• 445 Abibisika (Black Gold) Points

      When you need to walk to the store, but don’t feel like carrying a back pack: use the wisdom from the Black women on the continent. 😂

      This is called carrying heavy stuff on your head in a bowl or aka, The African Balancing Act.

      I actually walked around the house practicing first, walking up and down the stairs, my Black American family was like “huh? what is you doing?” – my mama calling all my aunties to tell them I’m carrying stuff on my head like I’m in Africa.

      Meanwhile, after walking about 1.5 miles on my way to the store, I dropped the bowl with a few items that I carried from home. I felt somewhat accomplished to only drop it once after walking so far but my complement was more critical of me and thought otherwise and said that’s bad, that I can’t drop it at all 😂 I felt discouraged and so I politely yelled at him LOL and told him be encouraging that I am even trying. I don’t want to…but I may drop it because am
      learning. I picked up my bucket, balanced it on my head, and kept going.

      Anyway, I went shopping for some small items and carried it all home on my head! A 3 mile
      walk. People were beeping and smiling and one sister friend pulled over to say how beautiful it was and labeled me Queen Africa of the neighborhood. LOL.

      I always admired these strong Black women for their skill of balance, pace, and posture—and now even more after walking an hour balancing items on my head. 😩

      The main principle is balance… we should strive to have balance of thought, emotion, response, etc. Plus, this was actually a fun and efficient way to carry things. 💚

      Black women, when you know how to achieve balance in your life, you can maximize your strength!!

      It was a fun and beautiful day to try to do something African! ❤️🖤💚