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Thoughts during the U.S Capitol shooting

Yesterday, I toured the Capitol with several family members from out of town. Despite my being a stone’s throw away from it the history that I often find myself awash in never gets boring. However, I could not have predicted how the day would unfold. Standing in the center of the Capitol dome. Instead ofContinue reading “Thoughts during the U.S Capitol shooting”

The recipe of our lessons

The greatest lessons procured are out of the ashes of humility. I am thankful for situations conceived in the confines of pain and disaffection that become instructive – as it is our trials and tribulations that peel away the proverbial layers of the onion. My recalcitrance has been worn away by the corrosive properties ofContinue reading “The recipe of our lessons”

And the ugliness finds itself on TV – A follow up

A couple weeks ago I wrote about an incident at the University that my son attends. A quick recap – A couple months ago. Some students saw fit to drape a “confederate” flag on the outside of the door in the dormitory, claiming that it was an entreaty to the student population to engage them inContinue reading “And the ugliness finds itself on TV – A follow up”

The illusion of the scavengers

The scavengers often masquerade as orchestrators at the top of the food chain. They flex muscles in an illusory posturing of power that is not at their disposal. Except in the confines of the imagination of those that they malign. Their power is merely that which is abdicated by us. Rise up and take backContinue reading “The illusion of the scavengers”

In the midst of it all – An epiphany

In world where narratives that would endeavor to spoil the milk of human kindness seem to run rampant. Where a candidate for the highest office in the land can spew invective and procure a large following of people who hold up those words up as the proverbial gospel. Where young people in an institution ofContinue reading “In the midst of it all – An epiphany”

The choice: Duty bound or derelict?

Legacy is an operative word and one that is apt to be glossed over. Why? We choose to be blind to the reality of our own mortality – choosing to live life at a leisurely pace instead of being governed by a pressing sense of urgency which would inform us to treat it as theContinue reading “The choice: Duty bound or derelict?”