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Stop Nursing Cold Ashes

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   The Grievance Trap: Why Your Analytical Cynicism Is Just Cowardice Dressed Up as Intellect Checkout podcast Look at our community square. We have accumulated credentials, degrees, policy binders, and endless statistical proof of our own oppression. We can break down the mechanics of disenfranchisement until our throats are hoarse, yet our households and institutions remain frozen in place. The Guinean proverb warns us plain: “Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.” It sinks right into the , leaves nothing to drink, and bears no fruit on the vine. Knowing you’re freezing doesn’t keep you warm. Sitting in a circle reciting the chemistry of the cold wind while blowing on gray ashes is not brilliance; it is paralyzing fear masquerading as critique. The Mirror: Kintu and the Mountain of the Sky-Maker In the Baganda tradition, when the cold drafts rolled over the hills and choked the crops, the village elders retreated into bitter grievance. They gave up. When young...

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...