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My best friend died over a month ago. I was with him at the end and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. As painful as it was to be present for his labored last breath, it would have haunted me to know he left this world alone. It would have been soul altering…
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Everyday is someone’s birthday. Many someone’s. With a world population of nearly 8 billion people, one day has an average of nearly 22,000,000 birthdays. 22,000,000. That’s a lot of cake and ice cream. That would be like everyone in the entire state of Florida all having the same birthday. 22,000,000 million birthday cakes all lit…
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I once told a friend of mine about how, when I was a young child, someone asked me my race in an indelicate way. “What are you?” he asked. “Filipino,” I answered. “What’s that?” he responded. After sharing this anecdote with my friend, she apologized for that experience. “I’m sorry that happened to you.” At…
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By my own standards, I believe I have lived a long life. I am older than my mother ever got to be. I remain active, in mind, body, and spirit. I am at peace in my day to day life and occasionally will attempt an endeavor that challenges my view of the world I inhabit.…
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Using someone’s skin color as a description is fine. Using someone’s skin color as a definition is racism. The benevolence of the one percenters isn’t benevolent at all. The acts are the mechanism by which they control the progress and direction of society as a whole. The most effective way an authoritarian maintains control is…
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Tales from long ago History in the present Mabuhay matters Elegant in prose graceful stride to take her place among the heavens Hold firm my life right a man’s world of dominance Steadfast in my worth Do not trust the reflection in the mirror. That is you seeing you. Better to find your reflection in…
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“Gender is a fact.” No. It is not. How ironic that people who spend a good deal of their life striving for a certain amount of notoriety get upset when they make controversial statements that create controversy. They want to be heard until they say something that should have been left unsaid. They want our…
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