Quotations
On Ancestors & History
“Our
ancestors
embrace
us.
We
must
look
back
and
listen
to
what
they
have
to
teach.
A
fool
denies
that
his
ancestors
offer
wisdom.
Even
those
who
have
lead
lives
which
we
judge
harshly
have
lessons
to
teach.
If
nothing
more, they teach us how not to be.”
“We
can
grow
from
the
fertilizer
of
the
past
or
it
can
smother
us.
If
we
do
not
let
it
nourish
us,
we
are
the
losers
who are not using our wealth.”
“History
is
a
resource.
Walk
away
from
it,
be
angry
about
it
or
learn
from
it.
Sweeping
it
into
the
corners
of
the
subconscious does not make it disappear.”
”I
gain
power
from
the
stories.
It
is
not
a
legacy
of
which
one
should
be
ashamed
or
refuse
to
face
the
painful
moments.
It
is
a
legacy
of
visionaries.
It
is
a
legacy
of
people
who
exhibited
boundless
faith
in
the
power
of
a
divine
being who was all knowing.”
On Blindness
“My optical nerves were inflamed and damaged. But, blindness was not an option.”
“Darkness
was
a
place
that
others
thought
I
would
go.
But,
I
sought
the
light.
I
was
determined
to
see
and
now
I
see what others cannot.”
On Life
“Life is a journey of perspective.”
“Life is one’s perception of reality. It is one’s ability to direct her energy and accomplish. We all accomplish. But,
what?”
On Spiritual & Physical Reality
“We are umbillically tied to our individual and communal herstories. Our spiritual, invisible link is eternal.”
“When the physical umbilical cord is severed, we are given an opportunity to find truth through our physical form.”
“Each
of
us
has
a
set
of
lens
through
which
we
can
view
the
past.
It
is
one’s
ability
to
balance
the
material
world
with that of the spiritual world that gives one peace of mind.”
On Perspective
“Darkness
succumbs
to
light.
But,
light
also
submits
to
darkness.
It
is
an
interchange
of
energies.
Look
at
the
sun
which
gives
way
to
the
clouds
and
the
night
which
shoves
away
the
sunlight.
Then,
watch
the
moon.
It
and
the
stars creep into the darkness and light up the heavens.”
“
Perspective
has
power.
It
has
the
power
to
build
or
the
power
to
destroy.
It
has
the
power
to
strengthen
or
the
power
to
weaken.
It
is
an
evolving,
transmutable
energy
which
can
grasp
or
unravel
events,
conditions,
history,
culture,
art,
relationships
or
man’s
quest
to
understand
the
ontological
core
of
his
metamorphosizing
life
force.
It
is
an
entity
that
mind
has
the
ability
to
alter
instantaneously
or
embrace
for
decades.
It
manacles
spirit
and
disembodies nations.”
On Possibilities
"Many
wonder
if
it
is
possible
to
truly
reach
beyond
the
limitations
of
individual
circumstances
based
upon
hard
core
generational
belief
systems
and
systemic
racism.
If
one
has
faith,
a
creative
mind,
and
is
willing
to
work
hard, all things are possible in America."
On Self-Knowledge
“Do
not
allow
yourself
to
become
the
dumping
ground
for
the
guilt,
shame,
regrets,
jealousy
and
distorted
truths
of
others.
Focus
on
truth.
Truth
consumes
darkness.
People
will
try
to
rewrite
history
before
your
very
eyes.
A
lifetime of good can only be tarnished by flaw if one allows those blinded with motive to interpret history.”
Creativity
“Creativity is man’s ability to interact with the invisible and channel invisible energetic forces which exist in the
realm of spirit into thought forms. The mind molds these thought forms into ideas which can manifest into a
creative product such as an artistic project or an invention. Creativity is boundless. It is invisible energetic-mind,
that from which thoughts are made”
