With appreciation for Karen McKinney Cruz, who offered me a gift when I stopped believing I belonged in my own sentences. Wear your words. E.Z.
She handed me this bag—a gift.Letters so bold they don’t whisper—they roar:
SOY CABRONA…Lo Siento.
The first word hitslike a shot of mezcal—no salt, no lime,just fire...
Also known as: Amaryllis Lily, August Lily, Belladonna Lily, Jersey Lily, March Lily, Naked Lady, and Resurrection Lily Family: Amaryllidaceae Origin: The Western Cape region of South Africa
Nifty Nugget of Knowledge: The genus Amaryllis comes from the Greek word amarysso, meaning 'to sparkle' with their bulbs blooming for up...
by Matt Karimi You've seen the acronym LGBTQIA+, but do you know what all those letters mean—and why they matter? Let's break it down in a way that's fun, quick, and a little bit historical, too.
L – Lesbian Women who love women. During the AIDS crisis in the 80s and 90s,...
It rained most of the day, so I missed my morning walk and afternoon meal. When the skyfinally cleared, night was upon me. I taped a pocket flashlight to the bottom of my caneand headed for the local Jardin; the town plaza and kiosk.
Evenings are when plazas morph to...
For years, when working with clients who would come to me questioning their lives, why they were here in the first place, and what in hell are they supposed to be doing, especially when their lives were falling apart, I would ask them if they had a personal belief...
Once she turned to me and said, “The light has never left me.”Beside her chair lay a pad titled: Instructions for the Delivery Man.This is how she let me in.
Knock onceThen wait.Not hesitation—anticipation.I savor the pausebefore the world enters.Bring nothing I can buy for myself.No chocolates.No flowers.No hollow words...
Also known as: Carpet of Snow, Sea Alyssum, Seaside Koniga, Seaside Lobularia, Snowdrift, Sweet Alice, Sweet Alison, Sweet Alyssum, and Seaside LobulariaFamily: BrassicaceaeOrigin: Southern Europe, northern Africa, the Azores, Madeira Islands, and the Canary Islands
Typically growing to a height of three to nine inches, spreading from ten to forty-eight...
Anyone who’s lived in the tropics knows it. The early morning feel of a hot and humidday. But that’s the time to be out and about.
Some expats can’t handle the summers in Manzanillo. They’ll go back to Canada or maybehead for a higher elevation town for a few months....
As many of you know, K-dramas (Korean Dramas) have been my comic relief from the global theatrics for the past 10 years. Just recently, an episode delivered some insightful words which I found timely and particularly applicable to this month’s 9 Vibrational Field. DM
I paraphrase: “When something is over, ends through...
Be still—not as the world teaches stillness,but the stillness that silences time,that wraps you like a shawl of peace,that knows there is no distancebetween you and the Divine.
Before the seed,before the word,before thought itself—there is a clearing,
a letting go—like soil made ready for planting,a holy ground of silencewhere life...
