Heart & Soul
“…a spiritual feeling unrivaled by anything I have experienced at home before or since. No words can better sum up how I feel about my pilgrimage to Iona better than this verse we sang together from the hymn “All Are Welcome” on our last night…”
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So as the influences have come down, my family has kept my grandmothers journals from her major travel experiences and a few of them have come my way. Having spent much time in the United Kingdom myself now, I know that as much as things change, some things do not.
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Culture Honey is excited to let our readers know about an innovative new Self-Care Workshop coming up in Pasadena, California! The workshop will be led by psychotherapist Heidi Pidcoke and physical therapist Chantal Donnelly.
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Currently based in San Diego, am I actually going to visit Paul’s Meat Market in Mamou for boudin balls or chicken leg quarters? Do I really need anything from Alario Brothers Marine Hardware in Golden Meadow? Do I need to know the weather in Morgan City? The answer is definitely no, but these signals from distant stations sonically transport me back to Louisiana.
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And even at the hight of fame, when I was spending time with Diana Ross and doing TV shows like the one I did with Olivia Newton John and Tina Turner (above), something I never tired of – and hold to this day – is that there is nothing as nice as being home with my people!
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Mr. Douglass’ time in Ireland is variously referenced as an “odyssey,” “compelling,” “a place where he found his voice.”
On his final day there, in a letter he wrote to William Lloyd Garrison, Mr. Douglass spoke of his time in Ireland with these words,
“I can truly say, I have spent some of the happiest moments of my life since landing in this country. I seem to have undergone a transformation. I live a new life.”
I’m away from my San Diego home, visiting Louisiana right now, crashing in a friend’s New Orleans guest house. It’s the tail end of…
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Culture Honey readers already know my writing on Travel and Culture — infused with cynicism and sarcastic fare. I wouldn’t consider my pen as a critic, but I defiantly do mark the subtle notes of Traveling While Black and the regional Black Tax tacked onto the bill.
And trust me, at times, an unlimited line of credit is a must. I often wonder if Ken Chenault had me in mind when he rolled out the American Express Black Card? Either way, ‘I never leave home without it.’
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You are invited to mark St Patrick’s Day this year with a special talk, “The Invitation of the Celtic Way”, featuring Rev Dr Sharon Graff and Culture Honey Touring founder & guide, Georgia Sanders!
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A poem: “Thoughts & Prayers”? No thank you. Unless you mean the kind of prayer -Where you call out to God – For mercy and forgiveness – And commit yourself – To work, to change – To make this world – A safe place for everyone – To live…
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The Gift of Light
“Ultimately my hope is to offer possibilities for expanding thoughts toward greater unity, to nudge the future toward the light in the senses and throughout experiences of humanity.”
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