Half Full, Y'all (A)

There are two kinds of people in this world; the kind who finds an onion ring in her fries and is mad behind it, and the kind who finds that same onion ring and thinks she has just won the lottery! Don’t like onion rings? Well, the very same premise holds true for the situation where you stumble upon a partial chicken tender in your french fries. Today, the goddesses are shining on your girl. I found 4, count ‘em....FOUR.... onion rings in my fries!!! Whoooooo hooooooooo!

And, yes, I know this post is wicked short, but I was writing this whole, crazy treatise about "Haters" and it sounded so freakin' whiny, so I thought I'd spare ya. So, there you have it. B, what's up whichu, grrl?

Walking on Water (B)

Wow! Speak it into being, sister. I am really grateful to have met Alison and to be able to vibe with someone who can get excited and enthusiastic about so many things AND take action on them. Aaaah, the gift of sweet enthusiasm. I love it.

We may have a dream or a goal and if there is just one other person there who can see it (and if not, at least hold a space for the dream) and allow us to share whatever our feelings and thoughts may be, it can produce so many opportunities for expanded consciousness, fresh perspectives and greater vision for what is possible. That is what is occurring here, with Alison and me. We have all kinds of ideas and visions. We brainstorm and manifest and support and love what is occurring in the moment. Well we may not always love what is occurring in the moment. I will say that I try to be in alignment so that I can be positioned to flow, like water, rather than fight what may be having a face of an obstacle. Flowing like water -- water moves so beautifully regardless of its state.

"Things" are happening all the time and becoming more aware and rooted in a place where I embrace the non-dual nature of this existence has been helpful to me. We can be present in a situation without having to label it as bad or good but to be there with it, feeling what we feel, allowing our own energy to flow as needed and look deeper, when necessary. Looking deeper into the situation and listening for what wants to be born and being able to use our own energy to co-create the beautiful possibilities in each moment. I am so grateful about it all. Challenges occur but I can still be grateful. I must say that Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith (Spiritual Director of Agape) http://www.agapelive.com/ has been a powerful teacher in terms of so succinctly stating and affirming what I accept as truth in my life.

I love hearing about people's passions and visions. I love seeing people go for it. I love hearing about all aspects of the journey because I can see how some of those moments in which we thought we were stuck or that a horrible thing was occurring was actually the flip side of the lovely creation that we desired. I really appreciate hearing about entrepreneurs, in particular, who had a dream and it did not work, again and again and what they did to overcome and stay focused on the original vision they had. To me, that entire process of continuously going for it is the victory, not just the "end" when the achievement is reached.

I want to hear about the parts when you thought you were going to break ... and then the beautiful door opened and so many blessings flowed through. It happened that time and will happen again and again. We are reminding each other of the fact that we always have what we need all of the time, even now. Even when this or that is occuring. Even when it feels like you cannot take it anymore. We have exactly what we need, we have the power that is always present and infinite and we have the ability to use our extraordinary imagination and creativity. We are powerful.

This is an exciting ride and I am so grateful for the many teachers and situations that have assisted me along the way. So yes, Alison, there are many people out there who are supportive and we are attracting them right now. I think we just need to be supportive and open to receiving the givingness of others. I meet people all the time who are full of love and radiance and always willing to lend a hand. Sometimes I do not know these people and never see them again. They give without expecting anything in return. They know the truth of who we are ... that we are actually one. When I give to you, I give to myself because we are not separate. I treat you with lovingkindness and sincerity. I feel that everyone deserves this treatment -- everyone deserves to be loved without conditions. And we can choose to love ourselves unconditionally, too, right now where we are.

Introducing to you.... (A &B)

So, here we are world. Greetings and how the hell are you? You look fabulous, BTW. Did you lose weight? So, I suppose I should introduce us...."US" being the A and B of "A& B Conversations". Okay, so I'm Alison and my blogging partner in crime is none other than the lovely Brigitte. Now, if you put two and two together, you'll notice that the first initials of our names start with "A" and "B". See how freakin' cutting-edge and clever we are already? It can only go up from here, chicas. Okay, okay. So, I'm not sure I'm feeling our blog name like talkin' 'bout it, but we needed something to get writing/blogging party poppin' and "A & B Conversations" is what we got. For now.....

So, now you know our names...but who the eff are we and why are we blogging? Right. Hmmmm. Well, we're two sistah-friends (i.e. "black chicks") who met and bonded and found ourselves supporting each other and nuturing each others dreams at a critical point in our "journeys" (Ha, I'm sounding like more like "B", who is an energy healer, by the way (http://brigittetaylor.com/about-2/). Me? I'm a freelance writer (I write for an online magazine for women of color, called CLUTCH) http://clutchmagonline.com/lifeculture/feature/the-upside-of-broke/and I work at a non-profit organization by day. It's odd, because we're not really alike (A&B, that is) in our ambitions, but we are strangely alike in our almost spazzy elation about life and its possibilities. We feed each others dreams. And that loving, sister-support is magic....it has actually started to make our dreams happen! It's crazy. I'll just speak for myself ("A") here, but a big part of me wanted to make a lie of the myth that women, especially black women, don't support each other. I know in my heart that B has "got"me, that if I turn to her for comfort she would not turn me away, that she would never intentionally do me harm, that she cheers for me at every little triumph I have in life. And my total faith in her genuine sister-love, is helping me to soar. I can talk to anything with Brigitte, and in the days and months to come....I will. Stay tuned.