tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44292122945208434672011-04-21T16:45:34.177-07:00Becoming: to change or grow, to come into being Aware: conscious, cognizant, alert, mindfulyaleiayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15398277094983378371noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429212294520843467.post-31936741282337347652007-05-17T12:11:00.000-07:002007-05-17T12:42:43.228-07:00Today I find myself at my Mother's table. It is 9:00 AM on this partially cloudy Thursday morning here on the Big Island of Hawaii. There is a light, cool breeze and numerous species of birds are sharing their good morning salutations throughout the neighborhood.<br /><br />Today, I also find myself dealing with an age old issue, which has attached itself to the identity of women in my family since my Great <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Grandmoteher's</span></span> youth. Will I continue to allow it residence as a part of me or carve it out, till <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">every</span> last root of this weed has been severed from my garden, my thought.<br /><br />I will not add another link to this chain. It is no longer an acceptable part of my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">lineage</span>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4429212294520843467-3193674128233734765?l=yaleiay.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>yaleiayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15398277094983378371noreply@blogger.com1