May232012
Sometimes I wonder how much parents are involved in some of my students’ lives regarding their aspirations & professional development. You’d be surprised at how many msgs I get about needing money (lots) for either school or summer programs. I truly wish that could just dish out for all of them… But I still wonder about the parents.
Like, why can’t you loan your child $700 to study for the summer if they’re willing to pay it back or how about as a gift that shows your sacrifice as a parent? Maybe I just don’t understand because my parents, to this day, have always been my #1 supporters through love and sacrifice. And we were/are by no means rich, but to see my folks sacrifice made me work harder to (partially) return their investment with success. I also contributed what I could as a broke student, but trusted my parents to be there until i could return the favor. I know times are tough, trust…but I still can’t fully grasp the concept.
Any thoughts??
7AM
becauseiamastarvingartist:
A few inspiring words from John Adams…
All I really want to say is thank you. Thank all of you students who, against all odds and against all the pressures to do otherwise, have chosen to have a life in the arts. You’ve set yourselves apart from… a nation that has become such a hostage to…
July72011
When you no longer need to prove anything to anyone and can simply be yourself with no apologies - you have arrived
12AM
A Short Story of My Name:
The story of the Makeda is recorded in the Bible in the second book of Chronicles and the first book of Kings. Makeda had learned of the wisdom of Solomon and went to Jerusalem to test it with riddles. The Kebra Negast, a 14th century book of legends of Ethiopia says that the visit of Makeda lasted more than six months.
At the first sight of Makeda, Solomon was struck by her miraculous beauty and he said in his heart ‘May God bless me with offspring through her’. On the day of Makeda’s departure, Solomon had gifts loaded on 6,000 chariots for her alongside a vessel to travel in the air. He begged that if a child should be born of their union that she send him home to Jerusalem and give him a ring so that the child be recognized.
So Makeda went back to her country where she gave birth to child and named him Ibn el Hakim: Son of Wisdom. When the child grew up, Makeda gave him the ring and sent him to visit his father. The child was 22 years old. In Jerusalem, crowds gathered in the streets surprised to see someone who looked so much like Solomon. Some people thought he looked even more like his grandfather David. During his stay in Jerusalem, the young man was adorned and consecrated a king in the Temple of Jerusalem. This is how he became Menelik I, the first king of the famous dynasty of the Lions of Judah, the last of whom was Negus Haile Selassie, the last Emperor of Ethiopia.
