The Ancestral African

Flavor, color, vision and dimension from a lover of beauty... I am a Black man who loves and appreciates beautiful sistas, our cultures and the Motherland: www.islandofspicemedia.com www.islandofspice.wordpress.com

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RIP Afrika Bambaataa, one of the Godfathers of hip hop.

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Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania 🇹🇿 - Author: SereinPetals

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This man took so much longer to crack than I would have what a PROFESSIONAL

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Plotting, scheming, etc.

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This was filmed at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, which rescues, rehabilitates, and releases orphaned elephants in Kenya (among other conservation efforts). Charity Navigator has given it a 4/4 star rating, and you can make donations here or “adopt” a baby elephant here.

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URGENT! Jamaica creates an intercontinental missile capable of bringing peace to the world in at most 72hrs.

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The same arguments.

The same mistakes.

The same type of people.

The same emotional cycles.

It’s not coincidence…

it’s unconscious repetition.

In Buddhism, this is called Samsara —

the cycle of repeated suffering created by our own habits, attachments, and ignorance.

Not because life is punishing you…

but because the mind keeps choosing what it already knows.

You don’t just attract patterns…

you participate in them.

Through your reactions.

Through your beliefs.

Through what you tolerate.

And until awareness enters the loop,

nothing changes.

But the moment you pause…

observe…

and choose differently—

The cycle breaks.

Not because the world changed,

but because you did.

Growth begins when:

• You stop reacting the same way

• You stop accepting what hurts you

• You stop repeating what drains you

And start responding with clarity instead of habit.

The Buddha didn’t teach escape…

he taught awareness.

Because awareness is what frees you

from living the same life in different forms.

So if something keeps repeating in your life,

don’t ask, “Why me?”

Ask…

“What is this trying to teach me?”

Because the lesson will keep knocking…

until you finally open the door.

And when you do—

the loop ends,

and your real growth begins.

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Aaliyah self-titled album promo

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Ashkan Honarvar

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Hegseth went after Sen. Mark Kelly. Will Hegseth admit he was wrong or will he attack the Catholic Church?

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Dreaming in color

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"A cartoon about my father from the 1960s. At the time he was assassinated, a poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men in the United States. Today, his message has been distorted by many who would have hated him then, but evoke him now to deter justice and truth."

Source: Bernice A. King, Dr. King's daughter, on Instagram