Tag: Saint Louis
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Keep shining even through storms!
Some days will keep you speechless, force you to get on your knees and cry, then rise, knowing you are a star. Today, was another reminder to shine bright still even through storms. We are grateful no one was hurt and yes we will rebuild following yet another storm in STL.
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Keep the depths of pine trees!
On any given day, a group of pine trees stand tall at the back of our home. They are slim and delicate, always evergreen with branches so soft to touch. Wild winds sway their branches often , wild air their needles and pinecones too. Still they stand, tall and strong, always delicate to touch. But…
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Keep the festival of nations in Saint Louis!
We went to the festival of nations today. We left happy. That and grateful that everyone can bring their gifts, their sense of well being to such a feast and well all of us in attendance are richer because of the variety and distinctiveness of the offerings our eyes created. Indeed, the firewood which a…
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Keep knowing that life is a marketplace, Uwa bu afia!
The igbos have a saying that “Uwa bu afia,” the world is a marketplace and when your transactions are complete, you will return back to where you came from. I have been thinking of this saying ever since a young man pulled a gun at a local school in Saint Louis. That he felt lonely,…
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Keep celebrating heros like Dr. King, local heros like Dr. Mati!
I am all about light. All about celebrating those who build and sustain it. Those unafraid to give a little light, to make their light shine too. Those prepared to do their part to dispel darkness, to become a voice for the voiceless, to love as love does, choosing love or fighting for justice like…
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Keep coming!
Isioma, You come gliding through this Saint Louis blues, on a cold Sunday morning, frigid and clear. You come walking through icy paths patiently gliding through forests deep as your walk fearlessly to the unknown. You come tested by fire like gold and silver and all precious jewel formed by fire. You come leaning not…
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Keep imagination like STL City Foundry!
Imagination is a transformative force. It enhances, sustains, and frees mind hungry to unleash their dreams. I have been hungry for awhile. Imagination has been filling my soul. It has helped and continues to help me rethink all I thought I knew about a people, their ways, their heritage, even their landscape fully and freely.…
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Keep Jazmond Dixon and her love for baking in mind!
She loved to bake. I imagine her cake would have been moist and fluffy or her cookies, golden brown and warm, all of them as delicious as her smile. Her baking business would be crowded too, maybe decorated with hints of purple, with lavender flowers all over like her eyeglasses. None of this would ever…
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