I am an advocator for children and families with an intention of rising up to enlighten the world of the value and urgency there is to make our children a global priority. We are their past, their present and their future. We must Stand up! Speak up! Show up on their behalf. Join us through our website: heart4kidsadvocacy.org
Nothing that resides in the soul can be destroyed! You can try to wipe the slate of the mind clean and clear of what we know our souls carry, but the imprint on the soul was ordained in heaven and only God himself designs and navigates that expression. So if they thought they could destroy the souls memories- they failed! I can’t begin to express what I feel as I watch Celio dance the heart beat of his ancestors whose indigenous cultures, from the many people he represents, flows through his veins. Our children will continue to carry the stories of our lineage, even if we fail to teach them from whence they come. God is still in charge!
I feel that it is important for us as educators and parents to insure that what we are teaching our students and exposing our children to, is ultimately relevant to their life experience. If what we prepare for them in terms of the content of the curriculum and how it can be connected to their daily lives, it serves a purpose and hopefully inspires their thirst for more knowledge and supports their development academically, social-emotionally, and spiritually! This election has unleashed more fear, hatred, racism, and anxiety then I have seen since the 60’s. Educational institutions have historically been the breeding grounds for discourse, conceptual exploration, and solutions to societal problems.
Educational institutions should serve as a means to reflecting and dreaming about the possibilities of who our students have the potential of evolving into that will safeguard the integrity, honesty, justice, and principles of tolerance and compassion. This is that is needed to have a functional inclusive society. We as educators have a responsibility to entice and support the imagination, creativity, proficiency, and genius that resides in the heart and soul of each of our students, just waiting to be discovered. We must offer our students an opportunity for self-discovery. We must provide them with a sacred space to voice their thoughts and in that process we will also discover new aspects of our own growth not only as an educator, but as someone who has found their “work”! PS. Forgive my writing, but I am slightly emotionally drained as I get the “Breaking News”, that Betsy DeVos is selected to be the head of the Department of Education! This is a devastating blow for the educational system that serves our children in this country! We have now stepped formally into the status of being a 3rd world nation. She has absolutely no business heading this department other than to dismantle the education of children who have only public school options for literacy, socialization development, and life skills! This is part of the plan to disassemble the path to middle class status and re-establish the have and have not society. This “shock event” tactic the political gang is using is working! They are keeping us distracted with horrific acts of political terrorism while they sneak in their dirty works that will have a more ruthless affect on the American culture, economic, politics, environment, health and safety, spiritual and emotional well being! Stay awake! Stay alert!
I am learning so many valuable lessons that are helping me have a daily rebirth of my soul!
I use to hesitate when asked to speak or sing, because I struggled with always wanting to be humble of spirit and character. I realize now that I was hiding the gifts that God had endowed me with and that these were gifts He intended for me to use for His purpose that He embedded in my soul expression. Little by little I am learning that when I am asked to speak up, stand up, and show up, it is God that is asking for obedience to fulfill His purpose in the healing of our planet and our humanity.
Each of us have a divine purpose that is not attached or dependent on any element of our being except our “souls”! We don’t stop or retract from our purpose until it is fulfilled. There is not an age limit to doing “our work”! As long as we can find ways to express our divine purpose, we are called into action!
That became crystal clear to me yesterday when I was asked to share my work with a group of seniors. Now the word “seniors” does not resonate with me at all! Culturally it is inappropriate and carries an energy that is stayed and stagnate! So for me I saw it as an honor to come into the circle with the “elders”! To be asked to share the wisdom and truths of my life experiences in context to my “ life’s work”! It struck me so strongly as I looked out at the sea of faces, that there before me were decades of life experiences filled with struggles, success, failures, tenacity, times of grief and pain, as well as joy and excitement! It was a village of elders holding a space of hope and peace for future generations. There was a knowing amongst themselves that each of them held pearls of wisdom and courage that needed to be shared!
Why is it in this culture we are so dismissive of gifts of the young and the wisdom of the “elders”! I realized after it was over and my team reflected on the “talk and share”, that the purpose that day was to remind the “elders”, that they are needed to secure the future of our children-They understood the role they must play to move our society in a positive direction. They understood that we, all of us adults are the past, present and future of our children! We in turn must ask to sit in the circle at their feet, so that we can learn from their life experiences!
It’s beautiful to acknowledge that there is always more truth and knowledge to discover! Life is good!
On this Palm Sunday which coincides with the beginning of Passover, I can’t but think how significant this time is in terms of our human condition. In a world where we see political divides, racial divides, and religious divides, is there anything we can say or do to redesign our human fabric that will bring us into alignment with one another? I was reflecting on the contributions that African Americans have made historically in the context of the American culture, when it made me realize how inner connected we are to each other. America is made of people that represents the ethnicity and cultures of the world and each of us has in some way hosted a thread of the American fabric.
Whatever negative and or racist comments are being targeted towards anyone or anything people are fearful of or threatened by such as Black-Hispanic-Asian-Natives-LBGTQIA+, different religions as well, it becomes a distraction from truth and righteousness. I am an African American that is deliciously flavored with a multitude of other ethnicities that go into making me who I am and gifts me with the lens I have to view the world.
I believe this is the time to lift up and take ownership of the cultural beauty and historical contributions of each of our rich and ancient cultures. Our children have a right to know from whence they come. The more exposure we have and opportunities we have to respect, honor and appreciate each other’s culture, history and contributions to humanity, the more possibilities for us to realize acknowledge and stand in support of each other as one race- the human race. I thank God not only for my parents, but for who they were and what they stood for as individuals and as a “parent team”. I want to thank them for showing me how to honor and respect my divers heritage which has enriched my life and my perspective of what it means to be a citizen of the world. We are all divine emanations of ” Great Spirit”! The corruption of that divinity in us comes when we succumb to the dark shadows and step out of His sacred light! But there is always compassion, grace and forgiveness! It has to be our choosing. I choose unconditional love as my staff and my rod by which to live my life. What do you choose?
There is nothing more powerful than the love of a mother and her children.
Is There Really a Reason for This Madness and Chaos that is Impacting Children and Mothers?
Well, here we go again trying to unravel and make sense of the acts of criminal behavior that is being perpetrated on those seeking asylum in our country. First we put the children in cages and then we spray them with tear gas. Where are we living? What is happening in this country? We are acting like one of the barbaric countries in other parts of the world that have no conscious, no compassion, and no humanity. I am not saying that we allow people to just flood through the borders of we seem to think is our land alone, but there is a process for allowing people to seek freedom and justice in this country and if we can land on the planet Mars, there should be a way for us to peacefully and orderly to help those who need our country to maintain the the sanctity and quality of their lives in the face of terror and death. We should have enough influence and resources to rally countries around the world to stand up for the rights of others in the name of “birth rights to human existence”.
I just don’t feel that we are moving in the right direction. We are creating a legacy that will be the foundation to the demise of this country and ultimately the world that depend on us to be a beacon light, a sacred place that represents intelligence, wisdom, ethics, justice and liberty for all. We are suppose to be the most powerful nation in the world not just in reference to our military strength, but in terms of what was to be our destiny call as a role model for the world in terms of grace and mercy. We have a responsibility to be more than we are being.
The Global Covenant to Protect the Sacred Lives of Children-
Many hands make light the work. We can co-create a better world for our children if we rise to the occasion- which is NOW!
Stand Up! Speak Up! Show Up! Time is running out!
The Global Covenant to Protect the Sacred Lives of Children
The Covenant
Children have a right to be born in a world that provides the resources that will enable them to be cared for spiritually, medically, economically, educationally, and in terms of their social emotional well being. We must provide a social consciousness that honors and values the existence of children as the greatest element that sustains and enhances society. Therefore, we as members of the worldwide global community are being called upon to establish this covenant to protect the rights of all our children.
Children have the right to be cared for and raised by loving, gentle, intelligent, adults that are capable of making wise decisions. The well being of each child is the responsibility of the global society regardless of country or government.
Children have the right to have parents, extended family, teachers, and community resources that will provide only the best of what life has to offer. Each of us must be held accountable for the welfare of all children.
Children have the right to say no in the face of danger that will cause them mental, emotional or physical abuse or endangerment and to be supported and defended by their parents and the law.
Children have the right to be in safe and nurturing environments at home, at school and in their community.
Children have the right to be loved unconditionally and respected.
Children have the right to express their inner most thoughts and needs and guided on how to do so with respect for themselves and others.
Children have the right to be happy and lighthearted.
Children have the right to be accepted as unique individuals with special gifts to contribute to society.
Children have the right to be heard and listened to attentively and respectfully.
Children have the right to be children and not be seen or treated as miniature adults.
Children have the right to be valued and accepted for who they are.
Children have the right to spiritual exposure and development that enables them to develop their divine character.
Children have the right to be guided into positive acceptable behavior that will support them in being their higher self.
Children have the right to be given the tools to develop good self-esteem and even more important, self-respect.
Children have the right to be given the time, space, and opportunities to develop self-discipline and motivation to realize their own dreams and aspirations.
Children have the right to develop age appropriate autonomy and independence.
Children have the right to learn how to make age appropriate choices and decisions.
Children have the right to be acknowledged for their ideas and accomplishments.
Children have the right to be given everything they need and some of what they want. All life’s basic necessities must be provided which includes being cared for by their parents, medical, shelter, food, clothing, safety at home, school and community.
Children have the right to experiment, interact, and explore their environment that should enrich their lives.
Children have the right to participate in artistic expressions that foster the essence of culture and our humanity.
Children have the right to play and for us to value their play as the means by which they absorb knowledge.
Children have the right to a meaningful and purposeful education that will prepare them, for not only further academic mastery, but also will prepare them to be whole, healthy, self-confident, responsible, contributing adults in society.
As in the words of Bob Marley- “One Love, one heart, Let’s get together and feel alright, As it was in the beginning- One Love, So shall it be in the end- One heart.”
This blog was written about the children landing at our borders and are now living in camps – separated from their families. Now I am re-visiting this because I am so disturbed and hurt about what is happening in the Ukraine and the plight of the people-families and of course THE CHILDREN!It has to stop! This war of aggression and greed on the part of Russia and all that support the crimes against humanity as well as the genocide that is happening there must be stoped! As we know today there are 21 countries engaged in war currently!
I can’t begin to tell you how devastated I am thinking about the children that are being snatched from their mother’s arms. What is going on in America? Have we lost sight of our core values, or was I mistaken in thinking we were a beacon light in the world standing for justice and compassion for all of humanity. i guess it was merely a smoke screen to hide who a large majority of people are in this country. I should have know better when I look at the truth of our history.
When I read the pages of people’s lives that have endured slavery, turned away from the shores of our country because they were Jewish and we didn’t want to get involved. Native Americans whose land we stole and who’s lives and culture we destroyed. The Japanese camps, the homeless on our streets, the mentally and emotionally ill citizens that roam our streets in live in the dark cold bowels of the hell we allow them to squatter in.
Where are the politicians? Where are the educators? Where are the concerned parents? Where are our religious leaders and institutions. Where are we, the ordinary citizens of this global society. I am afraid that this act of kidnapping children from their parents, hides acts of human trafficking. People, we have a responsibility to call out the people in so call power, the people who are suppose to hold God’s truth to share with mankind, the people who educate our children, the people who are suppose to protect us, the people of wealth, and just you and me people that are supposes to be awake in our lives and have a conscious to do the following: Stand up to crimes against humanity! Stand up to those who can institute change! Speak Up and hold people accountable! Show up in love, respect, compassion and passion to be agents of change. If we don’t take care of our children and families, society will crumble.
All they have is us! They all belong in our care as a collective humanity. We created their past, their present and their future. What do we want them to inherit?
Celio walked into the living room and observed me watching the news. He then proceeded to ask me ” Becky, why do you guys watch so much news?” I responded ” because we want to know what is going on in the world.” He shook his head and looking at me face to face replied, “Becky the world does not tell you what is going on, you must tell the world what is going on”!
Well I guess once again, ” out of the mouth of babes!” We better stop ignoring children cause obviously they know and hold the truth.
She closed her eyes and imagined for her elders what America was destined to be-
“The Land of the Free”!
John Pavlovitz, wrote an article entitled “No God does not Bless America”, and this is my response:
This article of “wanting to hear ones self talk” makes no sense and is built on the intention of deflection and distraction from the real issues at hand! The song “God Bless America”, which personally I prefer to the national, is a tribute of gratitude for the beauty and magnificence of what God has provided the people of this country with. It is not at any point separating us in terms of an ethnocentric stance from other nations. But we as Americans have much to be grateful for. And in light of living from a place of gratitude we have a grave responsibility for protecting and being good stewards of this land and what it has provided us with! We are so blessed in America that we also have a responsibility to support the welfare and well being of those less fortunate than us within and beyond our borders! As it is asked of us to “Love thy neighbors as you would want them to love you”! This ideology that Trump has used as his mantra “America first” we should embrace it to mean ” Because America has and is so blessed, we have a responsibility to be first in service to mankind”!
We are living in serious times with daily life and death issues! Let’s not use our intellect and creativity on foolishness and idle nonsensical rhetorical conversations! Let’s engage in conversations that open doors to solutions to:
War
Hunger
Disease
Homelessness
Climate control and preservation of our planet.
Education of our children that is based on quality, equality, relevance, critical thinking, adaptive to cultural and individual needs, inclusive, and inspiring so that we regain our intention to be a literate society.
Global human rights
Yes there is so much to talk about!
Yes there is so much to do and “actions speak louder than words”!
There Are No Wars That “Our One Source” Consider To Be Holy!
Upon This Rock- I Shall Build A House of Worship for All Mankind to Gather and Worship One God, The Holy Spirit, Great Spirit!
Standing on the promises of God! The killing and hate in our world today:It is not a holy war! It is Spiritual warfare! People it is about the evils of:
📍Separation from God
📍Ignorance
📍Greed
📍Ethnocentrism
📍Racial supremacy
📍Poverty
📍Hunger for food to nourish both body and soul
📍Disenfranchisement
📍Mental and emotional illness
📍Fear of loss of something that is impossible to hold on to anyway!
📍Righteous indignation
📍Isolation
📍Alternative facts and truth
📍Me-Myself-and I syndrome
📍Soulless beings that have forfeited the divine purpose of their earthly existence!
📍Ideology that we are no longer “our brother’s keeper”
Satan might be having a field day right now, but as soon as we figure out that ultimately God is in charge and that love, peace, and that the gift of life is in it’s self God’s power within us, we will rise up with wings of angels and reclaim this earth and all that God has endowed humanity with and evil will diminish until all there is -is God! Yes- God is love and all there is is God!
Wake up in your life and help to usher in that love-
Speak truth and ethics!
Speak love and respect!
Speak compassion and patience!
Speak it and be it and the vibration that each of us resound will reverberate globally and shift the current that is destroying our planet and deconstructing the divinity of our souls!
