Buffalo GardenWalk

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Originally uploaded by didihardy_72.

Sunday was such a treat....Mike and I walked from Whitney Place all the way to our new neighborhood the "Cottage District"...you can see from this picture how lush the flowers were! Next year party on Little Summer~~~~

Toronto Jazz festival

Angela, Sofia, Umesh, Milena, Nels and I rocked out at the Toronto Jazz festival........I think the coolest part of the festival was the Brazilian martial art dancers~~~

Toronto has such positive energy---we all felt it even through the rain..... So go and enjoy this cosmo city to the north~

Happy Birthday Michael....

Today is Michael's birthday. So today, I celebrate Michael. Michael embodies PEACE. In all aspects of his life, he seeks knowledge, experiences and love while providing for me a beautiful example of becoming a MASTER. He puts problems into perspective in order to make opportunities. He envisions people for their best potential, and in this affirmation---helps sets in motion this positive energy for others.
Today I thank God, the Universe and the Powers-that-be that Michael is my nephew, roommate and one of my best friends in the world.
I LOVE YOU!!!

Letting Go

'cause there's beauty in the breakdown
Originally uploaded by luigifosco.

I think for most of us care-giver types, letting go is a very challenging part of our lives. While I consider myself someone that is a facilitator of allowing people to discover themselves, I find that at the same time I have a hard time letting go of those who are very close to me--- and it is out of Fear. Fear is a horrible thing; it is hell, the absence of faith in the universe. So, I think that this a great time for both this person and me to grow--For me to “let it be” and for him to discover the beauty that lives within him.

Reggae Tuesday

Tuesday in the Park was so much fun....
what better way to celebrate summer Freedom than via Reggae Music... I think this type of music speaks to us who are making our life's work about Social Justice.
These songs of Freedom, is all I ever had...Redemption song...

One of my favorite Reggae Songs is by FINLEY QUAYE--check out the lyrics...
Ride on and turn the people on
My bassman is a ghostAnd my ghost is a news carrierNews carrier back me up man
I had some painI becameYou're satelliteGot to get it all right
SightI know a man called SylvesterHim have to wear a bullet proof vest y'allNo kinda way no kinda way at all
Music liveChildren learn
I may be trigger happyBut I wished I had a pappy
To show me right from wrongAnd good from evil
This is the future heyI ain't gonna shoot you hey
And if you feel you got to moveI man can supply a groove
I man can soothe for real
Had a daddy had a pappaWho ran away from my mother
SeeThose who have eyes like mineLet them shine All time all star
I had some painI became you're sonic satelliteGot to get it all right Just right
I know a man called SylvesterHim have to wear a bullet proof vest y'allNo kinda way no kinda way through the day
Music live??? learn
I may be trigger happyBut I wished I had a pappyTo show me right from wrongAnd good from evil
This is the future heyI ain't gonna shoot ya hey
And if you feel you got to scream'Cause you're dealing with the creamYou're not wrong
Had a daddy had a pappaWho ran away from my mother
Had a daddy had a pappaHim inspire and entertainThen my mother mash up in brain
So had a daddy had a pappaW
ho ran away from my mother yeah
My friend he is a snapperBut enjoy dress up snapperDapper snapper dapper dapper snapper
Gunshot a capellaShoot out a capellaRocket interstellar
Take it interstellarShoot out a capella???

Ride on and turn the people on

Never mind morganThieved my mamma's tomatoThieved her sweet potatoReball the bananaThen they make it hyperFor us to live togetherMy generationGot to stand up in loveThe higher the moreThe stronger the harderDo you see itHeyThose who have eyes like a donRide on and turn the people on

Ride on and turn the people on ...

Here comes the sun....

“Here comes the Sun”…la la laalaalaa…
What a real surprise Sunday @ the Beach. First sunshine, then RAIN! But we played Frisbee through it all….then our Portuguese Friends Horatio and Luisa enriched all of our lives…..when they came to the BBQ the music we made replaced the missing sunshine for sure! Nothing makes you feel more alive than creating music and dance together….
Really these wonderful people showed me that we can so easily connect with each other….our bridge was music and dance today (and some nice wine too)….
Thanks to Ashish too for his guitar and also wonderful talent~

What is prayer....how do you see it?

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Originally uploaded by kimxtom.

If you are reading this today, take a second to send some positive energy to my nephew Mike...he's taking the big test today and tomorrow....and he could use a bit of energy during those tough questions.

As a non-relgious yet spiritual person, I do not believe in praying in the sense to a God created by man, but to the energy source we all share..>I believe we are all ONE, and by giving a bit of our energy to Mike today, helping him out succeed in his goal.....
So Mikie..>I love you! Good luck~~~~

A Buffalo Welcome home

Tonight I experienced such a nice welcome home....... Gail and Chris joined me for some Latin Jazz in the park (where we had some awesome snacks)....where we meet up with Rita, Ali, Dawn and Luisa for some post Jazz Martinis....Our dynamic together was electric, chatting about social justice, Cuba and Dr N. (Don’t call me that!)......we were having so much fun.. we are all planning our next adventure....where to? Lisbon/Morocco/ LATVIA!

DixieLand Tour 2006

Y'all gotta get to the South....it will invite you and make you smile for sure.....
If it's not the food, then it's the music that will make you not want to leave the warm coastal shores of the gulf coast.

I shared this trip with a great new friend Rico.....It was his big move to Florida and he planed this fantastic trip---with many cool surprises~~
He is a really wonderful person, and I feel so lucky that he’s entered my life….I wish him lots of luck with the start of his new life in St. Augustine~~

Southern U.S. Roadtrip~ Here I come~

Roadtrip Mirror
Originally uploaded by thedak.

Today I leave for Dallas, Texas ! YEEEEEHAW. Going on a Roadtrip from Dallas to Jacksonville, Florida.

There is something so exciting about a randomness of travel, epsecially when you just unexpectedly at a small town in the middle of nowhere, where I think I might find, a lot of really cool things are happening.

I am excited to experience this part of the country---I am sure it will be such a cultural experience....Stay tuned !

Cheers!

A Beautiful wedding

Last weekend I was lucky enough to see my good friends Chip and Elsa get married. They are such a beautiful pair and I wish them love and happiness.....
Plus, it was a blast of wedding, we danced the night away...

Happy Birthday Umesh!

Today is dedicated to Umesh.....we have become great friends in the past 3 years....and I am really happy that he came into my life....he reminds me to just "play man"...and enjoy life,
so Cheers Umesh...to many more games of tennis~

Love Di