frustration

let this pen touch this paper
and bleed old blood
that dried months ago.

let my hatred
spew putrid words
of love and frustration

let my tears
guide my feet
to visit
the ugly truths

let my words
that were sincere
long ago
forgive my actions...
today

seeping

i'll hold onto them
forever
like sandcastles.
the tighter
i squeeze
the more they
fall and
vanish
like they were
never
in existence.

...hold tight!

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Bathed in a Vision

Patricia Bath

November 4, 1952

Harlem, New York

Dr. Patricia Bath, an ophthalmologist from New York, but living in Los Angeles when she received her patent, became the first African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention. Patricia Bath's patent (no. 4,744,360), a method for removing cataract lenses, transformed eye surgery, using a laser device making the procedure more accurate. Patricia Bath patentPatricia Bath’s passionate dedication to the treatment and prevention of blindness led her to develop the Cataract Laserphaco Probe. The probe, patented in 1988, is designed to use the power of a laser to quickly and painlessly vaporize cataracts from patients’ eyes, replacing the more common method of using a grinding, drill-like device to remove the afflictions. With another invention, Bath was able to restore sight to people who had been blind for over 30 years. Patricia Bath also holds patents for her invention in Japan, Canada, and Europe. Patricia Bath graduated from the Howard University School of Medicine in 1968 and completed specialty training in ophthalmology and corneal transplant at both New York University and Columbia University. In 1975, Bath became the first African-American woman surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center and the first woman to be on the faculty of the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute. She is the founder and first president of the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness. Patricia Bath was elected to Hunter College Hall of Fame in 1988 and elected as Howard University Pioneer in Academic Medicine in 1993.

Thanks to African-AmericanInventors.org for the information.

...::: fight the power :::...

In lieu of Mois Noir D'histoire (Black History Month), I will be posting on Black hair, products, books, authors, figures and music. I'm sure some other topics will creep into the posts but they will surely be about "all Black err'thang..." =) Muah! More to come...

Many Kisses,

Tiffany

Tiffy's Workout Plan

Ugh! My diet and workout plan (funny- I always think of Kanye when I say "workout plan") is going horribly wrong. Today for lunch, like ya'll care, I had tuna from the can. GROSS! I didn't mix any Miracle Whip, mustard, eggs, nothing but salt, pepper, saltine crackers and me. Ugh! I bought like 4 cans so I guess I'm stuck with tuna for a few more days. On top of having tuna this week, last week I had Big Daddy Ron's (McDonalds) for breakfast and we all know there is nothing healthy at BDR's except water. LOL!

However, I have been sticking with my Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred DVD and after the first day I felt handicapped. I could barely sit on the toilet properly. I literally would have to plop down on any piece of furniture. I know I definitely failed at my push-up attempts because my back was stiff as shit. I guess you could pretty much say I was (am) severely out of shape. =/ I also tried Dancing with the Stars DVD and I am so uncoordinated that I usually do my own dance moves so that is pretty much a fail in itself lol. Anyway, wish me luck! =)

Grateful

I will be the first to admit that, at times, I struggle with appreciating what I already have. I can recall longing for more shoes, clothes, electronics, other opportunities, all the while not nurturing what I already have. I never considered, perhaps, God's way of thinking, in the sense of "why should I be given more when I can't appreciate what I have right NOW"? Human beings as a whole, can sometimes have a "me" or "more" complex which is destructive and not conducive at all to our well-being. We are meant to have things, materially and spiritually, such as joy, peace, happiness, etc. However, we must all play our parts because the desire and the longing can surely create depression, envy, jealousy, anger, and a spiritually unfulfilled experience here on Earth. There is nothing wrong with wanting a little more out of life or striving to reach goals and such, but to lose sight of the NOW and a lack of gratefulness for what we already have can be a dreadful affliction and sad existence.

So take a look around at your abundance; if it's peace, share a piece (lol), if it's joy-spread some, if it's clothes-donate, money-give some, etc! If you pray and/or meditate, begin and end with "thank you".

Moral of the story: Just be grateful!

Much Love and Many Kisses,

Tiffany :)