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Recommend this profile to your Facebook friends. personal messageIt is so wonderful to be a part of Black Planet. I trust that great and positive vibes will be generated here! Peace and blessings to you all and yours...one love....on the strength of our ancestors! What is the meaning of "Maasai"? Answer: Maasai is the name of a great East African tribe (still in existence today). The Maasai live in the Great Rift Valley that borders Kenya and Tanzania. The literal translation of Maasai is "speaker of the language Maa". I have always been intrigued by the Maasai and I had a wonderful opportunity to study them in a college anthropology class. The Maasai warriors are among the most fierce African warriors - it has been said that Maasai warriors are feared by lions - lions have been known to empty their full stomachs in order to flee the Maasai warriors. I love the Maasai culture - I chose my username in honor of the Maasai. Know Thy Self... A person who knows not And knows not they know not Is a fool - shun him... A person who knows not And knows that they know not Is simple - teach him... A person who knows not And believes that they know Is dangerous - avoid them... A person who knows And knows not that they know Is asleep - awaken them... A person who knows And knows that they know Is wise - follow them... All of these persons reside in you Know Thy Self And to Maat be true Favorite Quotes... "Only those who have experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others - Malcolm X" "Power tends to corrupt, but absolute power corrupts absolutely - Lord Acton" "I can do anything because I try - and I won`t quit until I win - Shaka Ogun" "A man who stands for nothing, will fall for anything - Anonymous" "A person has two types of education, that which is given to her/him, and that which she/he gives to her/himself - it is the latter one that is preferred - Carter G. Woodson" "The search for religion is for people who are afraid of going to hell; the search for spirituality is for people who have already been there - Iyanla Vanzant" "Inside the tiny acorn sleeps the mighty oak - African proverb" "Follow in the footsteps of your ancestors, for the mind is trained through knowledge; Behold, their words endure in books - open them and read them, and follow their wise counsel - Unknown Author" "Some of us pray for material possessions, like money - but you can give a fool a million dollars; so, now they are a million dollar fool with no idea of how to keep what they have; but with wisdom, you can amass your own million dollars - if it was given to you, you`d know how to keep it; if you lost it (or if it was taken away from you), you`d know how to rebuild what you had; I pray that I be blessed with wisdom, for with wisdom all things are possible - Me" Favorite books: The Spook Who Sat By The Door; The Autobiography of Malcolm X; Men Cry In The Dark; Please, Please, Please; From Superman to Man; Assata; Journey to Justice; Invisible Life; The Value in the Valley; Black Indians; Why Should White Guys Have All The Fun?; Pryor Convictions; Black Labor, White Wealth; The Destruction of Black Civilization; Things Fall Apart; Two Thousand Seasons; They Came Before Columbus; Soledad Brother; Revolutionary Suicide; Seize The Time; The Judas Factor; Inadmissible Evidence; Black Robe, White Justice; The Art of War; Black Is The Color Of My TV Tube; Live From DeathRow;Stolen Legacy; Black Wallstreet; Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys; Eyes To My Soul - The Rise Or Decline Of A Black FBI Agent; Black Lies, White Lies - The Truth According to Tony Brown; Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization, Kindred...more to come... Aaaaaaaaaah music: Alfonzo Blackwell, Alphonse Mouzon, Ahmad Jamal, Angelique Kidjo, Art Porter, David Sanborn, Eric Benet, Hiroshima, Jean-Luc Ponty, Maxi Priest, Marvin Gaye, Minnie Riperton, Najee, Billie Holiday, Wes Montgomery, Christion, Phil Perry, The Temptations, The Whispers, Jazz Crusaders, Seal, Yanni, Sting, Stanley Clarke, The Rippingtons, Will Downing, Wayman Tisdale, Weather Report, Spyro Gyra, Steely Dan, Special EFX, Yutaka Yokokuru, Santana, Four Play, Urban Knights, Vertu, Incognito, EWF (Earth, Wind & Fire), Norman Brown, Paul Jackson Jr., George Benson, The Main Ingredient, Noel Pointer, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Grover, Walter Beasley...and so many, many more....umph, umph, UMPH!! On August 30, 2003 - I was inducted into the dynamic and daring sisterhood of Swing Phi Swing Social Fellowship, Inc. I am a proud member of the Garden State Graduate Chapter. Our brothers are the esteemed fellowmen of Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship, Inc. Much love to my white/black/white family!! O-O-O-OLA!!
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1. You cannot be all things to any person in any relationship (be it platonic, romantic or familial). 2. If you truly care about, or love, someone don't stand in the way of their happiness - even if that means they desire to be with someone else; just let them go - you will heal in time. 3. Don't ask something of someone that you are not willing to give of/do yourself. 4. Learn to love yourself, wholeheartedly and unconditionally FIRST AND FOREMOST... (continue reading) |
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