The Diary of Tawanda Bee

The Alchemy of Me

tawanda2011 — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:37:14 +0000

Letting Go

tawanda2011 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:57:29 +0000

Running low on faith and gasoline She had a lot on her mind, and she didn’t pay attention. She was going way too fast, and before she knew it, she was spinning on a thin black sheet of ice. She was so afraid. She threw her hands up in the air, “Jesus take the wheel, [...]

Complaining

tawanda2011 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:45:07 +0000

When I am complaining, I am telling myself a story about what other people are doing that is making my life unhappy. I am focused on what I don’t like or want, and this takes me on a journey to nowhere! A couple of weeks ago I heard someone say, “Complaining is a form of [...]

Numbers Don’t Lie

tawanda2011 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:18:25 +0000

Numbers are like a tidy little package that I can wrap and deliver with ease and confidence. I love reconciling accounts and seeing that everything is perfect… discrepancy “0.” and I love that numbers tell a story, a story that no one can question or call to task. They tell the truth. Or so I [...]

Rabbit Holes and Ruby Slippers

tawanda2011 — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:22:38 +0000

Over the past two weeks, I have had multiple cancelled appointments, offices closed without notice, and no-shows at mediations. I have had similar situations in my personal life. The decisions of others, or lack thereof, impact me in a painful way. What’s up universe??? Just last night, one of the parties for a 4:30 mediation [...]

Spirograph

tawanda2011 — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:19:59 +0000

That’s what they called it when I had one in the 60′s and perhaps they still do, but the one I found the other day is called a Hypotrochoid Art Set. Quite a mouthful, but I bought it anyway. There are templates and various sized circles – called gears. Each gear has multiple holes for [...]

From Sucky to Sanity

tawanda2011 — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:11:34 +0000

Yesterday started out sucky. I went to my Friday job where I work on a database for a place I really love, only to find that the computer was down and no one told me. So I headed back home with a tight jaw and a conversation with my itty bitty shitty committee. “A simple [...]

Wise Women

tawanda2011 — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:55:16 +0000

We call ourselves The Wise Women. Not because we are smarter than anyone else, but because we are wise enough to be willing- willing to open ourselves up to be known. By opening our doors and inviting people in, we get to see ourselves from a fuller perspective. We become more real… more well rounded. [...]

Trim Tab

tawanda2011 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:34:23 +0000

A trim tab is a small little little thing that that has a huge impact. A rudder requires great effort To turn a large ship moving forcefully through the ocean. The trim tab, however, a small flap on the back edge of the rudder, slices through the pressure and allows the rudder to turn the [...]

It’s a chili kind of day

tawanda2011 — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:16:21 +0000

Rainy and cold. Gray and dreary. Sitting and catching up on email and facebook… then I see it. A friend posted that he is making chili. That’s it! It’s not a cold, rainy dreary day…. it’s a chili kind of day! and I love chili! So I am headed to the grocery in my pajamas [...]