Happy Sunday, Readers! Today we focus on the principle of self-determination, in honor of Kwanzaa which began yesterday and is celebrated until Friday, January 1.
This cultural celebration was created in 1966 and is based on African heritage and traditional African harvest festivals. Its name is from the Swahili phrase "matunda ya kwanza" which translates to "first fruits".
Unity in family, community, nation, and race.Self-determinationCollective Work and Responsibility to build / maintain community and solve problems together.Cooperative Economics to build /maintain businesses and to profit from them.Purpose a collective vocation of building / developing community.Creativity to always do as much as we can to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.Faith to believe in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
What do you think of today's principle self-determination? This can be defined as the process by which a person controls their own life. Our ability to make choices and manage our own life impacts our psychological health and well-being (as well as how we contribute to our family and community). How do you define yourself? How do you create for yourself? How do you speak for yourself?
Changing your life starts with changing our thoughts. What you tell yourself defines who you are. Each of these principles are helpful to all of us in creating action and mantras for a better life. Imagine what the best possible version of yourself is. Reaffirm your worth - that you are strong, capable, and your life will be filled with the joy.
Each day this week, reflect on one of the principles and believe that you deserve wonderful things. Know that you can and will accomplish what you set out to do in life, after all, you are the master of your mind.
Have a blessed week, and if you are interested to learn more about this beautiful celebration click: Kwanzaa - HISTORY
Purr & Paw,
-Stivali. 🐾
