the creation

As a child of God there is an always present divine spiritual energy amongst you. Not a ray of light or floating fog, but a grace and peace that rest atop whatever you are wearing. The rain cannot wash this away; neither can it be stolen in the night. Obedience is what drives this force. Obedience is what bore ‘Junkanoo Bamboo’.

What is a Junkanoo Bamboo? Junkanoo is a celebration of freedom celebrated in the islands of the Bahamas for many years. It is a celebration in which words cannot describe,one must encounter a first hand experience; as it is a spirit that takes over the air. The colors, the sounds, the visions of my people and scent of our freedom are breathtaking. My grandparents are native to these enchanted islands. Junkanoo is in my blood. It flows within my roots. I dug deep and found my culture; I refuse to let it go. For it is our roots that allow us to grow and growth is what ignites fire in life. Junkanoo Bamboo is Culture.

So now you may be saying, "Well what does bamboo have to do with Junkanoo? Bamboo, a very strong nearly unbreakable plant, it stands for nature.  Mother Nature, The most beautiful woman in the entire world and yet still we forget her. With our technology, our jobs, and our materialistic desires we get so caught up and forget our Mother. We send our energy to man made things that break and abandon us, when Mother Nature has been here since the beginning, never once thinking to leave our side. Praise nature by respecting it. Take your eyes off your phone, admire the trees, take a glance at the clouds, and thank God for our skies. These are the beauties that deserve our time. Remember nature. Junkanoo Bamboo is Nature.

God placed this idea in my mind as a way to inspire others to create more love, to be righteous, to do good without reward,to send more positive energy into the world and to reopen the people’s eyes as to what is of real importance, so to God be the glory. selah. ‘I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from The Lord, which made heaven and earth. (Psalm 121)’

I don’t know you,

But I love you,

                ♡

Cierra Yisra’el

“If you see or hear goodness from me
Then that goodness is from The Creator
You should be thankful to The Creator for all of that
I'm not the architect of that
I am only the recipient
If you see weakness or shortcoming in me
It’s from my own weakness or shortcoming
And I ask The Creator and the people to forgive me for that”

-          Yasiin Bey