2-3-2023

My parents taught me to always dream possibilities in the wake of improbabilities. It has been crucial to staying true the course in life.

Today, on my seventy-fifth birthday, I live peacefully in a world hostile to me because I am Black, lesbian and considered financially poor. I live this way in spite of the chaotic climate of the world after the uprising and pandemic of the past three years. While it may seem like I have put blinders on to the reality of what we as a people lost, I have not. In the Black Lives Matter movement, we accomplished very little. Yet, many think our accomplishments were in abundance. Not so. When I think about the people we lost in the last three years while voicing concerns about systematic racism and injustice, it's heartbreaking. When I see our democratic process jeopardized while politicians infight when folks are homeless and hungry, it's heart wrenching. The realism is so impactful, I have thoughts of leaving this life. In my previous bouts of cancer I knew I would fight and do whatever necessary to survive. It's different this time. In adopting the "go with the flow" I live and love honestly without reservation. I keep family members and friends with me spiritually. It is the way I keep smiling as I go about living life to fullest.