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The Weight of False Loyalty: Stripping Down Ujima

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The Weight of False Loyalty: Stripping Down Ujima We’ve been sold a lie wrapped in cultural pride, and it is breaking our backs. For generations, the Black experience in America has glorified obligatory suffering. We’ve been conditioned to wear the titles of "Strong Black Man" and "Strong Black Woman" like badges of honor, when in reality, they are often just heavy yokes of trauma. We take on the "Black Tax," assuming the debts, the drama, and the dysfunction of everyone in our bloodline and our zip code. We mistake trauma-bonding for true tribal building, and it keeps us completely anchored in the lower frequencies of being Mad, Sad, and Scared. Today, we are vibrating on the frequency of Ujima —Collective Work and Responsibility. Bathed in the cool, deep hues of royal and light blue, Ujima is often misunderstood. Folks hear "collective" and immediately start gathering everyone else’s problems, saying "yes" until their own spirit is bo...
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Undefeated

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Another victory is close

for my success has chosen me.
The tattered web of prosperity
that my life has woven me.
The outcome feels predictable
though the game has not begun.
I've declared myself the champion
before my trials are done.
I will always embrace my fate
so the outcome stays the same.
I play the role as victor
while some resign to play the game.
If I may keep the secret
that is sanctioned from my soul.
On anxious days I lose my ways,
my spirit pays the toll.
I hold the titles of father,
of brother, husband and son.
An honest bluff makes some seem tough,
the contender is but one.
At times like these I find myself,
beside myself, not lost.
The battle's fought, the lesson's taught,
I have not won nor lost.





Preston J. Harrison
Founder/President
Imperial Integrative Health Research&Development, LLC.
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