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CANEI: Constant and Never-Ending Improvement

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CANEI: Constant and Never-Ending Improvement Great Day, Family. This reflection is for the Elders, Warriors, and Nation Builders out there who understand that growth doesn't stop at a certain age or title. This one is personal—and tribal. Because I’m walking this path, just like you. Today’s theme? CANEI : Constant and Never-Ending Improvement. From Kanai to CANEI: How the Journey Began Long before it was a concept, CANEI was my life. Back in the early days of Gye Nyame, I had the honor—and the challenge—of raising my sons. I was blessed with a contract through a program called Kanai that allowed me to work with African American boys many deemed “difficult.” But what they called “difficult,” I called “diamonds in the dirt.” These young men became the Gye Nyame Boys , and we birthed what would become the Gye Nyame House . Through that sacred work, I realized something powerful: self-improvement wasn’t enough. We had to aim for self-mastery. That shift in perspective laid th...

New Definition of Power

"On mile 3" my spreaker radio show I discussed a new definition of power but left out the connection of humbleness to true power. To be Humble = to be empty...?
I have come to understand humbleness in this way from a ancient Zen story:

A Zen master was being visited by someone wanting to know about Zen. Visitor began asking alot of questions.
The Master served the visitor the visitor tea. As the visitor kept talking the Master kept pouring.
The visitor watched the cup over flow and the tea rolled down the table into his lap.
The visitor jumped and said "the cup is to full you are wasting tea everywhere!"
The Master replied "like this cup you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"





Listen to show and learn  the power of emptiness/a void.
 New Definition of Power

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