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The Hammer and the Vision: Wielding Double Creativity in the Season of Faith

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The Hammer and the Vision: Wielding Double Creativity in the Season of Faith We are deep in the final stretch of 2025, Fam. Can you feel it? The air is thick right now. It’s not just the winter chill; it’s the vibration of completion. We are walking through the 7th Cycle, the season of Imani (Faith) , and we are marching toward the Great Restoration. But today? Today the fractal of time is doing something special. If you look at the map of time, the math is shouting at us. Here we are, standing in the Year of Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) —where we define ourselves and speak for ourselves. We are swimming in the Cycle of Imani —believing in our victory with all our hearts. But here is where it gets interesting: We are in the Week of Kuumba (Creativity) , and today, specifically, is the Day of Kuumba . That’s a "Double-Dose" of Creativity. A double shot of that creative spark. Now, I know what the world tells you creativity looks like. They tell you it’s adding more paint ...
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Before You Build It Up, Tear It Down: A Call to Conscious Community

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Before You Build It Up, Tear It Down: A Call to Conscious Community I was sitting still—thinking. Letting the mind wander across proverbs , ancient texts, and what's happening now. One idea kept circling back like a hawk over fresh prey: “Before something great can be built, it must first be broken down.” You’ll find echoes of this in the Tao Te Ching , in Proverbs , and in the ancestral wisdom of Africa . “If you want to kill a fool, give them a bag full of money.” That one hit me sideways the first time I heard it. It didn’t say “fight the fool” or “educate the fool”—nope. Just bless them with abundance they ain’t ready for, and the destruction will take care of itself. And I can’t help but see that playing out in real time—in our politics, in our people, in the nation. Collapse as a Setup, Not a Setback Look, I don't usually date my writings, but let’s keep it real—it’s early November, post-election season, and a whole lot is shifting. Layoffs coming, benefit...
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The Art of Doing Less: Mastery Through Subtraction

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The Art of Doing Less: Mastery Through Subtraction “The myth is… you gotta do more to be more. But what if that’s backward?” Out here in the hustle of modern life, we’ve been sold a story. That success, peace, and SelfMastery demand more systems, more strategies, more stacking of steps on top of already stressed lives. It’s a seductive myth. But it’s still a myth. Because real mastery—the kind that resonates deep, the kind that’s about being , not just doing —is often about less, not more. It’s time we talk about Subtractive SelfMastery . Cut to the Core We live in an age of overcomplication. Layers on layers. Routines for routines. Everyone out here trying to “optimize” while barely breathing. It’s like trying to clear your path by building around the boulders instead of moving them. Eventually, you’re not on a path—you’re in a maze of your own making. At Gye-Nyame Journey, we’re taking a different road. Mastery through subtraction means clearing what clutters, removing what no longer...
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