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Poppy Perinatal offers perinatal rainings for yoga teachers as well as streaming perinatal classes via Mat2Mat. Location: Houston, TX Website: https://www.poppy.yoga Social Media: @poppyperinatalyoga (IG) Studio Owner/Head Instructor: Catherine Allen Information: Pregnancy, birth, and post-birth are some of the most magnificent and intense life journeys a person can experience. It is an emotional and spiritual experience. It is transformational and life-altering. The prenatal and postnatal yoga practices taught in the Poppy Perinatal Yoga School were created to help you navigate your way through these life changes with more support, strength, and confidence. Thanks for dropping by. Have a look around, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Poppy Perinatal Yoga now offers online streaming of prenatal and postnatal yoga classes on Mat2Mat. Classes are available 24-7 no matter where you are in the world.

Joshua 1:6-9 NRSV Be strong and courageous; for you shall put this people in possession of the land that I swore to their ancestors to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to act in accordance with all the law that my servant Moses commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you may be successful wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to act in accordance with all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall be successful. I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. Common English Be strong and courageous. I made a promise to your ancestors, and have called you to see it through to the end. Be strong and very courageous, being careful that your actions line up with the scriptures you know. You will only be successful if you do not waver back and forth, but only maintain a straight path. Speak holy scriptures out loud regularly, reading and meditating on them first thing in the morning, throughout the day, and before you go to bed. Check that your actions are in alignment with the scriptures you know. If you do this, you will be on the way to a prosperous and successful life. So I urge you, be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid of anything because God is with you everywhere and at all times.

Kundalini yoga is an authentic spiritual tradition whose roots go back at least 2,000 years.

Dates One Sunday each month 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Eastern Time Website https://naturaldharma.org/dharma-dialogue-series/ Information A Year-Long Series of Conversations with Women in Buddhism sponsored by Natural Dharma Fellowship Beginning with the first female disciples of the Buddha, women have shaped the trajectory of Buddhism, sometimes overtly as the founders of lineages, and sometimes quietly from the fringes of the tradition. Many of their writings and practices survive and thrive. This history of influence and inspiration continues to this day as Buddhism spreads to the West, even while many women still struggle with the vestiges of patriarchy within the tradition. Interviews hosted by Willa B. Miller and Elizabeth Monson. Feb. 21 Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo Mar 28 Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel Apr 25 Pema Khandro May 23 Jan Surrey Jun 13 Lama Tsutrim Allione Jul 25 Grace Shireson Aug 22 Lama Palden Sep 26 Anne Klein Oct 31 TBA Nov 21 TBA Dec 19 Lama Rod Owens

Free online gathering with 30+ practices, talks, meditations, and live music from master teachers. Date: June 11-14, 2020 Location: Online Website: https://hanumanfestival.com/ Information: We are witnessing an unprecedented time: a global health and economic crisis with wide ripples of impact and a social movement revealing deep systemic racial injustice. You may feel deeply empathetic, disconnected, overwhelmed, paralyzed, or even inspired in this brave new world. Let’s be honest though. The Western yoga culture is certainly a solace for healing and empowerment, and from a compassionate place of self-reflection, you might also see the challenges and the disparity that we must identify and address. The timeless teachings of Bhakti yoga remind us to stay in devotion and the teachings of Karma yoga empowers yoga in action. Hanuman embodies both. Join this extraordinary confluence of master yoga teachers and consciousness leaders to learn practices and insights into how the technology of yoga can help us explore our shadows, identify external blind spots, and learn how to engage in activism, so we can collectively renew.

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I can't believe we made it! This is what we're thankful for. Lyrics Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Stack my money fast and go (Fast, fast, go) Fast like a Lambo' (Skrrt, skrrt, skrrt) I be jumpin' off the stage, hoe (Jumpin', jumpin', hey, hey) Crowd better savor (Crowd goin' ape, hey) I can't believe we made it (This is what we made, made) This is what we're thankful for (This is what we thank, thank) I can't believe we made it (This a different angle) Have you ever seen the crowd goin' apeshit? Rah Gimme my check, put some respek on my check Or pay me in equity (Pay me in equity) Watch me reverse out the debt (Skrrt) He got a bad bitch, bad bitch We livin' lavish, lavish I got expensive fabrics I got expensive habits He wanna go with me (Go with me) He like to roll the weed (Roll the weed) He wanna be with me (Be with me) He wanna give me that vitamin D (D) Ice ornaments, icy style tournaments (Woo) You ain't on to this (No) Don't think they on to this (No) Bought him a jet (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Shut down Colette (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Phillippe Patek (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Get off my dick (Uh, hey) Gimme the ball, gimme the ball, take the top shift (Ball) Call my girls and put 'em all on a spaceship (Brr) Hang one night with 'Yoncé, I'll make you famous (Hey) Have you ever seen the stage goin' apeshit? Rah Stack my money fast and go (Fast, fast, go) Fast like my Lambo' (Skrrt, skrrt, skrrt) Jumpin' off the stage, hoe (Jumpin', jumpin', hey, hey) Crowd better savor (Crowd goin' ape, hey) I can't believe we made it (This is what we made, made) This is what we're thankful for (This is what we thank, thank) I can't believe we made it (This a different angle) Have you ever seen the crowd goin' apeshit? (Offset) I'm a gorilla in the fuckin' coupe Finna pull up in the zoo I'm like Chief Keef meet Rafiki, who been lyin' king to you? (Woo) Pocket, watch it, like kangaroos Tell these clowns we ain't amused 'Nana clips for that monkey business .45 got change for you Motorcades when we came through Presidential with the planes too One better get you with the residential Undefeated with the 'caine too I said no to the Superbowl You need me, I don't need you Every night we in the endzone Tell the NFL we in stadiums too Last night was a fuckin' zoo Stagedivin' in a pool of people Ran through Liverpool like a fuckin' Beatle Smoke gorilla glue like it's fuckin' legal Tell the Grammy's fuck that 0 for eight shit Have you ever seen the crowd goin' apeshit? (Rah) Stack my money fast and go (Fast, fast, go) Fast like my Lambo' (Skrrt, skrrt, skrrt) Jumpin' off the stage, hoe (Jumpin', jumpin', hey, hey) Crowd better savor (Crowd goin' ape, hey) I can't believe we made it (This is what we made, made) This is what we're thankful for (This is what we thank, thank) I can't believe we made it (This a different angle) Have you ever seen the crowd goin' apeshit? Rah Haters in danger (Dangerous) Whole lot of gangin' (Gang) 35 chains (Chains, chains) I don't give a damn 'bout the fame (Nope) G8 planes (Tshh, tshh) Alexander Wang (Woo!) She a thot that you claim (Woo!) Can't be toppin' my reign (C'mon, c'mon, c'mon) Poppin', I'm poppin', my bitches all poppin' We go to the dealer and cop it all (Cop it all) Sippin' my favorite alcohol (Alcohol) Got me so lit, I need Tylenol (Tylenol) All of my people, I free 'em all (Free 'em all) Hop in the whip, wanna see the stars, uh (Woo) Sendin' the missiles off, drinkin' my inhibitions off 250 for the Richard Mille, yeah yeah, live in a field My body make Jigga go kneel (Woo) Man, my momma, my lawyer, my shield Look at my jewelry, I'm lethal (Lethal) These diamonds on me, they see-through (See-through) I'm a Martian, they wishin' they equal (Equal) I got M's like the back like Evisu Gimme the ball, gimme the ball, take a top shift (She went crazy) Call my girls and put 'em all on a spaceship Hang one night with 'Yoncé, I'll make you famous Have you ever seen the crowd goin' apeshit? Rah Stack my money fast and go (Fast, fast, go) Fast like a Lambo' (Skrrt, skrrt, skrrt) I be jumpin' off the stage, hoe (Jumpin', jumpin', hey, hey) Crowd better savor (Crowd goin' ape) I can't believe we made it (This is what we made, made) This is what we're thankful for (This is what we thank, thank) I can't believe we made it (This a different angle) Have you ever seen the crowd goin' apeshit? Rah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Fast and go Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

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Can't nothing, bring me down. My level's too high to bring me down. It might seem crazy what I am 'bout to say Sunshine she's here, you can take a break I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space With the air, like I don't care, baby by the way Huh (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you know what happiness is to you (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do Here come bad news talking this and that (Yeah) Well give me all you got, don't hold back (Yeah) Well I should probably warn you I'll be just fine (Yeah) No offence to you don't waste your time Here's why Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you know what happiness is to you (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do Uh, bring me down Can't nothing, bring me down My level's too high to bring me down Can't nothing, bring me down, I said Bring me down, can't nothing Bring me down My level's too high to bring me down Can't nothing, bring me down, I said Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you know what happiness is to you (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you know what happiness is to you (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do Uh, bring me down (Happy, happy, happy, happy) Can't nothing (Happy, happy, happy, happy) Bring me down, my level's too high To bring me down (Happy, happy, happy, happy) Can't nothing (Happy, happy, happy, happy) Bring me down, I said Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you know what happiness is to you (ayy, ayy, ayy) (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you know what happiness is to you (hey) (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do Come on

A yoga event in collaboration with Sacred Garden Yoga. We were so fortunate to be able to put on one last event for St. Patty's day just before shutdown. We partnered with Sacred Garden Yoga in Marietta for this special event. I taught a light, Ashtanga based flow to a group mostly new to yoga.

We've braved the belly of the beast. We've learned that quiet isn't always peace. The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade We've braved the belly of the beast We've learned that quiet isn't always peace And the norms and notions of what just is Isn’t always just-ice And yet the dawn is ours before we knew it Somehow we do it Somehow we've weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken but simply unfinished We the successors of a country and a time Where a skinny Black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president only to find herself reciting for one And yes we are far from polished far from pristine but that doesn’t mean we are striving to form a union that is perfect We are striving to forge a union with purpose To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us but what stands before us We close the divide because we know, to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another We seek harm to none and harmony for all Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: That even as we grieved, we grew That even as we hurt, we hoped That even as we tired, we tried That we’ll forever be tied together, victorious Not because we will never again know defeat but because we will never again sow division Scripture tells us to envision that everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree And no one shall make them afraid If we’re to live up to our own time Then victory won’t lie in the blade But in all the bridges we’ve made That is the promised glade The hill we climb If only we dare It's because being American is more than a pride we inherit, it’s the past we step into and how we repair it We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it Would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy And this effort very nearly succeeded But while democracy can be periodically delayed it can never be permanently defeated In this truth in this faith we trust For while we have our eyes on the future history has its eyes on us This is the era of just redemption We feared at its inception We did not feel prepared to be the heirs of such a terrifying hour but within it we found the power to author a new chapter To offer hope and laughter to ourselves So while once we asked, how could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? Now we assert How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us? We will not march back to what was but move to what shall be A country that is bruised but whole, benevolent but bold, fierce and free We will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation because we know our inaction and inertia will be the inheritance of the next generation Our blunders become their burdens But one thing is certain: If we merge mercy with might, and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change our children’s birthright So let us leave behind a country better than the one we were left with Every breath from my bronze-pounded chest, we will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the west, we will rise from the windswept northeast where our forefathers first realized revolution We will rise from the lake-rimmed cities of the midwestern states, we will rise from the sunbaked south We will rebuild, reconcile and recover and every known nook of our nation and every corner called our country, our people diverse and beautiful will emerge, battered and beautiful When day comes we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid The new dawn blooms as we free it For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it If only we’re brave enough to be it Amanda Gorman

I'm gonna soak up the Sun while it's still free. Lyrics My friend the Communist Holds meetings in his RV I can't afford his gas So I'm stuck here watching tv I don't have digital I don't have diddly squat It's not having what you want It's wanting what you've got I'm gonna soak up the Sun I'm gonna tell everyone To lighten up I'm gonna tell 'em that I've got no one to blame For every time I feel lame I'm looking up I'm gonna soak up the Sun I'm gonna soak up the Sun I've got a crummy job It don't pay near enough To buy the things it takes To win me some of your love Every time I turn around I'm looking up, you're looking down Maybe something's wrong with you That makes you act the way you do I'm gonna soak up the Sun I'm gonna tell everyone To lighten up I'm gonna tell 'em that I've got no one to blame For every time I feel lame I'm looking up I'm gonna soak up the Sun While it's still free Don't have no master suite But I'm still the king of me You have a fancy ride, but baby I'm the one who has the key Every time I turn around I'm looking up, you're looking down Maybe something's wrong with you That makes you act the way you do Maybe I am crazy too I'm gonna soak up the Sun I'm gonna tell everyone To lighten up I'm gonna tell 'em that I've got no one to blame For every time I feel lame I'm looking up I'm looking up (I'm looking up) I'm gonna soak up the Sun Got my 45 on So I can rock on

And we are... The coolest motherfunkers on the planet Ain't nobody dope as me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Don't you think I'm so sexy? I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Ain't nobody dope as me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean I love when you stare at me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Sir Lucious gots gator belts and patty melts and Monte Carlos And El Dorados, so I'm waking up out of my slumber feeling like Rollo So follow, it's Showtime at the Apollo minus the Kiki Shepards What about a ho in a leopard-print? Ah Teddy Pendergrass, cooler than Freddie Jackson Sipping a milkshake in a snowstorm Left her throat warm in the dorm room at the A.U. We blew hay too, athletes might cake you But you must have me mistaken with them statements that you make 'cause Ain't nobody dope as me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Don't you think I'm so sexy? I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Ain't nobody dope as me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean I love when you stare at me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Canary yellow seven-nine Seville is on display My nigga Bongo hooked it up, Omar gon' dip my rims today So a nigga can ride out to the Honeycomb Hideout I'ma show you how to wild out like Jack Tripper Let me be bambino on your snipples YKK on your zipper, lick you like a lizard when I'm slizzard Or sober, six million ways to fold ya Like Noah's, I get two's of youse and you get pretty "D" But I'll call yo' ass 'round eight-ish, I know you'll be there for me, girl Ain't nobody dope as me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Don't you think I'm so sexy? I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Ain't nobody dope as me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean I love when you stare at me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Those huge baby eyes, get to runnin' off at they mouth And tellin' me everything that's on your nasty mind They say you're malnutritioned, in need of vitamin D And invitin' me to that tingle in your spine I love who you are, I love who you ain't, you're so Anne Frank Let's hit the attic to hide out for 'bout two weeks Rick James'n, no chains and whips I do suck lips 'til hips jerk in double time The boy next door's a freak, ha-ha! Ain't nobody dope as me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Don't you think I'm so sexy? I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Ain't nobody dope as me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean I love when you stare at me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean And we are... The coolest motherfunkers on the planet And my, my... The sky is fallin', ain't no need to panic But ooh ooh... I got a stick and want yo' automatic Ooh, ooh, ooh... Compatible, created in the attic And we are... The coolest motherfunkers on the planet And my my... The sky is fallin', ain't no need to panic But ooh, ooh... I got a stick and want yo' automatic Ooh, ooh, ooh... Compatible, created in the attic Ain't nobody dope as me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Don't you think I'm so sexy? I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean Ain't nobody dope as me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean I love when you stare at me I'm just so fresh, so clean So fresh and so clean, clean

"A home with a fence around it is an ideal place to live." Translation: Fence Meaning: Love Safety Security

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I've been rollin' on the freeway I've been riding 85 I've been thinking way too much And I'm way too gone to drive I got anger in my chest I got millions on my mind And you didn't fit the picture So I guess you weren't the vibe I've been rollin' on the freeway I've been riding 85 I've been thinking way too much And I'm way too gone to drive I got anger in my chest I got millions on my mind And you didn't fit the picture So I guess you weren't the vibe Got L-O-V-E on my right leg, that's Gucci L-O-V-E on my main ho, that's pucci Caught a lil' jetlag but I'm golden, damn We deserve Grammys and some Oscars, damn They deserve wammys, they imposters I be rollin' with my project homies, it's a vibe I just did some pills with the homie, it's a vibe Bend her over, switch sides, it's a vibe, yuh I come through with strippers and some shottas I gotta accept that I'm a monster I pull up in several different options Not all, but most of 'em came topless I'll shatter your dreams with this cream I make Gotta be on codeine to think of shit I say I can't feel my toes and ain't gon' fold up I was in the parkin' lot when I rolled up I've been rollin' on the freeway I've been riding 85 I've been thinking way too much And I'm way too gone to drive I got anger in my chest I got millions on my mind And you didn't fit the picture So I guess you weren't the vibe I've been rollin' on the freeway I've been riding 85 I've been thinking way too much And I'm way too gone to drive I got anger in my chest I got millions on my mind And you didn't fit the picture So I guess you weren't the vibe Pluto Gotta dig what I'm sayin', Chanel draped on me, baby Gotta dig what I'm sayin', she look like she's sponsored by Mercedes Dig what I'm sayin', this cree cologne is on me, baby Dig what I'm sayin'? I'm goin' hard I pop up bubbly in your memory You should be glad I'm showin' you sympathy I gave you, took you up out the gutter Ever let you go, you gon' suffer I come through with strippers and some shottas I gotta accept that I'm a monster I pull up in several different options Not all, but most of 'em came topless I'll shatter your dreams with this cream I make Gotta be on codeine to think of shit I say I can't feel my toes and ain't gon' fold up I was in the parkin' lot when I rolled up Yeah, L.O.V.E. on my right leg Nah Hendrix overload, dig what I'm sayin'? I feel like I should be giving up You can't leave this, it's too much But I'm tired of you leading me on, oh no I don't like where this shit is going Your heart is stuck in all your apologies Gave you my all but you went off on me Keep your love, it doesn't feel the same I hope it hurts you when you're hearin' my name

I'm strumming my own freedom, playing the God in me I'm taking my freedom Pulling it off the shelf Putting it on my chain Wear it around my neck I'm taking my freedom Putting it in my car Wherever I choose to go It will take me far I'm livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden, golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden, golden I'm taking my own freedom Putting it in my song Singing loud and strong Grooving all day long I'm taking my freedom Putting it in my stroll I'll be high-steppin' y'all Letting the joy unfold I'm livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden, golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden, golden I'm holding on to my freedom Can't take it from me I was born into it It comes naturally I'm strumming my own freedom Playing the God in me Representing his glory Hope he's proud of me I'm livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden (Hope he's proud of me) Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden, golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden Livin' my life like it's golden, golden I'm living my life like it's golden, golden, golden, golden, golden, golden I'm living my life like it's golden, golden, golden, golden, golden, golden

Ram's horns Translation: Ram's horns. Meaning: Strength Humility Resilience

Look like I push dope, but I really push hope. Lyrics Joyner Lucas: This that shit that made me ball out on my old bitch, ooh Yeah, I'm chosen I ain't felt this sick since Covid, ooh Can't control it I got lit and now I'm zonin', ayy This my moment I don't trust the ho I'm bonin', woo Maury Povich I made a change, I had to be different I hate when I'm stuck on the edge I ain't got time to argue with niggas I'd rather get money instead (Joyner) Word to my folks, we used to be close So now I'm just stuck in my head I wanted a rose, but I like to ghost If I'm makin' love to the dead (Lit, lit, lit, lit, lit) I gotta step to the podium I'm runnin' shit like Napoleon My niggas smokin' petroleum Back when a nigga had no DM's I had to clean with the other custodians Nobody fucked with me, nobody noticed him Now I'm that nigga that salt to your sodium Bitch, I'm the bomb, I lit the plutonium Feet on the ground, I'm breakin' linoleum This is revenge and all of you owe me one Shorty my bitch, but she ain't the only one Yeah, I'm a god, I know I'm the holy one I do not smoke, but you gotta roll me one You gotta, you gotta roll me one She got a twin and I need the both of them Streets can't help me We not friends, so please don't "bro" me Bitch, come blow me Pull up my mamba, R.I.P. Kobe That's my OG Still no Grammy, but I got trophies Then I went OT She text me lowkey, water emoji Feelin' myself, like, "Look what I built" Like, "Look at my wealth," I did what I felt I bet on my myself, reinvented myself All the plaques I got won't fit on my shelf I'm sick of myself, jumped out of my skin Hopped into my shell, I'm feeling quite well You ain't been in my prison, won't fit in my cell Won't fit in my pants, don't look at my belt I mean what I say and I say what I meant, my nigga (I stand on that) I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six, my nigga (I stand on that) I'll build my own empire to give to my kids, my nigga (I stand on that) I try to do everything with 'em that I never did, my nigga (I stand on that) I went through the storm, but I made a way, so I'll be alright (I stand on that) If you never crossed me or did me wrong, I got you for life (I stand on that) I built a team of sharks and all of them niggas'll bite (I stand on that) If you got a enemy, I got a enemy, get 'em on sight E-40: Play with my feelings and you gon' catch feelings, your people gon' feel it I ran with the villains, was wheelin' and dealin' I'm worth a few million, I'm chasing a billion I'm up like a ceiling, I'm really a real A badger, a beast from the soil, and you can get popped like a boil Bitch boy, you gon' leak like some oil Walk up on me and I'm dumpin' As long as I can see it coming, it's on And if I run out of ammo, I'm runnin', I'm gone Even though I'm an animal, long as I done made it home Got a family to feed and I'm grown And good Lord made me strong, highly-favored and chosen My heart made of stone, I guess you can say frozen So leave me alone, I'm unbroken, outspoken I stand by my word 'cause it's golden Out here in the Pacific Ocean, West Coastin' Don't let a ho make us enemies We're family just like the Genovese Stick to the script, we don't do sucka shit And we deep like a herd of them wildebeests Trademarks and entities, no, I ain't sellin' keys Look like I push dope, but I really push hope Dressed like a boss, but I rap like I'm broke You off of parole, then make sure that you vote My ninja, you're not alone Might pose for the 'gram with my money phone Turn my bands to a fan like I'm hella young Take a picture with money all down my arm Just to show we the same, although I'm reformed Diamonds yellow like kettle corn I never drive her, but trust me, I got a foreign Fuck politics and democracy Let's put our money together, buy property I came in the game with a prayer and a wish and a dream (I stand on that) Vow to take care of my kids and my family and queen (I stand on that) This game that I'm spittin' is over they head like a drone (I stand on that) If we rockin', we rock it, I rock with you, right or you wrong (I stand on that) This a resurgence on thorough ones, gotta stay solid as steel (I stand on that) Can't be an imposter or fraud or fake or a counterfeit (I stand on that) Some of my dudes got jobs and some of 'em sell narcotics (I stand on that) I'm an entrepreneur, I develop my own products T.I.: King of the South, a trap music original Former pharmacist, been back on medicinal Lay down the law and I'm standin' on principles Consequence come with it, make it intentional Highly a visual, hard to ignore me I grew up on game from Too $hort and E-40 A triple OG and just 'bout to be forty Still, run up on me, we'll be poppin' these 40s We not goin' for it (Woo, y'all niggas, y'all niggas) I know you can't see the trees for the forest Let the allure, money, and whores Take you to a place where your ass'll get torn Okay, now you've been warned (Woo, woo) Only one more suggestion before we move on Pray to the Lord that you can afford What it gon' cost you for you to move forward in life Facin' the work, a scenario without a plan End up dead just rollin' the dice Hmm, kinda how I do it nowadays Who the fuck ready to die? Been fucking on your bitch all day, huh She don't wanna wave me bye Okay, I-N-G, and ballas obey all the sovereignty I'm probably in a fly boutique with a low-key freak try-tryin' new things (King) They say things, I do things, I buy buildings, they buy new bling Make your bitch my boo-thing Got a problem with it? Let my youngin run through things Stand up guy must stand for something Cross that line, nigga, I know one thing Violation mean demonstration, mandatory (I stand on that) I'ma go in your shit, you in my face talking shit 'bout my dawg (I stand on that) Defend her honor and my old lady, my mama (I stand on that) Man of my word, handle my business, nigga, I promise (I stand on that) I ain't never folded, ain't never told on no nigga (I stand on that) Due to the fact that's how I feel, run a fade if ya feel different (I stand on that) Yeah, I'm a nine-figure nigga, ride with a stick still (I stand on that) 'Cause doing time still doing better than getting killed (I stand on that), yeah

May all beings, everywhere, be happy and free. Lokah samastah sukhino bhavanthu May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may our thoughts, words, and actions contribute to that happiness and to that freedom for all.

Our physical body is an example of a boundary. We are spirit but we’re in a container, an anchor that ties us to this physical world. I’ve been reflecting on boundaries a lot lately. Ironically, what’s been stopping me from sitting down to write this is my own lack of clearly defined boundaries with others. I’ve been holding a lot of space for other people before I’ve held space for myself. I found myself wary of interaction with others and in a state of awareness to the point of distraction. As I’ve deepened into new spiritual practices I’ve become so aware of energies and emotions that I’m getting absorbed in them- there’s no focus. In almost every single conversation I’ve had over the past week, the topic of boundaries keeps coming up. Empathic people who feel drained and depleted, myself included, because we weren’t saying no. I’ve been struggling with how to be compassionate without honoring the vibration of fear and lack in others. Listening and holding space but not absorbing. If others are on a different wavelength or vibration than me, I can simply close that door or energetic connection if it’s causing me to feel out of alignment. I can observe how they are operating and acknowledge what they’re experiencing without taking it on myself. I am not responsible for anybody else’s emotions or experiences aside from my own. If erecting boundaries causes disharmony or conflict, that is not a cause for fear or resentment. That intention alone can be the boundary but creating physical boundaries is important too. Closing a door, turning off my phone, not being constantly available are all boundaries I’ve had to set for myself in the way that I interact with others. I haven’t been doing it gracefully but I’m learning to have more compassion for myself around that. I’m starting to understand that communicating those boundaries clearly and compassionately when the other person is in a state to listen and receive is equally as important as stating the boundary. Stating my boundaries in a proactive rather than a reactive way saves a lot of time, energy and conflict. I’m learning to have greater discernment around who I trust and with what. In the past, I’ve tended towards extremes- going through waves of isolation, over socializing and oversharing, then depletion. This comes from not honoring my limits and boundaries. I know that I have a social battery that gets depleted quickly from small talk and too many energetic exchanges. I’m a very sensitive and empathic person so I know that it’s necessary for me to have a lot of baseline alone time. When I’m in a living situation where I’m constantly interacting or emotionally supporting others I have to consciously take time to discharge that energy and recharge. When I don’t honor that truth I start to become resentful and passive aggressive which isn’t a reflection of the other person but a reflection of my inability to either state or enforce my boundaries. If it feels like a constant battle for my boundaries to be respected then perhaps the relationship is unaligned. It’s not a good or bad thing but maybe we’re just at different moments in our journey. Contrary to what my ego would like me to believe, this journey is not linear and there are very few people, if any, who will be present for every single phase. Containers with Doors That’s where boundaries come in. Boundaries are like guidelines, containers of a sort. I was talking to someone recently about boundaries and she felt like boundaries were harsh because there is an inherent rigidity and finality to them but I’ve been thinking about them a little differently. A closed door is a good illustration of a boundary but the thing about a closed door is that it can always be reopened. I can decide that yes I am aware of that energy or that memory or that fear but I don’t want it to control me in this moment so I am closing the door. Boundaries enable us to function in this world. Our physical body is an example of a boundary. We are spirit but we’re in a container, an anchor that ties us to this physical world. Each time I activate someone an energetic connection is opened and I start feeling the ascension symptoms all over again. I’ve already experienced those feelings and breathed through them and I know I have the tools to handle it but I don’t have to continue experiencing it over and over again. Yes, I have an incredible capacity to adapt and grow but I can take a moment to rest in my new awareness before stretching into the next experience. I am a growth oriented person but I want to be grateful for all of the expansion I’ve witnessed in myself so far. My Energy & That of Others Over the last year I was evacuated from the Peace Corps in The Gambia, I became certified as a yoga teacher, moved to a new city, and had my reiki one attunement in the midst of some heavy personal shadow work. All of this occurring alongside and inside a massive collective energetic shift. At times, I don’t know what’s mine and what belongs to the collective. I take on other people’s pain as my own and then feel like I can’t be around anyone. Or I feel that I can’t be in relationship with others unless I’m serving them in some way. But those aren’t the kinds of relationship dynamics I want to participate in anymore. I don’t want to think of my relationships in terms of colonized power dynamics- that one person has the upper hand and the other person has to make themselves smaller. Or that one person is the expert and the other person is the receiver. I want to be involved in exchanges where we’re both giving something and we’re both receiving something. I am capable of meeting all of my needs but I want to be in community and partnership with other individuals who prioritize balance and exchange. With this new level of spiritual awareness I find myself reaching back trying to pull others up with me and I feel all of this resistance and then a degree of sadness. A sadness born out of attachment. Rather than clearing my eyes and looking around me at the beautiful new reality I’ve created for myself, I’m panting and exhausted but inexplicably looking for the next hill to climb. I’ve facilitated a lot of shadow work in others through my own. Sometimes I trigger people and they want me to hold their shadows for them. But I can’t, just like how nobody could hold mine for me. Something I’ve noticed this year is that I’ve been actively pursuing my triggers because I like growing, I like changing; it’s what I’m good at. I’ve come to recognize this as a form of attachment to my suffering. So a balance must be struck between avoidance and constant emotional triggering. Through the yoga and breathwork I’ve been practicing I’m noticing that I’ve been holding my breath- being “brave” and plunging into extremes with my eyes shut tight and body clenched. When I finally relax I feel the weariness in every cell, every bone of my body and that scares me so I start moving again. At times I retreat so deep into the inner world and it’s serene and quiet there. Time is suspended and I sink into a thick, dreamy golden honey. Eventually I look up at how much time has passed and I feel a flicker of fear. So I launch myself back into the outer world and land in strange and beautiful places with little intention- motivated only by the rabid desire to keep moving. I’m choosing now to relish in the freedom and independence I’ve fought for so fiercely and I encourage you to do the same. Allowing the Walls to Melt Away I’ve been practicing yoga nidra lately and it’s added a new dimension to the way that I think about boundaries. There’s a point in the practice where the guide says to allow all boundaries to melt away. The more I practice the more I allow all the walls to melt away, the walls that separate me from source, that delineate dreams from memory from fantasy. A rush of colors and images and faces from my subconscious and conscious mind all mingling together to create a warm hazy tapestry. Time doesn’t exist in this space. As lovely as it is to feel that complete loss of control, eventually the practice ends, I open my eyes and I’m back here in this body. I have to bring my attention back to my physical sensations and what’s immediately surrounding me. Then I have to choose. What am I going to do next? Sometimes all of the boundaries have to be violated and melted away revealing a chaotic and incomprehensible mess so that we may choose. What am I going to create from this?