Sometimes you have to go on a spiritual retreat to Pray, Meditate, get your mind right and connect with your passed relatives and ancestors. There is beauty in our roots. Sometimes we think our roots are shameful, and people tell you that you're no good or your ancestors are no good or that you come from a neighborhood of no hope and terrible crime. But it's about the beauty of those places, and I carry that with me. In many ways, each of us is the sum total of what our ancestors were. The virtues they had may be our virtues, their strengths our strengths, and, in a way, their challenges could be our challenges. When we censor our history by disguising our scars, we belittle this process and the struggles our ancestors fought so hard to overcome. America doesn't cower behind political correctness. It defiantly and courageously moves forward, with its history as a reminder of where we have been. Here's a quote I would like to share: "I was born by myself but carry the spirit and blood of my father, mother and my ancestors. So I am really never alone. My identity is through that line." Ziggy Marley #RIPValerieColeman #RIPJuliaClark #RIPLP #RIPVella #RIPSnagg #RIPKeithFoster #RIPAuntMarva #RIPUncleBrady #RIPGordy #RIPDelroy #RIPKim #RIPDiane #RIPLyfe #RIPHollywoodPlay #RIPDarryl #RIPOpera #RIPWillie #RIPRobert #RIPJay #RIPDexter #RIPMorris #RIPADTheGeneral (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4SaL3pFoljUU7CIBbqrWVwDi8d707rb6DF4Yg0/?igshid=yymjt6ru1u5k