šBlack Joy: The Alchemy of the Soul
Hello BlueLighters: Happy Wellness Wednesdayš I just recently stumbled across a video on Youtube from a Chinese woman that said in her own words that she wanted Black Joy! š² She described it as a state of being seen in her African -American friends that her soul was missing, yearning for and it was indeed priceless. In times of uncertainty and struggle, we need more than resilienceāwe need transformation. Black Joy is that sacred alchemy: the intentional practice of converting pain into power, suffering into celebration, and oppression into liberation. The recent performance at the Vaticanāwhere Pharrell and Voices of Fire lifted their voices in celebrationāembodies this perfectly. Video below š In that sacred space, joy became global prayer, resistance became worship, and the world witnessed the Power of what happens when Black excellence refuses to be contained. Now, more than ever, we need to prescribe ourselves this Black Joy. Not as escape, but as survival. Not as distraction, but as direction. Black Joy reminds us that our humanity cannot be legislated away, our spirits cannot be diminished, and our capacity for beauty is infinite.š Check out the performance at the Vatican and let me know what your soul felt about this performance. ššš½