If you have been paying attention, you know that my overall advice in this capitalistic society has always been buyer beware! I speak constantly and clearly about the sickness of greed that destroys or denigrates everything it comes into contact with. There are sadly no aspects of life that remain untouched by this disease. This evil erodes any sense of good moral character. Suddenly the financial ends justify an intention of correct judgment.

The fanciful flowers spoke in whispers to the visiting butterflies of things yet to come. The butterflies informed the graceful birds in passing, who told the cherries and plums. The babbling brook spoke of it to the thirsty animals who came to drink her waters. It was the foxes who warned the mighty bear clan to secure their sons and daughters.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most confused of all? An unrecognized glance and by chance we are doomed to fall. A shared affliction of non-recognition and mistaken identity, When the human condition confuses rendition for a completely separate entity.

Great food comes from the heart and nourishes the soul! It’s a small kitchen, but the food is finger-lickin!

One powerful tool that is seeing a phenomenal resurgence is community gardening. A community garden (according to Ecolife) is any piece of land (publicly or privately held) that is cultivated by a group of people rather than a single family or individual. Unlike public parks and other green spaces maintained by local governments, community gardens are generally managed and controlled by a group of unpaid individuals or volunteers – usually the gardeners themselves.

What do you do when you find yourself on the losing end of a battle with INSOMNIA? I jump in Black Beauty and cruise the streets of D-Town. You ready? Let's ride . . .

What do you do when you find yourself on the losing end of a battle with INSOMNIA? I jump in Black Beauty and cruise the streets of D-Town. You ready? Let's ride . . .

What is more valuable than the human, who imparts value to everything under the sun? How bewitched we must be to have eyes that don’t see the priceless power of life begun. No sparkly trinkets or acquiescence of such will add worth to a hardened heart or tainted soul. A mentally and spiritually battered population soon flees from its humanity to join the material fold.

An artist, much like an author bares a sampling of their souls through their creativity and passion. In fact, writers are considered artists who work in the medium of literature. Just as authors seek to articulate their thoughts and views into words, artists must convey their vision from their minds onto canvas.

Dr. Yolanda L. Thomas is an Ordained 5-Fold Minister, Diplomatic Licensed Master-Pastoral Life Coach / Faith Based Therapist, founder of Healing for Bleeding Sheep Ministries – Fix Your Crown Foundation, a General of the Black Panther Party Power Movement United, and President of The New Black Wall Street X. She is author of 5 Published Books, and several workbooks offered through her Ministry and Life Coaching Services.

Ingredients: Tilapia fillets, green tomatoes, seasoned fish fry, peanut oil, 2 eggs, 3 tbsp butter, 1 cup of beer, 2 cups of flour, Cayenne pepper, peppercorn medley.

The darkness envelops me as I sit here alone.  The cold stillness of this night seems all my own.  Deep within myself I search and find an oddity.  In a place so crowded, I'm all alone...just me! 

  Pain accompanies me from the very moment I awake  So I move with intent like the shark; constantly toward fate  Afraid to ever let the world see a smile cross my face  Constantly falling while dreaming of a much safer place 

The king’s walk is robust and regal. His territory is sacred and protected with beastly fortitude and attitude. The length of his mane is a great reminder and symbol of his knowledge and wisdom. Rivals tremble at the thought of engaging him in bloody battle…none before his family but death! His crown shines brightly, blinding his startled subjects as they kneel before The King of Beasts…Father of the Jungle!

Great food comes from the heart and nourishes the soul! It’s a small kitchen, but the food is finger-lickin!

Great food comes from the heart and nourishes the soul! It’s a small kitchen, but the food is finger-lickin!

Great food comes from the heart and nourishes the soul! It’s a small kitchen, but the food is finger-lickin!

Great food comes from the heart and nourishes the soul! It’s a small kitchen, but the food is finger-lickin!

Noah's House is a heartwarming story about a special boy named Noah who believes in kindness and acceptance. When Riley, Danni T., and Kyle visit Noah, they each have their own reasons for feeling left out or different. But Noah shows them that everyone is special and deserves to be treated with love and respect.

This to the gilded aristocrat: posh, prim, genteel, and proper Eloquently refined in taste and manners, but in desperate need of an eye doctor For his obvious attempts to look down on level ground recant the wisdom of heaven Tis shame that even beast and fowl know how very low it is to shun your brethren