Some days I just need a bit of Maya to ground my soul. By Maya, I mean Maya Angelou, a woman who speaks through the many layers of her soul with her words and poetry. I have shared some of Maya's poems before in The New Forty - on those days when Maya's rich voice [...]
Tag: food for the soul
Day-in and day-out.
If you have just stumbled upon The New Forty you may not have yet realized that this is a daily blog. By that I mean that every day since my first day of blogging here on Area Voices I have created a blog post. Today marks day eight hundred and eighty-two of The New Forty. [...]
Food for the soul…or not.
Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs (who was convicted of sexually assaulting underage female followers) is now in a medically induced coma because he has been fasting for the past few weeks (see the article on InForum here). Jeffs likely is hoping he'll die, but apparently the State of Texas is going to nourish him whether he wants [...]
Ruth Ann says…
I had dinner with my dear friend Ruth Ann tonight at the HoDo. As usual, the nourishment was more for the soul than the body. I have to say I relish that time with her. There is nothing quite like a friend that loves you just as you are - however imperfect or flawed. And [...]
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