost their lives across the globe, COVID-19 proved to be an equal opportunity virus (even  though a disproportionate impact was on people of color). Our individual actions had a direct and indirect impact on “others” even if some denied the obvious. Yet, many people still banded together helping neighbor and stranger alike in small and big ways. Our world may have been turned upside down but many recognized our collective self interest and did what was necessary for the the survival of the “other”. LOVE became an action word as we all appreciated those most dear and made personal sacrifices along the way. This mind-set will hopefully continue because we have room for improvement and no choice but to recognize our common humanity – – person by person, heart to heart – –  eventually.

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#IJHTMYT

2020 Lesson #2: Divide and Conquer Works 

Many have focussed on our leadership’s divisiveness as the catalyst for the current state of our Union. 2020 exposed, however, our trUe soul as a country still struggling to become a more perfect union. Yes – –  We are most definitely divided but democracy (with a capitol D) is a work in progress. The challenge being presented today is for “US” to commit to doing the work necessary to embrace the principles as defined by our stated laws and Constitution. If we want to change our country and its indoctrination systems (the mind control institutions) that helped to create the mindset of our citizenry, we have to become an essential part of the system altering its core goals and infrastructure. This can be achieved from the inside (agent provocateur) and/or via outside influence (protest).

No matter what happens, we have seen the effects of what the tactic of divide and conquer can do if unchecked and unhinged. If you mislead people uniformly, you can control them. If you lead people into chaos, you can mislead them from the trUth of self and country. If you really teach people to think critically for themselves and to question information, they can gain real freedom and autonomy as the powers that be loose control. So, the most effective strategy used is to separate people so that they do not see or recognize their common humanity. Divide and conquer works – – very, very well. We’re not a threat if we remain divided and subject to mind control (mental slavery) by others who lead “US” to conspire against our own self interest and do not want to usher in an era full of Nu possibilities for humanity. We have to change this narrative.

“What makes us “US” is primitive. Learning is always a painful process.” 

Lucy (2014)

2020 Lesson #3: Life Long Learning Mandate – Evolve or Perish

I’m not the same person. Are U? 2020 forced me to look at self, experiences and others more deeply once more. You also always have to know whom one can really trust to tell you the absolute hard& black trUth. As a result, I had to change some of my behaviors to come into alignment with the realities of pandemic life as well correct my own actions (following a self assessment and review of higher self goals). I’m still very much flawed (work in progress) but growth and transformation were a natural offshoot of going through unbelievable situations and experiences. It seems to me that change is a key component for human evolution. We are constantly being challenged to evolve or perish physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally as humans. Whatever doesn’t match your highest good or intention towards self and others, remaining unchecked, could force you into repeating hard lessons and/or manifesting unintentional consequences. Nothing about this process is easy and “unveiling” what is authentically for you can be surprising but it is a necessary trUth that must be embraced for growth.

As we all welcome 2021, we cannot forget the many lessons of the past year. So, congratulations to “US”. We made it this far after some tough challenges including regrettable losses but we also gained clarity about ourselves, others, our world and what is most important. There is no turning back once you KNOW. Now what will we do, individually and as a collective, in 2021 with this knowledge? Change happened as we ushered in a Nu year. Even though some are fighting for the status quo to remain the same, our possibilities are still endless. 

Self Education Political Conscience

Photo by Aseem Chaudhary on Unsplash

We want to be free from political schizophrenia

that drugs us and incarcerates us.

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We want humanitarian law for our families and communities

exploited by bad policies depriving our human needs.

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We want mining sovereignty of our lands to benefit our people

as one state of people and one group that benefits from the mining wealth.

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We want our political party to be recognized in the Federal Parliament

without intimidation or violence on our peoples and families. 

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Written By: Justin Walker, Australian Capital Territory

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Unveil U*2021

2020 was the year of “unveiling” authenticity. As women, we are born with intrinsic value irrespective of ethnicity, heritage, intellect etc. Everything in our society, however, undermines this most fundamental idea of radical self acceptance, love and POWER to change the world. But, once you know and accept your divine worth, you just KNOW. Being oneself should be easy. Loving oneself seems to be the hardest part (flaws and all). Yet, we all receive gifts from the universe. We all can change and evolve into better versions of ourselves. There simply is no one else like YOU on the planet. So, do not let anyone influence, undermine or force you into submission (assuming a false mask to cover up the real you). Who would even want to conspire against you becoming your grandest and greatest version of your authentic self (mind, body and soul)? After ישוע, the love of self really is the greatest love of all.

These images are from the movie Single White Female (1992).

2020 Story Ending: Don’t hate or imitate other women for their talents, gifts, looks etc. Embrace your own authenticity and pursue the dreams of your own heart. Single white female behavior really is quite scary. 

All others (imitators, identity stealers, mean girls and narcissists) have valuable life lessons to learn starting with minding your own business and practicing radical self care – – for real. It is never too late! And if you’re not able to accomplish this on your own due to past trauma, envy or jealousy, seek outside help to heal and unmask the real YOU. You were born special too but no one can help you to recover what was lost. Sending low vibrational energy to others only makes you a HATER – – and sad. The choice will be yours to make in 2021. 

I look forward to meeting the “unveiled” U.

Unveil your authenticity – – Mask Off

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Happy New Year! Namaste! 

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We miss you Whitney.

You were born KNOWING the trUth.

It is never too late for US to learn the lesson in 2021.

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Stanislav Szukalski

In your eyes, the first one bright, find all within its sight, the glory of a heart so true, all these things it brings to you. The happiness but held so tight, you let the feelings go at night, for in the other the lion sits and watches life and all the hits, the blessings true coming to you, for found is something special too. The glory of a life so beautiful. But found in you a longing too. Happiness soon to be, the grace, the love for all to see. Beautiful is the picture when eyes speak so clearly.

Written By markers silent dreamer