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    Precious Fossils

    I feel gratitude for many things: sunlight, birds in the oak trees in my garden, Daraja Academy, the ability to learn & grow, being in a body & all of the discoveries that brings. It is a gift to receive each day & all of its moments, to accept what life ...

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    Red Lantern

    This sculpture by Andy Cao & Xavier Perrot at Cornerstone Festival Gardens in Sonoma held me captive for many minutes. Called Red Lantern, the reddish orange crystals hanging over the water held the sun's light on the windswept day I visited. I sat cross-legged at the end of the railroad ...

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    In These Arms, A Song for All Beings “” Jennifer Berezan

    In this time when the news shows humanity's increased disharmony, forgotten interconnectedness, and our leaders using war as a solution to war, I send this beautiful song of remembrance from Jennifer Berezan. We all want to be happy and not to suffer. We all want love.  Let's be that love.  

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    2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

    Deborah welcoming guests to the opening reception of the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrating Kenya and China. She was also one of the sponsors of "Divas Night," celebrating women singers from Kenya.  

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    Career Girls

    "It isn't enough to tell young girls to "dream big" or "aim high." Without proper encouragement, or concrete methods for turning their abilities into tangible careers, many young women can simply flounder in the educational system. Career Girls is an organization dedicated to providing young girls of all income levels ...

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