I wish you and all others an unboring, joyful day.
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Gnu {and others},
For what it's worth, take it or leave it, here's a saying that I say to myself since if I said it out loud to myself people would think I'm crazy:
"The good I seek is seeking me".
And if you refuse to seek good, in my neighbood we'd say you're "blocking your blessings."
Also, there's an old African saying called "Sankofa" that says "It is never too late to go back and claim it {what you have lost in the past}."
"Sankofa" comes from the Asante {Ashanti} people of Ghana and the Gyaman people of Côte d'Ivoire [The Ivory Coast], West Africa. The Asante and Gyaman people are also known for other adinkra proverbs that are represented by pictorial symbols. Adinkra symbols were stamped onto 'kente' cloth-a type of material which at one time was only worn by the royalty, and later was worn only during funerals and other special occasions.
Since the late 1980s many African Americans have embraced the numerous colors and patterns of kente cloth {especially the orange & yellow colored kente cloth} and the adinkra symbols & proverbs {especially the Sankofa word, saying, and its pictorial representation of a bird with its neck facing backward} as symbols of our heritage.
However,IMO, anyone can appreciate kente cloth and everyone can find some solace and wisdom in adinkra symbols.
Click HERE for more information on adinkra symbols.