“Persist and Resist.” – Epictetus Featured Photo: Sabr. Patience. A small pair of paintings with evil eye amulet, and the Arabic word for Patience, completed the day after the Night of Power, 2024. Dear Fellow Warrior, Ramadan has flown by…and now we are in the final two days. I just had some rough thoughts for the…
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HNY: Another Year for Intentional Community Building
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” — Milton Berle Dear Fellow Warrior, Happy New Year! And Happy Black History Month! I will have a separate post on Black History Month another time. I seem to say this every year, but it usually takes me after MLK day and into the first week of February…
I am not a Great Writer…But…
“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.” – Edwin Land Dear Fellow Warrior, May I take a moment to reintroduce myself to you? It may not be my only “reintroduction” this year. But certainly the first in 2024. Well, my name is Elsa. Sometimes I call myself by the title I earned a…
In 2023 I Paid Attention… In 2024, I’ll Pay Attention to …
“You become what you give your attention to….” – Epictetus Dear Fellow Warrior, Sometimes what you pay attention to defines your life at that moment, takes time away, and at the expense of things you should be paying attention to, that could be adding peace, happiness, and positive impact and value in your life. This…
My “13 Reasons Why” …
Dear Fellow Warrior, The other day, I wrote down the Reasons. My own “13 Reasons Why.” As I was looking at the list, I realized, my God, I had such good premonition 14 years ago when I predicted my life expectancy could be before age 40. That I wouldn’t be able to make it past…
There Will Be a Time…
“There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” – W.E.B. Du Bois Dear Fellow Warrior, I come to this page thinking of you, with so many ideas of what I want to share, but by the time I start a new post, I lose it. This happens more than you think.…
The Inconvenient Truth about Suicide Prevention
“No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”— Dr. Maya Angelou Dear Fellow Warrior, This is a post I intended to share in National Suicide Prevention Month (September) and every month this year, starting from the fall of last year, but I held onto…