The Day That Was + New Concious Reggae by Akae Beka & Chronixx , Anthony B

in ReggaeJAHM4 years ago (edited)

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Happy Saturday, mine is winding down while many of you it may be just staring.

I am being more present with my sons these days, though I am not 100% there, I have made progress. The twins don't need so much attention..until they wanna play tag, but the toddler needs it all right now. Gotta find the balance with the twins so they don't feel jelly though.

Falling into the trap of believing every minute and every second must be a hustle and scheme is fading away from me... but again, I am not there yet as you will read further on in the post. The thing is, we as humans think we always have to be doing but I have learnt, if the vibration isn't right, you can do all you want, no progress will be made. But if your vibes is right, you will take the David and Goliath slingshot action. So better to work on your vibe I believe. What does that mean though? working on your vibe? Well I believe it is working on your mindset and at the root level your health.

While at the park today I took sometime for myself to do a trek on the outskirts of facility. ( After making sure my youngest had some fun first though). I did some stretching, meditating, chanting and just observing nature and being grateful for life as it is now.
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As usual, the two wives chillin, but when it is time to get busy they get busy...hmm that didn't sound right.. I mean when there are things to be done, they are on it. Before going out on my me time, I dropped off Aijah to get some grub and refreshments for lunch. I am sure he didn't miss my presence.
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I set the twins up to do a race on this thing, but it seems Kamar wasn't having losing and bailed early. They did this thing a couple times well before exploring others. I don't think I went to the park this often when I was a kid..oh we didn't need to, the yard was big and we found many ways to entertain ourselves. Lizard catching and fighting with the coconut palm whisk comes to mind. 😂

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Buying some NBA Top Shots While At The Park.

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Yeah, this is where I slipped up and wasn't present. You see, the NBA Top Shots has this feature where drops come out ( new packs of NFT NBA clip highlights). And they have this line que system that gets you excited and want to get the set NOW! So while at the park I was "in que" to buy the drop...not good papa, not good 😆, but I did get some nice clips, even got one of Lebron James blocking a lay up wickedly.

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New Music I'm Digging

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This is the deepest song I have heard in a long time, the simple but highly effective play on words in the chorus is gold.

MY Son, your son di son.

or is it

My Sun, Your Sun, di Sun?

Well I feel it is both. The lyrics in this song are an educational course into the beginning of life and humanity up to its current state and at the heart of all that is Black Carbon This is a very deep tune that needs about 100 pull ups. I see why @justinparke respects the WordSmith. Chronixx was the perfect Reggae artiste to be featured alongside him and brings the same eternal vibrations. Here is the video below.

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Next tune I m digging is Back to Normal by Anthony B. This is the question on everyones' mind but I don't think I have heard a song express it in a way that is as palatable. Many believe we will never get back to normal and I tend to agree, the world has changed drastically but I feel once the smoke has cleared, many will be more in-tune with themselves and life.

What do you think, will we ever go back to normal?

As I finished this post my youngest ran into the room and I placed him on my lap, Things seem pretty normal around here. But for many, that may not be the case. Stay safe, stay blessed, stay grateful.

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Dad-memories in the making. That park looks like a nice spot to spend the day. Suriname needs some spaces like that in every neighborhood, definitely would increase the social living.

I'm starting to wonder how much music elder Vaughn had tucked away. The new releases are still coming, even multiple albums after his passing. Random factoid about Vaughn Benjamin - he never put his face or image on any of his albums. He always stated the message was more important than the messenger.


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 4 years ago 

That’s interesting to know about Vaughn, gotta respect that. I think I’ll start to do the same. For real , I’ve been hearing run after tune drop, looks like he lived in the studio.

Yeah, same in Jamaica, not too many parks , or they got overrun by the tugs. That is one thing bout Japan, parks for days , tax money tun up ⬆️ and gone to use.

Give thanks for humanity and our ability to lift each other.

This post was solid, @dmilliz! The self-acknowledgement and reflection, the love, the songs ~ all of it really feels like a window into your heart and soul. The timing, it hits just right too, it helped not only to bring wisdom and affirmation for my man and me both in our evening seeking some soul sustenance but also opened us to be able to discover even more music that is keeping the nourishment going well into the future of living.

In our lives, our greater community of conscious folk use a term, heartsong, for this type of communications between humans. Thank you for sharing your heartsong so openly, it is heard, honored, and reflected back to you and your family as well.

 4 years ago 

Greetings and thank you for the kind words and the tip! Very grateful.

You know the way you ended that comment it makes me feel like I know you , it sounds like how members in a life coaching group I was once talked. Though I only knew the coach personally and it was her experiment ,all the members and I had got a deep connection. And we would witness ( honor) each other’s trails, inspirations, aspirations and successes. It was interesting.

Thank you, I like to post about about life, though I can write about anything. The kids can look back & see , even their great grand kids. Not too sure they would be interested in the price of 🐕 coin in 2021 😂 but we can always pop that in somewhere.

Glad you and your king got some inspiration from the post. That makes me feel good. Blessings to you and your family ☀️

It's true that when taking care of others and in this case your family, you should also make time for yourself. When we went swimming with our parents when we were younger, my dad stayed with us for a while and when it was almost time to leave he would swim some rounds himself.

Those two songs are very deep, especially Black Carbon and Back to Normal is something that's really going through everyone's mind. I do hope we'll be better off and stronger when coming out of this, although I also know that the Rona will not be gone. We'll just learn to adjust and hopefully be more immune to it and stronger.

Have a blessed weekend! 😊

 4 years ago 

You know , I think especially men need that me time. Woman tend to sacrifice their time more for their kids, family and friends.But indeed , you gotta take care of yourself in order to take care of others and taking care of your health will ensure that you around to to that... hopefully.

Yeah man especially that carbon song. Never heard a song so scientific but full of melody! Only reggae 😂! And on the other side of that we have daggering 😆
Enjoy your week empress! More blessings more life!

Now that you've mentioned men and women, I remember when we used to still live at our parents, my mom's "me time" were Saturdays. She would go out every Saturday to (window) shop. Even if she didn't buy anything, she just needed to get out of the house and everyday after work she took an hour nap and when people called for her we had to ask them to call back later or she would call back. This of course doesn't include urgent matters.

But those are things I could take with me.

 4 years ago 

It makes perfect sense to, time to think and calm the race mind.

Lovely to see the boys growing up, the twins strong and the toddler plump! I had been wondering about them, so lovely to have an excuse to come looking for them.
It's good if you are able to get to that place where you are able to be - with yourself, with your children, with your wife - and not be driven by having to hustle. Sometimes it's a state of mind, sometimes it's circumstances, but we can get fooled.

 4 years ago 

Sometimes it's a state of mind, sometimes it's circumstances, but we can get fooled.

Indeed, it depends on a lot of factors, sometimes there is no choice but the mid est which we deal with the circumstances makes a huge difference. Worry hustle vs passion hustle.

Yes, the twins have gotten so big. The youngest Aijaj is a real character, very opinionated and aggressive. For some reason I like it though 😝

Your son was so cute❤️❤️

 4 years ago 

Thanks dude! Appreciate it!