Becoming What We Already Are by Keith Kristich, Christian Contemplative Hey, A community member, Keith Kristich, who is a leader in the Christian Contemplative movement, wrote a blog post that I really enjoyed. It speaks to the truth of who we are. Something we so often forget. We must remember. Click here to read this thoughtful,...
Part 2: How to turn towards what's happening Read Part 1 Here Dear fellow human, It is with a sad heart that I start to write this email. I have no words for the awfully horrifying events that took place yesterday at an elementary school in Texas. At least 19 children, CHILDREN, dead and two adults from the hands of an 18 year old, male...
Part 1: Turning Towards Tragedy, Life and Ourselves I learned a lot two Saturdays ago about empathy and care. My dance partner and I were teaching Latin dance to a private wedding party Saturday, May 14th, in the evening. The racist shooting and murder of innocent black and brown skinned people on the East Side of Buffalo, N.Y. occurred...
Help Buffalo's East Side Well, as you may have heard, Buffalo’s in the midst of healing from a racially motivated violent attack on black and brown skinned people from a young, 18 year old man, who doesn’t live here. He targeted Buffalo’s East side because of its depth and breadth of black culture. But, little did he know that Buffalo is...
Get notified of our next Salsa in the Park event by signing up for our email list here (unsubscribe at any time). Welcome to the 9th Annual Salsa in the Park 2022 Brought to you by Sarah Haykel, of Salsa for the Soul, part of Love Is Real LLC, with Jerome Williams Read about Salsa in the Park in The Buffalo News here. Click here to see the photos...
Accepting Life on Life's Terms When I was teaching at a local elder care facility, I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful, intelligent and worldly woman named Mary. She was intelligent, heartfelt, wise beyond belief. She’d lived many lives in her one lifetime here and was so loving and tender and real and supportive towards me. I...
Today's sustainable living resource is all about composting. Now, truth be told, I don’t compost at home and I don’t have all the information you’d ever need to know about how to compost, but I’ve included a link below to give you all the details you’d need to know to create a composting system at your home! And, although I don’t know the...
Singing LIVE March 6th! I got an awesome opportunity through the Hispanic Heritage Council to sing "Know Your Worth," the upcoming song that'll be released shortly, for the Variety Kids Telethon tomorrow Sunday! If you don't know about it, it's a wonderful organization that raises money for Oishei Children's Hospital and the lifesaving and...
Today's sustainable living resource is all about using toilet paper and paper products. When I was in college, I became aware that some people use a lot more toilet paper than others, when using the bathroom! It never occurred to me before, as I’d been taught that using three to five squares of toilet paper at a time was a...
Have you ever bought clothing second hand? I know this might have a stigma attached to it: second hand shopping. However, I’ve been thrifting, on and off, since high school. I’ve found some great clothes at thrift and second hand stores, which can make shopping way more fun and interesting and possibly save you a few bucks in the...
