.. The Man in the Mirror Is Gone, Michael Jackson   What inspires you?  For me it was a little boy that I first saw on television singing with his brothers, the Jackson Five.   The song was I’ll Be There.   You know during this time in my life as a little girl, I actually began to dream of a brighter future.  Seeing Michael singing I’ll Be There on that day caused me to believe in heroes, to believe that people could become greater than their stance in life; I mean after all, I was watching a little boy singing on  national television with a song that crossed over so many barriers for that day.   He was  a child star in a time when no one ever thought another child would even dominate television as had Shirley Temple.   He was a boy of African American heritage visible on television when the only acceptable African American television star was that which was portrayed with Mr. Al Jolson’s face painted black as he waved his white gloved hand.   I often wondered if this was a reason the Michael wore the white glove.   In 1968, the Jackson Five signed with Motown Records and moved to California . The group ruled the charts in the late 1960s and early ’70s, and its first

Taillights, like columns of red ants extended into the pre-dawn gloom. A grey, mist stretched across the freeway. I turned on the radio. “Hey Gang, it’s Crazy Bill and Weird Phil, with the latest traffic report. There’s a roll over accident on the 412 at the Green Street Bridge. It seems a tanker truck hit a flatbed loaded with live chickens. Woo wee you guys on the southbound freeway are out of luck this morning, or should I say out of ‘cluck'”! The tension ball that lived in the back of my neck tightened. I shook my head. Why do I listen to those two nuts? I flipped on my blinker and eased towards the nearest exit. From the far side of the road a brightly colored sign invited me to ‘Visit Blooming Bud, the Nation’s Premier Art Colony‘. It must be nice to live like that; no lawyers to answer to, just work on your art. I smoothed the pleats in my grey wool skirt. For years I had wanted to see that place but something else or someone else always got in the way. I picked up my cell phone to call the office. It was only 6:45 and the company wasn’t open yet, but the answering service would deliver the message. “You have reached the law offices

Recently, I was procured to assist a speaker with helping create visual support for a recent lecture they had given. The spokesperson wished to transform their recorded MP3 audio with pictures as a video end product. To help others stimulate their interest with the added benefit of listening and watching. At the end of the narrative we added some graphic text to convey the subject matter into a capsule aided in the background with Baroque Music. As we listen to the world around us many are drawn to their own conclusions. Sight and sound, smells and feelings conjure up pictures in each, unique in their own way. One can pick up on hearing something and with their “minds-eye” see a vast array of possibilities. A sound one time might make one think “what was that” and another time “I think I know what it was”. The beauty of seeing things differently each and every time conjures up the awareness that we are unique in every way. Our mind loves to use our heart, in harmony to help us see. Songs we hear become songs we play from a place somewhere within. What a wonderful way to express ones self by making sights out of sound. And, then maybe a future will be held together with a vision that is because

One individual cannot stand up alone to speak out and fight back on their beliefs. This has been proven, going way back in history, to the Honest Truth about the Jesus story. When one man was teaching, value thinking and creative thinking is the key to survival. He was telling the people they can use the Power within themselves, to overcome the value destroyers and the creative cheaters. We all know how that story ended. It was then, at that time, fear entered the tunnel vision effect, along with the ‘t and the door was locked. Now! Let the voices be heard, Honesty will prevail. With the greatest communication tool at our fingertips, the Honesty Truth is revealed. No more secrets, no more liars, cheaters, stealers they are becoming exposed. They will be left behind into darkness. Our time has come, only the Honest people will survive the next human evolution change. Is the Power within you? We have the key to unlock the door. The mystery of survival is solved. Success is no more than a decision away, become a self leader, help others, help our children, teach them to lead themselves. Only the honesty choice will prosper, you Can change your life, and you Can heal yourself. The Power is in You!