Celebrating Our Differences
Blossom is a fresh column to feature our Contributors. Finally! Our first featured Contributor is Linda Isbell. I met Linda, some 20 + years ago. Soon afterwards, she became Spiritual Leader for our Unity Study Group, here in Florence, AL. She ended one of her inspirational messages with,…
Aside from the everyday type of celebrations – ones I took for granted that everyone experienced like birthdays and holidays – I can remember a few very distinct times I considered to be “special” celebrations in years past. The first was passing my driver’s license test –…
I want to celebrate that which is real and authentic for me. That’s when celebration is not just canned, like canned laughter on some TV comedy show. I want celebration to feel like I did on my fifth birthday. For me, though I don’t always practice it, celebration…
Thursday, January 3, 2008, 9:45 AM Hello everyone! It’s me, Captain Carter, coming to you live from Afghanistan where the brutallycold nights are as pretty as the days are. Let’s begin. Well, this week saw a few different things. We have new people thatare part of our team…
This photo!!! Picture on the left was taken 2017. Picture on the right was taken 2018 (one year apart). In the 2017 photo, I was struggling. I had just been through my biggest medical hurdle yet. My life had been saved but I didn’t recognize the body I…
*cue Kool & the Gang* Celebrations can be mental, physical or emotional, but no matter the form our ability to celebrate big and small victories are frozen moments in our minds. Think of how Cubs fans felt after not just winning the World Series but making it into…
What a wonderful life this is. Not was, not will be, but is right now. Celebrate, celebrate dance to the music. Remember this? Three Dog Night shared with us a while back how to observe and make merry throughout this most excellent adventure. We have plenty of opportunity…
THE GIFT OF LIFE There are hidden moments in everyone’s daily life which are simply extraordinary! These occasions contain pure vibratory bliss. Recognize these events when they occur, and hold onto them tightly in your memory. Take the opportunity to pour yourself deeper into these simple joyful experiences,…
Gigi and Sarin getting ready Bernie Basley Bernie loves to take pictures. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in TV Production from Columbia College Chicago, but now lives in Bangkok, Thailand. Bernie has worked extensively in TV production including ABC Television Network where he served as the Associate Director…
When my Aunt Spoonie (Dr. Phyllis P. Hayes) received her PhD a few years ago, she asked me to speak at her celebratory dinner, in place of her father, my grandfather Mr. Harold L. Hayes Sr. Her request touched a place in my soul that I had…
