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To All Mothers and Mother Figures

Posted on May 12, 2024 by thisihumblyspeak

Your strength, beauty and depth of love Shape the present and mold the future Leaving an indelible mark on the hearts and souls of those you touch. The sacrifices made, tears shed, hands held, and hearts comforted. An infinite power, … Continue reading →

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A Troubled World

Posted on December 11, 2023 by thisihumblyspeak

The news is affecting me far more than it used to. My mind is tired, and my heart feels exhausted, expired. It has been so for a year. It started December 12, 2022, when Azerbaijan launched a 10 month blockade … Continue reading →

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Hello?

Posted on February 20, 2023 by thisihumblyspeak

The house phone rang. “Aren’t you going to get that?” I asked. “Nah, it’s not a number I recognize,” he said as he glanced at the cordless landline on the coffee table in the living room. “If they want me, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday

Posted on January 24, 2023 by thisihumblyspeak

January is my birth month. For those who know me, know that I love Birthdays. They are the measure of yet another year granted by the grace of God; a timeless privilege too often deprived by many whose breath on … Continue reading →

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Travel, My Reset Button

Posted on October 25, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

I love to travel. It matters not whether I travel in state, out of state, across borders or over oceans. I long for the revelations, the deep insights and the life-altering encounters travel brings. I want the freedom and adventure … Continue reading →

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Own the Fall

Posted on July 11, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

“Oopsy daisy, and up you go,” I said to my toddler grandson as he tripped and fell while running outside. This wasn’t the first time he’d taken a tumble. He knew the drill. He took a moment to check himself, … Continue reading →

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Accountability-Be Answerable for Resulting Consequences.

Posted on April 24, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

  Today, we mark the 107th anniversary of the first genocide of the 20th century, perpetrated against the Armenian people. So much is happening across the globe in remembrance of that atrocity that reveals the humanity and goodwill of a … Continue reading →

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Women Are the Storm

Posted on March 8, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

Happy International Women’s Day to ALL mothers, sisters, daughters, spouses, friends. “Today is your day and mine, the only day that we have to play our part. What our part may signify in the great whole we may not understand, … Continue reading →

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Hollowness of War

Posted on February 27, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

If history should have taught us one thing it is… the brutal hollowness of wars. From known genocides, wars, human sacrifices, torture, slavery, and the treatment of racial minorities, women, and children — all stem from parts of human nature … Continue reading →

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A New Day

Posted on January 1, 2022 by thisihumblyspeak

It is midnight. We cross our arms and link our hands Together in a circle And sing to drink to days gone by. Step into the new year, Open the door and enter a new day, It is no different … Continue reading →

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