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Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 19h

The Month Unfolds as ... CHANGE!

“I will never, never be the same.
I have seen stars.
Real stars.”
~Beth Revis, Across the Universe
Today, I recognize and honor some of the ways I have changed over the years.

I embody the willingness to see in ways that forever change me!

#contemplation

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 19h

I Affirm, Declare, and Demonstrate...
My ability to look at things from a different perspective. Changing my vantage point always affords me a more expansive awareness.

#affirmations #declarationsoftruth #embodiedspirituality

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 19h

“The transatlantic moment in African history brought with it cultural obliteration, enslavement, colonialism, and fragmented identity. A significant hallmark of this moment was the advent of Christianity and forced conversion,...”

"Why Wakanda Matters"
~Dr. Sheena C. Howard

#spirituality

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 1d

“And I speak of spiritual suffering! Of people seeing their talent, their work, their lives wasted. Of good minds submitting to stupid ones. Of strength and courage strangled by envy, greed for power, fear of change. Change is freedom, change is life.”
~Ursula K. Le Guin

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 1d

I Affirm, Declare, and Demonstrate...
Rational Revelatory Reasoning, as demonstrated by my critical thinking prowess. I mindfully assess, discern, and then act.]

#affirmations #declarationsoftruth #embodiedspirituality

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 1d

“Beverly Tatum explains that when we are children, it’s not our fault for believing what we are taught about our racial identity, but as adults ‘we have a responsibility to seek out more accurate information.’”

"Why Wakanda Matters"
~Dr. Sheena C. Howard

#wakandaforever #spirituality

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 2d

“The power of a bold idea uttered publicly in defiance of dominant opinion cannot be easily measured. Those special people who speak out in such a way as to shake up not only the self-assurance of their enemies, but the complacency of their friends, are precious catalysts for change.”
~Howard Zinn

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Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 2d

I Affirm, Declare, and Demonstrate...
The power of active presence even in stillness! Wu Wei (無爲). . . This and nothing more. My power, Kime (決め), is thus magnified!

#affirmations #declarationsoftruth #embodiedspirituality

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 2d

"Black Panther illustrates multiple images of hair, dress, expression, and identity - not relegating itself to the pigeonholed, stereotyped images we often see of Black people. The audience gets to witness Black beauty in all its facets and intricacies..”

"Why Wakanda Matters"
~Dr. Sheena C. Howard

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 3d

The Month Unfolds as ... CHANGE!

“I am so tired of waiting. Aren’t you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife and cut the world in two—and see what worms are eating at the rind.”
~Langston Hughes, Good Morning, Revolution

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 3d

I Affirm, Declare, and Demonstrate...
The beauty, the grace, the wisdom, the creativity, and the awesomeness of my being! I love who and what I am!

#affirmations #declarationsoftruth #embodiedspirituality

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 3d

“When there is an abundance of representation for your racial group, a healthy identity ... emerges. But when the dominant race portrayed in media is not your own, this process of developing a healthy racial identity can take different forms.”

"Why Wakanda Matters"
~Dr. Sheena C. Howard

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 4d

“One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. ... Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.”
~Martin Luther King Jr

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 4d

I Affirm, Declare, and Demonstrate...
My ability to transform... to heal, to live fully and in the present, to metamorphose moment by moment into what I already am as the Divine!

#affirmations #declarationsoftruth #embodiedspirituality

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 4d

“There’s a journey we all go on in life to become our most authentic, fully realized self. ... where we don’t get to see fully realized versions of a very large part of our identity, it can be difficult to find the courage to show up as our best self.”

"Why Wakanda Matters"
~Dr. Sheena C. Howard

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 5d

The Month Unfolds as ... CHANGE!

“Give me a firm spot on which to stand, and a lever long enough,
and will move the earth.”
~Archimedes

Today, I stand firm and balanced, and lever in hand, I move the world.

I embody balance, resoluteness, and the fluidity of Yin-Yang!

#contemplation

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 5d

“I knew then and I know now that, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'That is not right.'”
~Claudette Colvin

#BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #blackhistory365 #BlackHistoryIsGlobal #blackhistoryiseveryday #Ubuntu

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Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 5d

“You are allowed to rest before you're exhausted. You are allowed to say no without a spreadsheet of justification. You are allowed to matter, even when you’re not productive.”
~Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Healing Your Simpsons Syndrome

#civilrights #humanrights #justice

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 5d

I Affirm, Declare, and Demonstrate...
My ability to let go of what needs letting go.
I read from the sacred text that nature shows me daily, and I act with wisdom.

#affirmations #declarationsoftruth #embodiedspirituality

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 5d

The Science of Mind and Spirit 4.0 gives us the means to live in holy relationship with all that is, including ourselves! ... All are sacred, all are holy, even if they do not know it. ...
Where you are is holy ground!
~Rev. Ray

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 5d

“A.R.T.
Actively Resist Today!
Use your art to demand liberation.
Use your art to heal, to serve, to evolve!”
~Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson

www.spirituallyintegratedarts.org

#quotes #thatartlife #artist #spiritualpractice #spirituality #metaphysics #mysticism #spirituallyintegratedarts #artlife

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 5d

I embrace the holy nature of all that is, the Earth, stars, water, air… and myself, we are all God!
Affirmation and Declaration
~Rev. Ray

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 5d

“... for one of the greatest lessons we can learn about faith is that we always possess it. ... As a matter of fact, we are always affirming something, be it for good or for ill. We are always either saying, I can, or I cannot.”
~Dr. Ernest Holmes
“The Philosophy of Jesus”
#newthought #scienceofmind

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 5d

“The Black Panther is Black. Well, duh! But as Kristen Page-Kirby (2018) points out, he “is not a superhero who happens to be Black. His Blackness . . . goes to the absolute center of his identity.”

"Why Wakanda Matters"
~Dr. Sheena C. Howard

#identity #wakandaforever #spirituality

Rev. Dr. Raymont Anderson @raymontanderson.bsky.social · 6d

“The vast majority of human beings dislike and even actually dread all notions with which they are not familiar... Hence it comes about that at their first appearance innovators have generally been persecuted, and always derided as fools and madmen.”
~Aldous Huxley