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View From Cali

View From Cali

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My take on the world today from the vantage of being a black woman in California enjoying the mid-century passage.

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  • What I Know for Sure

    Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 12:22 in what i know for sure, life perspectives

    I've been trying for about a year to journal on the things I know for sure. Taking my inspiration from the series done in the O Magazine, I wanted to gain some incite on my wisdom, what life had taught me.I marvel at the ability of those that contrib...

  • Passing

    Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 08:44 in passing for white

    I remember standing in Sears & Roebuck (back in the day before Roebuck left) at the stocking counter with my Mom. I tall beautiful white woman passed by and Mom said - she's black. I looked at her again as children do, in awe and wonder, staring ...

  • Perceptions

    Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 08:46 in racism, perception, discscrimmination

    I belong to a site - She Writes. I joined so that I could share, exchange, grow my talents and skills in writing. Its a great place with a lot of writing activity and support.I was reading through the site and ran across a blog entry by a follow wr...

  • Mid-Century Voyage - Update 1

    Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 09:15 in love, daughters, mothers, wild woman, wild spirit

    Yesterday I was in discussion with my Change Agent - the person helping me navigate this mid-century passage. We were talking about my accomplishments to date, the process of finding my identity, finding my voice. I shared with her the profile I crea...

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 08:59 in love, looks, size, precious, physical size

    I haven't seen the movie Precious yet. I plan to. But I have seen a number of reviews and specials promoting the movie. The one aspect of this movie that stands out is that the women represented in the movie do not depict the average Hollywood waif w...

  • Faith is the Answer

    Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 08:48 in love, God, Faith, fear

    I listen to Marianne Williamson's "Miracle Thought for Today" quite regularly. Recently I heard the piece, Stop Being Upset. It dealt with love and fear and faith. She begins the dialogue by stating that all negativity derives from fear, and that you...

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