Welcome to my website 
in the spirit of
Unity within Diversity.
“We are the multi-hued face of God
Created in the Image of God.”
Reflections of Love and Forgiveness
By Amy Bryant
As I look in the mirror, the bronze copper image reflected carries the genes of the Oppressor and the Oppressed.
To fully love myself as a Black woman, I must love not only the African who gave me my rich deep hue, not only the Native American who contributed the warmth of copper, but the Caucasian who added a touch of golden bronze.
I carry within me the genes of the Oppressed and the Oppressor.
To fully love myself, I must love the oppressor as well.
Only by opening my heart and reaching into my genealogy to forgive the oppressor, can I be free to fully love myself, and all those who reflect the multiple hues of my race.
Only by opening up my heart to forgiveness can I extend my love to All Humanity…the multi-hued face of God…created in the image of God.
I carry within me the genes of the Oppressed and the Oppressor.
Each day I honor my African ancestors for my connection with the Elders, the Souls who have passed on, and God the Creator.
Each day I honor my Native American ancestors for my connection with the Elders, Nature’s living creatures, and Mother Earth.
Each day I honor my European ancestors for bringing Democracy to the land: and I forgive them for having denied it to my people for so long.
In trying to break my spirit, they brought me closer to God. In taking a stick to my back, I became “strong in the broken places.”
I carry within me the genes of the Oppressor and the Oppressed.
I open my heart with Forgiveness and Love.
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I Am The Voice 
By Amy Bryant
I’ve been described
as the voice of Maya Angelo
in Safety Harbor.
Oh so flattering …but so inaccurate,
for my body of work is but a cupful
in the vast ocean of Mother Maya’s words.
But yes,
I am the voice…
I am the voice of diversity within unity.
You pretend not to see our differences,
for you are good hearted.
But I say see, our differences …
Celebrate and rejoice
in the glorious variety of God’s creation..
I am the voice of the multi-hued face of God
Created in the Image of God.
I am the voice of inclusion
Young, old, yellow, brown, white,
gay, lesbian, straight,
Muslim, Jew, Christian.
For me there are no outcasts..
All are dear to my heart.
I am the voice of the beloved and the forsaken
Created in the Image of God..
I am the voice of reason
Like conservatives, I honor and take pride
in the values that shaped our nation.
Except when they exclude or destroy.
Like liberals, I honor change
that enhances the present and repairs the past.
Except when brash and arrogant.
I am the voice of balance and harmony,
Created in the Image of God.
I am the voice of enlightened progress
drawing from the wisdom of our elders
joined with the wisdom of our youth .
Together, they create a future
worth passing on to our children. . .
I am the voice of our future
Created in the image of God.
I am the voice of praise,
rejoicing in the community of Safety Harbor.
Embracing its diversity … its inclusiveness ….
its balance and harmony.
Its wisdom, enlightenment and creativity.
I am but one of Safety Harbors many voices
Created in the image of God.
