GET IT OUT' CHA SYSTEM...!
GET IT OUT’CHA SYSTEM…!
Just to set the vibe right- I’m going to go back, y’all. Way back…!
I’m going to go even further back than that rapper Ahmad’s one and only hit single:
“Back in the day when I was young -I’m not a kid anymore-
but sometimes I sit and wish I was a kid again.”
Remember that song?
*Sigh*
There is just something about nostalgia –right?
And yeah-yeah~ I know I’m admitting the many years of my incarnated experience
on this planet thus far and telling on my age with some of this
- but hear me out…
on this planet thus far and telling on my age with some of this
- but hear me out…
Once upon a time, a long-long time ago, before the invention of CDs or the vainglorious domination of internet pirates on music downloads, during an era after the eight-track died and vinyl was still king, I recall scouting through my father’s immense music album collection. There, I delighted in the find of amazing musical treasures created by truly authentic genius of artists such as: Bootsy Collins; Funkadelic; Earth, Wind & Fire; Rufus & Chaka Khan; and Millie Jackson.
Millie was one of my favorites. The music was great. Her hooks were catchy and it was actually fun to sing along. She had this remarkable humor and woman’s wit that only now as an adult I totally get. In my dad’s incredible music collection there was this one album of Millie’s in particular that caught my eye. I recall that my attention was instantly grabbed due to the album cover. Well, actually it was the back cover of the album. The image was a close-up photograph of a huge blue toilet seat. Comically, the memorable title of that 1978 compilation was: “Get It Out'cha System.”
Happy 2011!
This is a new year and to start great new things at this time for you and yours you may realize some detox is necessary. Therefore, ultimately, to use the words of Millie, in order for you to: “Go out and get some…” you may truly need to: “Get It Out'cha System….!”
Now, Obviously I’m setting this up in order to use humor to unveil a truth but -
Real Talk:
In order to start fresh and new- wasting the worn and old is so very necessary.
In order to start fresh and new- wasting the worn and old is so very necessary.
Now, it often depends upon how much has been taken in, but extricating the old may occasionally be quite challenging and even painful. Resistance to change and not choosing to be centered in the eternal present is what can cause that pain. Of course there is a very human vulnerability in us all that tends to cling to what is known, familiar, and therefore comfortable. At some point in life we all may tend to cling to worn-out thoughts, used up philosophies, and exhausted or habitual ways of doing things. Past associations and all those entanglements from ‘back then when’ seem to create an intoxicating nostalgia which entices with a false notion of safety and identity. Not only that, but this odd lack of mental sobriety is the very fear that can keep one bound.
Okay.
Let me break that down just a little further in order to make my point crystal clear.
Let me break that down just a little further in order to make my point crystal clear.
Period point blank: Letting go is essential to growth.
Sure. You can attempt to fight it - but that battle is a losing one.
If you are resisting change…? Then -yup- resistance is futile.
And that’s not a negative statement –mind you!– it’s just a truth.
This is not rocket science. This is a simple and natural logic.
A person who cannot seem to manage his or her own human waste will die.
A person who does not choose to let go is a person who does not choose to live.
So choose to live. Choose Life…! = LET GO.
Yup~ you guessed it. It’s ‘Affirmation Time’…
Ready? I know. I know. — You were born Ready!
Affirmation:
"I let go to Live. I let go to Grow
I let go with Ease and I Love the Release."
~ IAYAALIS Kali-Ma’at ELOAI
1/11/2011
IAYAALIS Kali-Ma'at ELOAI / Donalda Antonia Chandler
IAYAALIS Kali-Ma’at ELOAI is a professional music and visual artist, spiritual counselor and Holistic Life Coach. She has dedicated her life to the study of metaphysical sciences and strives to incorporate those concepts in her work as a creative professional. Her unique insight into spirituality and her commitment to applying universal principles provides a fresh, alternative perspective on various life issues.
This is a copy of the "I Am You Are And Love IS...!" column in the FACE IT publication.
FACE IT is an independent news publication highlighting the marginalized communities of cities often ignored by larger mainstream news. The paper is a great source of advertisement for small businesses and an opportunity for the voice of the community. Since the company’s inception in Nashville, TN the paper has expanded to a total of seven different states and is still rapidly growing. The primary goal and overall focus of the FACE IT publication is to acknowledge a community often overlooked and to offer an opportunity and resource for upliftment.
