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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This project would not be possible without the love, support, and encouragement from those whom I cherish and from those who have stood by me through every step along this part of my journey.

Without my connection and dedication to The Infinite Creator, I would have, do, and be nothing! It is through this identity that I UNDERstand, OVERstand, and INNERstand who I am and what I am to be….I am to be the eyes, hands, feet, and body of The Infinite so that miracles, knowledge, and education can flow and be received.

Thank you to Unity Fellowship Church Movement for introducing me to the practice and acceptance of spiritual critical thinking. This thinking allows me to pierce through all of the dogma and doctrine that binds us to complacency and religiosity. Thank you for assisting me in sharpening my spiritual tools so that I can stand on what I KNOW the INFINITE TO BE!

Thank you Elder Claude Everret Bowen and Rev. Darren McCarroll Jones a.k.a. Muata for teaching me how to go outside the realm of superficiality and mundaneness and for allowing authenticity to reign supreme in my life. Thank you for showing me by example that THE INFINITE speaks to each of us and that no voice is to be silenced or quieted simply because the masses don’t agree. Thank you for showing me that is it STILL COOL to be HUMAN along this journey and that The Deity of Religiosity is only a manmade concept that has nothing to do with spiritual growth and/or integrity. Thank you for showing me that each facet of my living is, was, and continues to be REQUIRED for my development into my AUTHENTIC SELF.

To my family - you already know that everything I do is for the betterment of US! We are on our way to building our ESTATE so that the babies will carry on the legacy!

A special thank you goes out to my bffs: “Ole Becka” Eubie Sweet, Joynal Muthleb III, Peter Jackson, Otis Randolf, Ms. Michiee ‘Lil Meech’ DeVale and my NFL, R.S. Jeffrey. You all have been very instrumental in this leg of the journey by challenging me to stick to my guns and by pushing me forward so that I can propel into greatness…that divine greatness that is already ordained for me, but I sometimes forget how I am connected to it. Thank you for believing in the vision and for never stopping me from seeing it! An extra special shout out goes to La Troupe des Arts! We’ve vowed to make sure we show up and TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS!! State, Relate, Prove, and Conclude…thank you for nearly 30 years of LOVE and SUPPORT!!

This project is dedicated to all those who are seeking to find themselves and their spiritual truth. In the memory of all those who have passed on, have become an ancestor of this life experience, and have not been afforded the opportunity to experience life as I am, I thank you for being the light along this journey. It is my praise report that you continue to be the light for others seeking their own epiphanies.

AWAKENING

THE OMNIVERSE

I Can NOT Give You LIFE NOR Can I LIVE IT for You!!

Today is another day of reflection for me as I sit and ponder over my life and really LOOK at what I have accomplished and what I want to achieve. I reflected on an area of my life where I wasted a lot of time foolishly and needlessly because I thought I was doing the right thing when I know now that it was not.
I used the slogan ‘I have to live for the both of us’ whenever I was with people who did not want to participate in what I wanted to do, for people who were sick and shut in, or whenever I thought I was ‘teaching them how to live their lives’. I had become so accustomed to giving people everything, and my giving was the result of them NOT living. Because I GAVE them their Life, they did not LIVE their LIVES!!! I WAS LIVING THEIR LIVES FOR THEM!!!
You see, society has taken the scripture ‘it's better to give than to receive’ to a whole new adulterated level where NOBODY wants to be the giver; EVERYBODY wants to be the receiver. We have redefined the word ‘Giver’ and made it synonymous with the word ‘HANDOUT’ - in essence we have allowed people the opportunity to build themselves up to be pimps!!!

The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary defines the word PIMP as “To make use of, often dishonorably, for one's own gain or benefit” or “A man who solicits for a prostitute, LIVES off HER EARNINGS, and often LIVES OFF HER”.

We have taken that whole ‘bitch better have my money’ mentality and created it as a mantra in every aspect of our lives.
We pimp our parents for their LOVE and UNDERSTANDING because we will not get out into the world and HONOR them by demonstrating and utilizing the gifts, talents, and teaching they have bestowed upon us. INSTEAD, many have decided to stay home and leech our parents dry, EXPECTING them to continue to GIVE us everything.
WE pimp our teachers for their KNOWLEDGE and EDUCATION because we will not do the work to show ourselves approved. We INSTEAD fault the teachers because we will not apply ourselves, take the tests, and do what's needed to matriculate, EXPECTING the teachers to pass us to the next grade levels.

WE pimp our preachers for their SALVATION because we won't study the scriptures and build a relationship with the CREATOR for ourselves. INSTEAD, we hang on to every word of the preacher as if he is a deity, forgetting that the preacher is human like the rest of us with flaws and faults. We EXPECT the preacher to tell us who The CREATOR is, what decisions to make, how to live our lives, and and how to love the CREATOR – we never challenge the preacher's interpretations or seek answers that align with our individual journeys.
We pimp our communities for CHARITY because we continuously run to them for handouts and freebies without restoring the supply or volunteering to assist with others who are in need. INSTEAD we gripe and complain because the centers don't have enough resources and we EXPECT the community to always be ready to GIVE us EVERYTHING without us working toward keeping the surplus plentiful.
We pimp our spouses/significant others for their SUPPORT and COMPANIONSHIP because we CONNED them into believing we were the person sent by God to be their life partner. INSTEAD we were looking for someone else to foot the responsibility of ‘paying the cost to be the boss’; EXPECTING them to relinquish the benefits from all the hard work and responsibility over to them without question or pause!!!!

Today's world has become a LAZY world. We have become complacent with allowing folks to sit back and DO NOTHING, they expect someone else to do it for them. I am one who must admit to assisting the world in turning folks into ‘Spiritual Welfare Recipients’. Just like those who use the system as a means of survival and not as a stepping stone, we have the AUDACITY to get upset, attitudinal, and bent out of shape whenever someone does not GIVE us anything and EXPECTS us to work for it!!!!
I CAN NOT GIVE YOU LIFE NOR CAN I LIVE IT FOR YOU!!!

The time has come for us to get a grip and LEARN that this PIMPING/WELFARE system does not work!!! The Quality of Life for people is in peril; it's up to US individually to decide what kind of life we want for ourselves and to GIVE that kind of life to OURSELVES!!! You see, here's one scripture that most of our pimps have forgotten about: If a man/woman don't work, he/she don't eat!!!
What contributions are YOU bringing to the table of life? What skills and talents are you blessed with that can sustain YOU? How are YOU putting the pieces of YOUR puzzle together for YOUR life? How are YOU participating in YOUR LIFE to make YOUR LIFE WORK FOR YOU?
Once we answer these questions for ourselves, we can then begin the process of LIVING our LIVES! Living is an action word...it's doing, it's participating in making and producing those things which bring forth happiness and JOY. To live life is to grow and nurture our senses. It’s to experience new things and create new avenues for our senses to be challenged and grow. Living life is to become enriched in culture and to create a culture for others to enjoy. It’s to understand that each person has a story to share and a world to create for others to enjoy and to experience. Living life is to embrace change and newness and to understand your individual likes and dislikes so that you can surround yourself with those things that bring you JOY and that encourage and stimulate growth.

I CAN NOT GIVE YOU LIFE NOR CAN I LIVE IT FOR YOU!!!

The Creator has given us the BREATH of LIFE and it's up to us LIVE!!! In other words, here is the ‘T’: The CREATOR IS NOT GOING TO and WILL NOT LIVE LIFE FOR US, so why do we EXPECT anyone else to LIVE FOR US?
It's time for us to HONOR ourselves by coming out of the shadows of pimpdom and spiritual welfare and RESPECT what The CREATOR supplied as the world's gift: YOU and YOUR LIFE!!!
Honor and Respect your gifts
Honor and Respect your talents
Honor and Respect your creativity
Honor and Respect your world
Honor and Respect your parents
Honor and Respect your community
Honor and Respect your teachers
Honor and Respect your preachers
Honor and Respect your CREATOR
We achieve this by HONORING and RESPECTING our individuality and our LIVES by doing those things which brings us ABSOLUTE JOY!!! GIVE yourself the LIFE you WANT and LIVE YOUR LIFE to its fullest!!!

I Shall not and Will not Be Denied!!

I dedicate this passage to all those who are struggling with BECOMING what they want, BELIEVING that they deserve to have it, and those who are BASKING in the promises of the Almighty.
For far too long, we have allowed ourselves to believe that desiring things which are considered to be ‘the finer things in life’ are only for those who have the resources, opportunities, connections, and good fortune to achieve and attain them. We have allowed ourselves to live in a space where the belief system relies on the majority of the population to accept the idea that mediocrity is the highest level of success that one can aspire to achieve. We have allowed ourselves to sustain in the consciousness that stagnation and degradation is to be the dominant motivator of our culture.

Well it is now time for our culture, our population, humankind, and the world to shake the Neanderthal nonsense and treacherous thoughts loose and begin walking UPRIGHT in the wisdom and the understanding of our conscious power and believe the proclamation:
I SHALL NOT and WILL NOT BE DENIED!!!
As entities, representatives, examples, ambassadors, and definitive echoes of the Almighty Creator, it is up to US to live up to our birthright!!! It is up to US to utilize the gifts and talents which have been bestowed upon us at our inception. It is up to US to MAKE and BE the Culture, Population, Humankind, and World we want! It is up to us to STAND and continuously, boldly, and FERVENTLY PROCLAIM...
I SHALL NOT and WILL NOT BE DENIED!!!
I SHALL NOT and WILL NOT BE DENIED access to living a wonderful, spirit-filled life simply because others do not understand MY relationship with the Creator.
I SHALL NOT and WILL NOT BE DENIED access to having loving, fulfilling relationships in my life simply because others do not comprehend the depths of how I share and need to receive LOVE in all its forms: Agape (unconditional love of, for, and by God), Eros (passionate, romantic, and sexual love), Philia (natural, virtuous love for family and friends), and Xenia (hospitality, gratitude love)!!!
I SHALL NOT and WILL NOT BE DENIED access to building my personal wealth and my estate simply because others do not exercise the essence of ‘The Golden Rule’ or because others want to comprehend why my existence is just as important as theirs.

I SHALL NOT and WILL NOT BE DENIED access to enriching my life through matriculation and my educational endeavors simply because others view my ideas and contributions to this side of creation as unconventional, controversial, or unorthodox.
I SHALL NOT and WILL NOT BE DENIED access to the benefits of great comprehensive health, whether it be mentally, spiritually, emotionally, and physically, simply because others have demonstrated and displayed efforts of annihilation, genocide, and destruction toward the population and sections thereof.
I SHALL NOT and WILL NOT BE DENIED access to all of the promises the Creator has already ordained for me simply because of others’ perceptions and concepts of how I should live MY life.
It is a beautiful thing to come into one's own SELF!!! Once one discovers that TRUE POWER exists when the TRUE SELF is recognized and UNCOVERED, the UNIVERSE supplies the platform for one to STAND and CONTINUOUSLY, BOLDLY, and FERVENTLY PROCLAIM…
I SHALL NOT and WILL NOT BE DENIED!!!
Claim your Existence, Walk in your Inheritance, Speak with Authority, and Accept nothing LESS THAN THE BEST!!!
Be blessed and know that YOU are the GREATEST GIFT of LIFE!

Let NO ONE Put Asunder

Welcome in, oh Precious Sweet Spirit, as I bask in your presence and your love thanking the Master Creator for yet another glorious day! A' shae and so it is!!!
It is truly AMAZING what the Creator has brought together for the purpose of sharing and showing Love and Adoration.
I have been a witness to so many wonderful and awesome things that can only be described as Miraculous Wonders of The Almighty and I have shed many tears of joy over them; I rejoice with the recipients of The Creator's Promises. As I recently shared in the commitment ceremony of a beloved spiritual friend of mine, I revisited the eternal mantra: what God has joined together, let no man put asunder. I began to realize that it echoes in my soul for a reason. I realized that this adage, this scriptural passage, this personal testament can be APPLIED to every area of my life!!!
Since our conception, we have been blessed with talents, gifts, and astounding capabilities to accomplish any and everything we need and want to do!!! The Creator has brought us together with the very ESSENCE of who we are. Just like a marriage, we ought to protect it and not allow for anything or anyone to come into its nucleus and destroy its foundation!!!

Let NO ONE put asunder any and all dreams and ideas that exist for the betterment and enrichment of one's soul and time on this side of creation!!!
Let NO ONE put asunder the gentleness and sweet character of the Holy Spirit and what IT has revealed to one's soul as its purpose and plans for matriculation and upliftment!!!
Let NO ONE put asunder the goals and aspirations that dwell deep within the subconscious mind. They are waiting to be released into the universe and made manifest into a tangible reality!!!
Let NO ONE put asunder the desire and the yearning to be, to have, and to express ONE'S TRUE SELF in the fullness and totality in which it ought to be!!!
Let NO ONE put asunder the financial independence and social equity that one is ENTITLED to simply because they are born as a human being and not because of conditions others may place on it!!!
Let NO ONE put asunder the genuine connection between The Creator and The Creation, no matter if others may not understand or accept its validity!!!
The time has come for all of creation to utilize the power that is INNATELY ours: the Power to CALL FORTH WHAT NEEDS TO BE and LET NO ONE PUT ASUNDER what has already been ordained by the CREATOR!!!
Be blessed and BE A BLESSING to others!!!