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The Beauty of Abandonment | Aware of Awareness

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Where Spiritual and Social Awareness Meet. The Beauty of Abandonment. April 25, 2014. 8220;Alright, well you stay safe,” he says, in a way that sounds vaguely fatherly. As though I know what fatherliness sounds like. 8220;Okay. I’ll try.” The conversation could end now. I pause. 8220;It’s nice to hear your voice,” I add, quickly. 8220;You too.”. 8220;Take care.”. It was better than nothing. It would be a decade before he decided he was ready to meet in person. There are times when I feel pangs of jealous...

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A Beautiful Synchronicity | Aware of Awareness

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Where Spiritual and Social Awareness Meet. May 4, 2015. Last night, a cab dropped me off at apartment in Paris around 9 PM. I get in, warm up dinner, relax. Two hours later, I’m on the phone with my girlfriend when suddenly — in the middle of our conversation — I realize that I can’t find my wallet. How could I have left my wallet in a cab? Why didn’t I look down at the seat as I usually do before getting out? Is mercury in retrograde? 8220;Go to the window.”. I go to the window. There’s a taxi. I checke...

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A Black Bisexual Manifesto | Aware of Awareness

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Where Spiritual and Social Awareness Meet. A Black Bisexual Manifesto. February 25, 2015. Check out my latest piece,. 8220;A Black Bisexual Manifesto”. On The Huffington Post (Black Voices). It’s part of #ThisIsLuv, an exciting and inspiring multimedia campaign. Launched by creative visionaries Darnell Moore. To shine light on LGBTQ-inclusive families. In the black community. I was honored to take part in a segment about the campaign on HuffPostLive. This entry was posted in Life Musings. I am done with ...

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What Does It Mean to “Love White People”? On Common and the Absurdity of #HandInLove | Aware of Awareness

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Where Spiritual and Social Awareness Meet. What Does It Mean to “Love White People”? On Common and the Absurdity of #HandInLove. March 22, 2015. It’s sort of beneath my dignity to have to say that I love and have loved quite a few white people, but let’s just put it out there:. Yes, some of my very best friends are white folks. I’ve spent a great deal of time in predominately white suburbs of predominately white nations, predominately white schools and predominately white organic grocery stores. We know ...

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Blackwashing History: Slavery, Lynching & White Erasure | Aware of Awareness

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Where Spiritual and Social Awareness Meet. Blackwashing History: Slavery, Lynching and White Erasure. February 10, 2015. This morning, I came across a newly published article in the New York Times. Reading this piece of journalism, early in the morning before I’d even had my coffee, felt like a slap in the face. I wondered about the depth of denial required to not only write, but approve, an entire article about racial lynching during Black History Month, no less! The academic curriculum and programs of ...

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Matrix Moment | Aware of Awareness

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Where Spiritual and Social Awareness Meet. April 14, 2013. More recently, I’ve sensed that these cosmic winks are meant to communicate something a bit more precise. When they happen – that is, when I notice them – I know intuitively that God is whispering: Relax. All is as it should be. Anyway. Two matrix moments unfolded today. But I only have the energy to relate one of them. So here goes:. I made plans to see the Dance Theatre of Harlem’s. My internal monologue was brutal:. You’re such a fuckup! There...

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20 Things You Need to Read Before You Talk to Me About Race | Aware of Awareness

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Where Spiritual and Social Awareness Meet. 20 Things You Need to Read Before You Talk to Me About Race. April 9, 2015. In unarmed black men, women and children. Being killed by “officers of the peace”, the everyday reality of racial bias. And discrimination and the fact that blacks only have access to a tiny fraction of the wealth. Possessed by our white neighbors, friends and co-workers. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. It’s become abundantly clear to me as my followers on social media and ...

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The Black Precedents of a Black President: White Supremacy and the Killing of Walter Scott | Aware of Awareness

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Where Spiritual and Social Awareness Meet. The Black Precedents of a Black President: White Supremacy and the Killing of Walter Scott. April 8, 2015. This morning, I woke up in Paris to the terrible news that yet another unarmed black man,. As I watched the traumatic video of officer Michael Slager shooting 50-year-old Walter Scott — a father and Coast Guard veteran. 8212; two questions immediately came to mind:. Even more to the point:. Living in a white supremacist society. The reality is that for stud...

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Buddha, Buddha, Everywhere | Aware of Awareness

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Where Spiritual and Social Awareness Meet. Buddha, Buddha, Everywhere. July 23, 2012. People in my life know that I make a big deal out of pleasant coincidences. I generally refer to these auspicious confluence of events as synchronicities. I started noticing synchronicities a few years ago. For a while, I’d keep track of them in my journals. Then, there were so many that I simply could not keep track of them. 8211; were generally pleasant and delightful. 8211; made me happy. In any case, my recent trip ...