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Conservatism, Reaction, and the Elder's Responsibility: A Message to My Age Grade

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Conservatism, Reaction, and the Elder's Responsibility: A Message to My Age Grade Great Day, Fam. This one right here? It’s not for everyone. If you’re not at or approaching Eldership—defined in our tribe as about 55 years old and up—you might not feel all of this. But if you’re curious, or if you’re one of those younger souls already walking with wisdom, you’re welcome to keep reading. This message is for the Elders. For those of us who should know better. And yes—I’m including myself. Let’s Start With the Mirror I’ve got to confess something. I’ve been guilty. Guilty of being reactionary. Guilty of falling into the trap of conservatism. Guilty of romanticizing the past. Guilty of looking at our young people and calling them “soft”—as if we were born warriors, as if we didn’t have to become who we are through fire, failure, and guidance. Many of us Elders are stuck in a loop. We remember only the highlights of our youth—the toughest times we survived, the boldest moments ...

How can I have Imani when I don't know who I am or why I am (sample)

Great Imani

This principle applies to everything from our spiritual development to humanity as a whole. If we are not transcending, growing and striving for higher levels of consciousness, then what does the sunset mean? It means that the sun cannot expand except by rising. As it rises, it is setting a new day whose twilight represents a new sunrise that arises from seeds of its past. But these are just words and concepts. What must be actualized is our faith. Sure, we're all works in progress, but this principle of Imani must always be expanding for it to work. Just like the sun expands so shall we expand without limit or bound.


Imani is a principle that must be actualized through practice. Imani indicates the need to expand ourselves beyond our subjective views of reality and put them into practice. It also means to move beyond our own limitations and boundaries, helping us to transcend our current level of consciousness. This can be done through daily conscious practice, study and journaling, with the development of spiritual disciplines. Imani can be cultivated within each of us regardless of where we are on the path towards spirituality. The development and practice of Imani is the expansion of the soul which is due to human nature, a natural inclination towards eternity in this life as well as the hereafter.

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