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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 ...
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Gye-Nyame Steaming Journey and Food Buy

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I know that you were expecting to see some steamed veggies or fish in my new steamer, but I decided to share with you one of the business that Gye-Nyame Tribe will be involved in. This Pic is one of a box that purchase every two weeks from an Elder who has been running a food buy (he calls it a coop) for over 20 years. I wanted to give you a view of some of the next steaming participants in the coming week. This week Elder Nommo x hooked me up with as you can see: Bananas,pears, greens (in the bag on top, i havent open them yet so i dont know what kind), oranges onions, lettuce, squash, Broccoli, and cabbage. We have our buy every two weeks, and as i find someome in my tribe with the organizations skills we are going to take this over. Of course we will remain parteners with the Elder, but we will take it to the next level. The idea is simple We want to NationBuild, by helping our community improve their health. Right now this coop is not organic, but we not only can help move th...
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