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Reading and Writing
I was in elementary school when my mother gave me my first diary for Christmas. I had a lot to write about but was too concerned that my sisters would read it to write the real stuff.
I purchased my second diary with my allowance. It was one of those five-year diaries with a lock and key. Now I could write the real stuff. Some things I even wrote in my own coded language because I would hav
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
2 days ago5 min read
Noodling: Mortality
Mortality... Mine wasn't a consideration on the other side of thirty. Before time was real. Not until approaching fifty. That is when I began to time travel. Years became like weeks. The hand of God became unmistakable. Brushes with death and gifts of life became more obvious in hindsight. Staying awake while living in the dream. The lucid moments now far outnumber the obscured ones. The last decade forced us to look and challenged us to see what was there all along. We are o
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
Jul 132 min read
Fear Not
So many actions are performed out of fear, or not performed because of it. I have heard fear described as False Evidence Appearing Real, and sometimes that is the case, but not always. Sometimes there is evidence, meant to provide warning, safety, and protection.
I think about instances in the Bible when people are told to “fear not,” not because the evidence or what they
Delphia Simmons (Founder of Thrive Detroit)
Jun 246 min read