tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30456875492056462302024-03-13T12:36:59.573-07:00Gem.in.ovation+ ...work... for God's glory = gem.in.ovationB. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-16089615464384774512016-04-19T06:09:00.000-07:002016-04-23T23:46:52.783-07:00Birth (of Biblical) Order
“What happens to a dream deferred?” - Langston Hughes
Bobo: The acronym of this title and, with the exception of legendary Latin jazz percussionist Willie’s stage surname, a label often given to clowns or fools as well as the substance (or lack thereof) that they hope for. When planning to revisit this space with a piece after a couple years’ hiatus, I admit feeling a bit foolish for denying B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-10088307793586334762014-02-01T13:20:00.000-08:002014-02-03T19:24:56.180-08:00Whose House?
Welcome to what's commonly
known as February 2014! In America, this month, albeit the shortest in
the Gregorian calendar system, is associated with grand notions of
romantic love and commemorating the illuminating, historical
contributions of so-named "Black" people. The combined consideration of
these two
focal areas brings a heightened sense of purpose, rightful sense of
place and, as B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-18480320849636796502014-01-01T03:16:00.000-08:002014-01-06T03:44:12.418-08:00Happy kNew...
INcouraging
http://www.prevailmagazine.org/gods-diamond-in-the-rough/
and more jewels
B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-15070963242121132772013-11-01T20:06:00.000-07:002013-11-06T13:33:57.017-08:00Quincunx
insight of at least
five moons -- full, clear, from on high --
is now in season;
applying pressure,
albeit healthy, to this
coal world. You've been warmed.
B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-11458445716264963292013-06-01T13:12:00.000-07:002014-02-08T23:49:06.032-08:00Here
"I knew you were coming. ... I'd like the chance to tell you something. Will you [bear with me]?
Then make up your mind. ... God will begin... It's time!"
Welcome June, or as a Twitter trend I noticed earlier would say, #BienvenidosJunio!
The week leading to this place was, like any, a dynamic one. Some personal transitions aside, sadly derailed trains, revisiting singer/B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-18121184566820490452013-05-17T22:10:00.000-07:002013-06-01T23:50:24.009-07:00Re:Generations
X is a crossroads where those marks already seared into us, resistant to erasure by mere wo/man's might, converge with the often polar terrain ahead. Needless to say, energy of sometimes unknown origins often seeks to malign or align with such important journeys, even without invitation.
Considered differently, the X (or tenth)—arguably talented B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-7217269850756647882013-04-21T11:58:00.000-07:002013-04-25T00:04:40.440-07:00Further
Faith
and fatherhood have long been at the fore of many eras' popular
cultures. Old Abraham passed one of written history's most enduring tests involving his son, Isaac. Pastor/"Purpose Driven Life" author Rick Warren and family grieve the loss
of his youngest son, Matthew, to suicide on April 6, sparking a
firestorm of opposing backlash that both doubts and expects the Warrens'
exemptionB. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-58426729890657528872013-03-03T04:48:00.000-08:002013-03-03T21:27:29.337-08:00Just His / Licent...
Poetry...
It evokes thoughts of beatniks dressed in black, stereotypical finger snaps, melodramatic ways of saying 'that' and those indescribable spaces also known as none of the above. Temper, temper now, all you modern-day Calliopes, Eratos and Euterpes; absolutely no disrespect to your Work is intended or offered as I Love my family :)
The artform did come to the B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-2658671989065023722013-02-03T16:44:00.000-08:002013-02-03T16:44:23.951-08:00Prey & Praise in the Land of Saints
It's Super Bowl Sunday in the U.S.!
Unlike last year, I will not have the pleasure of beholding the wide-eyed and salsafied physical beauty that is Victor Cruz. *sigh* I haven't spent that much time in the Bay, so until 2014's game in the New York region, another one of my stomping grounds -- Baltimore -- will represent a li'l something to shout about.
Truth be told, repping San B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-3713381983455168712013-01-10T22:44:00.000-08:002013-01-12T07:54:32.312-08:00For Real
Happy Newish Year, all!
With the Northeast expected to experience unseasonably warm weather with almost two weeks of January behind us, it's wild to realize that the first month of "2013" is moving the way that it is.
While there are some things that have changed so far (by resolution or revolution), needless to say, some things have remained the same... yes, I'm talking about my B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-61336444155348817552012-12-21T00:00:00.000-08:002012-12-21T00:13:20.944-08:00Soul Stitch
Of knits and (k)nots, consider p(er)URL Won, too and t'ree...
“Lord, give us weak eyes for things which are of no account and clear eyes for all Your truth.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
“Almighty God who has sent the Spirit of truth unto us to guide us into all truth: so rule our lives by Thy power that we may be B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-50610230556701306832012-09-13T16:28:00.000-07:002012-12-20T22:33:07.686-08:00Per Specs, TiffsI see what I'm supposed to see.
Don't you
dare
To Be...B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-4956329770999706842012-09-04T17:55:00.000-07:002012-09-05T17:08:00.362-07:00Inherit the Vision
Recent days reminded me of the dynamic Love labors we engage along what appear to be endless miles, the verdant places revealed by an occasional christening with light. Of our communities, the youngest seeds are often most potent with possibility and vulnerable to the threat of harm. In sustaining a healthy and effective community at-large, then, consider "the importance of art in the healingB. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-39725697825500998852012-08-18T14:33:00.002-07:002012-09-05T15:07:04.784-07:00Stop. Look. Listen...
As an individual born into
partnership with countless siblings by the Creator, I am fluid... and a
bit quirky. My ways might not resemble his or hers, but as we grow to understand
that none of our ways totally meet the Most High's, the abundance of quirks, like quarks, becomes clear. Anyone close or concerned enough to notice mine
(hopefully without undue prejudice and harsh judgment), will.B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-86139473251779602102012-08-02T12:00:00.000-07:002012-08-20T05:19:27.947-07:00Whether or NeverStanding to the best of its ability between the sun glaring from a great distance and the empathetically chilled foundation of even vast seas, the s-talk of a plant once asked how the latter could endure what some would call inclement weather.
But Grace...
Full of gratitude in any season, it answered
"Rain who nails the earth, whose infinite legs
nail the earth, whose silver B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-81442193832246164892012-07-06T17:04:00.000-07:002012-09-12T03:31:32.638-07:00To Peace
It lives in Salaam, shalom and even Shlomo. While Salem, Salome, salami and other related words
might have developed contrary implications to it over time, the soul purpose is peace.
The Biblical King Solomon has long been touted as one of the wisest people ever born. It was the highest frequency of his energy that recently came to mind during a conversation on human nature and its sometimes B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-37628266917166746442012-06-22T08:15:00.000-07:002012-06-22T14:54:57.855-07:00Of Fathers, the Sum... and, wholly, Spirit
This year's calendar says the 20th.
Conventional wisdom regards the 21st.
The temperature and my inner spark (for a little informal writing) suggest this day.
So begins the Summer, an approximately 90-day warming trend no greater individually than the larger experience of the Life that knows how to overlook interventions from the likes of Aristotle, farmers, Gregory, Julius, B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-2324429876761477512012-06-05T18:09:00.000-07:002012-06-22T14:49:13.346-07:00Venous / As a Buoy
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined."
At the end of last year, I completed intended graduate study in herbal medicine. I vowed to remain present for the lessons no matter how Life showed up. If experiencing my first hurricane and earthquake were among the indications, boy, did it! Regardless, this week offered the official pomp-and-circumstance—and I B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-28482474243062415102012-06-01T00:12:00.000-07:002012-06-06T23:55:00.853-07:00TRINITY TALKS: Filles et...
Happy June! 'Tis the season, better yet the 'soular' slice, of sunshine's peak and the heightened (outdoor) activity that often comes along for the ride. As the month of May closed, so did the fullness of my attention to a scrolling news feed when I peeked at its mention of some dark happenings in the Sunshine State and in Maryland. In the time it took to leave home for the day with a kiss B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-60186583399086993742012-05-09T19:20:00.000-07:002012-06-01T01:43:07.172-07:00Model Behavior"...a human life is also a performance in time and process of becoming." - Mortimer J. Adler
A role...? Stop playing!
That's the semi-cheesy version of my response to a loved one when asked to assist an indy film. It's not really my arena, so I admit that being a gun-slinging freedom fighter determined to encourage an ex-priest back to faith on green screenB. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-85485521734589709302012-04-29T20:56:00.003-07:002012-06-01T02:00:41.926-07:00Yellow No. 2
I recently noticed for the first time two things that could have gotten my attention much sooner. One was an impromptu, first glimpse at the TV One series, "Black Men Revealed". The second was the Charlize Theron film, "Young Adult". (Actually, the movie "Tower Heist" made three and its key element of gold might fit as you read on; just not enough for these primary purposes.) From the outside, B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-42450336988515688202012-04-22T05:09:00.000-07:002012-04-23T13:47:33.810-07:00Self-Known
Fear and doubt are realities for many. Revisiting Job and the Psalms, the same can be said of ignorance.
The rightful and Lovely application of ninjitsu notwithstanding, what good purpose is there to operating from a hidden place of selfish harm beneath Unity's bridge? None. Stealth mode to harm the Hands that rock, feed, guide and raise us pales in comparison to knowing and allowing one's B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-1146370277608639502012-04-12T10:06:00.000-07:002012-04-22T20:38:26.039-07:00High Frequency
"The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good heritage." - Psalm 16:6 AMP
Miss Starry-Eye with steed and the collection's beautiful "Indigo"
{Sources: http://GIFake.net and http://www.upontherainbow.com/80s/indigo.html}
Way back when, I looked at the Rainbow Brite doll's tiny facial star tattoo with appreciation. Heavenly things were&B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-1431325022917931892012-03-29T20:25:00.000-07:002012-04-13T00:48:27.968-07:00Area Codes
Yesterday, I noticed that one of actor Chris Rock's films, "I Think I Love My Wife", had come on twice. Having enjoyed it from both a single and betrothed context before, it was tragic to see how easily a destructive feminine will would disrupt another's rightful path. It was also comical to agree with some of the characters' dinner table chat about pop culture. B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045687549205646230.post-40789396958740024412012-03-24T16:09:00.032-07:002012-04-13T00:40:15.982-07:00Broken, We Go Hard
Sanford, our suns, structure...
weathered and marked, indefinitely left
in rot or retinue
When necessary, the soul of me disagrees
.: visual persistence of memory at http://tinyurl.com/DC4Trayvon-PMLLC :.
"This is [a] black hoodie rap"
Lemme rap to you about some Blacks who die
They may appear as another from behind
or exactly for who they are
then B. Psalmbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00841636635358460937noreply@blogger.com0