Tag Archives: Love

Viola Davis is Beautiful

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Awake BW

Classic African Beauty: ENJOY ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ Gurl, BYE. ~*~ For those that don’t know, Executive Producer Shonda Rhimes of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and Private Practice fame has cast the amazing actor Viola Davis … Continue reading →

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The Valentine’s Day Hoax

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Awake BW

I’m writing this because of a lot of tweets I’ve been seeing flowing down my Twitter TL have me pretty pissed off. They relate to Of Course the so-called holiday looming on the near horizon called Valentine’s Day. This is … Continue reading →

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Mountain Dreamer

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Awake BW

The following are words taken from the book The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. I have not read it. I get these words from the 2014 datebook I purchased at the awesome Brush Dance. You should go there to get … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Have To Forgive

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Awake BW

“To err is human, to forgive divine” -Alexander Pope from An Essay on Criticism. ~*~ Most are familiar with that quote. It means: All people commit sins and make mistakes. God forgives them, and people are acting in a godlike (divine) way when they forgive. There is a huge emphasis in American culture for people to go around forgiving each … Continue reading →

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Why I Do Sunday Thoughts

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Awake BW

There is are some really good reasons why I do a post every Sunday. For Quakers, Sunday is called First Day, because for them, their day of worship is also the first day of the week. So I like to … Continue reading →

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First Couple

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Awake BW

Sometimes I toss all politics aside and just gaze at Rock & Chelly from around the way. I love seeing the Love in those quiet moments in between. And seeing Sasha and Malia grow up before our eyes has been … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Love

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Awake BW

This post is threefold. One. To help dispel the myth, the propaganda that Black people don’t like LGBT people. First of all, monolith. I’ll go out on a limb and say most Black people are ok with homosexuality and are … Continue reading →

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Budding Lotus Blossom

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Awake BW

~*~ And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin ~*~ The Lotus Sutra is the Buddha’s most important teaching. This sutra lies at … Continue reading →

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The Science of Prayer

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Awake BW

Prayer works. Like anyone who prays constantly and consistently I can make bold to say such a thing with supreme confidence. I have seen the effects of prayer in my life. Maybe because like with many faiths around the world, … Continue reading →

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I Love Inna Modja

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Awake BW

I got introduced to her over at Abagond’s blog when he highlighted her hit song and video La Fille Du L.I.D.O. – It was love at first sight I tells ya! Hop on over there and have a looksee and … Continue reading →

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