Gratitude Day – May 2023

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Today we’re celebrating another JohnnyO Gratitude Day!

This is a 5-minute excerpt of a 35-minute interview by Arnie Carter with John Olander, our first generous poet on under1000skies.org. Features two of John’s poems, “Hello Fear” and the first poem John ever wrote six years ago, “History Shelf.” John talks candidly about his life on the street, his addiction, what he loves about being a poet, and how he has triumphed since. Congrats, John! Thank you so much.

Transcription below.

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Gems 8.177-T

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Niki Flow

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Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

”First Light” Copyright © John Olander 2018, 2022. All rights reserved.

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Gems 8.175-T

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

Photo copyright © Cord X 2018, 2022. All rights reserved.

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Gems 8.174-T

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Niki Flow

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Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

Photo “San Antonio” Copyright © Cord X. 2018, 2022. All rights reserved.

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Gems 8.56

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

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Spotlight Saturday: ShowerUp II

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Niki Flow

The first time I got to interview Paul, it was in June 2017, only a few months he and his family started ShowerUp in Nashville which was October 2016. It’s been six years and now ShowerUp has mobile units in six cities as well as a disaster-response team.

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Gems 8.51

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Niki Flow

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Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

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Gems 8.46

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Niki Flow

I hope you’re having a beautiful day. ♡
Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

“Dear Pavement, The sun used to be the only thing to warm you, and now it’s body heat…a cheek rests on you, a cheek capable of being kissed by a bishop, a cheek once held in a mother’s palm, a cheek that deserves more than the prickly pebbled pillow you are.”
-Karl Kristian Flores, The Goodbye Song

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Gems 8.45

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Niki Flow

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Here’s another light-filled ¤ Gem ¤

“Nobody has to do anything wrong to end up living a life that feels like it’s not their own, all they have to do is take a step back, and hope for the best.”
-Craig Stone, The Squirrel that Dreamt of Madness

Published first on Kindspring.org: “Tragedy In Portland

We’ve been helping a young man named Oscar in Portland who lost his job two years ago. Then, when the pandemic hit, he lost his apartment. He has been living on the street ever since. Oscar is articulate, intelligent, and kind. He has been recording on Twitter and Facebook what it’s like to live on the street during a pandemic. He has also been helping others whenever he has the ability to do so.

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