blackgirl on mars: notes on a life in copenhagen (or how my alienation brings me closer to people).

The Blackgirl on Mars Blog is one of the latest recipients of the Lemonade Stand Award! Adrianne George of Black Women In Europe Blog http://blog.blackwomenineurope.com awarded it to me! 1. Put the logo on your blog or post. 2. Nominate at least 10 blogs that show great attitude and/or gratitude. 3. Link to your nominees within your post. 4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog. 5. Nominate your favorites, and link to this post. In my opinion these blogs show great attitude and/or gratitude: A Brother In Sweden Zooms Freespirit Rootsblog Watchman Ultraviolet Underground Guanaguanare A Mother From Gaza Color Online Hat's Off

Big Up to Guanaguanare for turning me on to this! There's been a lot going through my mind lately. So much I want to say that I get overwhelmed into silence. But that's what I have to be weary of. The silence. Be careful now, delve in at your own risk: Some connections you must make yourself. On my way to work last week, I read this sweet editorial by a Danish woman who claimed that the world should be allowed to vote for the U.S. President, not Americans. I wanted to slap her. But as a pacifist, I suppose it wouldn't do. The article annoyed me on several levels. First, the general idea that Americans are stupid. Well, if we are so stupid, where do you get the idea that we are so stupid? Yeah, chew on that one for a moment. The other one is this--WE DID NOT VOTE FOR BUSH (Definitely not the first time and if it was pulled off the first time, well ...) The other point is this: Look at YOUR own government and the decisions YOUR fellow citizens have been making the last few y...

Recently, I've been receiving much support from http://guanaguanaresingsat.blogspot.com I want to express my appreciation for this. I was approached by this wonderful blogger to be included in an amazing community of Trinidadian and Tobagonian bloggers & decided that I should celebrate this by sharing the following with you: A Note From The Gull Just recently, I came across the blog of Lesley-Ann Brown, "Black Girl on Mars: Notes on a life in Copenhagen" There is so much to capture the reader's interest on this blog, not the least of which is the author's active intellectual and personal engagement in a stimulating life and her ability to engage the reader while sharing her experiences and insights. One of the pieces which I found myself revisiting is her Youtube video called "Heroes". In it the author has put her poem to music with the aid of the musician, Woody. In this poem, she acknowledges the heroic everyday contributions of ordinary people, ...

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) If things go well, please don't expect them to go worse. The only thing that could possibly stop you now is your own tendency toward negative expectations -- which, thankfully, you've been doing quite well at toning down in recent years. You've learned something about trusting the unknown and the improbable. True, you meet the occasional asshole, but notice how rarely that actually happens. Don't decide for people who they are in advance. Keep your focus and feel the strength of optimism. As the next few weeks unfold, give yourself room to make a series of radical decisions that feed your heart, your soul and your hunger for deep contact. My girl K always sends me my horoscope at moments when I need it most. This time it was around my recent 36th birthday. I never thought I would make it this far. Not because I was so stuck on this romantic notion of dying young, but because of the vast amounts of energy I have exerted in surviving up to this p...