Author: Sabreehna S. Essien, MPH

A Native to the Pacific Northwest, Sabreehna is American with Kenyan descent. Sabreehna holds a Master of Public Health and is a small business owner. She currently studies Marriage Family Therapy at Northcentral University and graduates in 2024. Sabreehna is a wife and mother of two boys. Sabreehna enjoys a good book, travel, fashion, nature hikes, and time with her husband and children. Sabreehna dreams of building schools, health clinics, community centers, and affordable housing in rural parts of Africa.

LSTHURMAN Photography Exhibition Summer 2014 @ Gallery 31

Sabreehna S. Essien, MPH

I am excited to be sharing some of my photography taken during my internship in Ghana in 2009. Gallery 31 is a virtual experience and one you will not soon forget. Please take a look and of course become a collector of these unique pieces. The prices are as listed without framing cost;for custom Art or to order larger prints please contact me directly  via email: lsthurman4vr@gmail.com or call (503) 489- 8174 and leave a message with your name, contact, and number to be reached.  Enjoy your visit in the virtual gallery: http://www.31at31.com/p/gallery-31.html

Gardening of the Mind

Sabreehna S. Essien, MPH

Well…it has been along time since writing or updating my blog. I compare my website to a wild neglected garden and being tired of looking at the mess finally stopped long enough to review and update several things. Evolution of the mind has caused me to review my presentation and bring forth some good changes. Cultivate the mind so that new ideas can spring up and change your environment.

Tell me the difference between imagination and reality.

Sabreehna S. Essien, MPH

Tell me the difference between imagination and reality

How is it that your love touches me to the extent that it moves my body

A love so strong it whispers a language that touches every cell of my being

Tell me the difference between imagination and reality

I can never forget the first time you smiled for me

Thanks to the creators of Skype

You smiled for over an hour

Your smile radiated light upon me

Oh my sweetness on the rainiest of days when I feel a need for you

I remember that smile and the warmth that lighted my heart

Tears of joy drop from my eyes and I smile

Tell me the difference between imagination and reality

There was a time my heart was in distress and you made me laugh

It made the heaviness disappear and every-time I remember that day I laugh some more

I love you

Tell me the difference between imagination and reality

How do I explain my heart being captured by a man I have yet to meet

My soul-mate you are… for the language you speak has escaped from my wildest dreams

How long is to long to wait for the day we shall meet face to face

Is it presumptuous to say we shall meet sometime soon

The vast ocean expanse… love traveling over the distant lands

Arriving dusty thirsty at my door

Hungry for my loves lips

Our first kiss

Our first embrace

Our hands touching for the first time

Tell me the difference between imagination and reality.

June 12, 2014 © LSTHURMAN