Destiny, Sound Sculptress: Destiny Diary

Today, we went to Love Center Ministries to pay our respects for the life
Bishop Walter Hawkins. Although services are scheduled for Tuesday (musical tribute) and Wednesday (homegoing service) we really wanted to be in the space where Bishop would serve through sound on sunday (sounds like a song) a full house in FULL PRAISE!

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eight minutes. 8.minutes. in eight/ 8 minutes with metal mega birds hovering in the already hot/heavy eair. 8/eight/ ate minutes. a verse/ verdict will pronounce life/unlife in the city of angels/ dictating the experience for the next year of all in the city of oaktrees. 8/eight/ate/ minutes. citybldings shut out/shutdown/ what'shappenning/ what are the THEY going to do if the word spoken is ......SHOT/SHUT DOWN NOW/ in eaight/8/ ate minutes. alarms screeming fear ole/new/ wanna be cars/bikes feet flee the town NOW! NOW eight/7/six/5/ four/3/ two/ one/ none standing......

Q: Is the 'A Game' a lifestyle or a part-time job? (news at eleven)

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couple of days ago-- i posted on fb 'mediocracy or master' and i got an INSTANT answer day after-- working with OPC Orchestra as Principal Harpist/ i had the opportunity to GET IT RIGHT AND KEEP IT TIGHT! No off chords funky pedal changes/ work it out and keep it solid.

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Metronome Metaphysics: slow down to speed up!

it's june and i have a slew of private dates. no website postings until july. not lagging/ keeping it real. gotta wait/ sometimes waiting is good.

peace
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i. remember. sometimes remembering brings bitterness and not the redemption or relief i had hoped for. i. remember. a yesterday/yesterway of plans with no follow thru and promises of better moments to come. was it a lie? i. remember. telling the truth may cause the deaf ear to open the heart to weep blood. i. remember. wishing wanting hoping for something/someone/something to save me from a painful hatefilled experience called home? i. remember. i am my own sactuary/savior/ hero/ friend/beloved. i. remember. i am the one i have waited for.

today, a wonderful collaborator gave us roses from her garden. confirmed for me: the rose has thorns to protect itself.


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a day at the doctor. need some fine tuning and probably a few dietary changes (the scale read BIGGER than i did (lol!))i feel good/ and very grateful.

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Today-- a full collaboration program at a local school. Collaboration of Visual and Sonic Art with 3rd grade students. An enlightening experience for me..... looking forward to this opportunity again. I learned so much from the students....

Marva.
Short feisty Louisiana sista.Deep chocolate brown. Migrated to California to visit her Daddy's dream of a better life. One of 12 she dreamed a dream of a better life a wish of greater things to come for herself and later her 3 little girls.
Marva.
She'd cook up a pot of grits and stir in a can of clam chowder (Snow's Clam Chowder) and make meal so tasty and filling! Welfare never stole her creative spirit. She'd make beautiful dresses and fabric imagery without a pattern that stunned onlookers. She'd make beautiful black baby dolls that in retrospect look like Orisha babies.
Marva.
2 headed lady. She'd throw 3 coins and read the mysterious message they held for tearful woman wanting to know if her lover was true or the mischievious business man curiously cautious about his offshore business dealings.
Marva.
Threaten a man with death for looking at her three pretty daughters, jotting down the license plate numbers of their dates just in case she had to hunt them down and put a little sugar in that man's gas tank.
Marva.
Lived. Laughed. Cried. Died. Resurrected. Transformed.
I love you Mommy.

Home. Today. Shared music for a really amazing family tradition celebration. Cousin Tarika was there showing OUT on that cool blue violin. A magic day. Everyone was truly appreciating the music and an invitation to a local festival was extended to us. Two choreographer were dancing in a state of visual collaboration for the our collective participation in the festival. today felt good.

home. yesterday. A delicious dinner of food from a far off land. A new friend tells of his journey of 10,000miles to America. An arduous journey with friends/family lost some found. Freedom at a price. Life restore. His eyes reveal a spirit in peaceful rebellion. His mission: helping those who cannot help themselves in the wealthiest country in the world.

Home. listening to keith jarret play a haunting 'over the rainbow' before i prepare to give thanks for for simply being.

and you???

returning to a state of intense focus- the music requires it/ I require it

me & cristwell going through some old papers and found my campfire girl card from 1971 Compton! Incredible memories of fun and marshmellows and learning to dance and funny uniforms family and fun and more fun...

Nikki Sellers became an Ancestor at 1:30am est on Thursday January 14, 2010.

Beautiful being--- she never let on that she was still sick-- she told us she was in remission and well. 3 days before she died an e-mail as a blast from her Mother.'Nikki is very sick' Ms Sellers wrote. Now Nikki is gone. Iam NOT liking this! Time for us to SPEAK UP WHEN WE NEED HELP!!!

action speaks the reality of someones being. saying speaking is it lying to others and self. worshipping others and then they fail to come up o what we believed them to be (did we even ask them before we put them on a pedastal???) hmm...

Kwaanza. A way of living. Principles establised developed to assist individuals and the community collective at large to interact with each other that allows for positive development and self sustainment. Every year (for over 20/ 30 years) created by Maulang Karanga, KWAANZA Celebrations take place nationally and internationally for 7 days beginning the day after Christmas! Pouring libations and Ancestor honoring, lighting of the Kinara (a candle for each day), explanation of the KWAANZA principles, African Dancing & Drumming-- and JAZZZ!! And GREAT food that the community brings to share with each other. Now-- time to BREATHE life into the KWAANZA Principles by living them each day. Habri Gani???

Question:

is it possible to listen with one's mouth open and speaking??????

it was getting way outta hand. needed to do it different. we gave it back. we needed to MAKE THAT CHANGE 'CAUSE IT WASN"T THAT SERIOUS!!!
so. when you see us drivin' down the street in an 'un new vehicle' and STILL SERVING THROUGH SOUND WITH A FIERCER CONVICTION-- it's cause we have eliminated the unnecessary monetary distraction.
can you dig it? i knew that you could.

peace & appreciation
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Our community has truly become our FAMILY!!! More on this soon
Y'all know who you are and I LOVE YOU MUCH!!

yesterday we hit with Oaktown Jazz Workshop at Church of the Living God supporting an upcoming and very talent vocalist! It was fun and in the moment and just felt good to be supporting someone with their dream.

Destiny

Thanksgiving soo fun! Enjoying the cameradiere of extended family (yes, our friends are our FAMILY) and delicious food! (Nett the sweet potatoe pie YUMMMM and Giovanna the pomegrant fetta cheese salad DELICIOUS!!)
Life is good!!

Big thanks to all the musicians and peformers , friends/ family and fans that came out to 'The SHortest Way Home: From Celtic to Coltrane'. The musicianship was stellar, the messages and kudos sweet insightful and fun! LOVE FLOWED FROM EVERYONE!!! Get ready. Coming again Spring 2010!

Peace & Appreciation

Destiny

2 morrows my birthday-- i'm really excited-- i'm having this incredible inner awareness. it's wonderful!

my hostbaby site underwent some changes and now trying to figure out HOW TO POST NEW DATES TO THE CALENDAR PAGE!!!
until i do--- you all will receive facebook announcements for my dates.

thank you for your patience-- i am NOT slow/ just very busy (smile)