@Teju Rice What songs do you recommend listening to about orishas?

@Teju Rice Thank you

@Teju Rice Finding the lesson or value while enduring the pain is hard. As you stated, it takes time to transform our pain into joy. Being in your feelings in the moment is a part of the healing process. We must be kind and gentle to our bodies, mind, and spirit during those moments. Being patient is key which is leaning into the scary places with care. Trust where spirit takes you which is usually what you least expect. Some of us tell ourselves that we'll never get in that situation again but we find ourselves in similar situations because of this innate desire to love and belong, but we have tools from the past to help us be better prepared and be more present to the self and others. Those are the insights we bring to future relationships. That's the beauty in the journey.

@James Weeks How do you celebrate your wins? I'm curious.

Rahkim stated three ways in which people understand money. Power (offensive, acquire more and how to keep people from getting your money), freedom (not having a boss, the freedom to decide what you want to do without getting permission from a boss), and safety (scarcity, needing to get more money, a constant state of getting or hustling, survival mode). He also mentioned that most people hate their jobs and they become something that they are not by tolerating behaviors. I've experience two of them as an entrepreneur (freedom) and struggling through poverty (safety). Embracing power is entangled with historical trauma. It's a good feeling to be the creator and owner of a business. It's hard work but I don't have to clock in and ask for permission to take vacation and asking for validation to get a raise. I decide my worth and work with others who see value in what I bring to the table. Being an entrepreneur forces me to stand on my purpose. I like the financial freedom that comes with being an entrepreneur. The most rewarding is being in the position to create a different way to work as a whole person rather than a tool for profits. I've created a human centered business environment with my employees and contractors. On the other hand, I grew up in extreme poverty. After my parents divorced when I was a kid, my mom received food stamps every month. The food stamps lasted a good 15 days or so. We had to come up with creative ways to eat the rest of the month like eating tomato sandwiches, being creative in preparing left over foods, peanut butter sandwiches, fried bologna and eggs went a long way, and consuming government cheese and powdered milk to make mac and cheese, mashed potatos, etc. We lived in subsidized housing where the government paid some of my mom's rent called Section 8. Section 8 landlords were horrible. They never kept things working properly like the toilets, refrigerators, stoves, HVAC system, and our homes were infested with cockroaches and mice. Landlords treat Section 8 recipients like trash.

@Chris Conley I also ordered the book today.

Wow, Afghan women fleeing the Taliban. I wonder if some of my Afghan pilots that I trained to get their commercial certificates have used bitcoin when they fled to come to the United States in 2021. This is fascinating.

I enjoy fresh brewed coffee almost daily. I can smell the aroma from this video. There’s nothing like it. There are many coffee plantations in Puerto Rico and the rich history of Afro Puerto Ricans harvesting this crop on the island needs more attention. Our ancestors truly know how to satisfy our palates and share those traditions with us for contemporary enjoyment.