Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (so hold on)

Ok. Quick howdy do to you! Now for some quick old/new stuff right off the dome:

• Not only is it not raining -- I mean, I get the whole "May Flowers" connection, but c'mon! -- it is SUNNY on this here mornin! Whooeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
• If you ever get the chance, make your way to see La DIVA, "the original DreamGirl", our Ms. Sheryl Lee Ralph's opus Sometimes I Cry. Oh my goodness. You will not regret it. It will make you rethink your position on all things political and deeply personal when it comes to AIDS. And, yes, you will laugh and cry. If you think you love the Diva Artiste that Ms. Sheryl is, wait till you sit and spend some time with the ACTIVIST she has allowed herself to become. Radiant, charming, and catalytic.
  
  And get the t-shirt. She designed it herself. Now THAT'S a Diva.
  
  Let's see... what else...
• For my sisters on the journey with DivaCardista [brothers too, if you really want to "get" us fabulous Diva gems] please read Showing Mary by the inimitable, witty, for real, down-by-law Bible Scholar, educator, sister girlfriend Renita J. Weems. She, too, is a radiant revelation not to be missed.
• And my taxes --thank you Mr. Govemint Man for the "Biblical Rain" extension!--are DONE. Thank you Lord!!
• OK. Now I gots ta see my "That's So Raven".
  but before i go...

For all the sad and lonely, deep and misunderstood folk reading this:

• pleaseplease live like a Millionaire and phone a friend when you feel like you can't take it anymore. Skip the gunshop and
• find yourself a good church home,
• find yourself a compassionate counsellor,
• find somebody to listen to you and give you blessed, uplifting counsel.
• Pray! That's why God is t/here, just to hear and help us. [And He's open 24hrs...]
• Read a good book and share what you read with somebody. Un/fortunately the days of instant friendship pretty much gets phased out after the first few days of Kindergarten. And then each & every one of us therefore are charged with the mission of finding and making friends.
• Go to the library and read up on how people make friends.
• [No, everyone else is not conceited, stuck up, stupid, fake, a liar, or a skanky backstabber. It just seems that way sometimes. And if we are, well...pray for us and then give us a wide berth until we grow into our better selves.]
• Making a few good genuine friends is not impossible, though it is hard sometimes. So en route to finding flawed but actually good people [which is most of the planet] do
• learn to love your wondeful self while you are on the friendship journey.
• Develop your skills which help people and bless the planet, whether that's in sports, business, the arts, or something brand new. But please...at the very least,
• promise yourself that today [& tomorrow] you will live if only to honor you and
• hold on...
  
  Oh...you know the rest.
  
  And you know why.
  
  I just pray that we all can do our best to
  
  stay peaceful and evergreen.
  
  Blessings,
  DivaCardista
  www.blessedstarcards.com
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