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First day of blogging - just because I can and have the time to set it up. Created the Tribe 1 Myspace and my Facebook and now this. Octavia comes to mind. Who is close to me in the "Pattern?" We will see.

And isn't this the time for that with all the rumblings that surround us still from as the deep yearnings for something real were knit together so masterfully as to step over a Clinton - you know what they say happens when White women cry - and then stepped through this country's epitome of fear, that evoked by a Black man speaking loudly in a dashiki, and speaking truth no less, using the proper king's tongue - and....the pretty one, and....the humble war hero with a temper and..... The yearning was stronger than all that. So, just how much do we want something real? Just how ready are we to receive it? Who are the 'pattern masters?' ~ Ni [We miss you Octavia.]

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Joe Moore said…
Ni,

Good thing I didn't come to Tribe last night. High fever, no voice. I'll send you an email after I finish reviewing all parts of the web site.

Joe
November 21, 2008 at 6:37 AM
Unknown said…
So much to be thankful for. So much to re-spond to, as well as heal from. Offering healing that is rejected is equally hard. I'll send you my blog address, I think it's mizgilivingartness.blogspot.com I haven't posted in a while but I imagine more will be revealed and I will be lead to write more of my musings. Love you girl!
Genevieve
November 30, 2008 at 6:20 AM
Anonymous said…
How "seeing"...insightful. We have come thru some pretty ingrained "conditioning" hurdles to bring ourselves to this place! Hoping for something "other" than what we have known. Possibly reaching into the "vast unknown" into the "darkness".....for some "light".
November 30, 2008 at 2:12 PM
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