Wanda's Nia 2023 Birthday Party
Wanda’s Program:
1. Welcome and Libations (with Dar lighting the Kinara)
2. Introductions & Testimony, Talking about Wanda
3. More food, talking, dancing
Habari Gani?
Nia: Purpose
Why are we here?
What is our legacy?
How is our being, value added?
We don't want to over-consume, leave a deficit
Ase to the yet-to-be-born who've been here before
Ase to those seated with us
The unseen and the seen
Ase to potential
Ase to earthseed, water, air, the oceans, and the trees
Fire
Can't forget the refiner
Master Shaper
Ase to human genius and sentient beings' wisdom
May we make strong bonds between us
We say Ase to those above
To those below
To those inside
To the place where light brightens our days
We say Ase to the place where the light retreats
We say Ase to the North
We say Ase to the South
We say Ase to the East
We say Ase to the West
We say Ase to all the Points on a compass grounding flesh to earth
We are one
No greater than the particles covering the beach
We call the tiny rocks sand
We say Ase to those great people, women and men whom we honor
Peace makers
Conjurers
Warriors
People who believed in freedom
People who could not rest
We come by our restlessness honestly
It's in we genes
If we world incorrect, we straighten it out
We who cannot rest do this
It a DNA thing
We, some of we, be born into it
It a thing we do
Change the world with our hands
Speak right words
Walk good
It's in the choreography
Like some of us born with rhythm
You know
We call the names of our mamas and her mama and our great grandmamas, great-great grandmamas and our great great great great grandmamas and she sisters . . . and we keep calling even when we don't have a name. We know they're there cause we're here.
It's in the blood, but it's bigger than blood memories
We in this together people
We share one earth
One world
Pachamama
So call your motherline . . .
We honor a mother father creator who doesn't make mistakes. We are here on purpose-- Nia. It's that Nia thing. Tomorrow's principle is kuumba or creativity. The 7th day is imani or faith.
Yesterday was Ujaamaa or cooperative economics. Umoja or unity was day 1, Dec. 26. Day 2 was Kujichagulia or self-determination and Day 3 was Ujima or collective responsibility
And again Ujamaa was yesterday and today is what? People
Nia or purpose
We say Habari Gani?
What's the news?
Nia
Purpose
We call the names of our heroes but you know the song, everyone is searching for a hero.
Does anyone remember the song. . .
There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And that emptiness you felt
Will disappear
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you,
oh, oh
Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don't let anyone
Tear them away, hey yeah
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time you'll find the way
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
That a hero lies in you (2X)
Mmm, that a hero lies in you
Hero lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music
Photos: TaSin, Ava, Juanita, Dar and others
posted by Interchange @ 10:23 PM
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