Recreation vs. Re- Creation

The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches to study the Caucasian for he is successful and makes no excuses for his failures.

When was the last time you took time to clear your mind? When was the last time you turned off your cell phone, television, and Internet? When was the last time you got in the car or plane with no rushed destination?

Everyday, Every Month, & Every Year that we live in the hustle and bustle of "trying to make it", we will not make it. The lives we live rob us of the creative thoughts that flee our minds due to the clutter that clogs our lives.

Have you ever wondered why many in our communities are born in a location, raised in that location, work in that location, and die in that location? That's because they never left that location. This leaving does not only have to be physical. No time has ever been borrowed from the hectic life to reflect on that life. You have to slow down and often stop to have an "out of body" experience to look at the life we are living. Remember, doing the same thing, the same way is the definition of insanity.

This is what separates our community from other communities in the world. Recreation vs. Re- Creation. Recreation is time used to occupy time with frivolous activity that pauses the hectic life, only to return to the hectic life as soon as the recreation is over. Re- Creation is creating an atmosphere were the life is evaluated, re-charged, and re-created. New ideas are formed, new direction is mapped, and time stands still.

As 2008 closes, make time. Get in your car or a plane, go as far as you can go. Turn off your cell phone, computer, and anything else of distraction. Find a beach or nice hotel room, close yourself off to the world and open your mind to what God wants to say to you or guide your life in a new direction.

PS. Have you ever wondered why other nationalities have beach front property, vacation homes, time share, boats, sea does, annual vacations, etc.

We are going for recreation, their going for Re- Creation!!

Make 2009 your year to RE- CREATE Yourself.