People always ask me, “If you HAD to choose one to identify as, would you choose black or white?”
I don’t see how that’s even a question. Look at me. Do I look white to you? Do I look Caucasian? No.
I really don’t. My skin is definitely brown and my hair has some serious kink. Not to mention all…
You know that I love you no matter your race or color. I’m saddened, though, by your anger at your ethnicity and the fact that you do indeed have some white in you. I understand your feelings about racism and what you have experienced from your white schoolmates/friends/non-friends, etc. You have also experienced racism and ethnic jokes from my side of your family. I can not begin to say that I know how that makes you feel, because I do not. People of all races are mean spirited and hateful beings. But, Jessie, love of my life, not all of us “white” people should be lumped together. We are not all your enemy. Please try to see the good in those of us who are not bigoted and hateful people. Embrace all parts of your being… both black and white.
Anonymous Postings
I think it is cowardly to say mean, rude and hateful things to others anonymously.
Do you hold your beliefs lightly or tightly? When I hold them tightly, I arrogantly believe everyone should believe as i do. When I hold them lightly, I appreciate other’s perspectives/points-of-view, even if they may not be mine. The spiritual path is not about trying to get rid of or not have beliefs. It is about holding them lightly because you know that they are simply one perspective among billions. When we cling to a belief, we are stuck. When we hold it lightly we are not stuck… we are free. -Michael Jeffreys
Buddha
However many holy words you read, how many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?.
True happiness is caused by nothing. True happiness is causeless. Has it ever occurred to you that if something causes your happiness, you will become possessive of that thing. You will become anxious, lest you lose it. If you ask the mystic why he or she is happy, the answer will be, ‘why not?’ -Anthony De Mello
Ugh. Maintenance is going around taking the birds nests off of the apartment buildings.
I said a few things but they aren’t changing their minds. I made them promise that if they found any baby birds they would just leave the nests on the ground by the buildings.
Poor birds. They are probably panicked. Its a sad day in my apartment complex. I hope all the babies find their mommas and all the mommas find their babies safe and sound.
I hate when people interfere in nature. We have geese here at work and our maintence people remove the eggs from the nest to control the population. Apparently they are licensed by the State to do this….. I hate it and I feel so sorry for the geese. They don’t know what happened to their eggs. This then forces them to lay more eggs, which if they are lucky, will hatch. Most of the time, they just get taken again.
I hope the fact that the warm weather fooled many of the birds into laying their eggs early could mean that maybe those nests were already empty and the baby birds have taken flight!
If anyone would like to let her know how this makes them feel, go for it.
Who is this? Someone you know personally?
CHRIS GOT ARRESTED ON THE WAY TO WORK FOR SOME BOGUS WARRANTS ON TRAFFIC TICKETS. I’M SO MAD.
I was so looking forward to his company tonight. Let the crying begin.
Well, darn. But, unpaid traffic tickets do result in warrants being issued. Been there.
