It's almost time for the EAster Bunny

Good thing

chocolate is

good for your heart!
Cos' we are seeing more and more ads to entice us to "eat it", to savor it,
and to just have a good time doing it!

Hello Friday,

and speaking of chocolate bunnies,
it's probably good to eat the ears

first

with all the news we're hearing

it may be good to not hear it all.

Lucky chocolate bunny

and those that choose to eat the ears first

is my thinkin!

Here we are

time for the weekend

time to dye those

eggs,

to get that chocolate buzz rolling

and

to begin the day

end the day

all wrapped in

gratitude.
Oh dratz, I left my bonnet at home!

Yes yes I know,

it's hard at times to find the

"feel good feelings"

with all the weird, awful, and bad things going on in the world, on the news,

and in communities.

Believe me,

these days even I am having to dig a little deeper some days.

While I continue to shake my head

in my daily intake of updates,

listening to the now new and strange stories in our world,

I move from sadness and shock

to anger and amazement.

I blow up the keys here with emails,

with phone calls,

and

then feel weary,

at times wondering if anyone on the other end of those blogs, emails, and phone messages

are listening.

I at times wonder

when will justice be served,
are the lies being absorbed,
or the truth being forgotten.
I wonder will a child and his name and his life be forgotten now that the press and the reality is being taken on twists and turns that continue to stray further and further from reality.
Now we here about
the friendly skies;

how is it that airlines are now experiencing such scary moments by flight attendents and pilots

along with passengers who want and demand to get their drunk on,

and

then someone stopped because they have a bottle of liquid explosives.

...

So I look for humor in as many things as possible

like the photo above

and it balances my brain

and

soothes my body/mind/spirit

for a bit.

I listen to readers to jump in and bring some semblence to the insanity

and

instead I keep hearing

the crazy.

Remarks from press, the authorities

the relatives and friends

of

a murderer,

who talk about how he was beaten to a pulp

by a kid,

and that he was now not

on a neighborhood watch

but

we see no blood splatter on him, no evidence of blood, swelling, blood trace.
The brother of zimmerman now gets air time,
and what comes out of his mouth
makes me shake my head once again...
"he could have been wearing diapers?"

We hear from the funeral director who prepared Trayvon Martin's body,

but that gets buried in the press,

doesn't get much air time\\

and who would know better than the funeral director.

I smell a cover-up of great proportions

when people spend more time

weaving webs of deceit

rather than concentrate on the intial facts

we know a story of deception

is being fed to us.

Sometimes it's probaby good to be a

chocolate bunny.

A hollow one at that!

Do you ever wonder?

When a flight attendent goes nutty on a plane and scares paying passengers to death,

she gets carried away

and

it is called a medical emergency?

A pilot gets subdued and the passengers are hero's

but the pilot and the message gets called

a

"Medical emergency"

...

When a passenger goes crazy, or gets belligerent on a plane.

They get locked up?

Yes I do agree, that anyone who demands to be served liquor so that they then make an ass of themselves should be told NO,

should suffer the full extent of their behavior,

but

I just don't understand

what is happening in our

friendly skies...

For that matter,

these days,

I just have to say,

MARCH MADNESS

is seeming to be much more

than

basketball

excitement!

And tonight?

Wow,

mega millions here is now the talk of the city,

have you bought that ticket?

What will you do with all that dough?

Let's see ...

I am thinking first thing I'm goin to do,

is

HIDE

...

But tonight

I will be at the

National Hospice

gala

where they will be honoring

the women heroines of

Hospice

and

I am going to see a pioneer and dearest friend

Dr Bernice Catherine Harper

along with others.

I just cannot wait to share time with a true friend and grand dame of the hospice world

a social worker, a global leader,

and a woman who I love

for her realness, her dedication

and her warrior self.

So for now

it's time to

thank all of you

for the strength of YOU

and to wish you

a day filled with all that you dare to dream,

the strength to stand up

and

remember

that we are all connected.

Stand for Justice,

for truth

and

honor in all things.

Walk in Beauty,

DRSES

www.sherryeshowalter.com

Oprah would love to talk to Zimmerman?

It's One Month and three days

still we

are waiting for an arrest

in the murder of

Trayvon Martin.

White/Black/Red/Yellow

people are gathering,

they are standing,

they are raising their voices,

signing petitions,

and

now

Oprah has weighed in.

No she hasn't called me yet!

But she has now spoken about the Trayvon Martin case.

She has now said that she herself told Rosie it is over for Rose,

she has now said that Bobbi Kristina disappeared before the big interview

and

she wasn't sure she would be there when Oprah arrived,

but she was indeed found by Oprah's peeps and was there, but did not want to sit down,

so they stood and Oprah went with it to get the interview...

But now she has weighed in.

She has let folks know in an interview

that

a killer is tops on her list to interview

saying,

"I would love to interview zimmerman".

...

Really Oprah?

YOU would pay, or give props and attention

to the man who self appointed chose to

be the "neighborhood watch"

or shall I say

"neighborhood killer"

He is top on your list,

the same guy that we all want to see brought to justice, for the murder of a 17 year old.

TRAYVON MARTIN'S MURDERER

really Oprah, you want to bring him on your show while we are wanting him booked, arrested and justice to be served?

[shakingmyheadhere]

ok maybe i am being reactive,

Banging my head on the wall now.

?

The man who called the Sanford PD

and said he saw someone suspicious,

then was told to not pursue the person,

yet he did.

And then he shot and killed at point blank range a 17 year old kid

in a hoodie, with a cellphone, a bag of skittles, and an Arizona Tea

as he cried to his girlfriend

"help me".

Oprah is wanting to interview this person

and

has him top on her list?

One thing is certain,

as I sat and looked over the city

of

beautiful

Washington DC

I was reminded of its intensity, its spendor, its diversity.

And I miss so much of it

and

now am enjoying being back here and seeing my beloved friends and the movement.

There is so  much happening now,

with health care

with

Trayvon Martin

and

so many who are standing,

letting the world and justice

know

the

we the People are standing for justice.

"We shall overcome"

and

we have come a long long way.

Hatred and racism

do not belong in our world today,

violence has no place in our worlds

and the lives of our children.

I have to tell ya,

this story is about as disgusting as it gets,

the web is dirty and it just keeps taking a new spin and with each spin a new attempt to create a lie... or to discredit a teen age boy.

Now once again,

it is becoming about the

political "left/right/" whatver that has to do with anything

but it is ugly

and

I have a feeling it is becoming more so by the hour.

The stories are being used to avert our attention to the horrid crime that was commited

and the mishandling of a murderer

that still walks free.

And yes,

we've come a long way in civil rights,

and this tragedy is proof that there is evil

on the streets

and within gated neighborhoods.

We all walk with a responsibilty to educate our children,

to stand with honor, dignity, we have responsibility for our behaviors,

with ethics in our daily lives.

WE ALL BLEED RED.

We are each our brothers/sisters keeper, like it or not.

Race is something that people should run,

not something that qualifies one to kill, harm, or mame

or judge.

Many are using this tragedy, and now this injustice

as their own platform,

through political doings and agenda building,

in police slinging and one up manship.

This was a tragedy, a sickening and unimaginable tragedy;

it is a crime that has yet to be handled

justice has yet to be served.

The media is not helping,

nor are those who are tweeting the addresses of people who are now in harms way

as a result of tweets

by celebrities

and then re-tweeted to millions

who will ultimately try to take the next crazy steps.

Further harm is about to be done,

innocent people will be hurt as a result of passion, emotion and misdirected anger

and things that are spinning out of control.

yet a murderer is safely hiding out somewhere with his pals.

People around the world are asking, writing, demanding

JUSTICE.

We have rallies happening across the lands, on campuses, Universities, faith communites, Capital Hill, the White House.

White/Black/Red/Yellow

are standing arm in arm, together

with one vision, mission and purpose

for the most part.

We must be careful in wordings, in the call to actions that we are inclusive

in the desired outcomes.

We stand for justice

for a child who was murdered.

For the family

Sybrina and Tracy

the parents of

Trayvon Martin

in their demand for justice.

To do that

we must stand together.

With respect and Unity.

Rallies cannot be effective nor the message be held as authentic or without racism

further indicated when an announcement reads:

STAND UP FOR JUSTICE

RALLY IN WASHINGTON DC

SATURDAY

CALLING ALL BLACK PEOPLE

IN UNITY

FOR TRAYVON

That is a powerful call to action,

but

it is a message that is in direct opposition to what we all stand for,

it is exclusive

and

it is a further message to confuse our children

and adults alike

when we are standing together

to fight

and let the world know

that HATRED/VIOLENCE/RACISM

must end

in order to

STAND for Justice together UNITED.

If we segregate our rallies

with our calls to gather

in standing

what message are we giving our children, their friends, our neighbors, our spouses, our relations?

If we cannot come together in our quest for justice for Trayvon Martin

now

how can we expect to teach our children

and

how can we embrace each other at all

in the greater circle of our lives?

We are stronger together

than we will ever be apart.

WE MUST STAND.

I've been saying this for weeks now,

through tears, through angst,

through and by listening to all who are weighing in and now those who are spinning webs of deceit and heartache to the family of this youth,

and listening as well to the children

who are also hearing all of this.

The questions of kids are many,

the speculation

does not change the reality.

and the reality is

a child was killed by the willful act of an adult

who was told by the police to not pursue him.

But he did.

And then, maybe he beat himself up afterwards

who knows.

But we need our children and adults alike to be safe

when they are not in our homes.

We need folks safe in their homes

without someone giving out their addresses

to others Spike what were you thinking when putting those folks in harms way.

bless our children,

bless the parents of

Trayvon Martin

and hold them closely in thought and prayers.

Just kids

all colors;

white is a color,

black is a color,

red is a color,

yellow is a color,

all shapes and sizes

some in hoodies, some without

all just out there together,

no problems

just together.

"Everything now, we must assume, is in our hands; we have no right to assume otherwise. If we do not falter in our duty now, we may be able, handful that we are, to end the racial nightmare, and achieve our country, and change the history of the world."  James Baldwin

It is time to stand UNITED

Neighborhood watch

is just that...

WATCH

do not harm.

And now O has weighed in

and

of all the folks in the world to talk to,

all the real people to  interview

she wants to interview

this guy who killed a kid.

Let's see,

oh yes, Olivia now calls him a

"sleazebag"

...

I wouldn't want to interview or give him time

for all the cherry blossoms in DC.

...

I would like to interview some kids though to get their take on this,

their view on how people are feeling, thinking

and

their ideas.

I also value yours.

Walk in Beauty,

DRSES

www.sherryeshowalter.com

oh yes, Oprah also commented about the Bobbi Kristina interview... wonder if she read what I had to say about standing in the hallway since she spoke to that as well?

I'm still waiting for you Oprah!

It is ironic how you spoke to all the things I talked about in the

"where are you Oprah" you tube!!!

"I'm still waiting for you Oprah..."

HMU

Attitude of Great GRatitude

Those kitchen tables

...

Keepin it Real

Walk in Beauty

Dr Sherry

www.sherryeshowalter.com

Sometimes...

Little Kamryn

with his

"purple swag on"

...

Olivia, Joan and I are having the best of times here in Maryland

with the temps

beautiful

even though last night

the drop was into the 30's

as we huddled on the couch

and explored the life of an 11 year old!

"giggle giggle"

is a phrase I tried to wrap my head around

as I gazed at my beautiful Olivia

who lives in the no pressure zone,

I have to laugh.

She has transformed into a child who looks older than 11

so when she shifts

in a conversation

to a reply of

"giggle-giggle"

I find my brain explodes in wonder!

I have to re-set

and remind myself she is only 11!

She now is keen to the news on

Trayvon Martin,

her school and friends are talking about it

and

no one understands it.

They do not see color

they do not understand "hatred/racial profiling", they have no words for the horrendous acts

and

truly do not understand how zimmerman is still a free man.

To hear the conversation

and

to engage her thoughts has been a lesson for me,

in a deeper understanding

through the lens of a child.

It makes me also wonder

the thoughts of Kamryn,

who is 10.

The thoughts of D'Vante who is 17

and graduating high school this year.

All three of my kids

are of color.

Olivia's word for zimmerman when I arrived was that he was a

"bum".

I found this interesting, curious that a word

so benign could be assigned to a man

of such a horrendous acts.

And then I had to again remember,

Olivia is 11, she is a child.

One who does not see color, does not judge people, and does not know hatred.

We talked about it more,

we read the definition of the word

"bum"

and then looked up other words for

"bad" or "awful things a person does".

We thought about it

and I could see her mind in action through the movement of her eyes.

She has now decided she likes the word

"sleazebag"

and that word fits better.

She likes the word

"atrocioius"

and thinks that word fits better.

...

I didn't like to have "the talk" with an 11 year old child; my child

of the wickedness that lives in a world.

To talk about the hatred that still resides in the hearts of some

and

things like racial profiling, color of people's skin

being the age old battles that originated with the

First Americans

and

Trayvon Martin

along with the stories that are now being woven to further make him out to be anything less than the victim of a gunshot wound

deliberately inflicted.

...

As we watched Sybrina Fulton, the mom

and

Tracy Martin the dad

on television

Olivia sad, that is just wrong and so sad

...

She then said,

"this is just wrong, and even if he was suspended who cares and what difference does it make?"

From the mouth of a babe,

truth is spoken.

...

Then it was time to talk about

dinner,

it was time to feed the pain and realities of the days conversation.

To talk about the sneaks that were being sent to her from Kamryn

that she is so tickled to receive in the mail.

Yep,

another thing Olivia and Kamryn have in common,

those kids do love to

EAT!

Here's the latest and greatest picture of

Kamryn

getting his grub on!

My boy loves him a

CHeeze-burger

even with his purple on!!!

Gotta EAT!

WE have to stand for the children,

Love is born into the children,

they are color blind,

the do not judge

they are able to dance in the rain,

play in the dirt,

run and learn

and

taste all that life has to offer.

It is our job, our joy, our responsibility

to nurture, nourish, teach, reach each one

with all our best tools,

while exploring and holding them UP.

It is up to us to empower them,

help them find their voices

in pursuing their dreams

and

teach them respect for all living things

while standing

for Justice, their rights and responsibilites

along the way.

Teach them well.

Help them to find the words that will suit them,

that will allow them to express what they want to say,

that will allow them to define

what they are trying to express

and

help them to remain alert and safe.

Olivia and I spent some time talking about self defense classes

and

she is actually thinking it might just be a good idea!

STAND FOR OUR CHILDREN,

they belong to all of us.

The sage is lit,

with prayers going up today

for all

who are standing, all who are needing some support in thoughts, for strength

and

just to know

you are being thought about.

Walk In Beauty,

DRSES

www.sherryeshowalter.com

NOT YET...

A child has been murdered,

children are murdered.

What makes this different?

Many things.

Keepin it real,

NO ONE HAD TO DIE,

NO ONE WOULD HAVE DIED

except

Zimmerman chose to not heed a direct order from a police officer who told him to stand down, to NOT pursue an individual

he deemed as suspicious

as a civilian who said he was the "chief of the neighborhood watch" in a neighborhood.

INSTEAD

this man Zimmerman

followed, pursued

and shot a kid point blank

with

a 9MM

and

killed him

although he was crying

"help me" on a cell phone.

A neighborhood watch?

No arrest?

Shot while black?

Hatred?

A police department not doing their job?

A kid wearing a hoodie?

A grown man playing vigilante?

Racism?

Self=defense? (NO)

Skittles?

Tea?

A Gated Neighborhood?

...

Meanwhile here in the DC area

a woman attacked and severely wounded a man

someone in what was a IHOP

and has been charged with a

HATE crime and is looking at

30+ years

for the attack.

And it made the news tonight

as I sit here still astounded

as I try to understand

why Zimmerman is free.

And yet,

the parents, friends, and the world

are now hearing the round a bout

the

aversions

the well he wasn't so this or that

and

the self defense

claims.

Really?

Where is the justice department?

...\?/

One thing is certain,

Many Many

of all shapes, ages, colors

Thousands are standing

UP

and we will not be silent

thousands are using social media,

in front of the steps of buildings, civic centers, churches, faith communities,

the Department of Justice,

Capital Hill

and

even the White House,

and

in Sanford Florida

and

Tampa Florida.

WE WILL NOT STAND DOWN,

Trayvon was murdered,

and I will join the many who now stand and are his voice, even though many are trying to discredit him, to dishonor his family

and his very young life

as they try to weave a web for a murderer

and justify a police department that did not do its job.

We are standing arm in arm on this wrong.

Black/White/Red/Yellow

"We all bleed Red"

~ ~ ~

I have heard that folks all over the world

are donning hoodies

and letting their voices be heard.

Yet he is still free.

The man who told the police

that he shot a child.

Now we hear from his friends, his attorney

and rednecks and bigots

and folks from everywhere

with opinions.

We hear about the

"Stand your Ground" law

and whether it applies

and

we hear from the "new Black Panther group"

now offering a bounty for Zimmerman,

And

we hear that they are not supported by

THE BLACK PANTHERS

nor many in the Black or African American

community.

BUT

have we heard

of an arrest?

HAVE WE HEARD

Trayvon's mother and dad

or their cries in the night?

...

Have we looked deeply in the eyes of our children

and seen the real possibility

that it could have easily have been them

in a hoodie walking out of a mall?

OR

have we thought

how very easy

it is for someone to pick us out of a crowd

decide we may in fact

look suspicious,

decide to pursue us

and then without reason, cause,

shoot us dead?

And if we stand UP

and should a whole bunch of folks

stand beside us

as the brothers and sisters we are,

and

demand justice...

Would we then really get it?

Only then to find out that once an attorney

gets involved

that stories and press will turn things into a circus

and try to talk about us when we are no longer on this earth and able to talk for ourselves?

Now a child is dead,

and

we are hearing such vile remarks

being made about him as they are stretching to find something to make him into something that he either was or was not.

From all pictures, and from teacher accounts he was an "A/B student", an athelete, a kid with great promise.

Now his Mother is seen on television

saying not only has my son been murdered but they are trying to kill his reputation

as someone reports he was suspended from school from perhaps marijuana?

WHO CARES?

What kid at 17 is not experimenting with something and what does that or what he has done or not done have to do

with the night he was walking in the neighborhood in a hoodie with skittles and a tea close to the home he was staying in?

...

Neighborhood watches are in communities everywhere across the nation.

It means that folks watch out for each other, for their homes.

It is not a license to kill, hunt, stalk, or pursue someone and then kill them.

It is a "WATCH" if it is active at all.

IF, and I say IF

anyone in a neighborhood sees suspicious activity, they typically call their police department and report it.

They do NOT call from their "watch point"

and say the things that Zimmerman said

and then go in pursuit

of a kid with a loaded

9MM gun intending to use it.

The tapes tell everything there is to hear,

all that was needed to make the arrest.

Also noted and heard on CNN

was the racial slurs

of this man.

At no point did the police nor Zimmerman talk about injuries sustained at the time,

nor a broken nose, nor remorse, nor tears,

none of it.

AND

as for tears, or pleas for help,

yes, we heard that...

Trayvon's mom heard and recognized her

baby's cries

and so did the girl he was talking to on the cellphone,

HELP ME

that was a kid while being pursued

and

as he was shot.

yes, we heard it,

we heard a Mother's voice as she said  that was my baby, she heard it, and probably still hears it vividly 24/7.

We are the people

who continue to stand

FOR JUSTICE.

Self-defense?

Who is Zimmerman and his buddies kidding?

Do they really think we believe that?

Have YOU loooked at his eyes, that of Zimmerman?

Have you seen him walk to the police department and turn himself in yet as he is so filled with remorse?

Have you looked at the smile, the eyes, the face of Trayvon?

Here's the deal:

and

I'm keepin it real,

Trayvon Martin

was shot close range

by a bullet loaded into a 9MM handgun

by

Zimmerman

who called the police in

Sanford FL.

He was known to them as he was a frequent caller, a man who is by their label

"white=hispanic"

and

was on his "neighborhood watch"

...

Note the word 'WATCH'

and when he told them he saw someone,

a "black someone who looks suspicious",

they told him to NOT pursue him

and yet he did.

And what followed was that he

at point blank range

shot and killed what he

KNEW TO BE A KID

who he outweighed by more than 100+ pounds

who was on a cellphone screaming

"help me" to his girlfriend.

It does not get any clearer than that.

And yes,

I believe with my gut and heart

it was a crime of hatred.

Where is the justice

and

why is it taking so long?

Trayvon belongs to the world now

as

does his family.

We will embrace them now,

as we join for justice.

Leave him alone, let his memory be left

with some dignity,

this man Zimmerman has raped them

and taken all that is sacred

when he murdered this child.

WE STAND FOR JUSTICE

FOR

TRAYVON MARTIN

STAND WITH ME

STAND WITH TRAYVON'S FAMILY,

FOR HIS MEMORY

...

drses

www.sherryeshowalter.com