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Emotions--Coming Down Like Purple Rain!
So much of our lives can not be described by words...there are emotions so raw and so intense, that we can't just get up to the surface of our consciousness and put mere words to! Sometimes, the capacity of our human suffering is so great, that we can only let the remorse and grief wash over us in waves--there it is--coming down like rain; can you feel it? Falling down in streams of water, can you see it NOW?

This is the way I feel every day when I read about "Man's Inhumaity to Man"! All the violence--executions, beatings, rapes and oppression of women, sex trafficking and human slavery in our modern era--get me down and drain me emotionally and physically! Daily, I pray for the Great Creator to wash away our pain and sorrow and put real peace, tolerance, and love in the hearts of all men and women! I pray for, like the RAIN, renewal of the heart, spirit, and mind!

Before I had my two children, I worked selling furniture and helping people to decorate their homes--my first passion--interior decorating/design and art! Before I went back to my first passion, I worked for a variety of non-profits and government sponsored programs--including AmeriCorps (domestic version of the PeaceCorps), D.H.S., and the University of TN. Before working in the non-profits, I attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and really enjoyed being politically active with a group that addressed socio-economic injustices! As a result, I decided to major in Political Science and Anthropology. Studying about different cultures, its art, and political systems has always fascinated me! I think that we can learn a...