Posted in magic moments, poetry on Jul 28th, 2008
The day my husband called me at work about receiving Treasures from Baghdad …life for a moment seemed surreal…like it just stopped all of a sudden to take a breath…for soon the universe was about to open up and change everything all at once…
That evening I sat in front of my computer and had [...]
Posted in magic moments, photo challenge, photos, poetry on Jul 14th, 2008
Just to show how close my litle park is to the Las Vegas Strip, I captured this view where you can actually see the Stratosphere Casino in the distance.
Posted in be inspired, poetry on Jan 23rd, 2008
Every now and then, I come across something that stirs my energy. It feels as if I had reached across an invisible barrier between me and my higher self. My soul seems to have recognized something significant and cries out “Stop! Look at that a little closer. There is something I really want [...]
Posted in be inspired, poetry on Aug 5th, 2007
This woman is amazing, her name is Ilana Yahav and she is a sand animation artist.
A poet through her fingers, she tells her story while they dance in the sand taking you quickly from one scene to the next. You can see more videos on her website sandfantacy.com.
Posted in be inspired, poetry on Jul 31st, 2007
Stumbled upon a website called “From the Fishouse”, an audio archive of poems.
Here you can find brilliantly painted words from emerging poets and also hear the poet recite their own poetry.
I love poetry readings. Sometimes I get so lost in the voice that I feel I may have missed the message. [...]
Posted in poetry on Jul 24th, 2007
Was surfing over to Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore’s site on a quest for inspiration and was pleasantly surprised to find a video clip of a poetry reading.
The poem so eloquently read by him was called “Everyone is given their own set of Eyes”. As I sat and listened to the reading several [...]
Posted in be inspired, poetry on May 6th, 2007
I came across this site called “Olivebranch Network” which is a blogging group consisting of mostly Iraqi bloggers. The posts are a way for them to reach out to the world in hopes of a better understanding of who they are and how they long for a simple life which includes what all humans deserve, [...]
Posted in be inspired, peaceful world, poetry on Mar 11th, 2007
I came across a site called EPIC (Education for Peace in Iraq Center) which is an organization working for the human rights and humanitarian conditions of the Iraqi people. Having family in Iraq, this cause is dear to my heart.
By diligently working to seek new ways to end the conflict, EPIC has [...]
In 1973 the rock band Three Dog Night released a song called Shambala. I just heard it pop up again on an episode of the television series LOST.
The lyrics to the song were written by American poet Daniel Moore who became a Sufi Muslim in 1970 and now goes by the name Abd al-Hayy Moore.
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