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The Solo Grind is a Trap: Embodying the Power of Ujima Blue

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The Solo Grind is a Trap: Embodying the Power of Ujima Blue Listen to Episode Let’s stop lying to ourselves, Tribe. Pull up a chair on the porch and let’s strip away the noise. We live in a hyper-individualistic matrix that has conditioned us to believe that carrying the weight of the world on our solo shoulders is a badge of honor. We run ourselves into the dirt, chasing the illusion of the "isolated savior." But let’s call it what it really is: a systemic trap designed to keep us fragmented, exhausted, and easily broken. When you buy into the lie that you have to handle every burden alone, you aren't being strong. You are simply cultivating a toxic, heavy buildup of Blame, Shame, and Guilt. You blame yourself for not possessing superhuman strength, carry shame for your human vulnerabilities, and let guilt freeze your hands from reaching out to the very people who have your back. This keeps you trapped in a cycle of feeling mad, sad, and scared. Our ancestors left us an ...

How Your Feelings Stop You From Growing - Daily Toast 611171

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Peace FAM: On this powerful day of Imani, I was hit by the thought of feelings. I know the power of feelings when they are properly directed, but I have been held hostage by them as well. Often times we find that how we feel about some task will freeze us up, and stop us from doing certain task. We have to learn to push past how we feel on some of our quest, because our feelings are helping to hold us back. It is human instinct to want to stay comfortable, we seek comfortable position, and we thrive in predictable situations. Even if the thriving is moving us on  a long train ride to destruction. We hang on to old habits even though we can see that they are making us obeist, lazy, sick, miserable, and etc.. We have to be willing sometimes to jump over how we are feeling and get things accomplished. This is a tough process but often for us to make break throughs we have to do this. Our feelings are a guidance system, not a ruler that should command our lives and limit our actions....