I've never read Letters from Birmingham Jail but I'm going to now, Thank you for writing extensively on this, you're a good man and i am sure, an even better teacher♥️
I especially love the "Bag of Mittens" part, it's so beautiful - what you're doing here♥️
Well, you have certainly started off my day in a grand way Obisike. Thank you for sharing the generosity in your soul. I’d love to hear your response/reaction after reading “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”
I plan on going hiking on the 20th to work through the myriad of emotions I've been feeling and know I will feel on "the day." But now I will include something of service thanks to you, Kert.
The healing balm from Mother Nature…YES! Any act of kindness suffices as service to our fellow citizens. I’d be interested to learn what you end up doing on your “day on!”
Brotha KERT, most def preshate Da Rec. The world absolutely needs folks like U with Your perspective/reminding us of BALANCE with all this shit.
Meanwhile, my Thoughts on the Great MLK have always been this letter I wrote to him back in the day.....goes a lil sumpen like this--and I wish it didnt....
It’s hard to reconcile the foil of worlds Monday presents. To add to it, it is said the incoming president will raise the flag to ‘full mast’ rather than honor Jimmy Carter with the traditional ‘half mast’ flag. I’m still mulling over how to spend my time on Monday…(It will certainly not be by tuning in to the inauguration.)
I love your first sentence! Poetic in the face of this stark distinction we are faced with. I typically make a point to watch each president’s inaugural address—even going back in time to when I was too young to watch/listen/or read them contemporaneously (so I have either read those early transcripts or watched vintaged clips on YouTube and the like). Trump’s first address ended that streak for me—to date, I still cannot stomach his “Carnage” spew. And so there is NO WAY IN HELL his second deserves any of my precious energy.
Thank you! 😊 I’m with you—his first go-around converted me from voraciously reading the NYTimes to tightly titrating my exposure to media. As an overeducated “good citizen”, it felt almost heretical, but my own wellbeing demanded it. My body crawls at the mere sound or sight of him. I cannot do it. (As I write this it sounds like the deep inherent and inherited trauma response women feel towards dangerous men.)
I believe you’ve given it the proper story—an awakening of a generational trauma that those who are resonant with heart and soul actually feel within our bodies. Our bodies keep that score—hatred and vengeance and talk of all forms of violence surface that pain. So, our task—amidst it all, how do we go about healing for each other? My answer: exactly like this. Find kindred spirits, hold on to each other, and engage the world in the ways of love and kindness. Dr. King says that is the only way through the darkness of hate. Only love can transcend it.
I've never read Letters from Birmingham Jail but I'm going to now, Thank you for writing extensively on this, you're a good man and i am sure, an even better teacher♥️
I especially love the "Bag of Mittens" part, it's so beautiful - what you're doing here♥️
Well, you have certainly started off my day in a grand way Obisike. Thank you for sharing the generosity in your soul. I’d love to hear your response/reaction after reading “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”
You're welcome ♥️
I'll be sure to let you know what i think when i am done reading it🤭
Day On! A simple powerful statement, such a beautiful testimony to Dr. King. He is the reason to celebrate and remember who we should be.
I so enjoy your postcards and now your mittens. 📬🧤💙
I plan on going hiking on the 20th to work through the myriad of emotions I've been feeling and know I will feel on "the day." But now I will include something of service thanks to you, Kert.
The healing balm from Mother Nature…YES! Any act of kindness suffices as service to our fellow citizens. I’d be interested to learn what you end up doing on your “day on!”
I will report back.
Undercover kindness provocateurs, we be!
Brotha KERT, most def preshate Da Rec. The world absolutely needs folks like U with Your perspective/reminding us of BALANCE with all this shit.
Meanwhile, my Thoughts on the Great MLK have always been this letter I wrote to him back in the day.....goes a lil sumpen like this--and I wish it didnt....
𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐉𝐑: 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐎𝐔. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐳𝐲 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐋.
Keep slanging em, Brotha.
Man…you GOTTA post that on Monday! That sends goosebumps down my spine.
BTW: That’s what your words and style mean to people. For a reason I can’t explain, you’ve touched a chord in me. And I appreciate THAT!
Ight, bet. Because of U. Stay encouraged.
It’s hard to reconcile the foil of worlds Monday presents. To add to it, it is said the incoming president will raise the flag to ‘full mast’ rather than honor Jimmy Carter with the traditional ‘half mast’ flag. I’m still mulling over how to spend my time on Monday…(It will certainly not be by tuning in to the inauguration.)
I love your first sentence! Poetic in the face of this stark distinction we are faced with. I typically make a point to watch each president’s inaugural address—even going back in time to when I was too young to watch/listen/or read them contemporaneously (so I have either read those early transcripts or watched vintaged clips on YouTube and the like). Trump’s first address ended that streak for me—to date, I still cannot stomach his “Carnage” spew. And so there is NO WAY IN HELL his second deserves any of my precious energy.
Thank you! 😊 I’m with you—his first go-around converted me from voraciously reading the NYTimes to tightly titrating my exposure to media. As an overeducated “good citizen”, it felt almost heretical, but my own wellbeing demanded it. My body crawls at the mere sound or sight of him. I cannot do it. (As I write this it sounds like the deep inherent and inherited trauma response women feel towards dangerous men.)
I believe you’ve given it the proper story—an awakening of a generational trauma that those who are resonant with heart and soul actually feel within our bodies. Our bodies keep that score—hatred and vengeance and talk of all forms of violence surface that pain. So, our task—amidst it all, how do we go about healing for each other? My answer: exactly like this. Find kindred spirits, hold on to each other, and engage the world in the ways of love and kindness. Dr. King says that is the only way through the darkness of hate. Only love can transcend it.
I could not agree more. Thank you for this. I appreciate you. 💙
The admiration and respect is mutual my friend. Thank you for your honest engagement.