Confrontation & Triumph !

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Boldandbreastless November 13, 2014 ·

 

I'm not conceited or arrogant, at all!! I'm just a very confident, breastless hefa, with no insecurities and so very thankful to GOD, for my amazing testimony!! Cancer had no idea who it was dealing with!!! I'm so glad that GOD is ALWAYS on my side!! -

 



KKK member pees his pants when confronted by a Black Man!

Ahmed Majeed said, 'The hate is willing but the bladder is weak.' (2015) This scene occurred after the church murders in Charleston, South Carolina.  

Tactically, the white guy had the technical advantage. If he'd paid attention to details and managed his fears, which are understandable, he could have taken advantage of the Black man's lack of strengthens in the area of strategies. His pants hang. He would be an easy kill in any confrontation with just a little thought given to the art of war.

This Black man gives rise to assumptions many Black man think they have by mere outbursts alone. The thinking of the warrior is far beyond posturing. The same holds true for the white man. Both of them made assumptions as am I thinking I know the story of this scene. But, the emblems of the Klan are there. What we enjoy about this moment is the inner power of the Black man. When Black men face their inner man's demons in like fashion better men will come out of the introspection manhood requires.

This was a complex moment, one we should be pleased with and take notes about. - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories (11.21.15)
 

ONE Thing ...

Zingoma, 

"So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you." Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Sacred Moment in Time for her . . .

HEEL phase

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April 18, 2013 ·

 

Interesting words. Taken seriously they will counter the dreams of many women desirous of the deeper things of life: engagement to the mysteries, marriage to a soul mate, the depths of mothering righteousness, and integrity into their children, and more. The rites-of-passage, the initiations into womanhood traditionally taught women to use the words of their mouth to conjure up the most powerful of elements into their service for the benefit of their children, families, and their people.

It is not a Western perspective, but the need for these ways, and philosophies, and holy ways of Life, and living are the ache, and hunger of countless souls at the end of acquisition, consumption, and trivia which are fundamental to capitalism.
The Mayan prophecies did come to pass. We are in the beginning process of transformation. It is happening despite the dull insistence to wait for a Messiah, and to continue on with the old patterns of existence. - Gregory E. Woods, (Dawn Wolf) Keeper of Stories April 20, 2013





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BE Right

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Continue Growing
Rev. Dr. Sinclair Grey III

Those who refuse to grow are stuck on stupid. In other words, whenever an individual decides they don't want to grow, they stop all blessings from coming upon their life. Everyday we should want to grow because growing draws us closer to God. But it's your decision to do so. 

The writer of Proverbs says, "Intelligent people want to learn, but stupid people are satisfied with ignorance." Please don't miss this. Use every opportunity to grow and gain knowledge. It will only benefit you. 11.27.13

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Perceptions of a Cherokee Elder

"Instead of wondering what would happen if you did something,do it and find out. Even if you do make a mistake while doing it you will learn but, if you do nothing you won't learn anything and remember there is a 50% chance you will be successful...How will you know or learn anything unless you at least try?

A life lesson will be presented to you for as many times as it takes for you to learn and the key to learning is to NEVER QUIT TRYING..." - James Moss 11.28.13

Drummers As Students

Leave The Snare Alone (RIP Alain Tousaint)
By George Porter

"There was a period of the old recordings where bass drums were not very prevalent in the music. It was mostly the top end of the drum kit. It wasn't till the 70s when bass drums got into the mix or when they started remastering some of those old sessions. The drum kit got to be a little bit more fuller. As a kid I remember hearing the top end of the drums more then I heard the bottom end of them.

I think I got the idea to be closely related to the kick drum and leaving the snare drum alone through my session work with Allan Toussaint. It was a strict rule that you don't put a note where the snare drum is. In the jazz community the backbeat wasn't that necessary in the music because the snare drums were playing kind of free kind of things on top of secondary melodies on top of the swing thing."

Excerpt of Jake D Feinberg's interview with GP on the JFS.

Give the Drummer Some

My take on this point was different. My ear heard how the bass drum was played. It was difficult to hear on a lot of stereo equipment, but it was there. Starting out as a drummer in my teen years it was important to follow the transitions from Africa to the chain gangs, to the Dixieland drummers, to Cozy Cole, Ellington's drummer and on to those killer Funk drummers who knew how to play with math, sound and old African rhythms from West Africa. It was a heck of journey.

The intelligence of creative drummers in each era informed me. I learned why they played they way they played by the sense of the times and the music's interpretation of Black lives for each era. The bass drum? It was always sensuous. The bass drum pulled the shy out of the body and for each music style changed the music's sense of self and how it moved the body to engage in dance moves.

 

Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories [11.10.15]

Gregory E. Woods drumming with abandon at Fall Festival 2015 at
Frog Pond Early Learning Center in Alexandria, Virginia.

 

Balance Single Motherhood...

Mystie Knutsen

 nursing her 6th child July 2015

Here Are 5 Tips For Working and Stay At Home Mothers
by Dr. Sinclair Grey III
Nov. 17, 2015


Let’s face it – being a parent is no easy task. With all of the demands that children place on a parent, it’s very important that the parent remain focused and committed. What’s even more difficult for working and stay at home mothers is when they don’t get much support. Perhaps it would be best to say that many of them find themselves on an island all by themselves.

Because they are so many books that tell perspective mothers about what to do and not do as a parent, the truth of the matter is that it’s an on-the-job experience. Yes, books can help, however, you (as a parent) will have to learn what to do for your child since your child is unique and different from every other child in the world. Think about it for a moment. No one has the same fingerprint or DNA. Since that is a fact, wouldn’t it make sense that every child is different.

Mystie Knutsen, founder of Mommytoomany Blog Spot gives daily tips to working and stay at home mothers. Knutsen, 33 is a mother of six who happens to be an entrepreneur understands the challenges of being a parent and a business owner. Even though the daily struggles aren’t easy, Knutsen has learned how to balance her life with all of its demands.

In speaking with Knutsen about how she is able to balance her life, she offers a few tips for working and stay at home mothers who have children ranging from birth to pre-teen.

1. Schedule your day the night before. This will include getting clothes ready, packing bags, pursues, and backpacks. By scheduling the night before, you avoid stress, being late, and also, you free yourself to do other things
2. Schedule the whole week meals on Sunday and if possible, do all of your meal prep on Sunday. This will avoid over purchasing at the grocery story and it helps alleviate the stress of finding out what to cook. With this, you can have more free time with your child/children
3. Make Time For Yourself. Failure to make time for yourself leads to burnout, resentment, and stress. Find time to read a book, take a bubble bath, watch your favorite program, and taking yourself out to a movie, just to name a few
4. Take an hour each day to focus on your health. Exercise is necessary for emotional and physical well-being. Let’s be honest – when you don’t look you’re best, you’re not feeling your best. Also, exercising will enable you to have more energy throughout the day, which you will definitely need
5. Don’t forget your dreams. Having children doesn’t mean you stop dreaming and having goals. Eventually, children do grow up and because they do grow up and leave home, mothers must continue on their quest to achieve all of their goals and dreams
6. Too many times, we take the role of mothers for granted. We see them with their children but fail to understand everything they have to do to make things happen. I appreciatively applaud the work and sacrifice that all mothers make, have made, and will make. For those aspiring to become mothers, it’s important that you understand it’s not easy but it’s doable.

Dr. Sinclair Grey III is a speaker, writer, author, life coach and radio/television talk show host (Tuesdays at 7pm). Contact him at www.sinclairgrey.org, drgrey@sinclairgrey.org or on Twitter @drsinclairgrey



Mystie Knutsen, pregnant in June 2015 with child number 6.

Mystie Knutsen, founder of Mommytoomany Blog Spot is the mother of six children and single by the way she writes.

 

An admirer of hers, Joshua Levi Lester, responses to her essence reflecting with penetrating words, "And heaven descended as a Star of great life unto the earth." Ms. Knutsen posted a picture of herself minutes after birthing her sixth child. To this Joshua wrote, "And the angel opened her eyes and beheld that she was the god that so loved the world, for she had given it life born from a star.

Namasté mother And Daughter."