“We are social beings. Beliefs are learned from the people you are closest to,” says Dr. Frank Krueger a neuroscientist at George Mason University, in Virginia, USA. “It could not be any other way. If we all had to construct a belief system from scratch based on direct experience, we would not get very far.

Let us unite the passion of our personal and collective abuses to fuel and motivate our actions. Perception and perspective are crucial.

Are we ready to lift our heads from whatever has our attention, and focus on where we are being led by those intent on keeping us shackled?

People of African descent have been through a lot. Let us show more compassion to each other as we struggle to overcome the pain of our history. Our emotions are raw we need each other.

Looking at our experiences....... deciding to make the most of who we are at our highest expression.

Anything that causes us to really look at ourselves, individually and as a species, is a step in the right direction and should be welcomed.
Do thorns make a rose any less beautiful?
Our ‘thorns’ are part of who we are.
‘He who wants a rose must respect the thorn. - Proverb.

Being our authentic selves should be natural and seamless, but it is not. We are molded and indoctrinated from the cradle. Even with the best intentions those who made impressions on our formative years were too battling ghosts of their own and out of alignment with their true nature. Love, understanding and forgiveness will be needed in huge amounts as we commence on a journey of enlightenment and healing.

This is the continuation of the first podcast Childhood Stories. I am a newbie to podcasting and I stopped the recording thinking I’d be able to join the two segments haven’t figured it out as yet so here I am. Guess I will reap the benefit of how it is done another time.

In this introductory episode, I give an overview of what can be expected from Embracing Wisdom, I also read a short essay that addresses our tendency to treat the mystical and spiritual occurrences of life with scant courtesy not giving them there rightful place in mainstream consciousness and conversations .