yellow manes,
faces tilted toward the sun
ROAR of color
Copyright 2020 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: Long time, no post. Madly busy trying to figure out what my kids’ schools are doing, doom-scrolling as if the world depends on my knowing what’s happening, celebrating each step of my new kitchen, and staying positive while job hunting. Hope everyone is well or as well as they can be. I’m still finding magic among the other tasks of each crazy day. I’m reading The Origin of Others by Toni Morrison, and it’s helping me realize that part of white privilege is not having to think about race issues in my day-to-day life. That right there is an immense privilege. These are hard topics. I am reminded that I don’t know enough, despite my lifetime of curiosity and endless reading. There is always more to learn. That is its own kind of magic.
30 thoughts on “Little Lions”
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Friendly Fairy Tales 
Perfect! I love your haiku.
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Thank you!
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Passing by I found this post interesting.
You write, and I quote, “….part of white privilege is not having to think about race issues in my day-to-day life. That right there is an immense privilege…..”
But if race issues exist elsewhere, should you with your privilege not try and throw light about what might be the way forward?
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Yes, absolutely. I’m reading to educate myself more on this topic lately. It’s very important. Thanks for raising this.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
BEWARE THE MOMMA LION…SHE DOTH ROAR!!!! 😀
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I am woman…. 🙂
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=HEAR HER ROAR!!!!!!! 😀
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You know it! 🙂
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helen reddy!
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Nice blog
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Thank you!
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Magical.
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Thanks!
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Miss you. And so agree with you.
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Miss you, too. Sometimes we go through hard times, but we come through to the other side eventually.
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A new kitchen…how wonderful. School…confusing and scary. Job hunting? What happened? Reading and learning…a life long joy. Your posts…too few but wonderful to see…always. 🙂 Hang in there, my friend and post pictures of your new kitchen when you can. Beautiful flowers.
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Thanks, my friend. I got pneumonia in January and then my boss fired me. Sigh.
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Do we even want to talk about how insane that is? I’m glad you survived it and are busy with happier things. You boss sounds like he needs to be demoted.
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I’m glad I survived, too. I wonder if it was the flu or corona, but given that the antibodies may only last a few months, I may never know. Since you can get corona twice, it may not even be an advantage that I had it already. Still, I am always busy, so I’m using the time to improve the house, which is benefiting the whole family. Nearly done with those projects now. Yay!
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Reading Toni Morrison is an excellent way to see through other eyes.
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She is awesome and phenomenal. 😉
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you have a very full plate, an open mind, a willingness to listen and learn, and you are a positive force to be reckoned with –
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Wow. Thank you for that delicious comment.
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As long as we are willing to learn, we get a better understanding of others. Blessings and peace.🙌🏽✌🏽🦠😷
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Agreed. You are wise, my friend. If only everyone in this world put was willing to learn. 🙂
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Amen!
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You are blessed to realize that there is always more to know. Some people honestly feel that they know enough. I hope the kitchen remodel is on schedule.
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The kitchen would be done by now if it weren’t for covid — waiting for this and that. The contractor, plumber and electrician are all excellent. Counters get install tomorrow, unless some catastrophe happens. Shouldn’t be too long after that. As for knowing my knowledge is limited — I agree that being open to learning more is a blessing indeed. I wish more people realized it’s a blessing. Knowledge you’ve worked to acquire is more valuable by far than just opining based on a lack of education and reading. I’m always baffled by how people will assert something, but if you question it — they aren’t excited to discuss it, they are angry at being doubted. That isn’t how I’m wired. I have to question and think and ruminate to make the best decision I can.
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Thinking for oneself is a rare thing these days. Critical thinking, research…ever more rare.
I hope the counter goes in without and hitches.
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Agreed on both counts. I quite like you.
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