Nice to hear from both of you. The Serers are ready to catch both of you for
" Chaalit " ( laugh ). Remember that the Serers are around. Just keep them
coming!
" Chei tey mu neeh "
  Elhadj.



----- Original Message -----
From: "ESSA BOKARR SEY" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: Love not war!!!


> Ebou!
>         "Yow danga nobaateh torop-laugh!"
>           Essa.
>
> Koch Barma <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> My wife saw me expressing all kinds of emotions in the
> study...expressing deep pity at the subversive nihilism I see
> constantly on Gambian websites. She looked at me with her beautiful
> eyes and said, "Love, let the dead bury the dead...you belong to me,
> right here in my bed." I want to share some happiness and beauty
> because my generous heart can't resist to always remind myself of how
> lucky I am to be with such a loving woman.Read what she wrote about
> herself...Chei!!!
> *************
>
> I was in conversation with a person once who asked me a very simple
> question with profound, insight: "If your soul had a color, what
> color would it be?" I quickly responded with a smile, "Sun yellow!"
> And my spirit danced back then to this color, with my brass-colored
> curly crown of short-cropped hair and my warm glowing brown
> skin.nature, natural, warm and free like the sun. Over the years, I
> often ask this question to my friends, strangers and teens; I often
> ask myself just to gauge my spirit. I believe today if my soul had a
> color, it would be blue-not just any color blue, but the color blue
> of the vase on the ledge of my window. It is a glass-clear, deep,
> warm blue.
>
> I believe I am a free spirit that sometimes wanders into oppressive
> territory just to observe the view and gain wisdom from the
> experience. I feel transparent, at times- vulnerable. I have never
> felt more primary, yet become more all encompassing. I have never
> felt more complex yet found such peace in simple things. I view
> myself as friendly and slightly shy. I am selective with whom I allow
> to really get to know me, although I am very accepting and inviting
> toward others. Because of this, sometimes I feel like a counselor who
> has no counsel. I am sometimes tired as hell of the world outside my
> home, the violence, the cruelty. At other times, I couldn't be more
> blessed by the kindness of strangers.
> Personally, I don't desire to be personal these days. This is my
> greatest weakness and strength lately. I am coming face to face with
> my own paradoxes and trying to find a way to embrace and accept all
> of me and continue to forgive others who can't seem to do the
> same-accept themselves or forgive others. I also view myself as
> different, eclectic. It's not that I feel special or singled out, I
> just listen to conversations of some and watch the actions of others
> and know I fall somewhere outside of the norm. I have also witnessed
> others who seem to be somewhere outside with me, because of this I
> never feel alone- just a member of another minority group that likes
> to question reality. I feel very blessed, and I don't know why- why
> me, that is, or exactly what is the cost of this responsibility?
> I have already accomplished many of my dreams. I view myself as
> successful in spite of myself, not because of myself. However,
> because I am always setting new goals, I have a long way to go in
> terms of accomplishment. In a dream, I once saw myself running with a
> little dog on a beach shore, flying a kite and looking back towards a
> man standing outside of a beautiful beach house. The man was smiling
> at me. I felt love for him and I knew him. I see this dream becoming
> reality.
> I aspire to become a Life Coach/Leader, a speaker/lecturer and a
> writer exploring more ways to help others accept themselves. Today,
> I'll work at finding my own center.
>
> Clarissa Middleton-Giallo
>
>
>
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