Music Mondays: Donny Hathaway Sack Full Of Dreams

Opening line: "I have a dream for the world..." Donny Hathaway sings about a world where people show the love they often speak of. A world where there are no materials more valuable than a person's life. This is one of my favorite Donny Hathaway songs because it speaks to my heart. My dream for the world is for us to show compassion to one another. My dream is for a world that gives love that heals, nurtures our soul and makes us feel connected. My prayer is for a humanitarian spirit; accepting others for who they are and not what we expect them to be. For religions not to divide and cause wars, for governments that really are for the people. Yes, I know we have a group of people who commit to doing these acts daily and I am grateful to what you give the world. But if as a whole we did something simple like smile at a person passing by that would be a great place to start. I know this may seem far fetch to some, but can't a girl dream:) Below is a line from Donny Hathaway’s classic “Sack Full of Dreams”. Listen to the lyrics; let it meditate on your heart. Enjoy…

I got a dream for the world
Peace in the rivers and everywhere
Bridges of steel and love and cities that smile
Gray empty faces walk by
And hands try to hide all the loneliness
Lighting a cigarette to blow time away

Lost in the noise, lonely as a wind
People on sidewalks with no place to go
Can they learn to understand
The world of love that I'm dreaming
The world of love

Home For The Holidays

Some may not know, but in 2007 Washington D.C. became my new home. My beloved new hometown, I am very grateful to God for the opportunity to follow my dreams and relocate Washington D.C. area. And the transition was not a smooth one; I cried for two years straight when I moved from Oklahoma City. OKC has been my home since I was eight years old. I left behind my grandparents who raised me from birth, my twin sister, two nieces and two nephews, and many friends. My heart was heavy, but I knew the life God called for me I needed to relocate and that's what I did! That is why coming home for the holidays is that much more meaningful being how much I miss being with my loved ones.

What coming home has taught me this year is that we can be completely healed, removed and transformed from negative family patterns. See coming home does not mean all laughter, no tears from pain and disappointing moments, it means that your love for family is greater than any negative energy. Besides isn't that what the meaning of love is?

Three years ago I would have played the victim, withdrawn and completed held a grudge my entire vacation after the news I received just a day after being back home. But my new relationship with Christ I knew that he was in control. I have learned to pick my battles and have become a peaceful warrior. Being raised in an environment with addictions, neglect, abandonment issues to name a few, I have already been to the bottom. Being healed I only seek being at the top! When I enter dark spaces I want to be that candle burning light! I know I have been reborn. I am not the child my mom gave birth to that came into an environment of sickness, self-hate, depression, and lack of emotions. I am born again, new, whole, complete; the child of God HE created me to be!