The past is the past and we can not change it. The future can be different if we choose to make it so. We can grow a vision of a more peaceful, happier and harmonious future and work toward it. The mystery is how we trade complacency for action.
What is the next thing you need to do to move into the uncertainty of the future? How can you do it today?
Ujamaa, or cooperative economics, is the fourth principle of Kwanzaa.
How do you support Black- and brown-owned businesses with your spending?
“Because we live with mystery, we trust that which is deeper than we know—which touches our hearts—which steadies us and rekindles our spirits—which, finally, in faith, may be named the love that has laid hold upon us, and will not let us go.”
-George Kimmich Beach
What will your faith not let go of today? What will not let go of you?
“May we know once again that we are not isolated beings but connected, in mystery and miracle, to the universe, to… community and to each other.” -Anonymous
What connections do you feel today? How do you remind yourself that you are not isolated?
The first day of the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa asks people to reflect on the principle of Umoja, or unity. Who do you feel unity with?
Reflect on what is keeping you from feeling greater unity with all of humanity.
