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The other day, I heard a colleague of mine say, “…Everyone in Oakland is an activist. They are either working on an issue or just finished working on one.” The troubling thing about it was the tone he used, which suggested that it shouldn’t be […]
We are at a period in history where we truly need to question what we used to accept as fact. This questioning, inspired by the movie Money&Life which premiered in San Francisco today, has brought me to a serious, and very controversial question: is capitalism […]
One must have faith, first and foremost, in one’s self. One must truly believe that inside, all is right. If you cannot have genuine faith in yourself, then that process must be taken immediately. If person A has faith in themselves then A believes the actions and thoughts undertaken are right. To believe signifies trust. To believe means that one holds a deep conviction that a certain event or is true. To be right is to be correct. Rightness implies that whatever transpires needed/had to happen. Rightness implies, to a certain degree, that good prevailed over evil. Evil being defined as a disharmonic, full of hate, and unnecessary. Good is defined as harmonious, full of love, and creative. To be right also seeks veracity, truth over falsehood. If A believe n is right, then A believes n is good, correct and true.
Without believing/ having faith in oneself, forward mobility is extremely difficult. Indecision is sure to cloud the mind of whomever doesn’t possess unwavering faith in themselves. This faith will come from a mastery of other principles which are deemed good, correct, and true. Love, patience, joy, being accepting, humility, awareness and positivity are examples of principles which spawn faith with mastery. Once a person is able to embody principles they have faith in ( see as good, correct, and true) faith in self increases.
Gangs aren’t all bad. Think of them as misguided social clubs. Originating from a need to police neighborhoods because cops wouldn’t, gangs were birthed to help the community. Their inception was a direct response to social stimuli. The 60’s and 70’s featured gangs with a […]
If one is mighty, they one is aware of interconnectedness and holistic systems. To be aware, one must be conscious, which is an active action. To be conscious requires effort, it is not passive. When aware, one actively seeks to distinguish patterns, common occurrences and seemingly random […]