Monday Whatevers

November 8, 2021

Hello, Friend! 

It’s Monday, so… inspired by on one of my favorite bits of the Bible, let’s start every week off with a little bit of whatever’s good and noble in the world. Here are a few excellent and noteworthy things I’m seeing in the world right now. Some are beautiful, promising, and reassuring. Some are poignant, thought-provoking, and necessary. All of them add to a greater knowing of God’s presence in this world, within our humanity, and out in the great beyond. And, they all prove there’s an abundance of spectacular, breathtaking tangible and intangible cosmic matter between us. 

Please feel free to share in the comments whatever is good that you’re seeing in the world as well.  

Blessings,
Marcie 

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When the heavy clouds of life crush the air from my lungs and my lifeline slowly seeps from me, music is my respirator. So lately, Jamila Woods has been on repeat in my home, and I thought I’d share her voice, vibe, and artistry via her music videos, live performances, and a snippet of some of her lyrics.

WHATEVER IS TRUE…
BLK GIRL SOLDIER
Rosa was a freedom fighter/And she taught us how to fight/Ella was a freedom fighter
And she taught us how to fight/Audre was a freedom fighter/And she taught us how to fight/Angela was a freedom fighter/And she taught us how to fight/Sojourner was a freedom fighter/And she taught us how to fight/Assata was a freedom fighter/And she taught us how to fight…

WHATEVER IS HONEST…
BETTY
Oh, I'm different, I'm a cup of mild sauce/Sweet tongue, but don't get me in a paper cut/I'll fight you with my eyes, oh, when they call me shy/They just frightened of what's in my mind/These great greats won't let me lie/Midnight eyes wide feels like I'm at the riverside/Great greats come down, they whisper to me quiet/"I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive”…

WHATEVER IS JUST…
VRY BLACK
I'm very black, black, black/Can't send me back, back, back/You take my brother, brother, brother/I fight back, back, back, back/I'm very black, black, black/I made a pact, pact, pact/You take my brother, brother, brother/I fight back, back, back, back…

WHATEVER IS PURE…
HOLY
Woke up this morning with my mind set on loving me/With my mind set on loving me/Woke up this morning with my mind set on loving me/With my mind set on loving me/I'm not lonely, I'm alone/And I'm holy by my own/I'm not lonely, I'm alone/And I'm holy by my own…

WHATEVER IS LOVELY…
HEAV
My great, great, great, great, great, great grandma/And your great, great, great, great, great, great grandpapa/Didn't need a ring or a broom/Didn't need a past or a bloom/Nothing old, nothing new/Nothing borrowed, nothing blue/They're dancing in the deepest ocean/See? Not even death could stop them…

WHATEVER IS GRACIOUS…
LSD (Making Of Documentary)
A body of water inside me/Reminds me of oceans, though I've never known one/I'm born by a cold one/It's only a small one compared/To the coast, I prefer it to most/I like water that don't burn my eyes when they open/I won't let you criticize/My city like my skin, it's so pretty/If you don't like it, just leave it alone…

WHATEVER IS EXCELLENT…
BALDWIN
We don't go out/Can't wish us away/We been burning/Brighter everyday/We don't go out/Can't wish us away/We been burning/Brighter everyday/You don't know a thing about our story, tell it wrong all the time/Don't know a thing about our glory, wanna steal my baby's shine…

WHATEVER IS WORTHY OF APPLAUSE…
ZORA
You will never know everything, everything/I will never know everything, everything/You will never know everything, everything/And you don't know me, so you up the creek/You will never know everything, everything/I will never know everything, everything/You will never know everything, everything/And you don't know me, couldn't possibly…

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May your week be filled with whatever is true, honest, just, pure, lovely, gracious, excellent, and worthy of praise.

Much Peace,
Marcie, BCWWF