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An African/Native American Queen, Wordsmith, Photographer, Free Spirit and Teacher.
SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2016 WEEK 20
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SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2016 WEEK 20
With your answers, please remember we are in the SYW world and which may not always match our reality.
When do you feel most connected with others?
I’m a Loner and an Solitary so it is very rare for me to be or feel connected to others. Rather I’m connected to Nature. I prefer being outdoors in good sunny weather taking photographs. However one instance that stands out for me in terms of connectedness was last January when I attend the New York Paid Family Leave Rally where New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Vice President Joe Biden spoke. The bill just recently became Law in the state of New York and will take effect January 2018. At least I feel like I helped to accomplish something.
What daily habit would you like to introduce to your life?
More Sleep and exercise!!
What one mini-little-adventure would you like to have in the coming week?
That some kind, gentle and generous soul would take me out to the beauty and nail salon. I need to have my hair, fingernails and toenails done!! Having a Fully Paid Free for Me Day of Beauty would be a wonderful thing!!
List things or events that changed your Life: It could be as simple as a book or meeting a certain person?
- Committing my Life to Jesus Christ.
- Joining the military and serving in the United States Army.
- The deaths of my Beloved parents Edward & Mable Palmer.
- Having and surviving a minor stroke at age 49.
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I am grateful that my court case went well and had a successful and victorious outcome. I’m also grateful for meeting and dancing with the Lost Samurai! That was fun!!
As for this upcoming week looking forward to just getting through the work week with the least amount of pain and making it to the weekend.
The Nubian Ninja Stings America
Most people who know me know that I’m an Opinionated Black Woman. I’m not ashamed to say that I’m a Liberal/Progressive on most issues. I support Women’s Rights including a Woman’s right to choose. Yes I’m Pro-Choice. I also support my Gay and Lesbian family, friends and co-workers. I have no shame in my game and no filters. Also I don’t care about what people think of me. Only my opinion of me matters to me. As I’ve said before and I will continue to say I validate myself. I don’t look for support from anyone or anybody else.
As an African-American Woman I know what it is to be the target of assumptions. During the eight years I’ve been at my current job (I’m a museum security guard) it has been white men (however white women can be just as ignorant) who assume that because I’m a Black Woman I must be a drug dealer or a prostitute. Some whites right away look at the color of my skin and my gender and just figure she’s a slut and a hoodrat.
Some feel that because I’m Black that gives them the right to touch me. For some strange reason I cannot fathom white people have some sort of sick fascination with African hair. Well I’ve got news for you. I’m not running a petting zoo so unless I know you and know you very well Don’t Touch Me and Keep Your hands to Yourself. Let me say this loud and clear, I Do Not Like or Want to be Touched especially by strange white people!! Observe Personal Space!!
Also I’ve been called everything but a Child of God.
This is the candidate that many white Americans support and want to be the next President of the United States.
Trump. Just another name for a disgusting pervert masquerading as a “Voice of the People” The only people he represents are the KKK, the American Nazi Party and the Christian Identity movement. For those of you who don’t know about these groups. Look it up. Also Donald Trump’s father was a Grand dragon/wizard or whatever idiocy they call themselves of the KKK. Now you understand where he gets his racist, biased, bigoted views. A male who uses women. Has had numerous failed marriages and businesses. A white male who wants to build walls instead of bridges.
Whites never even consider that I’ve served my country and I’m a United States Army Veteran. I graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with honors. I’ve been working for close to if not 40 years and have always supported myself while taking care of my developmentally disabled brother. Nor do they see me as their Sister in Christ only as a nanny or personal servant. News Flash!! Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben took off the apron and Chef’s hat and now work for Black Lives Matter!! #BlackLivesMatter
But then again my contributions plus the contributions of my parents, grandparents, great grandparents, great-great grandparents have been negated by most white Americans and Europeans down through history. It is their choice to go by stereotypes, assumptions, stupid politicians, idiot preachers/ministers and corrupted media. Because a person is a certain color, race, nationality, religion (non-Christian) right away they must be some type of criminal or terrorist.
Shame on you America. For you know neither my story nor my song.
However the songs of white Americans/Europeans are constantly celebrated. They celebrate murdering thousands of Native Americans, capturing and enslaving Africans, Jim Crow, years of colonialism against Black and Brown peoples systematically attempting to remove their own indigenous faiths/religions, destruction of native cultures and desecration of native/indigenous lands, using the CIA to prop up dictatorships in foreign countries which have numerous human rights violations.
Tell me Republicans/Conservatives are you really proud of this history?!
As Memorial Day in America is rapidly approaching I will continue speaking on this issue in a future post.
CEE’S ODD BALL PHOTO CHALLENGE: 2016 WEEK 20
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CEE’S ODD BALL PHOTO CHALLENGE: 2016 WEEK 20
Mattress and plastic sheet Street Art
Mary. Mary. Quite Contrary. How does your Garden Grow? With Skull-like Cranium Shells and Pretty Emerging Faces all askew.
My Favorite Oddball of this past week is the Dancing Samurai aka the Japanese Tom Cruise!! We both did our own special boogie along the area that connects the 4,5, & 6 subway trains to the L train. The Dancing Samurai had two very quiet yet watchful brightly colored chickens. This station is named 14th Street Union Square. That laughter you hear is me cackling along to the music!! LOL!!
7 Seven Bell Fitness Gym
This is an Oldie but Goodie Post! I figure it fit the word prompt Theme of Health from The Daily Post. I’m now 57 but still in good shape but unable to do certain types of exercises due to bad knees and arthritis. I still walk doing my Soulful Struts that you can find on my Photography Blog Roaming Urban Gypsy. http://www.roamingurbangypsy.com
Enjoy my Eye of the Tiger Moment!! 🙂 😀 LOL!!
Victory Salute at Seven Bell Fitness Gym
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DAILY PROMPT
Healthy
I’m a Victorious Over-comer in the making! For me the keys to unlock the prison was to Challenge myself. I joined Seven Bell Fitness gym located in Brooklyn in April. Did a Strength test. My trainer said I was in good shape for a 55 year old woman. So psyched I signed up to do 10 lessons. One training per week. My trainer encourages me to push myself. I felt so good after knocking myself out. Endorphin and adrenaline rush!! Do the thing you fear the most.
Yes at 55 these exercises are more difficult for me than when I was 18 and doing Basic Training courtesy of Uncle Sam but I want more for myself. I desire Great Health and I’m gonna make it happen. No time for dissenting voices. I Listen to my true friends who encourage…
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Espiritu en Fuego/A Fiery Spirit 