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The Recipe of Unbreakable Love
The Recipe of Unbreakable Love By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Ingredients: 2 heaping cups of Unconditional Love 1 ½ cups of Warm Affection...

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May 12, 20253 min read


Help Me Share This Gift with the World
Help Me Share This Gift with the World by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Family, friends, and faithful readers, I’m reaching out from the heart...

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May 11, 20252 min read


Dogs Don’t Bark at Parked Cars
Dogs Don’t Bark at Parked Cars A Life Lesson Told with a Wink and a Word by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Let me take you down a dusty road in...

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May 11, 20252 min read


Neckbones, Cornbread, Potato Salad, and Corn
Welcome to the Pot Y’ALL: A Spiritual Serving of Neckbones, Cornbread, Potato Salad, and Corn By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Come on in....

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May 11, 20253 min read


Words Can’t Be Unspoken: A Reflection of Love, Regret, and the Power of the Tongue
Words Can’t Be Unspoken: A Reflection of Love, Regret, and the Power of the Tongue By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Words. They are invisible...

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May 11, 20254 min read


Do Not Pass Me By
Do Not Pass Me By By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar I’m sittin out by Lake Pontchartrain, lettin the stillness hold me like my grandmother used...

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May 11, 20254 min read


Crosswords from the Storm
Crosswords from the Storm By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar ACROSS 1. What you hold onto when everything else slips away. Answer: Faith It...

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May 11, 20254 min read


The Lion and the Fleas: A Parable of Power and Peace
The Lion and the Fleas: A Parable of Power and Peace By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar In the cradle of the Great Rift Valley, where the bones...

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May 11, 20253 min read


The Fly in the Room of the Divine
The Fly in the Room of the Divine by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Funny how a tiny thing like a fly can steal the whole show. I mean, you...

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May 10, 20253 min read



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May 10, 20250 min read


MOTHER’S DAY NAVIGATION
MOTHER’S DAY NAVIGATION Written by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Check out my Blog at https://www.heartsandsoul.online Route guidance...

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May 10, 20251 min read


The Crooked Mirror Beneath the Baobab
The Crooked Mirror Beneath the Baobab by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar There is a Yoruba proverb that says, “He who throws mud loses ground.”...

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May 9, 20254 min read


When the Power Goes Out
When the Power Goes Out By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Did you know the human eye can see a candle flickering from over 1.6 miles away in...

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May 9, 20254 min read


The Divine Diner
The Divine Diner A Spiritual Menu by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Welcome to The Divine Diner, Where your soul is the guest of honor, And the...

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May 8, 20253 min read


Building Through the Breaks: Control Joints of the Soul
Building Through the Breaks: Control Joints of the Soul by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Top of the morning, good people! I know it’s a bit...

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May 8, 20254 min read


Beyond What They Saw
Beyond What They Saw By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar This ain’t no made-up story. It’s not some pretty poem trying to get applause or a clever...

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May 7, 20253 min read


The Wisdom in the Soil
The Wisdom in the Soil by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Introduction This reflection is not fiction, nor is it a fairytale. What you are about...

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May 7, 20255 min read


The Picker, the Flower, and the Dye
The Picker, the Flower, and the Dye by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar The question was asked of me by a stranger whose eyes held centuries of...

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May 7, 20254 min read


Shrimp Butter and Grits with Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
Shrimp Butter and Grits with Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Welcome to the pot, y’all. Glad you could make it....

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May 6, 20254 min read
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