It takes a Village to raise a child and to honor a parent.

We all have villages within us and around us.

Attend to and enhance your villages.

Lonnise H Gilley 12/15/22 Lonnise H Gilley 12/15/22

Kinless, not Kithless, you are not alone

If you feel kinless, realize you are not kithless. We are all elements of this universe AND inextricably interdependent.

Lonnise H Gilley 12/7/21 Lonnise H Gilley 12/7/21

Quiet Service

What is the “why” for public education? I believe it has nothing to do with outdated, overrated standardized test scores. These support government positions and platforms that have essentially nothing to do with the inspiration and empowerment of our youth’s curiosity and learning. To be the change we want to see in the world and to create a world in which we want our 7th generation to live we need to be teaching and nourishing critical thinking, emotional intelligence, empathy, listening, and innovative problem solving.

Lonnise H Gilley 10/10/21 Lonnise H Gilley 10/10/21

Each human is unique which makes us “all the same”

Written in 1976 and spoken as the “music” for my Modern Dance solo in our final show of my senior year. Still rings very true to my core. Enjoy.

Lonnise H Gilley 10/10/21 Lonnise H Gilley 10/10/21

Framily = the friends we choose as family

Framily is self-defined and entirely dependent on our conscious choice to maintain connection. It is the greatest gift we can give ourselves as humans.

Lonnise H Gilley 10/9/21 Lonnise H Gilley 10/9/21

The Village Within

Dependent? Independent? Yes I can independently depend on myself, but I choose interdependence instead.