The holiday season is upon us and I am feeling the Spirit! My life has been so full of wonderful blessings the past few months, and I am humbly grateful for each one of them.
I had the opportunity to share the stage with two other poets for an event that featured Dr. Cornel West! What an amazing man! He is is humble, intelligent, kind, funny and gracious. I must thank him for the wisdom he imparted, not just to me, but the over 800 people who came out to see him at the Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte. What a night!
Yesterday I was the mystery reader for my daughter's third grade class! What fun! If you haven't had a chance to spend time with young ones, I highly recommend it! They are amazing balls of energy. We had a great time and they even read a book for me.
Today I was blessed to be able to be in the presence of seventeen handsome, funny and intelligent young black boys, my son included. We spent two and a half hours together reading and listening to poetry, learning from each other and just having a good ole time. I have to thank Seldric and the brothers of the Alpha Academy who spend their Saturdays mentoring these wonderful young men for three hours. What a commitment, what a show of love. I thank them for allowing me to deposit my passion into their spirits. I thank the boys to for welcoming me and showing me love.
My life is full and I am so grateful. What a blessing to be present.
Until next time, take care of yourself and one another,
Marina
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