To attempt to
enjoy your temporary sadness says a lot about your character. To be happy
on journey in this life no matter what happens is a goal of mine. Think
of all those happy days you are adding to your life. In just a short time,
I will have added a whole week!! I know not done
alone. So, resist being a slave and know when you
go down, you get go back up.
A great sadness
also sits on my shoulder, each day for many months, since my mother died
from slavery. This sadness is both the reason I seek freedom and
the reason I will not give up freedom again. This past week I have sought and
received help from a medicine woman
Here is what I
have learned so far from her. I will blow kisses to my mother many times
during the day. This will help me remember her and say good bye at the
same time. I will also perform little rituals like lighting a candle of
special days. In that way, she will always be with me. My mother always
loved Sunday, so I lit a candle in her honor today.
