Author’s Note: This story is an elaboration on a comment I posted in a thread initiated by my friend, Tammy Eldredge. It’s also a faithful recounting of an actual event and a very valuable lesson. In 1974, I was playing in a band with some guys who rented a house on West Street in Rocky […]
As readers of my ravings likely know by now, my father was a U.S. Marine. To him — and, so, to us — time was an adversarial construct. There was no later. There was no gradually. There was no patience. There were just two things: (1) Now. (2) Now, God damn it! Growing up in […]
The little girl sat quietly with her hands crossed at her wrists. She smoothed out her dress with the frills on the skirt nervously. Her guardian had told her she needed to be on her best behavior because a lady was coming to meet her. At five years old Donna was what her teachers described […]
As a girl of the 1950s and growing up in a small town in Jamaica, I was constantly reminded of the need to be conscious of other people’s opinions. “What will people say?” “What will people think?” “You know, people don’t appreciate that.” Who were these ‘people’ my mother was concerned about and why? It […]
Life has a way of bringing us full circle back to our passions. Danny Budiski, a singer/songwriter has had a dream his entire life to be a star. He spent his younger years training his voice and playing in touring bands but never reached the pinnacle of his music goals. It is not easy to […]
There is no script for how to handle grief. Everyone deals with grief in his or her own way. Because of this, we really should never judge anyone for how they react or behave when they’re faced with the loss of a loved one–whether family or friend. What we see may be only a part […]
“Get out of my office! And you, Yvonne, don’t EVER speak to me about a raise again.” With those words ringing in our ears, the Controller and I walked out of the office of my employer of four years, closed the door, and looked at each other in disbelief. We said nothing and then went […]
I looked at my cousin, Cynthia, and could see the shock and disbelief in her eyes! The same look was probably reflected in mine. We both wanted to move yet it seemed as if we were glued to the spot. Should we move? Was it over? “What happened?” we seemed to be asking each other […]
Peoples’ Hands Have Always Fascinated Me How about you? First I Start With A Wider Shot To Show The Owner Of These Hands. Another unique opportunity. Recently, I had the unique opportunity to visit a local man on his very impressive farm in Üzümlü, a fairly nondescript village located on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey, […]
Living a life with secrets is hard to do, especially one filled with hurt, abandonment, and betrayal. What does one do when this becomes too much? Temple Hayes is a world-renowned Difference Maker, Spiritual Leader, Author, International Motivational Speaker, Humanitarian, Life Rights Advocate, Shamanic Practitioner, and President and Founder of life-changing non-profit organizations. She has […]
