Stop Asking the Storm for Permission to Stand
Stop Asking the Storm for Permission to Stand: The Science of Unbending Sovereignty Family, take a seat on the porch. Look at the code in front of us today: "I am not what happened to me; I am what I decide to become." — Mossi Proverb: "An upright tree does not fear the storm." Let’s get real for a second. Most people spend their entire lives reacting to the wind. They let systemic dysfunction, toxic chatter, and past trauma dictate their posture. But when your roots are tethered to the Eternal, your standing posture was never granted by the weather—it was decided by the tree. The Code of Incorruptible Sovereignty History doesn't lie. On August 4, 1984, Thomas Sankara looked imperial masters in the eye and erased "Upper Volta"—a name slapped onto his people by colonizers—replacing it with Burkina Faso : The Land of Incorruptible People . Sankara didn’t fill out a government form or ask permission from foreign powers. He exercised Kujichagulia on a con...
Wonderful! Loved the history! Share this with your children! My son fell in love with Capoeria after watching the movie "Only the Strong." It became one of his favorites...thank you for sharing this so that we could revisit it. Would love to have such a group here in Columbus!
ReplyDeletehey there is a group here, actually more than one, but capoeria is alive and well in columbus. I have several capoerista waiting to get me in 'the roda' so they can try to put a hurting on me. anyone that want some info about classes hit me up and i will send you info.
ReplyDeleteAxe' Nuff said
peace & 1hunidyears