The white fathers told us: I think, therefore I am. The Black mother within each of us — the poet — whispers in our dreams: I feel, therefore I can be free.
“Kind little words, which are of the same blood as great and holy deeds,” flowed from his lips constantly.”
― Lincoln in the Bardo
― Lincoln in the Bardo
“Carl Jung argued that a paradox is one of our most valued spiritual possessions and a great witness to the truth.”
― Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
― Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
“The work of the elder is determined entirely by what prevails and what ails a people at a given time.”
― Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble
― Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble
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