Since I love you all so much, I've decided to share an excerpt of "Cultivating Minds To Own Thyself" with you. Here's the Introduction:
INTRODUCTION:
Almost five years ago, I decided to turn the light bulb on in my head, where I awakened myself to take control of my life; become self-knowledgeable, self-disciplined, self-determined, self-educated, and to become the man most people would love to be around and to reach my full potential. Since then, I have witnessed many people destroy their life by accepting to be controlled by the negative influences of others. Many are lost in an environment filled with valuable opportunities for growth. They have been influenced to walk in circles with nowhere to go, no direction. Settling for lack. Those individuals have been miseducated and misguided by the lack of education and miseducation and direction of their parents and elders, by the poisoned images on the television screen and by the poisoned messages flowing through the radio frequencies, through their headphones and to their ears. Negative energy created to control and destroy the mind in order for the dominant society to divide and to conquer.
My turning point in life came about when I visited the Black Holocaust Museum in Philadelphia, PA, which was five years ago. Inside the museum, there was a room filled with obituaries from all individuals who have been killed by BOB (Black on Black Violence) in the neighborhoods of Philly. The owner/instructor shared stories of the homicides and really encouraged me to open my eyes and to begin treating my brothers and sisters fairly and to protect them. The spirits of the hundreds of black individuals who were on the walls in the museum, entered my soul and woke up a part of me which made me change my negative thinking toward others. Those stories and the spirits of the individuals in the museum weren’t the only things that had an huge impact on my life. The room with the obituaries also carried a coffin in the center of the room. Upon sharing the stories of the many individuals killed from black violence, the instructor instructed me to open the coffin and to look inside. Not knowing what to expect, uncontrollably scared and nervous, I looked inside and I saw myself. I stared at myself for several minutes, very emotional, and in deep thought. I then said to myself that, “if I continue to act negatively toward others, especially toward my own kind, this could be me”. I said, “I have to make a change. A change in myself and in others.” I decided right that moment, when I was looking at my reflection in the coffin, to be the change I wanted to see among my peers, my community and throughout the world. I told myself, “I’m going to take control of my life, become the man people would love to be around, achieve positive goals and reach my full potential.”
As I look in the mirror today, I see the controller of my life, a role model to all, a compassionate educator and leader, a respectful and loving man, who have become the change he had wished to see nearly five years ago. Looking at the obituaries hung in a room on the walls and looking into a coffin to only see myself, was the wakeup I needed to become a successful educated individual and to develop love for all humanity.
During the writing of this book, I had the opportunity to dialogue with Dorian W. and Kenta S., and many other individuals who were housed in the County Corrections Center in Cleveland, Ohio. I shared my story of how I use to be the person others wanted me to be up until my junior year at Kent State University, when I decided to reinvent myself, express myself the way I wanted to and become the person I wanted to become. I explained to them fully, how I had to get rid of the negative influences that was surrounding me; family, peers, music, television etc. in order for me to reach my full potential. I mentioned to Dorian and Kenta that those who you think will be there for you, won’t be there when you need them most. Dorian and Kenta then asked, “how did I determine which people to eliminate from my circle?” and I said, ‘When you go to court, look behind you. Those are the people who got your back. Those who have been enjoying the fruits of your labor, who isn’t there to support you in times of need are the ones you clear from your circle. Those who do not uplift you and inspire you, but bring you down and discourage you are the ones you get rid of immediately. You should have people that empower you, support you, and who get out of your way on your team. That is, how they will get the best of you and how you will get the best yourself.’
Brothers and sisters, think of your brain as a garden, you must lay rich soil, plant good seeds, water it, keep animals and weeds out in order to blossom healthy plants, fruits, and vegetables. You have to plant positive thoughts in your mind to develop into the successful person you wish to become. Negativity is the cause of disease, destruction, and disaster. Positivity results in production. The goal is to eliminate negativity from your subconscious mind, so you can enjoy a lifetime of happiness and joy. With negativity erased from your subconscious mind, your vision is now clear and you have room to take control of your life and to fully express yourself. Maximizing your strengths and achieving the goals you want.
I don’t have a coffin or hundreds of obituaries here for you to look at to encourage you to become your best self and to make a difference. But I do have this book Cultivating Minds To Own Thyself which will have an even greater impact on you and which will definitely encourage you to define, identify, and accept yourself without using society’s standards and to modify your thoughts so you can become your best self and to make a difference in the lives of others.
This book was birthed so that you can take full control of your life. You will learn about the miseducation, the true meaning of education, financial literacy, the affect that bad parenting have on children, the effects of good parenting, relationships, effective dating, getting rid of negative tendencies from your subconscious mind, treating others fairly and putting all your situations in the hands of the creator. All which are important for taking ownership of your life and becoming the successful individual you are destined to become.
- Jameel Davis
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