Kissiah Young

I thought saying 'goodbye' would mean more

I am contemplating friendship, and I guess what has me contemplating it is my recent move to the bay area. There were so many goodbyes, so many messages of wanting to ‘get together’ before I left—invitations...

[Dear friend] The sound of goodbye

The sound of goodbye rings throughout my mind like silent echoes of bitter sweet memories. How does one journey forward glancing back at times before had, while tiptoeing into the present? My mind reveals shadows of waves—friends whose...

[Dear Friend,] as we close a chapter in life, we open into deeper connection

I will miss my friends, the people who surround me; those I call my family. Change is a beautiful thing. It opens the door to life anew, to hitting the “refresh” button, as I call it. Sometimes you...

Christy's Ristorante: a taste of Chianti

It is a quaint space of romance. Dim lighting and candles create an ambiance for couples—an anniversary, a date, a rekindling of a flame. The walls hold art—complex only in being abstract—local artists of...

We are responsible for the world

I am perplexed by those who knowingly take advantage of the ignorance of others. Lacking knowledge is not a deficit, but rather an opportunity to learn, grow, and to expand. When we take advantage of people who are unclear, uncertain...

(Truth) tell a friend

There is something so amazing about truth. Even in moments when we are touched by its sharp edges, if we allow the feel of it we awaken into such newness that the discomfort fades into our embrace. This is...

Leimert Park, where friends gather

I am so very honored to have witnessed people—some friends, some associates—coming together in celebration of the most precious human experience: Life. And as we all came together there was an awakening to something greater than...

A trip down memory lane

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Dear Friend...on life and death

I am contemplating life and death. I realize the oneness that exists; the two are in fact one. But who contemplates death if not a Buddhist Abbot, the sixty some odd years old, Joan Halifax with her Upaya Zen...

Dear Friend, acceptance does not have an end date

I visited a friend today, someone I have known for fourteen years. Wow! Fourteen years! I remember when I always wanted to have friendships that lasted that long, longer. It was Ernest Holmes who said that which we are...

I thought saying 'goodbye' would mean more

[Dear friend] The sound of goodbye

[Dear Friend,] as we close a chapter in life, we open into deeper connection

Christy's Ristorante: a taste of Chianti

We are responsible for the world

(Truth) tell a friend

Leimert Park, where friends gather

A trip down memory lane

Dear Friend...on life and death

Dear Friend, acceptance does not have an end date

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