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Thinking About My Thinking – Tuesday

Woke up thinking about y’all!!!

Numerology: 2/24/2026
2 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 6 = 18 → 1 + 8 = 9
9 – Completion. Reflection. Spiritual mastery.
(Odd day – active, expressive, outward-moving energy.)

Today, you are the benefactor of your life.
If something feels off, it is your responsibility to restore balance.

When in doubt, look back and assess:
• What has worked?
• What has not?

Do not repeat what you already know fails. Only a fool keeps bringing what does not work into the present while expecting a different outcome.

Today is about Self-Abundance.

Affirmations:
• I alone am enough.
• I am the benefactor in all things.
• Everything I need is already within me.

Wherever you are right now, by the end of the day remember:
This too shall pass.

Look down at your feet —
You are exactly where you are supposed to be.

⸻

Ifá Proverb:

“Ení bá mọ̀ ìbẹ̀rẹ̀, yóò mọ̀ ìparí.”
(One who understands the beginning will understand the end.)

Reflection brings wisdom. When we review our past actions honestly, we gain clarity about our direction. Balance is not found outside of us — it is restored within us.

May today bring alignment, abundance, and steady footing.

https://youtu.be/LhpsXSIGnPk

Thinking About My Thinking – Tuesday

Woke up thinking about y’all!!!

Numerology: 2/24/2026
2 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 6 = 18 → 1 + 8 = 9
9 – Completion. Reflection. Spiritual mastery.
(Odd day – active, expressive, outward-moving energy.)

Today, you are the benefactor of your life.
If something feels off, it is your responsibility to restore balance.

When in doubt, look back and assess:
• What has worked?
• What has not?

Do not repeat what you already know fails. Only a fool keeps bringing what does not work into the present while expecting a different outcome.

Today is about Self-Abundance.

Affirmations:
• I alone am enough.
• I am the benefactor in all things.
• Everything I need is already within me.

Wherever you are right now, by the end of the day remember:
This too shall pass.

Look down at your feet —
You are exactly where you are supposed to be.

⸻

Ifá Proverb:

“Ení bá mọ̀ ìbẹ̀rẹ̀, yóò mọ̀ ìparí.”
(One who understands the beginning will understand the end.)

Reflection brings wisdom. When we review our past actions honestly, we gain clarity about our direction. Balance is not found outside of us — it is restored within us.

May today bring alignment, abundance, and steady footing.

Àṣẹ.

https://youtu.be/LhpsXSIGnPk

Ramadan, Lent, and the Wisdom of Ifá 🌙✨

In a time where indulgence is normalized and impulse is marketed as freedom, sacred seasons like Ramadan and Lent feel deeply counter-cultural.

So how would Ifá interpret these observances?

Let’s break it down.

Ramadan in Islam is centered around:
• Fasting (discipline of the body)
• Increased prayer
• Charity and generosity
• Self-reflection
• Spiritual purification
• Restraint from desires
• Strengthening one’s relationship with God

Its core themes are self-control, sacrifice, and spiritual alignment.

Lent in Christianity carries similar principles:
• Fasting or giving something up
• Repentance and reflection
• Prayer and devotion
• Acts of charity
• Spiritual renewal
• Preparing the heart

Both seasons ask one powerful question:
Can you master yourself?

👉🏾Now let’s look through the lens of Ifá.

In Ifá, the concept closest to fasting and restraint is Ìwà Pẹ̀lẹ́ — gentle and noble character.

Ìwà Pẹ̀lẹ́ means:
• Emotional discipline
• Control over impulses
• Moral refinement
• Living in alignment with destiny
• Embodying good character

Ifá teaches that character is the highest offering.

There are also periods within Ifá practice where:
• Initiates observe sexual abstinence
• Certain foods are restricted
• Ritual purification occurs
• Silence or isolation is prescribed

Not as punishment — but for alignment.

From an Ifá perspective, Ramadan and Lent would be seen as:

✔ A structured period of self-discipline
✔ A communal act of spiritual focus
✔ A time of reducing ego and appetite
✔ A strengthening of divine relationship
✔ A demonstration of obedience to divine order

In Ifá terms, this reflects alignment with Orí — one’s higher spiritual consciousness.

Orí is the inner divine intelligence that guides destiny.

Anything that strengthens self-mastery strengthens Orí.

From an Ifá lens:
• Fasting without character refinement is empty.
• Prayer without good conduct is noise.
• Ritual without alignment to Orí is incomplete.

But disciplined self-restraint for purification?

That is spiritually powerful in any tradition.

In this cultural moment — where excess is celebrated, appetite is amplified, and ego is platformed — Ramadan and Lent represent something radical:

• Delayed gratification
• Control over appetite
• Community accountability
• Submission of ego
• Intentional living

All at the same time. Happy Chinese New year 🧧

The Fire Horse represents bold movement, intensity, passion, and transformation.

Lent and Ramadan represent discipline, fasting, ego reduction, self-reflection, and spiritual purification.

So the year carries two simultaneous energies:

External fire and momentum.
Internal restraint and refinement.

From an Ifá lens, this speaks directly to Orí (inner divine guidance) and Ìwà Pẹ̀lẹ́ (refined character).

Fire without character becomes chaos.
Discipline without movement becomes stagnation.

But together?
It becomes directed transformation.

2026 is not just about moving fast —
it’s about mastering your fire before you move.

Self-control will determine the quality of your transformation. 🔥🌙✝️

And those are values Ifá deeply respects.

Different paths.
Similar wisdom.
One truth:

Master yourself, and you align with the Divine.

Wishing peace, discipline, clarity, and elevated character to all observing this sacred season. 🌙✨

From European labs to Houston’s Third Ward, an opioid cough syrup became liquid gold—sold, flexed, and normalized until the cost showed up in caskets.

LEAN / Purple Drank isn’t just a “trend.” It’s a case study in how pharmaceutical marketing + overprescribing + cultural amplification can turn medicine into a street commodity—and how that pipeline helped set the stage for the opioid-to-heroin-to-fentanyl era that followed. 

DJ Screw. Big Moe. Pimp C. Lil Wayne. Future. Juice WRLD.
Some made it famous. Too many communities paid the price.

A few grounding facts:
👀“Lean” is typically codeine + promethazine cough syrup mixed with soda/candy—an opioid + sedating antihistamine combo that can dangerously slow breathing. 
👀Researchers have documented how “purple drank” is portrayed online and tied to polysubstance use (often alongside alcohol/cannabis/benzos), increasing overdose risk. 
👀Houston’s chopped-and-screwed legacy is inseparable from this story: DJ Screw’s death was ruled an overdose involving codeine and other drugs, and his influence still shapes global music. 
👀Pimp C’s death was ruled accidental, linked to cough syrup/codeine use in combination with a sleep-related condition (sleep apnea). 

This talk will cover ✍🏾✍🏾✍🏾
👉🏾How opioid medicines were marketed and normalized as “safe” (the blueprint that fueled later waves) 
👉🏾How codeine/promethazine became a status symbol in the South—and how media/music multiplied demand 
👉🏾The business of diversion: prescriptions, pharmacies, and the street economy (who profited, who got harmed) 
👉🏾Why “mixing” (opioids + other depressants) is where deaths spike 
👉🏾The pivot from pills to illicit supply—and how that pathway accelerated the fentanyl era ✔️
👉🏾Community protection: overdose prevention, stigma reduction, and recovery resources

🧠 How these drugs affect the body:

• Central nervous system depression
• Respiratory depression (slowed or stopped breathing)
• Chronic liver damage
• Kidney failure leading to dialysis
• Heart complications and arrhythmias
• Erectile dysfunction
• Fertility challenges
• Chronic constipation and gastrointestinal damage
• Hormonal disruption
• Cognitive impairment and long-term neurological effects

This is not just about music.
It’s about medicine, money, culture, and consequence.

MUSIC × CULTURE × CONSEQUENCES

RootWork.LLC
Knowledge. Community. Evolution.
Class will be in session !!!!!

From European labs to Houston’s Third Ward, an opioid cough syrup became liquid gold—sold, flexed, and normalized until the cost showed up in caskets.

LEAN / Purple Drank isn’t just a “trend.” It’s a case study in how pharmaceutical marketing + overprescribing + cultural amplification can turn medicine into a street commodity—and how that pipeline helped set the stage for the opioid-to-heroin-to-fentanyl era that followed. 

DJ Screw. Big Moe. Pimp C. Lil Wayne. Future. Juice WRLD.
Some made it famous. Too many communities paid the price.

A few grounding facts:
• “Lean” is typically codeine + promethazine cough syrup mixed with soda/candy—an opioid + sedating antihistamine combo that can dangerously slow breathing. 
• Researchers have documented how “purple drank” is portrayed online and tied to polysubstance use (often alongside alcohol/cannabis/benzos), increasing overdose risk. 
• Houston’s chopped-and-screwed legacy is inseparable from this story: DJ Screw’s death was ruled an overdose involving codeine and other drugs, and his influence still shapes global music. 
• Pimp C’s death was ruled accidental, linked to cough syrup/codeine use in combination with a sleep-related condition (sleep apnea). 🔎 During this talk we will discuss:

• The pharmaceutical marketing machine and prescription diversion
• How cough syrup became a cultural commodity
• The role of media & music in normalizing use
• The shift from codeine to stronger opioids and fentanyl
• Overdose statistics and economic profit vs. community loss
• Structural inequities in healthcare & accountability

🧠 How these drugs affect the body:

• Central nervous system depression
• Respiratory depression (slowed or stopped breathing)
• Chronic liver damage
• Kidney failure leading to dialysis
• Heart complications and arrhythmias
• Erectile dysfunction
• Fertility challenges
• Chronic constipation and gastrointestinal damage
• Hormonal disruption
• Cognitive impairment and long-term neurological effects

This is not just about music.
It’s about medicine, money, culture, and consequence.

MUSIC × CULTURE × CONSEQUENCES

RootWork LLC – We’re Here to Help

RootWork provides supportive, solutions-focused services for anyone needing stability, accountability, or court-required help. We keep things real, respectful, and focused on your growth.

Services Include:
• Substance abuse treatment
• DUI & substance abuse evaluations
• Court-mandated classes (anger management, parenting, budgeting, shoplifting)
• Case management and life-skills support

Contact Information

📍 Location: 2201 E.13th st N Wichita, KS 67214
📞 Phone: 316-708-4906
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: www.Rootworkllc.com
🕒 Hours: Mon–Thursday | 7am-7pm Friday 7am-Noon