Mankind is made great or little by its own will. -Friedrich Schiller We are made great or little by our own will. How bad do you want it? How hard do you want to work for it? Most importantly, how will we give back to the world in order to contribute to its greatness? Life, existence is all about balance. From balancing a chemical equation to keeping the body at equilibrium in order to maintain health, we rely on balance at every possible turn. Our will to do good has to drive us to take action. It is so much easier to settle and fall into the negative side of things. We feed ourselves on lazy moments and wire our minds to think that it is okay. Meanwhile,  we short change ourselves and the world by not fully engaging in our gifts or passion. We have been given all the tools we need to make an impact. Let us take the time to invest in ourselves and figure out how to use those tools to ignite our passion so that we may be great and make the world better. In this action we ...

Ava DuVernay’s Netflix film ’13th’ shows how mass incarceration is a form of modern day slavery. The documentary is definitely worth the watch. It is moving and powerful and thought provoking. However, with the political climate as it presently is, it inspired a feelings of disappointment, despair and downright anger. Hands Up, my latest cinquain, best describes how I felt at the end of it. Hands up Shackled in darkness my intelligence is mocked Speak not, breathe not, live not- Be a shadow It breeds disappointment in our fellow human beings. At the same time, I think I should not be so disappointed because people were once enslave, children used as gator bait, people were experimented on and thought of as subhuman because of the different color of their skin. Have we not grown in compassion and empathy? It definitely feels like we have not because greed and selfishness seem to rule the way of the world. I am disappointed in those that only stand by to lend blame, point...

    I have accepted the ALS Ice bucket challenge because why not. We spread and participate in so much negativity out there, I thought why not do something positive. I talked about the disease with my children and made a donation.   It was actually kind of fun to do with them cheering me on. Besides, there are so many people out there that are hating on it, I thought I would add to those that are educating themselves about the disease. That is all.   The video is upside down. My son the camera man! We had fun. Enjoy life!