Celebrate Kwanzaa

I missed the first two days! Yes, this can happen if you decide to go to the countryside for the holidays, and do not have Internet or phone service! With that being said, every year I try to revisit the seven principles of Kwanzaa to make sure that I continue to apply each principle to my life. Here is a link to the Seven Principles: http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/NguzoSaba.shtml

In 1966, Dr. Maulana Karenga established this holiday to give African Americans an opportunity to celebrate themselves, and their history. I don't know about you, but I LOVE THE SKIN THAT I AM IN!

Today we celebrate the principle of "Ujima": Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility): To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers' and sisters' problems our problems, and to solve them together. To embrace this principle, you don't have to be rich or have various educational degrees. I encourage you to take a look in the mirror, and see how far you have come in life. Then look around at your community, and see how far you can take your fellow brother's and sister's in life! Many of our young brother's and sister's are being incarcerated for FELONIES at the young age of 18 & 19. In many of the cases, it is because "we" have turned our backs on the younger generation when we see them doing wrong. I still believe in the saying that "it takes a village to raise a child". It only takes a second to guide a child in the right direction. Teach them how to dress, the value of the dollar, how to respect other's property, self-esteem, and how to put a value on their life. If we all work together, and take responsibility not only for our family, but also for our neighbors, then we can make this world a better place.

PEACE, LOVE, HAPPINESS!