Saturday, December 31, 2011

Creole Trilogy of Utterances

When you cheat on your "FEARS"
This will allowed you to be broken from your "DOUBTS:
Then you can have the freedom to become engaged to; and embrace "FAITH"
This shall open the door to confirm and/or cement the date for "MARRYING"
Results/Outcome: creating the opportunity for "Dreams" to become "REALITY"
Put in another context>
Summation: Fears>Doubts=thus Creates,"FAITH", which lends itself to making 'Dreams' a "REALITY"

Be Careful of the "WORDS" we use^
The tongue can be a dangerous weapon such as one that cuts like a two edge sword.
It can be a tool that is very useful-productive or it can be somewhat destructive
Let's eer on the side of "edification" and encouragment
Use words that will:
>help dreams become a reality
>give hope
>cause renewal of dreams...
>develop-bolster -enhance & augment aspirations
>create a place of 'trust' where the utterance of 'safe" is a must

Feel His Presence:
When you do the appropriate thing
Then you will know and feel his 'presence'
It's a must to 'pactice his presence' at all times
Which will have a manifestation of affirming that no matter what happens...
You and God together can handle whatever it is that gets in the way...Amen...

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

On-Point Insights: The 7 principles of KWANZAA 12/26 to 01/1/2012

On-Point Insights: The 7 principles of KWANZAA 12/26 to 01/1/2012: Principle# 1, Dec 26, 2011-UMOJA, is Unity, to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. Principle#2, Dec ...

The 7 principles of KWANZAA 12/26 to 01/1/2012

Principle# 1, Dec 26, 2011-UMOJA, is Unity, to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.

Principle#2, Dec 27, 2011-Kujichagulia is self determination, to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves....etc, etc...

Principle#3, Dec 28, 2011-Ujima is collective responsibility, build and manain our community together and make our brothers  & sisters problems-our problems and solve them together

Principle#4,Dec 29, 2011-Ujamaa is cooperative economics, to build and maintain our own stores, shops, and others busuneses and to profit from them

Principle#5, Dec 30, 2011-NIA is Purpose, to make as our collective vocation the building and developing of our community, in order to, restore the people to their traditional greatness

Principle#6, Dec 31, 2011-KUUMBA is creativity, to do always as much, as much as we can, in the way that we can, in order to, leave the community more beautiful than when it was iherited.

Principle#7, Jan 1, 2012-IMANI is "Faith", to believe with all our hearts, in our parents, our teachers, our leaders, our people and the righteousness and victory of our struggle

The colors of KWANZAA are Black, Red and Green
Black represents the color of African American. Red stands for the struggle of the people and Green represents the hills of Africa and hope

I bid you Kwanzaa Yenu iwe
                    Na Heri!
(Kwanhn-Zah Yeh-noo EE-weh-NAH   Hey-REE)
HAPPY KWANZAA TO ALL

Sunday, December 18, 2011

On-Point Insights: 75th Birthday Gala-Johnnie's-Trip to Paradise

On-Point Insights: 75th Birthday Gala-Johnnie's-Trip to Paradise: Friends, family, and fellow board members of LCDC gathered at "Chateau Bu-sche' to celebrate the birthday of Ms Johnnie Sun 12/18/11-who rea...

75th Birthday Gala-Johnnie's-Trip to Paradise

Friends, family, and fellow board members of LCDC gathered at "Chateau Bu-sche' to celebrate the birthday of Ms Johnnie Sun 12/18/11-who reached the ripe age of 75 years young. It was indeed, a "Gala Affair". Johnnie's theme was appropriately titled: "A Trip To Paradise", and it was nothing less. Those of us in attendance sip, feast,taste, and some had the pleasure to boast and proclaim of knowing Johnnie on a more deeper level. The friends who took to the podium to edify Johnnie were many, and had the dubious distinction to select from an array of complimentary words to laud, appluad, and heap accolades upon her. Such words as 'faithful', 'honesty', 'courageous', to name a few, were interpolated and some even ventured in the genre of the process of 'exegesis' as demonstrated by a close friend in the person of Rev Charlene Porter. Other noteabe presence and sightings of VIP's were Kim Jackson, Pastor Phil, Pat Herrod, Former Cook County Commissioner Bobbie Steele, Mr & Mrs Little, Pastor Saffore and his wife and, of course, yours truly-was in the crowd too. when Johnnie stood and  strolled to the podiom she began with the pronouncement and utterance of what she was 'Thankful' for. The words that fell from her lips and rang out clearly and distinctly were; "I am..Because; you are, that make me forever thankful. In the middle of her speech, she used these words: "I dream big dreams, and-through the many accompolishments-I am still amazed at the awesome God we serve". In her concluding comments, I was also struct by these profound words: "You are, Because I was, and God still is...What a great evening to spend with such an honorable person as Johnnie., we are all blessed and better people because our path has crossed the path of the Journey where Johnnie has trod...amen...
Reverend Steve Braxton
Board Member, Lawndale Christian Development Center (LCDC)
Also Author: "The Road That Is Difficult To Travel" Impending Books: "The Road Gets Better" and "Creole Soup"