Following Ancestral Blessings in 2025 Despite Upcoming Challenges

Greetings Halifu,

We often think about the transition into the New Year as the opportunity for self-improvement we call New Years Resolutions. But what if we saw the New Year as an opportunity to renew the legacy inherited from our Ancestors. Mine continue to teach me resilience and inner fortitude. I can't image all that they had to go through to produce me.


We are going to be challenged on many fronts with this new national administration about to take office. I invite us not to be silent and try to ride some kind of mythical fence. Stand up for what is RIGHT AND HUMAN, and make your voice heard. And if you think "Right" is relative, always remember it should be "PEOPLE before Power and Profit."


CHANGE begins with YOU! Self-reflect, and make sure you are BEING the CHANGE you want to see. Your Ancestors deserve no less. I'm going to bring in the New Year meditating.



Wishing You A Blessed New Year!

 
 

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