Author: Michelle Fairchild
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Natural Beauty
Natural Beauty Back to natural Blonde Long highlights shiny perfectly coiffed Eyebrows meticulously plucked and waxed Tatooed eyeliner Jeweled earlobes Fully lined lips pucker red Whitened teeth gleam bright Pendant adorns base of throat Red shirt hugs tightly an abundance of breast Waist whittles Hour glass hips Brazilian wax French manicured nails Firm, smooth, tanned…
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The Letter That Needed To Be Written
Today when I awoke my mind was already in the middle of composing a letter. I lay there in the dark listening as the words weaved their way through my mind and to my fingers. I went straight to a journal and began to write in long hand, the words flowing and pouring forth onto…
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Hope
I am on the email list for a group called Jewish Voice for Peace. They are calling on as many people as possible to sign a letter to the new Obama administration in support of working towards a fair and just peace between Israel and Palstine. Jewish Voice for Peace and Just Foreign Policy are…
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Gather the Women for the 5th Women’s World Conference
The message to all women of the world is, “Wake Up! Arise! Do not ask for permission to gather the women. What cannot be done by men, or by individual women, can be done by women together. Earth is Home.” The quotation above comes from the book Urgent Message from Mother: Gather the Women and…
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Today I participated in celebrating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. by joining in a community prayer circle and then a march to the local Martin Luther King Center. The image above is a wonderful mural that is painted on an outdoor wall at the center. Included on the mural are Dr. King’s Six…
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The Virtues Project
The Virtues Project ™ was founded in 1991 by Linda Kavelin-Popov, her husband Dr. Dan Popov and her brother, John Kavelin who made a commitment to do something to counteract the rising violence among families and youth. They researched the world’s diverse sacred traditions, and discovered more than 360 virtues at the heart of all…
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Spirals
Pendant by Becky Sharp of Becky Sharp Designs(Read below for information about this item.) Swirls and spirals are an image I have been drawn to since forever. Recently I was doing some research about this symbol. Information I took from Wikipedia is as follows: The spiral is the most ancient symbol found on every civilized…
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When Parenting Does Not Come Easy
Self esteem doesn’t come from “being the best,” it comes from valuing the best one can be.~Beth Wilson Saavedra No one ever really knows what it is like to be a parent until they become one. Parenting has not come easy to me. As a person who wondered how she would handle one child, having…
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Welcome 2009!
Some people scoff and joke about New Years resolutions. They express skepticism at people really keeping “promises” to themselves about exercise programs, quitting smoking or losing weight. Yet there really is some deeper need within many that leads them to pause and give some extra consideration to what they wish to happen in the new…
