Giving Me Life!

Artwork by: Salaam Muhammad

There is something so irresistibly beautiful about the love between two beings embarking on the remarkable journey to becoming one. But what is about that type of love that makes it "goals" as our generation likes to say? In the bible, I John 4:8 it states, "...God is love." The natural untainted love that is seen between a man and a woman represents the part of Himself that He put in us. With that type of genuine love comes the willingness to be selfless; to be like God in our duty to one another as man and woman (husband and wife). When we see a couple that is expressing that type of love to one another our hearts are overcome with joy. According to Minister Louis Farrakhan's lecture Love and Duty, "when you have love, you have life," and since God is love and love is life and without duty love is a fantasy, when we witness real love, we are getting a glimpse of God's love. We are seeing the results of being dutiful to one another by submitting to God, who is the core essence of who we are- our life source.

Can't Get Right

Thought travels at the rate of 24 billion miles per second. Nothing is more powerful than a made up mind.
- Nuri Muhammad

            If thought travels at the rate of 24 billion miles per second, how long does it take to give birth to the thought in the form of action? It is said that it takes an average of 0.3 seconds for a signal from the brain to get to a limb to move it. So if someone says you have 500,000 moves to accomplish 1 goal and it takes 0.3 seconds to make one move, how long will it take to complete said goal?

500,000 moves x 0.3 seconds = 150,000 seconds = 1.7 days ~ 2 days

500,000 moves sounded like a lot but it’s really not. What if you were given 2,000,000 moves?

2,000,000 moves x 0.3 seconds = 600,000 seconds = 6.9 days ~ 1 week

 How much time do we waste making the wrong moves? How much longer would it take to make those moves if we are not of clean mind, body and spirit? But before any of that, how much longer would it take to even produce a thought if the vessel used to produce thought (our mind) isn’t clear?

Every thought we have has an electromagnetic frequency that has the potential to be transmitted into the Universe, which draws a parallel back to us. Our mind has an intimate relationship with our entire body. The thoughts and habits that we create for ourselves are what our spirit wires itself around. For example, when you constantly think that you can't do something, that thought plants itself in your spirit like a weed and inhibits your growth. There is always a battle going on internally. The struggle comes when we try to go against what we know we should be doing. When this happens, that is when we should ask God to help us overcome the urge to sit back on the couch and eat potato chips when we should be working out or to turn on the television/phone when we should be doing homework or working on business plans. If we continue to overcome the enemy within, making the right moves will eventually become second nature.   

One way we can measure our progress in life is by calculating how long it takes to complete our various goals and objectives on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. A spiritually and intellectually developed person is effective in dealing with people and getting things done.

What is in your mind directs the course of atoms and ultimately forms your environment.

- Ava Muhammad

Source(s):

Biology: http://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/21790/how-long-does-a-signal-from-the-brain-take-to-reach-the-limbs 

Weapons of Self-Destruction by Ava Muhammad

Let's Take It Back

There is no way we can talk about fashion without a blast from the past seeing as though just like history, fashion repeats itself.

Today's blast from the past is inspired by none other than, Phylicia Rashaad also known as Claire Huxtable from the Cosby Show!

Claire Huxtable was always dressed to the T!

In the images depicted above, she is modeling a trend that has recently made a come back: color- blocking!

What is color blocking?

Color-blocking, is a method of pairing multiple solid colors in an outfit. The outfit revolves around a palette of two or more colors, usually in bold and bright shades. It is said that the best combinations are complimentary colors, colors directly across each other on the color wheel; analogous colors, any three colors next to each other; or colors that form 90-degree angles with each other. Lately, designers have been revisiting color-blocking techniques and have created some exciting new modern styles. Here are some examples of color-blocking for your viewing pleasure:

The orange and purple garb below shows an example of the 90 degree angle rule. I love how the outfit is able to shine due to the pairing of neutral accessories. If the accessories were another bold color, the ensemble would run the risk of becoming overwhelming.

Balmain Fall 2015

Fashion is universal! You can find inspiration almost anywhere! Here are some breath taking color-blocking patterns in nature...



If this article inspired you to either begin color-blocking or add new color-blocking outfits to your wardrobe, be sure to tag me in your photo. I would love to see the color combinations you create! 

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