Joanna Grace Farmer

Liberating One's Self: Healing and Helping Others Do the Same So that Together, We Can Reach Our Highest Potential

Author: Joanna Grace Farmer

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ancestral legacy / blessings / commitment / daughters / gratitude / love / mothers / purpose / success / ubuntu

ourstory continues to unfold…

I’ve learned more in one week than I could have imagined about the love I share with my daughter. All grown up now and preparing for the next steps in her journey, I’m grateful to be part of it…through thick and thin, I know that we are moving…FORWARD. It’s the last day of our visit and my gratitude for the time we shared is more than my sadness, but the tears still come. Love this young lady. Faith Matthews. Cherish the ones you love. Don’t just tell them. Show them. Give them the best of your listening. Give them the best...

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companionship / harmony / peace / positive energy

the importance of getting along

They say people fight like cats and dogs and we sometimes get caught up in a hot mess, distracted by the latest “did you hear what happened” thrown in our faces by the let’s-waste-as-much-of-their-time-and-energy-as-possible-machine that seems to rule this world. The end result: More time and energy gone to nonproductive activities. I look at my dog Pepper and cat Lyla who are perfectly content to live side by side, happy because they’re no longer strays and have food, shelter and companionship.They even take walks together, go figure. Pepper and Lyla have even figured out how to share Pep’s bed. They...

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ancestral legacy / blessings / celebration / good memories / honor / hope / love / mothers / remember / tribute

Mother’s Day 2022 Tribute

Mother’s Day 2022 reminded me of why I have to remember, celebrate, and honor my Beloved Mother. It’s truly a blessing when you have so many good memories of a woman who made a difference in so many lives, in her own special way. I give abundant gratitude to my Beloved Ancestor, Margene Pepper Farmer, for being the kind of mother who left a powerful and important legacy…an eternal legacy of faith, hope, and love. Ase!

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artists / creativity / design / Jonathan / lifelong learners / multipotentialite / sons / talent

He never ceases to amaze me…Jonathan’s artwork

One day I learned that there’s a word for people like my son, Jonathan. He’s a multipotentialite, “someone with many interests and creative pursuits. It stems from the word multipotentiality –a psychological and educational term used to describe people who display aptitudes across multiple disciplines.” (quote from here) I learned about it when he told me about a book he read that described me. 🙂 I couldn’t disagree with him since I better understand myself now, why I have so many interests and activities. The motivating factor is that I’m a lifelong learner and, like him, a creator. Jonathan’s interest...

birthdays / celebration / cherish / daughters / mothers / solar return / tribute / upendo/love

My 60th Solar Return…

My amazingly wonderful daughter Faith wrote this on Facebook, on February 24, 2022, helping me get My Year of 60 off to a great start. My mom is one of the most resilient people I know. Today she celebrates sixty solar returns! For all the trauma, stress, strain, sickness, injustice, you name it, she’s just grown. And I mean real growth. The mother I grew up with is a different kind of mother today. The relationship we used to have is a different one today. I’m blessed to be a witness to her incredible strength, to her advocacy, and perseverance....

celebrating Africa…tamarind fruit 0

advocates / Africa / bees / culture / Dean Brown / Kemet / Nile Valley / tamarind

celebrating Africa…tamarind fruit

Tamarind fruit is a staple in Nile Valley and East Africa. The Tree is also very good because it creates an amazing Habitat for Bees. Tamarind is a very tart and tangy fruit that is even made into a sauce in Kenya! (See the Mombassa style Tamarind Sauce in the 5th Pic). In the United States, we can actually get Tamarind from the Mexicans who import it into their local American markets strait from Mexico They use Tamarind to spice a mango drink they call “Mangonada” and u literally suck it off the straw The Tamarind was cultivated long ago...

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daughters / Faith / happiness / highest potential / tribute

She…

She…is a precious gift.She…is love.She…is a shining star.She…is my hope for the future.She…is the dream deferred no more.She…is my reason to believe.She…is the Faith of things hoped for.She…is the evidence of things not yet seen.She…is my daughter.She…is an encourager.She…is my inspiration.She…is my motivation.She…is my blessing from The Creator.She…is an excellent reason to celebrate.Happy Herstory Month!2019 Tribute to Daughters All Around the World

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ancestors / died by suicide / fathers / grief / healing / mothers / suicide awareness / suicide prevention / transition

Remembering for the Sake of Not Forgetting

This blog post shares information about suicide. If you or someone you know is in a crisis, needs help immediately, and is located in the U.S., please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255.) or the Crisis Text Line by texting MHA to 741741. Find more information and resources at www.thestabilitynetwork.org/mental-health-resources/. Remembering can be traumatic…especially in the midst of a tragedy. It’s taken me years, decades even, to write about my parents’ transition to the ancestral realm, about how they died, how they passed on. I dealt with...