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Flip the Pancake: Why We Must Stop Volunteering for the Bottom

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  Flip the Pancake: Why We Must Stop Volunteering for the Bottom https://www.spreaker.com/episode/reveal-the-wealth-within--72476452 Family, let’s stop playing nice and look at the architecture of the matrix we live in. This system we contend with isn't the work of some flawless, invincible global mastermind. Stop giving them that much credit. The truth is much uglier: we are dealing with insecure, narcissistic structures that stumbled onto a simple trick that works. They realized that to build an empire of false success, they needed a permanent bottom. And to make it simple—because they don't like heavy thinking—they marked that bottom by the color of our skin. But here is the hard truth we have to look at in the mirror: A system can only maintain a bottom if the people on the bottom agree to stay there. When we operate in survival mode, a critical mass of our people—even just ten percent—fall for the trap. They become the custodians of their own confinement, managing the floo...
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Collective Kujichagulia

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  Great Kujichagulia to all my Kuji born out their: "Umoja in motion (collective work and responsibility)" We are looking at Kujichagulia today through the marvelous principle of Ujima. For those new to the journey, and to remind the old heads Ujima means collective work and responsibility. We teach within Gye-Nyame that Ujima is Umoja in motion. Today let's look at the power of a collective, which is a group that pulls together to accomplish a goal. Now let's imagine that they collectively focus on defining their world, or bringing it close to home,redefining their world. What type of changes could this collective bring about? "Gye-Nyame Journey has already put this into motion , by redefining the day" Kujichagulia as we saw last week is strong on defining the world, and since we are in the week of Ujima I believe that it is appropriate for me to call on our collective to start to redefine the world that we are in. Using our collective thought power to resh...
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