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Embrace Your Phoenix
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You are ...
You are the breath from Allah that sustains my life, You are the light Allah grants that guides my way. You are in the glorious dawning...


A Shining Star of David in the Deep South
Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar of Huntsville’s Temple B’nai Sholom is a shining light of compassion and inclusion in a region where there are few...


"More Than Stars, A Whole Constellation!" 5 years of a new life.
5 years ago today (3-18-2009) at about this same time of the morning (10:00a.m.) my life changed. For the last time, I took a needle...


Lessons Learned from a "Community Leader"
Because of my work as a community advocate & social justice activist I continue to be given amazing opportunities. More and more often I...


“They kept pointing & shaking their fingers at me ...” A lesson about acceptance & hope.
I recently had the pleasure of meeting about 40 remarkable young ladies. These teenage girls are living in a locked, secure environment...
A few of my thoughts and comments this morning on an inclusive society, manipulation through fear, a
I hope that our nation continues to progress toward becoming a truly inclusive society for all religions as well as for people who are...


A post I made as I prepared to speak in Montgomery at Alabama's War on Women rally
Tonight I am preparing for my speech tomorrow at Alabama's War on Women rally in Montgomery. I usually do not prepare speeches. Those...
Before going to bed I'd like to share some of the wonderful things that happened today.
1. While I was taking a young man to our youth support group this evening he received a phone call from his grandmother. His mother and...
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