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The Judas Factor ~ An Easter Parable

4/14/2022

As Easter rolls around, I thought that I'd tell my take on the parable of the last supper as it pertains to everyday life

For the non-religious and folks not into the church thing, the quick story is, we children of God are to be thankful for the Christ sacrificing his life for humanity, for He loved us so much. That's the gist of the story anyway and He rose (came back to life on the third day, was seen by a few folks and then up, "He rose" into Heaven), hence the long weekend...lol

Before all of the dying and the rising, Jesus gathered His twelve disciples for His last supper and among the things He told them, "One of you has betrayed me" to which all of them denied it but Jesus knew already that it was Judas, rumored to be the disciple he loved most. His best friend

I took mental notes as youth in Sunday School as well as Bible study and as I have learned in my personally limited experiences, I try to grasp the teachings

Lesson 1: Out of every thirteen people I meet, one of them is Judas!

We continue...

After the Christ was captured, they asked a few of the disciples if they knew Him or were affiliated with Him and each of them denied Him. They asked each one, not once, not twice but thrice and they denied the Christ all three times

Lesson 2: The essence of Judas is in every person that we meet and probably within all of us given the right or the wrong set of circumstances

Christians say constantly, Jesus is love and I see where this must be a truth. Though His love, He is able to easily see deceit and betrayal in the souls of all around Him

Love

Love is not blind

Love can easily feel {see} love coming from family and friends as well as from pets and love can easily feel it when someone doesn't love you, especially when they are close to you. You may not be able to explain it, but you can always feel it

The Judas factor is happening in all aspects of life

Love

Arm yourself in love. Real love. You will clearly see who honors you as well as those who mean you no good

Your instincts are a part of your "love antenna" and they are never wrong. We sometimes argue with these instincts of ours but they are always right, even if we don't listen. Love puts those antenna out to defend the host... constantly

You are responsible for your own love; of nurturing and building loving energies so one moves in a more honorable path and suss out the fake folks and skin teet energy

Your love will highlight all the Judas's you will come into contact with

Lesson 3: Love must guide my path as honorably as I can live in it, in every aspect of my life so that my instincts, my "love antenna" may work properly in living my best life

This as usual is written from my own feel... not meant to be a guide for anyone but myself, so as you may disagree, this is fine, please go and live your path

Amen

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Living In Love

4/11/2022

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I was asked about my deep affections for my ex-wife and how it would affect any future relationships negatively, like some feel that I need to "get over" loving her

I believe the persons asking the question felt that the feelings I had / have for her is hindering future relationships and one even said that it would be unfair for a future partner to compete for those affections and that I needed to get over such feelings for her

One female friend pointed out that the break up with my ex, screwed it for all other women since the split

I also suspect lots of folks would share such sentiments in this insecure energy currently on this planet. Our need for ownership is ingrained in all of us. It is my personal experience that, in most relationships, we "own" our mates

"My man"

"My girl"

I feel now that is unhealthy thinking in our society cause nothing "belongs" to anyone on a physical plane even if your have a legal deed for the land, house, car, slaves on a plantation... nothing is "owned" but we are indoctrinated into this divisive energy with no map to get out of

I fell victim to that thinking the she was "mine" and got a rude awakening when reality set in and she was no longer mine

What happens then?

Deeeeeeeeeeppp despair. That's what! And as I wallowed through this painful realization that I was never going to have her again, the hot lava of sorrow melted down deep in my soul

What was I going to do?

Then it happened

The sunshine got let in through the dark curtain of deep sorrow

No matter whether she was with me or not, I can still love her. The memories of lived experiences from our past are beautiful today because they were beautiful then

I can love her for my whole life even if I have another partner and I will. My new partner ovastands and encourages that love, not intimidated by it, knowing my depth of love is hers to explore as well and create a secure and honestly loving bond. She does not have to stop loving past relationships for me either

Love is good in all forms

One's depth of love is truly individual so it is impossible to guage when we all have our own fantasies / illusions of what love is / means

I think that my love is eternal as well as ethereal and will survive when my physical essence has expired

Without her physically in my space does not hinder my spirit nor my zest for life. I find myself able to love more honestly and freely without the hangups of neediness or ownership

Living in love must have some hard truths one must try to face as well as to live

Love is nice

Love is always worth finding and keeping

Love is nice to share in your close circles and then sometimes, to total strangers

I think it is necessary for many to elevate in love based on the abuses by those who rule this world, as it shifts the consciousness in ways that cannot be controlled

Love cannot be controlled

This isn't about "war" which is how we are easily distracted nor is it about fighting, it is about loving and giving it freely

No fight

No fuss

Just love

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Reggae and Humanity

4/8/2022

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Some white people butt hurt about the loud, angry, aggressive response of many black people about the Soja, Grammy win and think it is about hating white people and the typical Karen response is to cry about it and make it about their white hurt

This is how one removes the "friends" of the black and Reggae community, separating ourselves from those who make it about their whiteness. These karens do expose their lack of knowledge and more importantly, lack of empathy for the African descent souljahs who created their own music, their own sound, a place for a black man / woman to wail about the european / white abuses from slavery to present

Karen cries about her / his whiteness

Karen does not love me or my people. She / he loves the culture, the notoriety she / he can get from the culture but no empathy for the journey of reggae through the expression of black man degradation

When Marley, Spear, Tosh, past and present reggae souljahs sing / speak, it is of lived abusive experiences still happening across the entire world and in Jamaica, the mandigo spirit is deep within many of the population and the fires of freedom and pride is always ablaze within

We fight on, even as babylon attempts to constantly trample black man pride

If Karen cared, she / he would not cry so hard when many of us seem so affronted by a reggae win by the children of the colonizer

Karen worries about what Putin and Russia are doing to the people of the Ukraine but no love or interest for what Ukranian, Romanian and Polish soldiers and authorities are doing to the black people at the borders of these countries. They do not care that my children aren't protected like the white children

Karen don't care about me

If Karen was so into humanity and love for the world and for black humans, you might hear him / her speak of such degradation to black children but Karen don't care for me or mine

Soja gets props from other credible, reggae, black reggae artists who have traveled a twenty year reggae journey with these white brothers and their respect for Soja is real

I have no hate for Soja

I believe in the love of RasTafari and the true brotherhood of man and my black degradation is front and center of my psyche and as a reggae man, I do not see this music, Soja, relating to me in any way. I do not feel that soulful groove prevalent in the music and Reggae culture since its inception

Africans dance the colonizer abuse away. We dance for and with our ancestors. We feel our music. I do not feel Soja music

Fuck these Karens in I n I culture who benefit from the loving energies of inclusiveness by African children and turn around and make it about their white hurt

Because I cuss and swear and am quite angry at times, the love of reggae, the love for humanity, the pride in my mandigo spirit will speak my truths no matter how many white friends I end up losing

They were never friends

The humans, who are in my circle with true love, care about the corruption and abusive gun crime in Jamaica, in Toronto and shared knowledge of the colonizer abuses to Native humans and that brotherhood I share with these friends are deep and everlasting

Both mothers of my children are white and I have great love and pride in both of them as women and mothers of my children. I am blessed with how my children love their moms and are guided by their attentive mummy-love for all of my babies

Yeah, "I have white friends" yet I can and must speak a stronger speak to elevate the spirit of this civilization that that we must all endure

My issue isn't "reverse racism" as karens point out and admit to their own natural racist behaviors

Empathy

Reggae is a love and freedom music and all of its souljahs are truly connected globally in all races. We feel and love each other no matter color of skin. The love for humanity is a common bond among all I n I reggae idrin and sistrin around the globe

Our love for each other is real

Karen does not know reggae when he or she complains of hurt. They shine a racist spotlight which is difficult to miss

I must address this so the real ones know the deal

Reggae nor RasTafari is about hate

I am reggae and RasTafari

But I am angry

I am not pleased at the on-going orchestrated abuse to Jamaicans by colonizer planted governments yet at the same time, our music is here to aid us to chant and spread that loving energy around this earth, through generations of humans from all four corners

We are one

We do feel each other

All of us are on the freedom team

All know of the rise of this music from a strong and proud race of humans called Jamaicans

There is no insecurity of any race, especially the white race of "stealing reggae" cause reggae finds all its own souljahs and those who try to steal it, or claim their whiteness are called out by the culture. Rejected by the culture

Reggae IS a global brother and sisterhood and all of its souljahs feel each other and our love is real and we are on one team. We know each other though the love in our eyes

One cannot talk their way on this team

The love separates the wheat from the sheaf

The love is the key

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Reggae Is A Prize

4/5/2022

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Reggae is a prize

The colonizer attempts at control of the culture is relentless

Reggae / Dancehall is news, opinions, revelations of truth and love, relationships, human interaction and a wise outlet to speaking on colonial abuse to black people and the planet earth

The speech is explosive, passionate and downright violent at times

But that is the pattern

The feel of the music touches the minds and souls of the listener and has been known to move the body as well. Dancing to reggae music / dancehall has a life of its own, with new dances being created at all times

Dance is all about feel

Lyrically, the feel is prevalent from many shared experiences from the colonial whip which is still felt by the "subjects" of the colony... daily

Reggae music some call "feel good music" even though many genre of music makes us feel pretty good

It is also referred as "freedom music" as it has been instrumental in the liberation of many minds of black people globally

Control

Babylon is about controlling its citizens

Controlling the narrative

The message/s of those in control get challenged by the downtrodden, which is a large portion of the black world who feel victimized by those who make law

Dancing is a great outlet for stress from abuse

Lyrically, the music also provides stress relief because even if we are unable to change the abuse, we sing about it

We chant together

Globally

That is powerful medicine

Babylon is now fully educated at the power of reggae music and has made concerted efforts to control the culture now for the past 20 - 30 years

It is my opinion, that the governments of Jamaica have been instrumental in quashing the culture on the rock and today, that abusive control is even stronger, stifling the culture

Yes, I'm naive

Freedom of speech is an illusion

Yet listening to defiant lyrics does move the conscience of the abuser governments and elevates the psyche of Jamaicans as well as downtrodden masses all over the globe

Reggae is a prize

The abusive governance of the colonizer MUST control this impact to the masses

Must!!!

A control of the sound and lyrical content weakens the voice of those where reggae originates in Jamaica

No politician nor government is to be trusted as it pertains to the feel of the people

Reggae greats from the 70s and 80s seem like some of bravest and most conscious humans of any era, speaking passionate truths that are relevant these many decades later. We are certainly in different times today and the impact of individual's lyrical content doesn't seem as potent or moving as their predecessors

Reggae is brave

Reggae is love

Reggae is protection of the planet

Reggae is a prize that the babylonian must have

Reggae is also a prize to the individual which makes it still uncontrollable to the colonizer governance. Many individuals are naive like me and are moved to create love, support and protection of this planet and are driven to continue this spiritual upliftment

Yes, reggae is a prize and the right people need to ovastand that in this time

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Donald Shaw Tabby Diamond The Mighty Diamonds

3/30/2022

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Drive by shooting of an icon

The Mighty Diamonds

Sooooo much of my reggae energy flows through their music

Cowards have infiltrated RasTafari, thinking that murdering us is on the menu

It has always been like this

Murdering RasTafari is fashion to babylon

But a coward fe know seh RasTafari nah bow. Every time unnu murder one a wi the energy and power of RasTafari grows

When you bring future queen and king fe si dung and drum wid wi, RasTafari grows even when dem a try fe mock wi as some mascot

"Cyaa cool, cyaa quench, ever burning fire "

Babylon is a place of murder

Sadly

Tabby Diamond

This Lion's energy blazes the planet this very day

Tabby a RasTafari

Babylon cyaa cool RasTafari even with a targeted hit on an elder

My feeling is that this was a targeted hit

My feeling

I know nothing

It has made I more determined today to chant Rastafari with deeper love and greater energy to the world

Tabby Diamond deserves me releasing my fire

All Rastafari energy should rise globally

The world of cowardice needs a spiritual enema

Rastafari can help with the positive evolution of balance by our actions, more so from our words

Tabby mi bredda, thank you for your music as it definitely shaped my youth. Thank you for sharing your RasTafari energy to I and the world

Our works continue as you spiritual energy elevates the planet, even in your passing

Blessings Tabby Diamond

The "fight" is spiritual

Lions and lionesses know the importance of honor and integrity

Yes, none in infallible yet we know truth even when it is deliberately clouded

I n I message for Tabby's passing is to elevate I spiritual energy, cause de babylonian has none

Blessings in the name of H. I. M. Haile Selassie I

RIP Donald Shaw "Every gully a go run red"

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A Reggae man speaks on Reggae Lane

3/1/2022

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That reggae man is me

Gentrification

Metrolinks is the remorseless, juggernaut coming through Eglinton West, big and bold, right in front of our eyes and no one speaks of them

You have the fleas and gnats running about, talking about those who are seeking grants and news stories and committees and the smell of urine and Randy’s Patty closing suddenly and NEVER investing in any black culture but to earn dem patty money and Reggae Lane and cultural misappropriation and an antagonistic relationship with the BIA in the area and loads of drama. Truly dramatically concocted stories but nothing to shine the spotlight on Metrolinks abuse of a community

Metrolinks have zero fuks to give about any of the above

No amount of abuse they deliver is actionable because they are above the authority of this government. This piece of the corporation goes about its business with zero interest in the sideshow of black people scrambling for acknowledgement of black contribution as well as seeking a piece of profitability in “the new Eglinton West / Little Jamaica”

Metrolinks laughs

So much drama

I got involved with the Reggae Lane project enthuastically as soon as I heard about it

REGGAE

Reggae Lane

Historically I knew that it would be the first roadway in the world named after reggae music. This was an honor for me to know that I did reggae things on the actual Reggae Lane when IBADAN, the reggae band I once managed, rehearsed in a space at the back of one of the stores. We would go there from time to time while Ruffins owned the space

Yah man, I felt honored

I wanted to be on any committee that was immediate reggae history. Reggae Lane represents a truly positive thought for me
I then met Josh and Mike Colle

Josh, the son, was the Councillor for the area as well as Chair for the TTC at the time. In hindsight, considering the area, was this appointment as Chair, a conflict of interest? Was the role to gloss over the gentrification of the area with a bright and shiny smile and to commission a mural glorifying the contributions of the reggae community while truly working with Metrolinks for the gentrification process... smoothing things out with the unsuspecting locals as well as us on the Reggae Lane Committee? This it what it feels like to me as I truly know nothing

Reggae Lane Committee

I once asked Josh why the members of the committee weren’t even being paid some kind of honorarium for our time, hours of travel, expertise and efforts, and he told me it is because, “we have no budget”. It did not occur to this brother that pimping a black man was somehow unacceptable. My eyes opened pretty wide then as if they could treat me like this, what were they doing with the businesses over the years? I realized something did not feel right with the Colle boys... to me anyway. Other folks will probably tell you how much they treated them well over the years

Mike, the father, does not represent me or my thoughts as it pertains to reggae music and his constant wearing of the red, gold and green colors in that scarf, I find condescending, offensive as well as disrespectful. I DO NOT CARE WHICH BLACK WOMAN GAVE IT TO HIM! He is completely nose blind to any of my culture and I have no interest in trying to educate a dude his age

I once suggested that we merchandise Reggae Lane product in order to grow its fame as well as to attempt to pay for performances and concerts as well as paying the Committee. Initially there was no interest. I contacted Mike, told him that I had not heard from Josh who I emailed about it, and then we had a lunch date to discuss this merchandising idea. He seemed to really like the idea

A few days went by and he did not return any of my correspondences

Cool

I took the print that I got designed by a friend and put it on a t-shirt and posted it on social media. Old boy Mike didn’t like that. He created a site telling folks that they could buy my design from him {on his site}. I ovastood then who and what I was working with

I then received an email from Josh saying that it would be ok for me to market the brand if I wished, or more accurately create a market for the product cause he didn’t mind, effectively covers his pops backside {or attempt to}

I promptly resigned from the Reggae Lane Committee

Their focus wasn’t mine and I wasn’t about to contribute any further to their direction, whatever it was

My focus is Reggae Lane

Reggae has a rough ride in a colonial society yet it is a multi-billion dollar global industry where the artists and many are pimped and make no money. Someone else makes the money as we continue to do the work, make the beats, make the music, inspire humans, make them dance and speak of love

That’s my reggae

Babylon will always find love and peace offensive

When some politician comes into reggae, receives grants on behalf of black culture, tells the businesses to “hang in there”, brings abusive energy, “reggae” a go find him out or more accurately, bring these misdeeds to the surface

Here is something Jason MacLean of Toronto Reggae www.torontoreggae.ca brought to my attention in Wikipedia about Mike Colle

“He was criticized for his role in giving out $32 million in government grants to immigrant and cultural groups without official applications or formal statements of purpose. In one case that the auditor general highlighted, the Ontario Cricket Association received $1 million when it asked for $150,000.[5] Premier McGuinty agreed to commission a special report on the matter, to be released in July 2007.[6] Colle was to appear before the Standing Committee on Estimates before the Legislature was prorogued by the premier. Some believe this was arranged to prevent his testimony from going public.[7] On July 26, 2007, Colle resigned as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Gerry Phillips was sworn in as the new Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, in addition to his responsibilities as Minister of Government Services.[8]”

“Immigrant and cultural groups”

People who won’t complain if they receive $150,000 free dollars. What boggles my mind is; what happened to the rest of the $850,000” from that million? Can anyone since 2007 tell me why a politician, using grant programs for black people profit so heavily WITHOUT PROPER INVESTIGATION?

Interesting to I man, is how Colle can allegedly misappropriate funds in the millions but they cannot appropriate funds to those of us doing reggae. I’m not mad at them. I used to be angry and frustrated all of the time about how dismissive this system is of me and mine. Like MANY of us haven’t given pride in reggae music in this country as well as globally

There is no system to pay us

No system to pay me to do my reggae works

Oh well... We are still doing it anyway. We are a part of our own problem because some of us won’t ever stop this work. Why pay for it if it is going to happen anyway?

There is a system to misappropriate funds... allegedly

I do not like the way it is treated currently nor do I like the abusive energy coming from many in the reggae and black communities towards it

As much as I love Reggae Lane, others pretty much hate it

I hear many of their points and do not agree with any of the “haters”. My belief is that it is called “reggae” and for that reason, we reggae souljahs MUST set things right

REGGAE

Reggae is not a hate ting

I feel a responsibility as a reggae souljah to treat Reggae Lane with the respect it is due. It is a global appointment, being “the first Laneway in history to be named from reggae music”. A beacon to the whole Reggae World!

I feel like we who love reggae need to show the truth and respect to Reggae Lane as “reggae” deserves

I need to remove the toxic energy that stifles what should be a shared global energy, coming from Toronto, Canada

Reggae music will define Reggae Lane... not me, not some allegedly corrupt politician

Reggae music will

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Bob Marley TORONTO Lights 6th February, 2022

1/28/2022

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Bob Marley Love TORONTO Lights at City Hall / Nathan Philips Square

We have been quietly celebrating this changing of the lights every year for 4 years now

This is an organic event

Friends

Idrin

Sistrin

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CITY HALL

We love the contributions of Robert Nesta as well as RasTafari as he was one of our greatest disciples of true reggae love
RasTafari penetrated babylon and turned the lights to red, gold and green

For this I’m proud

For real clarity, this was Jason McLean’s {Toronto Reggae} idea and he emailed City Hall to make the lights black, gold and green for the Jamaican flag as he did not believe that they would take the colors of RasTafari. We were pleasantly surprised

We went the first year and everyone one since to share love with our reggae RasTafari community

We do so again this year

WE ARE NOT COLLABORATING WITH CITY HALL

Dis is our ting

Love vibez

We meet for 7:00pm – 8:00pm for all love soldiers

RasTafari energy

One Love

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The video of the bobsled team includes Toronto artist, Belinda Brady on vocals

Gwaan bobsled teams!!!

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His Majesty's Earthstrong on Reggae Lane 2022

1/24/2022

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Why do I ask friends to meet me on Reggae Lane on the 23rd July, His Majesty’s earthstrong?

Unfortunately, our community allows urination before His presence. The stench is pretty strong all of the summer

His countenance is on that wall in that parking lot

I took it personally

The stale pee was happening because I allowed it I believed

I literally have no clout to make anyone wash that parking lot at night after the crack heads and whores urinate and defecate there

I have no ability to compassionately aid any of these street people using the parking lot and the laneway as a toilet either

Then I remembered to trust in H. I. M., so I asked friends to join me in the past couple of years on Reggae Lane on his earthstrong on the 23rd

Since then, there has been a Sunday Farmers Market that came along and also a popular photo op space for Toronto Mayor Tory at least four times last summer, so Reggae Lane is getting some shine

My strategy was to increase the traffic through the popularity of Reggae Lane and the more people notice it, cleaning the stench would become a greater priority

It is my opinion, based on results to date; the wrong people have been around reggae music in Canada for way too long. None of them ovastood the importance of its contribution to the spiritual energy of humanity and to demand better based on said talents
We get honored on Reggae Lane but we are NEVER fiscally compensated. “They” will always give black people awards, plaques, street and park names but they ain’t ever paying niggaz to do what we live. What we know. What they copy and profit from!

Our culture

RasTafari

Reggae

These are the deep core of reggae people

Through the guidance of H. I. M., we will elevate the reggae community globally

We are RasTafari and RasTafari conscious people, bringing integrity, honor and truth to our community in the must humble way

We will meet again this year to celebrate The King, Saturday, 23rd July, 2022

Jah willing

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Grateful for the presence of Chief Richard Currie

1/18/2022

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Grateful for the presence of Chief Currie, the leader of the Maroons

He has the thing I find so endearing about Jamaica and Jamaicans

Mandingo spirit

That’s what I call it

Maroons are not Jamaicans

Jamaicans are not Jamaicans

Wi different

We are something else

“Jamaicans” is a small description of who we are

That’s how I describe myself based on geography yet historically we are so much more

Cyaa tame

Cyaa cool, cyaa quench

Three Finger Jack had the same spirit; so much so, I wrote a short story about him as his essence inspired me as a youth at Vaz Prep to Wolmers, right through to my adult life

Queen Nanny and the Maroons show all humans about a commitment to love, harmony, peace, balance and a refusal to accept abuse by the colony

The colony

They will forever believe it is their right to abuse niggaz

This is a fact. I have lived it for close to 500 years now and counting. I feel all 500 years!

Chief Richard Currie gives I hope as the world of abusers call on the Maroons to defend us once again... from them. But the Maroons aren’t alone. The path of balance, truth and integrity is still the path to be sought, even if babylon has their agenda, as they normally do, which has nothing to do with the benefit to niggaz

They use the current Prime Minstrel to do what all Jamaican prime minstrels have ever done. Aid the colony to abuse their fellow Jamaicans

No Jamaican leader who murders Jamaicans, directly or indirectly can be considered a hero to me. Ever!

For lack of a better description, Maroons are indigenous Jamaicans, with recorded history of being on the island before Columbus (the Portuguese} and the Spaniards ever arrived there. Our ancestors “discovered” this island and many more in the Caribbean and the United States sailing from Africa centuries before Europeans

The Maroons will not comply

It does not matter the name of the minstrel in charge, the job remains the same

Attack the Maroons and Cockpit country

They are aggressively attacking Cockpit Country with the aid of the minstrel

We read the history books too

We see the patterns

We know the abuse

We have always lived it

Chief Richard Currie is a loving man as all great leaders are

“You cannot give a free mind freedom” it feels like he is saying

I say feel cause I don’t know much so I use feel to guide my choices or opinions

The revelations in RasTafari, reggae music, Chief Currie and the Maroons, come through love and truth. Love of self as a person, as a people, as well as future generations of our children whom we love. This common thread runs through generations of humans, at home and abroad

Wi nuh normal

Nice interview with Yendi

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#ReggaeForLife

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Being My Best Man

12/22/2021

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My karma was to learn on my own... without a father in my home

My father was a good man

That's what I wanted to know about him... what I want my children to know of me... not a saint but more, a positive impact to those who knew him. I learned this from folks who knew him, or knew of him back in the day. They all speak of him with respect and high regard

My mom raised us the best she knew how and showed us loads of love and affection and hustled over the years to provide for my sister Donna and I. Very well I might add

For years I struggled with the thought, "why didn't my father stay with my mom and have a good family?" He left prior to my 2nd birthday, sister Donna soon to be born

I lived in what I remember as a fairly happy childhood as far as I see it

But like many, I had no father to speak with, as my children have my presence today

I have listened to the statistics of single mothers for many black children and it being blamed on wayward and irresponsible men. Blamed on men who have multiple women and multiple children, never taking a leadership role to their children as a priority. It has also been blamed for the increase in crime and violence of young black males

Our fathers were considered as failures and we as children are "incomplete" without that dominant masculine energy a good father may provide. I do feel somehow society believes daughters develop "daddy issues" seeking a masculinity that they have never known, in many misguided or toxic relationships with men over many years, young women seeking the security and emotional protection and guidance of their own fathers in positive masculine experiences

For the sons growing without that masculinity, we seem to be expected as poor offspring destined to be less, without his guidance

Humans

We have so many explanations and excuses as to why we are failures or not achieving our best

I learned that I do not wish to blame either parent for who and what I have become

My attention is placed on the positive things each provided for me, and with the so called negatives or shortcomings, I tend to view them as my challenges to move through life. Not a crutch for my own personal shortcomings

Challenges

How we perform in any situation is still personal. You by yourself! If one chooses to blame childhood experiences for current behavior, that is always a direction to take but seems like an inability to grow

I try to be my best self in many areas of my life and I have found greater peace and comfort in removing myself from negative or toxic energies. Those things weaken and lessen the beauty that life has to offer to my best me

It is clearer each day that this place in time is abusive in many, many areas of life's journeys and one of those it seems is to be abusive to one being male and masculine. I have zero need to apologize for masculinity and no one will make me subscribe to this notion as I feel that clarity of masculine gender to feminine gender is a base of strength for all humans

It is nature's balance

Masculine and feminine are really one word as they are symbiotic to the spiritual and mental well being

In this time, some of us males, masculine gender, are being made to feel like the enemies of society. Masculinity, once a compliment, feels like an insult in certain circles

I treasure being masculine and I do not carry myself as an “insult” especially for the sake of my children whom I believe benefit greatly from dad’s masculine and their mothers’ feminine energies

I feel like it is a healthy conversation to discuss the masculine and feminine strengths to call upon in parents, siblings, family and friends that may lead to a more naturally balanced existence.

If one is unbalanced in their thinking or in the psyche, their entire essence becomes toxic and discombobulated I have found

This is how I feel

My feeling

How do you feel?

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