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Life With Me is Like…

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What if you couLd stay gone for as Long as you Like, just as Long as when I caLL, YOU come?

ShiLa Is Like…

“ShiLa is Like, earth, wind, and fire,
rims and tires
BuLLetproof gLass, inside, is the reaLest driver
PLanets in orbit,
Line em’ up with the stars,

tarot cards, you can see the Pharoah…
Nas is Like, Iron Mike, messiah type
before the Christ, after the death, the Last one Left…”

Nas Is Like.

Enjoy the message behind the words. Take nothing personaL.

-shiLa iris

(you know I’m jokin, right?)

LoL. Aren’t you joking, too?

When I ask, you give,
i aLLow you to take.

Acute Strangeness

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I received a Letter from Him,
in His own handwriting.

Somehow, he is so deserving of my Love?

Hmmmmm. Mmmmmm.
Let me think about that.

4:44, Less than 90 Degrees

ShiLa Iris
P.S. My present temper…

this is not just a faLse pretense.
There is so much more to this story.
Years of respect and patience surface.

He asks questions that matter.
Even those that don’t.

I excavate, I dig.

I’m Listening. Becuz such simpLe things Leave imprints.
He is the most gaLLant Man I know. With the most integrity.
He has moraLs and exercises his wiLL with exceLLent discrimination.

As I change, as I fLow.

I am teLLing you how to save her.
How to save YOU.
PLease do.

Green Papaya

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Deepening

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I luv what I see,
but I marry what I understand …

which is, my observation over time of the relation of causes to effects.

Sometimes my flowers don’t grow in your desert, yet

find relief in my unconditional luv 4 you,
then let go.

Call.

When you hesitate, you suffocate yourself in your own arid conditions …

… and you know I’m made of water.

The Mis-Education of Shila Iris

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…and before I knew it, I was spending many of my Friday nights studying, Hip Hoppin,’ and gyrating-vibrating aka dancing. Give it up, give it all!!! I surrender, dear Shila, to You!

I’m so in Love with Her. I am at peace with Her. Gotta keep freeing her mind, each and every second of every day. The intent is real. Lonely’s the only other company, meaning, She is the Love no other Love can Be [insert Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite].

It is so stimulating to exercise the cranium, thus changing yourself, and then the world, the air you breathe, and the energy around You.

Your oppressor cannot educate You. Trust. I Know. Study and listen, and then we can move coherently. How you gonna change the world for My People when you know nothing about them?

Come closer,

Shi la I ris

Let these truths be your spiritual foundation.

UP LATE: A king…

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This is a depressingly masculine world.  Yet, I love men.

Enter me.  Only when you’re ready.

Peace and love,

Shila Iris ♥

P.S. The name of the song is Weary … and maybe you’ll have to get high to comprehend it. Why?  Because anyone can “under” stand it.  Yet, can you feel it?  Can you let go of trying to correct her, and just accept her?  Can you walk in her shoes?  Can you NOT talk, and just hear her?  Can you stop trying to save her, and just hold her hand and let her divine nature find the way?   Do you recognize that you developed in a system that taught you to look down on her?  And, even when you can’t see it, sometimes you put yourself above her?  This hierarchy has been detrimental to the synthesis of the divine female and masculine flow of life. You are not her savior.  You are her creation.

Behold. I give birth.

I’m up late but yawning.  Goodnight.

Healing Flow

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Could she be speaking of someone she loves or is she speaking to herself?  You decide.

Remember, you can only experience the healing flow when you truly desire to tell the truth about yourself.  Who are you?  Focus on the reflection you see when you look into the mirror.  Your eyes tell everything.  Breathe. Set yourself free.

Peace and blessings manifest with every lesson learned,

Shila Iris ♥

UP LATE: Good Sax With Coltrane

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John Coltrane:  While My Lady Sleeps

Coltrane’s intensity is amazingly stimulating. I can hear words under each note, softly whispering to me, “sweet dreams.” Enjoy!

Thank you for coming here,

Shila Iris ♥

GOODNIGHT: Erykah Badu

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LYRICS: Click here.

Thank you for coming here,

I am Shila Iris ♥
Midnight hour 12:12

P.S. Do you ever feel like the English language doesn’t have the words to express what you are feeling?  Like, it’s not your native tongue?  But it’s your first language, the one you’ve been taught, but somehow, it isn’t fulfilling?  Get at me.

GOODNIGHT: Sade

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM7hpeFtkVI

LYRICS:  CLICK HERE

Thank you for coming here,

Shila Iris ♥ 11:11

Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)

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I met him when I was a,
a little girl, he gave me
He gave me poetry
He was my first
But in my heart, I knew I
wasn’t the only one
cause when the tables turned
He had to break up

Do you have a relationship with hip hop?
I do ya’ll and it’s so beautiful.

Let’s go waaaayyyy back.

Learn from the past, always.

Thank you for visiting,

Shila Iris

P.S. Go outside, in the rain.

Word is Bond [11]

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Sound is a powerful healer.

Modern-day proverbs and thoughts by Shila Iris ♥

Thank you for visiting.

 

I See God In You…

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“I want to go to a place where I have nothing and everything, that exists between here and nowhere.  I want to go to a place where I’m suspended in ecstasy… I want to go to a place between dark and light, where wrong becomes right.  I want to go to a place where time has no consequences.  I want to go to a place where I can hold the intangible, and let go of the pain with all my might.  I want to live inside the glow.” 

To my dear family…

… and to anyone who wants to wake up.

Judith, Dalmira, Rosemary, Lesley Marie, Zarina Asha aka Tamika, Kavel, Gregory Wayne, Alexander, Eric Seth, Aaron, Brandon, Bobby, Imhotep, Kitwana, Kwame…

India Arie is on tour ya’ll!

My intentions are pure, I assure you.  I am filled with gratitude, appreciation, and truth.  Peace.

Thank you for visiting.

I am Shila Iris

Wu-Tang is on Tour!

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Are you down?  

I’m super excited about seeing these brothers on the Gods of Rap tour.  They are not coming to my town, so I have to decide where to go.  My options are:

Chicago is always fun for me…
I haven’t been to Cleveland in a long time and I’d love to see my family…
Maybe Raleigh?  I’ve never been, but my sister lives in NC.
Nashville would be hot, I have a lot of history there…
I have yet to visit Seattle, and Cali is by far my favorite state in the U.S. so I am always down for a visit.  Where would you go?  The tour ends in August in Minneapolis with De La Soul and Public Enemy!  That will be exciting; and of course, there’s always New York where the show is likely to be the greatest because it’s Wu-Tang’s hometown.  Suggestions?

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WHAT’S IN MY MUG – Today I am drinking GOLDEN MILK.  It is so delicious!  This is half almond milk, half coconut milk, turmeric, cinnamon, honey and a pinch of black pepper.  There are many different ways to make this, I’m sure you’ll find what you like.  I tend to use more coconut milk which I buy canned.  Due to its richness, this is a whole breakfast for me.  I don’t tend to eat solid foods in the morning- just water, smoothies, and this milk!  Since nature forced me to let coffee go, I have discovered many wonderful options that seem to be much healthier for me.  Try it.  Peace.

I am Shila Iris