Shavawn Berry

LATEST ARTICLES ( 182 )

• Just Breathe

  

  “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” ~ Arundhati Roy, War TalkI remember reading Gaia by James... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Heart of Darkness

  

  There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, to avoid facing their own soul. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fatherless Child

  

  To state the obvious, tomorrow’s Father’s Day.It is the day when children everywhere fete their fathers with gifts and cards and stacks of obligatory pancakes... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Authentic Soul Life

  

  “We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” ~ May SartonWhen I talked to my mom yesterday (our usual Saturday... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• At 50: A Remembrance

  

  Momma Shavawn – Baptism, Photo by Harry Ray ToppingOhanapekosh, Mt. Rainier, Washington, August 1960(This essay was originally published in April 2010,... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Bitch is Back

  

  The Hindu Goddess of Empowerment, KaliMore info at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali“Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Living the Questions

  

  “I would like to beg you, dear sir, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as i... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• This is Water

  

  In Memory of David Foster Wallace“But if you’ve really learned how to think, how to pay attention, then you will know you have other options. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s the Small Stuff

  

  In memory of Maricela Ochoa Henderson“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ~ Robert BraultSmall... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shadowlands

  

  “Maybe the only thing each of us can see is our own shadow. Carl Jung called this his shadow work. He said we never see others. Instead we see only aspects of... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Nostalgia for the Criminal Past: Poet Kathleen Winter Looks Back

  

  Nostalgia for the Criminal Past is poet Kathleen Winter’s first book. I contacted her and asked if she’d be willing to discuss the ways in which she shaped and... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finding the State of Wonder

  

  “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Falling In Love Again

  

  “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”~ Buddha Last week I watched a documentary called, May I Be Frank? Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thank You, Universe

  

  “Let gratitude be the pillow on which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.” ~ Maya Angelou I write this week in memory of my friend, Nancy Smith-Watson’s... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Discovery on the Road to Hana

  

  Three Generations – Momma, K, and M, at Hana Beach, Maui, HIPhoto by Shavawn M. Berry, Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved. “Something amazing happens when we... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Austin Bound

  

  “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” ~ St. Augustine TRAVELING GIRL This week promises another flurry of activity.  I am packin... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Caring for Your Introvert

  

  “Hell is other people.” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre I’ve been up to my ass in alligators this past week, with too much to do, and an absolutely action-packed schedule.... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The End of My Comfort Zone

  

  “Self-sabotage is just misguided self-love.” ~ Brad Yates I’ve been thinking this week about clutter.  Clutter in my heart.  Clutter in my home.  Clutter in my... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Just Say No

  

  “Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.” ~ Josh Billings Just say no, and mean it. Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Groundhog Day

  

  What if tomorrow never came?  Today, it happened. ~  Groundhog Day It’s February 2, so it’s Groundhog Day.  It’s the day when we rely on a lowly little groundho... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION