I was flipping channels when I came across Lady Smith Black Mabazo on Austin City Limits.
I was immediately drawn into the dreamscape of their rich melodic voices. I could feel that hot African sun on my skin and I could smell the pungent tang of its soil in my nostrils.
The experience was amazing on so many levels. I realized in the blink of the eye that I felt this almost unreasoned connection to Africa. I knew in that moment that everyone should feel that way because this is where we all began. It is the cradle of life - or perhaps more correctly the womb.
Is that why we have such a troubling connection, such a terrible history with Africa? Do we only see the darkness and not the light?
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Siblings...
Once I had 6 siblings but now I have 5 - five sisters, all older than me. I am that oft dreaded baby of the family. Of course I describe myself as Cinderfella! But the truth is I have 5 amazing sisters. They are all incredibly bright and strong and unique and special.
I am not sure I have ever told each of them how much I admire, respect and of course love them. They are so different and yet I have this special bond with each of them. Sometimes I can feel them inside of me or in my head.
Siblings are special because they do not own you. Parents own you. Spouses own you. But siblings (and children) share you. You have more in common with your siblings than you have with any other person in the world. That is not just those genetically bonded siblings. It is also those children of the heart who share common parents of the heart.
So - if you have a sibling make certain that you let them know.
I am not sure I have ever told each of them how much I admire, respect and of course love them. They are so different and yet I have this special bond with each of them. Sometimes I can feel them inside of me or in my head.
Siblings are special because they do not own you. Parents own you. Spouses own you. But siblings (and children) share you. You have more in common with your siblings than you have with any other person in the world. That is not just those genetically bonded siblings. It is also those children of the heart who share common parents of the heart.
So - if you have a sibling make certain that you let them know.
Life happens...
Sometime life happens in the blink of any eye. I was relaxing in bed, grooving to some tunes when one of those shifts happened. You know what I mean. Those moments that kick in only certain times in your entire life.
When you lose your virginity. When you get married. When you hold your first child in your arms. When you lose a brother or a sister. When you lose your first parent. When you lose your last parent. When you get divorced.
So many first times. We all have them. It is in these times that life really happens. Tonight for the first time in my life I felt the weight of my years. It did not come such much of a burden as a settling in of a load. I have finally found my stride in life. I am setting my own pace. I am my own person - for the very first time in my entire life - I am my own person.
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Now playing: Cybajaz - Cybajaz
via FoxyTunes
When you lose your virginity. When you get married. When you hold your first child in your arms. When you lose a brother or a sister. When you lose your first parent. When you lose your last parent. When you get divorced.
So many first times. We all have them. It is in these times that life really happens. Tonight for the first time in my life I felt the weight of my years. It did not come such much of a burden as a settling in of a load. I have finally found my stride in life. I am setting my own pace. I am my own person - for the very first time in my entire life - I am my own person.
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Now playing: Cybajaz - Cybajaz
via FoxyTunes
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