Could there ever be any more perfect instinctual love than the love of brothers?
Instinctual Love:
A love you don’t have to work to have or give, it is innate in your being.
Love knows no barriers. If only we could understand the connection we should have in our human species and acknowledge that nature and animals act on instinctual love, we would put humanity back into divine right order! There is but one God that expresses His love, peace and care for all humanity. He speaks to each of through many religious expressions so that we all have access to Him. God sees no difference in the beings He created!
It’s just like a parent with more than one child. You love all your children and you recognize them as individuals with different personalities and different needs. You love them equally because they are flesh of your flesh and blood of your blood! We are all of the same species! We are out of many expressions of His creation one people! We must wake up and take heed to the fact that we are inter- connected or we will become extinct like other species that inhabited this planet! Wake up! Wake up! There is no place for hatred in our souls!
Independence Day- Day of Independence- A Day to Celebrate Freedom
As many of our American citizens are celebrating the 4th of July today, I had to re-evaluate my feelings and understanding of how I as an African American woman born to an African American father from the South, and a Jamaican mother of mixed ethnicity, fit into the fabric of the American culture celebrating the Independence from Great Britain. A battle fought by Americans and slaves alike. Promises made, and promises broken. But the thing that comes to my mind and heart, this is a day that has significance in another way. For me I understand the need for independence and freedom.
I have the independence to make my own life’s decisions and to know that I have the freedom to set the course of my destiny without fear of being judged or restricted. How magnificent and precious are the gifts of independence and freedom. We take it for granted as we go about our daily lives. In so many corners of the world, people have never experiences this gift of freedom. If ever there was a time in this country to uphold our independence, it is now! It is time to re-evaluate what we all have an investment in. Our freedom is to be honored and respected. This country is the “Great Experiment in the Democratic System of Government”.
We cannot allow the partisan politics that are erupting in our government to destroy the fundamentals of our country that’s intentions is to govern for the people and by the people. I acknowledge that I am blessed this day that celebrates “Independence” and I pray that people around the world might be afforded the same gift of freedom that rings in my heart and resides in the depth of my soul.
God Bless the America for what it can be, a place of freedom, inclusion, justice, acceptance, and dignity for all that are inheriting this land, shall they be free! May who and what we are to become as our democracy is manifested, be a light for the world to hold the truth’s, that all mankind is equal and worthy of this freedom to be independent and free. I hear the “Beat of a Different Drummer”.
The beauty that has been bestowed upon us in this planet is worth sacrificing the “Me, Myself and I” life style for the good of the collective “WE”.
There is A Better Way to Live and Let Live!
End the violence, greed, and judgment!
First of all God the Father three in one is not coming back again because He never left. The flesh was sacrificed but the Spirit of God resides within each of us that know He is the Alpha and Omega. God speaks to us as individuals, families, communities of faith, and in cultural context that meets our needs as a global society.
God is still speaking and His truth and words to us go beyond the Bible, Koran etc. Don’t get stuck at the foundations of the different religious ideologies and theologies.
It is time to be in our quiet sacred spaces and listen to His words that are calling us to love, respect, honor and care for one another! He is clear!
Feed the hungry! -(physically, spiritually and emotionally)
Clothe the naked!
Educate everyone in our global society!
House the homeless!
Realize that the world belongs to each of us regardless of race, ethnicity, citizenship, wealth, illusions of power and physical or mental capacity. In reality not in the altered state of illusions, we are all equal. One race –the human race.
Provide employment and support each other in living sustainable lives that nurture self worth so that crime and violence are not viable answers to broken lives and tormented souls because people know they are loved and accepted unconditionally and without judgment! End the violence and substance abuse. We are not living our lives in our divinity that was our birthright! Compassion, Unconditional Love, Respect, Acceptance, Ethics, Grace and Mercy are the principles we must embrace and put into action in our daily lives. God instills in us innate intuitive knowledge and wisdom of right from wrong to live by, that covers everything we need to sustain our humanity and live in peace and joy! The answers lie within our individual souls and our collective humanity if we so choose to live those essential elements.
My stream of consciousness is evolving from this space of “wanting” change to another space that I feel emerging, but I don’t know what that is until “Spirit” speaks! I’m listening for the still quiet voice that resides in my soul!
The condition of the human race- It’s about the “Embrace”!
Truthfully we need to answer God’s call for peace and love! The human race has fallen from grace and lost it’s humanity! If not now, when? Thousands of years! Thousands of opportunities! And still we do not grow and evolve in our spiritual essence, which is God’s creation in our being! It is what we come here with from our heavenly existence. The link between that plane of eternity and our earthly existence! We just can’t seem to express our divinity collectively!
I think one of the missing links is our inability to look beyond our cultural rituals and practices for answers to how to heal and sustain the “goodness” and “gifts” that are inherit in our design. Do we see people from what they demonstrate merely by their physicality, what they expound verbally, or by their outward behavior? There is so much more involved in “who” we are! We need to search for and care for the “soul essence” of each other. It starts during childhood and must be nurtured throughout our lives. It is like “catering” to our humanity in each other. Serving each other daily with love and attention. Calling each other out when we have missed a step in our gait that does not serve us well. It is engaging with one another, praying for each other, being a safe place for one another. I guess I say this a lot in my “notes to humanity”,-blogging, but it is a message that is heavy on my heart. I know we can make a difference in each other’s lives, and that by doing so we are planting the seeds for a better world for our children. I found this picture on Facebook, and it stays with me in my dreams and prayers. I believe the principles of this ritual holds a key to healing and guiding each other through those events that make us feel that we have “fallen from Grace”. Can we offer the “embrace of Grace”, instead of the stigma of “Falling from Grace”? Think about this please and let’s engage in a conversation!
In certain regions of South Africa, when someone does something wrong, he/she is taken to the center of the village and surrounded by his tribe for two days while they speak of all the good he/she has done. They believe each person is good, yet sometimes we make mistakes, which is really a cry for help. They unite in this ritual to encourage the person to reconnect with his/her true nature. The belief is that unity and affirmation have more power to change behavior than shame and punishment. This is known as “Ubunta”- “humanity towards others”.
It’s About Family, It’s About Citizens of Our Collective Humanity.
A Thirst For Life Takes Energy and Determination Which Is the Way Children Approach Life! Thanks Ua!
I know we all from time to time have conversations about other people’s lives and our expectations for what we wish and hope for them in their life’s journey. We must however realize that ultimately each person is taking this walk on their journey in their divine purpose and contract with God. What unfolds in our spirit and personage is amazing growth. We are called to love and support each person in our circle of influence and care, because that is what is to be part of the “whole”. We must never hold on to each other’s challenges and life experiences in judgment. We are being used to guide and support, knowing that “God is not through with any of us yet. I pray that others will let God do His work with us, in us and, through us. When we engage with one another without passing judgment but giving grace, Love, and patience, we fulfill our purpose for being connected to each other. No two paths are the same. No path is better than another. Each path is a walk with God who ultimately is in charge.
We each unfold at our appointed timeline and become and reveal our destiny call!
We can’t have faith in God and His intimate relationship in our lives and take it upon ourselves to question the course of some else’s life.
We honor, respect and acknowledge that we love the people in our life and want the best for them. Being in relationship with someone calls us to take the time to share their concerns and for us to have the same opportunity. We must all have a safe place to be ourselves, and to allow others as well to have a safe place, to grow through life’s experiences. I have faith that God is navigating our lives and that we are fulfilling the desires of His heart for us so that ultimately this life journey will be beautiful and fulfilling. God gathered us together to be instruments of his love, grace and mercy to and for the world, but first these attributes must be tested and practiced within and among our own family and friends. I saw my parents stand for us during the most difficult periods of our coming to be our divine selves. They spoke their minds through their hearts. It was never about them it was always giving us time to express and explore and yes sometimes fail, but we knew that they would love us though our quest to find ourselves. For each child it looked different because we were each different. I don’t expect everyone to understand, but after so many years of living, my eyes are wide open to see beyond what is on this physical plain. I read hearts and souls. We can never let our family become victimized by the world that wants us to be torn apart. We must fight like hell to protect each other and our family as an eternal unit. We have traveled together for many life times and will for many to come. This is the most important job we have.
There are times that God has to heal relationships in our family and with those that we proclaim to be our friends, so we can live life in a space of harmony and wellbeing.
But we must be open and available to Him!
Please reach out to each other because we owe that first to God and then to each other! As parents we need to stand for them and with each other for that is the only way you can survive and thrive in this world. You all need each other! Standing in Prayer!
Children realize that there is always more truth and knowledge to learn-That’s why their hearts and minds are open!
Out of the Mouth of Babes-Truth be Told
Celio’s words of wisdom:
Celio, “our” grandson, who was then 5 years of age, walked into the living room and observed me watching the news. He then proceeded to ask me, ” Becky, why do you guys watch so much news? I responded, “Because we want to know what is going on in the world”. He shook his head and looking at me face to face replied, “Becky the world does not tell you what is going on, you must tell the world what is going on”!
Well I guess once again, ” out of the mouth of babes!” We better stop ignoring children cause obviously they know and hold the truth.
What gives people the right to not only judge another person’s actions but to also dictate what actions they should take? We are all responsible to sustain and maintain this planet and all of its inhabitants. There is something each of has the power to do as individuals. Each of us has a responsibility to do our part! This planet was an amazing gift that if we continue to abuse it, we will lose it and all that inhabits it. It is the foundation of our existence. Money is not really the issue of caring for the homeless! Money is available! It is our priorities and our indifference to our concern for the well being of humanity. We have the resources to combat poverty, literacy, human rights, climate change, hunger, housing, mental illness and corrupt governments, family values that support the well being of our children, all the social challenges really, but we lack the interest, concern and willingness to “Stand Up! Speak Up! And Show Up!
To make a difference! We are not awake, so the nightmare of our indifference and hiding behind the criticism of others that are awake, will surely destroy us! It is time to shut the door of division and dissonance in our interactions with one another! It is time to not only build the infrastructure of our nation and cities, it is time to rebuild and heal the infrastructure of our humanity. If we don’t stop and make that a global priority we will never survive as a species! We have to find a common thread in the fabric of our collective human experience that will bind us, inspire us, motivate us and call us into action to heal and rebuild every aspect of our planet and all that inhabits it!
The beauty and wonders of this universe and beyond.
Life’s journey, from a child’s perspective is their truth.
We learn as mothers and fathers that we must realize that no matter what we do in parenting, our children’s perspective, comprehension and interpretation of their early life and unfortunately some times adult experiences, are dealt with from a child’s maturity emotionally and spiritually, and therefore is be can limited and restrictive. It can hamper their ability to evolve and grow into the completeness of their divinity. We don’t want them living life in their pain bodies because it is all they see through the “window” from which they live and experience the nuances of their life. It does not serve them well. They have to know they have our support in helping them to do the “work” to be free.
They are worthy of truly loving themselves because from God’s perspective they are whole and complete. We must continue to pray and work for this enlightenment and transformation that can support the quality of our children’s lives. We must always be mindful of what our children are exposed to and if they ask puzzling questions we must be their to help them process. In a collaborative relationship we work with our children to provide tools by which they can utilize to effectively deal with and overcome any obstacles that might hinder their ability to be whole, healthy and happy human beings. There is no one set of tools that are appropriate for all children. It takes parents really knowing the essence of who their child is to discern what tools they can offer their child. It’s not about “coping skills”, it’s about helping children know themselves to the point that they can navigate life with a new lens when they look through the “View from their window”.
We are in the process of designing and implementing our different passions in our circle of Women seeking their personal transformation. This is a peek at what is our newest intention. Stand by for an invitation in the future.
TSSFTA will be a space to host individuals, small groups and communities where they can engage in processes to imagine, visualize, create and manifest agreements to heal and recreate systems that meet the needs of humanity locally, nationally and globally. It will be a safe environment to listen, share, dream and be seen and appreciated for all the gifts each of us have to contribute. It is a space that can be accessed in a multitude of ways because it does not only rely on a physical building, which is considered the “grounding facility, but will “outreach to communities that need to experience the TSSFTA, within their immediate community. “Where two or more are gathered together, the space is constructed to do the “Work”. Keep you posted!!!
Amazing Grace- They don’t realize “who we are”. Have they not learned that if you deny us the opportunity and accessibility to use our vote- it will not stop us. We will find a way out of no way, and we will bring others that are marginalized and cast aside by society, with us. We know who we are the images of our forefathers and mothers are emerging from our memories of our past and future lives.
Amazing Grace! This is who we are! People that survived the middle passage and we will survive the racism of America and the world because as we awaken from our sleep of the reality that strives to keep us captive, self loathing, and self destructive. Our ancestors are re-instilling in us – who we are and who we have a divine destiny to be. We carry in our DNA the blood of the Alpha and the Omega.
We are the warriors of truth to be told. We are the healers for humanity with the gifts God has endowed us with. We are the teachers that hold the secrets of the universe. We are the holy people that know intimately the Word of God. Truth is that this racism that seeks to engulf the world has been at it since mankind separated itself from the Motherland. It is rooted in self hatred! It is rooted in jealousy.
It is rooted in fear! It is rooted in greed! But know this truth to be self evident as truth reveals itself- No weapons can be formed against us that knows the source from which it came- God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit! We shall overcome this darkness and the light of peace, love, grace and mercy shall prevail!
