So! Did you apply for the grant?!

No, I didn't apply for that again.  I appreciated the opportunity I was awarded in 2014. It was a catalyst to my artistic Pittsburgh experience. (http://www.hoteptheartist.com) I would suggest that you apply as a part of your professional journey. You should really prepare and apply. I learned soooooo much from that experience! It can also be alot of pressure.

I paid many fellow artists from that award, and Pittsburgh People don't always do that. 

I'm thankful for the thorough members in my community who add to my merit, reputation, and resume. Y'all give me opportunity to express my creativity and make connections that carry me to the next moment. I enjoy creatively serving with you.

Living with my father, mother, and son daily is an honor and a sacrifice outside of Pittsburgh. I've been able to create because of solitude, and I've been limited in creativity because of the lack of solitude. Many times I wanna scream. Many times I just be real quiet. #pisces

I find my Heaven in Pittsburgh homes, parks, streets, diners, and bars. I find my Heaven in front of classrooms full of smiling brown children. I find my Heaven outside on the trails and on the floor with my son. I find Heaven giving kisses to my father from all of Your virtual kisses online #Helphowardheal. I find Heaven in being at the right place at the right time.

I find Hell when I forget my blessings. I find Hell when I doubt myself. I find Hell when I focus on the blatant injustices I've faced as a Black Woman in Pittsburgh (lived Northside 10yrs) I find Hell when I can't focus, or when I'm late or unprepared.

I find Heaven in my alarms on my phone. I find Heaven when I write.

I find Heaven when I remember the myths about money.

I find Heaven when I sit alone with God.

I didn't know this is where this post would lead, and I know this was supposed to be about my arts journey as #HoteptheArtist in Pittsburgh. Hmm I guess it still is. Because instead of turning in my grant application. I let my 7th grade son draw emojis on each one of my toes, and instead of opening my laptop, I chose to give him a few tattoos, and half watch half sleep through the movie Trolls.

Artists, if you have children. Make sure they are prepared for an unpredictable school year. Portion out time for your goals and for theirs. I am so thankful for my Artistic Pittsburgh Journey and the balance I've found as a teaching parent.

I'm here for the Healing Artists and the Teaching Parents in Pittsburgh.

Get your alone time, and don't stop.

Just move.

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My Galactic Response to Human Marriage

So....

How did you fall in love?

Welp...Some lovers found one of their soul mates in the pupils of their partner’s eyes and that satisfaction was enough to link arms for a season or two. It could be a birthmark, a tone of voice, their giggle, their walk. 

We are all humans whose souls have been sent to this planet to learn lessons from loved ones before...

Take that in....

Your soul has been to earth, countless times! In countless human forms!...same black pupils though!

We all have these past experiences, involving other humans...We remember each other in little familiar ways, from a time before.

Love confirms this brilliant reminder.

When you are sent a human reminder that your heart is being looked after with love from above, the 5th dimension, heaven, you can enjoy the benefits of marriage to symbolize that bond in the 3rd dimension if you would like.

Paper work, witnesses, photos, memories. FOOD!
As long as you and that human are exemplifying love. And not dragging each other through dangerous self-degrading experiences...Then frolic! With that damn good reflection of your inner soul!

 And MAKE something of the love you've found by producing positive improvements on this planet.

You lovers should be of the bombest Galactic Creative Energy that your connection can make. Take care of your children with feminine and masculine influence. Balance our babies with strong men and women role models around them. Teach them about the beauty of their bodies and the knowledge of all its glorious functions.

See? Being connected to Love can be an extremely beneficial element to society.

We are done imagining humans rubbing friction when they tell you they are Together.

Or in a Relationship.

What they do with their body parts is none of your business!

You have your Own Human Journey to live out.

So when you get distracted by someone else's satisfaction,

you gotta do a #selfcheck and find the love you're connected to...

and strengthen THAT. 

#Lovewins

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Not God God...but God...

God is an outside entity that you CANNOT see. Remember God is invisible RIGHT!! God made the Money and Trees, and Cut down the trees. God works in Threes to the Thirty Third Degree. God watches over You and me. This God. That God all the Gods. Mono God, Manythiesm LOL. Gaudy God. God For Likes! Jesus for Likes. White Jesus for Likes, Black Jesus? No? YEs? No? YEs? Aight. Your God Does Whatever God Wants While You...Are just a....(cont'd)http://www.hoteptheartist.com/hotep-s-blog/

Ten minute Trip Session

Join me on my Ten minute train of thought Tuesday Trip Session. 

8:02am 

Bloom into a different plant today.

Do not ignore crucial introductions. 

Perfectionists are far from perfect. It is by far one of the most annoying dichotomies to experience. 

Do not be addicted to noise. Zoning out is wicked awesome. 

Today do seven things better than yesterday. Seven. Improve daily. 

It is time to make the most of yourself. 

You didn't have to add me as a friend. But you did, and for that I thank you. 

You've invited some of my galactic inspirations to appear on your newsfeed. I can only be me tho...#warning #dare 

Uhhhh you know? I wanted yo tell you...You are way bigger than you think you are. I mean way bigger...like...this way, not this way. Yeah...so you better walk like you know. #20feettall

Shhhhhhhhhh!!! Waywayway not while I'm posting.

"She's a little out there." You would be too after some of the trauma I've lived through. 

You can't let people throw just anything into your atmosphere without knocking it down words have power once released so program your life accordingly.

The elaborate fantasies I create are residue from the harsh realities I had in my youth.

When you judge me...shrug my shoulders and say..."They don't know any better, it's all good. Conversation musta got boring...needed some Hotep to spice it up. 

Mental disorders and monstrous hoarders. On the next Oprah. 

I'm like a fly...if I land on a topic, I can stick to it for a lil bit...then I'm off...it's not deep, it's just an analogy.

 

There...now I can start my day. Peace Everyone. 8:12am

He's NOT my Boyfriend!

Soooooo....without being all, poetic n shit...seriously...you should know...That the man in my life has been treating me, like an absolute queen. If you met him, all my brothas would be proud and dap him up, and my true sistas would be so happy that we found one another. Really tho it's hard to be a single mom and accept the leadership qualities of a man, cuz we do Most things on our own or our way...but then on top of that I'm an Aries, and a middle child...so it's like....you can't tell me nothing!  But I am learning so much about balance between man and woman and remembering how to be a team. He's being patient and supportive and we give each other space. He's patient and he will wait for my scattered brain to settle down. He wants to be apart of my wild world of art healing. And still obtain his goals. I be trippin! He reminds me to focus and he can smell my bullshit from a mile away. He's so on point. Dat's my bro and my homie...for real. He's down. #forthecrown

Mmm

I'ma blog about him more often...dat okay boo?  

We'll see how long before he finds out I wrote this. 

Gender Study

Excuse me ma'am...Oh I see you found the shoes you wanted...excellent! Custom made, perfect fit! Gorgeousness! Expensive but worth it right? Yeah they will last you awhile! Good! And they go with almost everything. Ok so that's ONE pair of expensive yet comfortable custom made shoes for ONE year. 

Yes ma'am. Just ONE year...I know...I know. It seems like an eternity but you will love them! They might wear out or need repair every now and then but if you stick with them...the shoemaker will take you places in those shoes you could never go if you swapped them for a new pair. No no no. No cheating! Just this one pair will be enough I'm sure. No we'll be confiscating all prior shoes and any attempt to buy other shoes during this year is punishable by law. 

But listen! 

You will be apart of the One Shoe Crew! I mean I know it kinda limits your fun outfits at a variety of events, and it kinda takes from your vibrant flare and personal style but...it's worth it! The One Shoe Crew even throws you a party!! You can dress up like a Barbie Princess and post on Facebook! And everyone around you will wish they had found a perfect pair of their own. The OSC gathers for conferences and they hold therapy sessions and support groups for members old and new who aren't used to just owning one pair of shoes. Now there are some rebels who jump from Crew to Crew buying all kinds of shoes and swapping with other Crew members but the shoemaker doesn't favor that kind of loose commitment.

We know it's in your nature to hunt for all kinds of shoes and bargains like you used to...but looking at other shoes is also against our OSC policy. 

So....One Pair of shoes for One year ma'am...cash or charge?

No?

It doesn't make sense? 

A woman's prerogative?

You can't do it?

Sigh....I understand. 

Have a nice day. 

Asking the average American woman to be committed to one pair of shoes for a year is about as improbable as asking the average American man to be monogamous for life.

Damn. 

 

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"Ayo Hotep" Talk about: Sexual Healing

Oh this is gonna be good.

Look, there are so many ways to show love. Some folk just act uncomfortable or judgmental when I start talking about sex. I mean...everybody does it and if you don't, you think about it. This ain't no Queen Victoria age...We are exposed to sex by the second in the lowest forms when there is a heaven to talk about. 

"I know a place,

I'll take you there."

-The Staple Singers

If you've ever been there then you know about it. 

Now, sex has been used as both a serum and a poison since the beginning of life. So, depending on your experiences you may be turned off by certain "erotic poetry." Imagine the energy and emotions that rise if you "know" or "think you know" who the poet is talking about. Somebody starts to feel some type of way...I'm like...we gotta get past that! Ego to the side it's time to enjoy the ride. And come back to earth and then behave!

Real talk though, I come from a deep background of nonsensical, illogical, spiritually detrimental sexual experiences. Yop! Just like many of you! So what do you do about it? Suppress it? Feel guilty? Act out? Write? Read? Listen? I use art to educate and to heal. 

Oh you go to church? God forgives! Jesus paid it all on the cross? Some antics you need to forgive yourself for. But on a positive note I believe there were some encounters before wedding vows that you thanked God for on occasion. That's what's up though. Consider my work to be in the category of Songs of Solomon. Love Poetry.

Oh so you watch porn? Ok. Well now you are entrusting your precious psyche into the hands of a director and producer and actor who may have nothing but junk food sexual energy to drug your soul. Possibly leading to warped definitions of love and orgasm. Poetry or prose about sex, can be enlightening, educational and breathtaking. 

On a deep spiritual level and a raw physical plane, to go there mentally, is satisfying to the psyche. I speak of sex in the context of love. If your nose turns up or your heart begins to race at what you read or hear me say, instead... thank God for the third eye, pineal gland, that allows your imagination to travel to private places you can treasure in your own way. It's not a cigarette or a drink. It's a memory or a fantasy. It's yours.

God is Love.

Read responsibly.

Hotep. 

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