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  Drop the Weight of the World https://www.spreaker.com/episode/drop-the-weight-of-the-world--71015334 You think you're helping your community, but what if you're actually holding it back? We throw around the word "Ujima"—Collective Work and Responsibility—but most of us are practicing it backwards. We’ve been conditioned to believe that being a good friend, a good family member, or a pillar of the community means sacrificing our own peace to carry everyone else’s chaos. Are you playing the savior in a situation where the other person doesn't even want to be saved? Are you gripping so tightly to the idea of "family loyalty" that you're suffocating your own joy? There is a massive difference between building together and bleeding out together. If your version of community work leaves you drained, bitter, and exhausted, you aren't practicing Ujima. You're just repeating a cycle. Call to Inaction A hand clutched tight around poison cannot accept...
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It is a pleasure to sit  down and struggle through a post, I have not been posting on my blog because of all the shows and other activities. I stay busy building a legacy, it is my responsibility to leave a foundation for those that come behind me. I am striving to blaze a trail. I believe that we owe it to our personal Ancestors to celebrate them daily, and this is why I have chosen to start the "Daily Toast". For those that have Ancestors that they would like to add to our list feel free to send your list to us by texting #dailytoast to 614-300-1875. You will receive a form that will allow you to add yourself to GNJ's phonebook. You also be able to put yourself on our various list and I will take some time to explain the list here:
*Our #gnj list is the #dailytoaster list. These are Family members that receive all information about what is going in with GNJ as well as within the Conscious Community here in Columbus. This group recieve text for all shows and also when ever there are perks they are the first to get them.
*Our #kwanzaa list  plugs you into all the cultural appropriate events that we catch wind of. So if you have an event that you want to send it out to our growing list hit us up. We focus on cultural stabilizing events.
*Our #ffgf connects you to our show Folktales For Grown Folks which airs every Kujichagulia (will explain for those that do not speak the language in a post later) @ 9pm. You will receive a text letting you know that the show is starting as well as receive a link to our spreaker station.
*Our #tribalquotes connects you to the Tribal Quotes our show that airs every Ujamaa @9pm.

So join the Tribe sign up to our SuperPhone so that we can keep you in the loop.

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