We Are

So, I know this has been a dumping grounds lately, so bear with me. I haven't had much time to delve into my thoughts as of late. More over, I've been dropping things here that reflect all the things I'm thinking/feeling at the moment.

I'm sure you noticed the counter for the Twilight Movie coming out on Friday. It's an obsession that we caught on my floor, particularly room 655, faster than a 2nd grader gets lice. We also have a countdown on the wall, if you haven't seen the facebook pictures. They're really quite something. Saturday night I finished the 4th book of the Twilight Saga. All in all, the series took me 2 weeks to read, which is apx. 177 pages a day.

Before that, I was posting a bunch of election stuff. There you have it. When busy, Lauren posts representations of her life rather than telling you about it. Joy.

Having had my first concert of my college career yesterday, I'm on a WOCO high. I just listend to the cd of the concert and it was beautiful. So, in honor of my busy posting, here are the lyrics to one of my favorites we sang yesterday. This is not the first time I've posted lyrics by Y.M. Barnwell. The last time was in this post

Here are the lyrics to our Anthem in WOCO, "We Are"

We Are...
(from lessons by Y.M. Barnwell (c)1993)

For each child that's born
a morning star rises
and sings to the universe
who we are.

We are our grandmothers' prayers.
We are our grandfathers' dreamings.
We are the breath of our ancestors.
We are the spirit of God.

We are
Mothers of courage
Fathers of time
Daughters of dust
Sons of great vision.
We are
Sisters of mercy
Brothers of love
Lovers of life and
the builders of nations.
We are
Seekers of truth
Keepers of faith
Makers of peace and
the wisdom of ages.

We are our grandmothers' prayers.
We are our grandfathers' dreamings.
We are the breath of our ancestors.
We are the spirit of God.

For each child that's born
a morning star rises
and sings to the universe
who we are.

WE ARE ONE.


When I think about my generation, this is how I feel.

Peace & Love,

Lauren