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Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

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Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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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Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.bsky.social · 6d

I Affirm, Declare, and Demonstrate...
My reverence for Mother Nature. Every shape, color, form, creature, and creation is God... Wherever I go is Holy Ground!

#affirmations #declarationsoftruth #embodiedspirituality

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.bsky.social · 6d

“Groups such as the Wakanda Dream Lab and Wakanda Alliance use the film and comics to create educational materials and discussions on contemporary and historical issues.”

"Why Wakanda Matters: What Black Panther Reveals About Psychology, Identity, and Communication"
~Dr. Sheena C. Howard

#wakanda

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Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.bsky.social · 7d

I Affirm, Declare, and Demonstrate...
My skills as a 21st-century Good Samaritan. No matter who I meet, people feel at ease when with me. They feel seen and acknowledged, which in turn heals us both.

#affirmations #declarationsoftruth #embodiedspirituality
#happyhalloween

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Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.bsky.social · 7d

“Black identity consists of several dimensions: salience, regard, centrality, and ideology. … Intersection of these different dimensions of identity creates a multitude of Black identities.”

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

#fantasyisreality #wakandaforever #spirituality

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.bsky.social · 8d

I Affirm, Declare, and Demonstrate...
The wisdom to discern when it is time for me to pause, stop, consider, contemplate, meditate, and pray... then to act when it is time to act!

#affirmations #declarationsoftruth #embodiedspirituality

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.bsky.social · 8d

“...formed by force when Afrikans were...brought to the US against our will. We were stripped of our culture, our languages, our spiritual practices, and our families. Despite that, we maintained and even refined our identity as Afrikana people.”

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

Spiritually Integrated Arts @siateachingcenter.bsky.social · 9d

I Affirm, Declare, and Demonstrate...
Active and Conscious “Listening.” I listen with my entire being, gifted by the songs Nature serenades me with.

#affirmations #declarationsoftruth #embodiedspirituality

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