USEFUL LAND Allah‘s Garden

March-April 2011

Peace to the Gods and Earths!

It is my awesome pleasure and honor to be charged
with the co-responsibility of bringing health and nutritional
Chi Master Tawa was raised and guided to the
information to the Cipher here in Allah‘s Garden! Healing Arts at an early age by his Grandmother.
I want to give you my pedigree for why I am uniquely He was later guided to learning to communicate Inside this issue:
qualified for this position. And please be mindful I give it
with Ancestors at the ripe age of thirteen by his April is…..
only to confirm that I am in fact the said person of this
ability for this position and not to boast my achievements. Grandfather. He heard the wisdom of his direct
In many respects, they embarrass me. I hold a B.S. degree Intros 1
in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Math from South elders but he had no idea that he was being guided
Carolina State University and a D..M..D. (Doctor of Dental to become a Shaman (Medicine Man/Ancestral
Medicine) degree from the University of Medicine and
Dentistry of NJ- NJ Dental School. I have the formal train- Healer. Tawa was enlightened in some of the most
African-American Wom- 2
ing to analyze and disseminate health information. Since I advanced schools of thought s over the years. He
love to acquire Knowledge, I have informally studied and en’s Fitness Month
trained in alternative health care modalities since receiving studied Chi Fu Ka Ninjitsu, Shamanism, Touch
my graduate degree in 1996. I have been employed in some Healing/Massage, Supreme Mathematics and
aspect of my field since graduation. Child Abuse Prevention 2
120, Toaism, Tai Chi, the Dao, Chi Qong, Month
The goal of this publication is to disseminate infor-
mation on a monthly basis (at the rallies). The breakdown Yoga/Meditation, Aromatherapy, Herbal Reme-
will be as follows: a health care topic, an article, a vegetari- dies, and much more. Tawa has a Holistic Health
an recipe, and Q&A section. The health care topic will Earth Day 3
coincide with the next month‘s calendar, since our rallies Practice here in GA. He is a High Priest of the
are at the end of month. Many of the topics will be Na-
Inner Light and he teaches that everyone is a heal-
tional Awareness topics and if the current month was
featured, we would lose the opportunity to participate in er. Tawa's Inner Light Mission is designed to as- Testicular Cancer 1
some of the National events. Though I am Earth, this does
not mean that this publication will be geared toward wom- sist people in awakening the Healer within. For Awareness Month
en. It is my will that all the articles will be useful to men, more information about Tawa's healing services
women and children.
and/or to learn how to awaken the healer within Workplace Conflict 3
I will encourage everyone to partner with me. If you
wish to write an article, submit a recipe, share your experi- yourself please feel free to e-mail me at ta- Awareness Month
ences, make respectful suggestions, I would be happy to wabliss@gmail.com. Love yourself from the inside
publish them.
in, realize your Inner Light, and be the Healer that Q&A 4
Some newsletters will be available at the monthly rallies
and I can also send them to you via email. I actually prefer you are seeking.
to do them that way. Keeps the cost down.
Thank you for your confidence and support! National Soyfoods 4
Peace! Peace Month
Serenity Love Sincere Peace Earth C-Wise
Announcements….
4.24.2011 Next Rally will be
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month held 2 pm at Howell Park
Are you a male between the ages of 15-40? Are you When symptoms do occur, they include: Lump on
a father, brother or friend of someone who is? There testicle, epididymis or vas, enlargement of a testicle, Check the Facebook group,
will be 8,980 new cases of Testicular Cancer diagnosed heavy sensation in groin area or testicles, dull ache in
this year and 360 young men will die from the disease
Allah‘s Garden, for additional
groin or abdomen area.
because they didn't catch it in time. That is more deaths updates
If you find a lump or have any of the above symp-
than women in this age group who will die of breast
toms, see your doctor immediately for an accurate
cancer. Testicular cancer is curable in more than 90
percent of cases if it‘s detected early. And yes, the diagnosis. 4.16.2011 Community Center
majority of people that this happens to are colored, but Men need to examine their testicles just like women Quarterly Assembly "Our
that doesn‘t mean that Original men should not check need to examine their breasts…. Monthly. Below this Youth Speak On It", Saturday 4
themselves. article, there is a link taking you to a site that will in- pm, Project South, 9 Gammon
A frightening thing about testicular cancer is that struct you on self-examination.
Ave SE, Atlanta GA
most of the time it doesn‘t exhibit any readily apparent
symptoms. The most common testicular cancer symp-
tom is a lump or abnormality in one or both testicles. Peace
That‘s why frequent self-exams, beginning at puberty, http://www.menstuff.org/issues/byissue/getagrip.html#inenglish
are so important. What should you be looking for?
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Child Abuse Prevention Month

“If you have
Knowledge , let
others light their
candles in it.”
Margaret Fuller
Increasing public awareness of
the need to ensure the safety
and welfare of children led to
the passage of the first Federal
child protection legislation, the
Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act (CAPTA), in
1974. April was proclaimed the
first National Child Abuse Pre-
vention Month in 1983. Since
then, child abuse and neglect
awareness activities have been
promoted across the country
during April of each year.
Child abuse is hard to define.
People have their own ideas of
what constitutes abuse. I may
think that spanking a child with a
belt is abuse. Others may not.
The best way to determine
whether a child is being abused
is to build with said child (if you
know them personally) or their
companions. Look for signs such
as nervousness around adults,
watchfulness, as though they are
preparing for something bad to
happen, having difficulty playing,
acting aggressive to adults and
other children, unable to con-
centrate at school, suddenly
under achieve or over achieve at
school, finding it difficult to trust
other people and make friends
and/or arrive at school early or
leave after the other children.
What can we do, individually, to
prevent child abuse? Well the
most obvious and effective
means is to not abuse children in
our own ciphers. Another way
to publicly declare that we are
observing Child Abuse Preven-
tion month is to tie a Blue rib-
bon on the antennae of our cars
or wear one. The Blue Ribbon
Campaign to Prevent Child
Abuse began as a Virginia grand-
mother's tribute to her grandson
who died as a result of abuse.
She tied a blue ribbon to the
antenna of her car as a way to
remember him and to alert her
community to the tragedy of
child abuse. The Blue Ribbon
Campaign has since expanded
across the country, and many
wear blue ribbons each April in
memory of those who have died
as a result of child abuse.
And the most effective way of
preventing child abuse, to chil-
dren that aren‘t ours is to report
it. Reporting child abuse is anon-
ymous, thus one usually need
not fear repercussions for re-
porting suspected child abuse.
Normally one reports to one‘s
local child protection agency, or
to the police department, if one
feels relatively certain a child is
being abused (800-CHILDREN).
Signs of child abuse might include
frequent injuries, hearing ex-
tremely abusive language or
hearing physical abuse directed
at a child. You might also want
to report suspicion of severe
Child neglect for example kids
being outside without supervi-
sion at a very young age, being
left alone at a young age without
supervision, seeming physically
unwell all the time, or appearing
starved or malnourished. But use
common sense before reporting.
Some thin children may be mal-
nourished, or they may just be
thin. Do the Knowledge before
destroying a family. Once agen-
cies get involved, they stay in-
volved.
When reporting suspected child
abuse or neglect its important to
give as much information as
possible about the child. If you
know the age, the name, or can
recall incidences where the child
appeared to have suffered from
abuse or neglect, these should all
be reported. Don‘t take a punk‘s
route and do nothing.
Peace
Direct local county phone num-
bers…. Fulton – 404-699-4399,
Dekalb 404-370-5499/5251xCPS,
Cobb- 770-528-5000x2, Clayton-
770-473-2300

African American Women’s Fitness Month:

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Peace!
With the weather returning to how so
many of us prefer it( i.e. sunny, warm,
etc… ), the recognition, and desire to
get, be and stay fit is dominant than
ever. Which is great, keeping forever in
thought knowledge, Culture( Now is
the time! ). There are several aspects,
or requirements to getting and staying
fit, which are as following:
1. Exercising…
2. Dieting…
3. Water Intake…
4. Rest.
There is another one, which is actually then, those other culture
the first and most important one, which aspects/requirements shall be made
is generally not mentioned, and over-
manifest.
looked. Such a requirement is
COMMITMENT! Because of such
overlooking or lack of mentioning, so
many either start and finish not, or just Peace!
get past that thought or desire to get,
or be fit. Before anyone decides to Application Latik Seymou Allah
commence such a beautiful thing( Fit- Fitness Expert/Personal Trainer
ness ) I suggest you do the knowledge,
decide and commit to that decision. For
what and how fitness can be to and for
you, greatly depends on your
COMMITMENT. And then, and only

Earth Day April 22, 2011
Earth Day falls on Friday April
22, 2011. Earth Day is a day
that is intended to inspire aware-
ness and appreciation for the
Earth's natural environment.
Earth Day has no central organ-
izing force behind it, though
several nongovernmental organi-
zations work to keep track of
the thousands of local events in
schools and parks that mark the
day. It affirms that environmental
awareness is part of the coun-
try‘s consciousness and that the
idea of protecting the environ-
ment — once the province of a
few conservationists — has
moved from the extreme to the
mainstream of American
thought. Earth Day was founded
by United States Senator Gay-
lord Nelson as an environmental
teach-in first held on April 22,
Peace,
Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
Getting along in the workplace is a
skill set which can greatly enhance
your career. Using some of the
below concepts and practices can
get you in doors that may have
previously been closed. Don't be a
victim of your own workplace sabo-
tage. Open your third eye and do
the knowledge on how to get along
in your job environment.
The thing about the job environment
is that it's not just about you. If you
work around others you have to
keep them in mind while at the
workplace. You want to make sure
your mental and physical are in good
working condition. Good working
condition? Yes! You want to make
sure your mental and physical are in
the same condition they were when
you went for your first job inter-
view. Make sure you clothes are
ironed and clean. Make sure your
shoes are clean and polished. Make
sure your hair is well
groomed. Take a shower before
going to work and brush your teeth
before you leave the house. No one
wants to be around a smelly, sloppy,
poorly kept rag-a-muffin. You want
your physical to attract people to-
wards you not repel them away.
The same rules apply to your men-
tal. You don't want people to be
Allah‘s Garden
1970. Other countries observe
Earth day on the Vernal Equinox.
Well now that we know what
Earth Day is, how do we cele-
brate it? Go out and plant a tree.
Pick up litter along the roadside.
Plant a garden. Teach your chil-
dren about the importance of
taking care of the earth. Travel
by mass transit. Bring your lunch
to work (if you don‘t already).
Turn off the lights, faucets, and
appliances in your home. Start
recycling. Most of all, be con-
scious of how your carbon foot-
print and how your actions affect
our planet.
IMHO, we need to ask ourselves
and the cipher what we are
afraid to ask you questions or solicit
your help. Make sure you smile
when in the workplace. Show peo-
ple that you're happy and of good
cheer. If you're happy then people
who want happiness or want to learn
how to be happy are going to be
drawn to you. Your smile is always
going to be an early warning system,
alerting people to the reality that
you're not some sad sack person
who has a ton of sob stories if
they're willing to come near you and
listen. Who wants that? The aver-
age person is already sad
enough. Do you want to be that
person who attracts sad people who
want some bad company? NO! So
keep that smile up. A smile isn't
something you put on your face just
for other people. There's science to
smiling. A smile can actually initiate
positive physical processes in the
body. Smiles can reduce high blood
pressure, boost your immune sys-
tem, help begin the secretion of
beneficial hormones, relieve stress
and help you stay younger look-
ing. If you don't take what I say on
face value then do your own re-
search and look it up. Smiles aren't
just for those who see you, smiles
benefit you too, internally and exter-
nally.
With that positive smile make sure
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going to do as a body to protect
the planet Earth. We can adopt a
road. We can have a plan a pa-
per recycling drive. Something.
There has to be something that
we as a body in Allah‘s Garden
can do to show our support.
Cosmetically, we can wear green
crowns and Headwraps on Fri-
day April 22, 2011.
On Sunday April 17th there will
be an Earth Day festival spon-
sored by the Oakhurst Garden
Project. There will be a band, a
promenade, a cake contest,
children‘s crafts a raptor show
and 30 Earth-friendly vendors
and non-profits in attendance.
Peace
you bring a positive attitude al-
so. Positivity breeds positivity and
negativity breeds negativity. Be the
piece with the magnetic and deter-
If you see good, learn
mine the atmosphere wherever your something. If you see
are...... including the work-
place. Being positive and keeping bad, learn what not
that great smile creates an atmos-
phere where people want to com-
to be...
municate with you, want to hang out
with you and in many cases, want
your advice. All the above gets you
on the road to establishing rapport
with the people you work
around. This is the relationship you
want with your coworkers. Each
coworker on your side is one less
adversary. When coworkers see you
as an ally and not an adversary then
things like constructive criticism and
positive reinforcement will make the
workplace a more functional and
efficient environment. At the end of
the day this is gonna benefit you
just as much as it benefits the place
your call your job. More to come
next time..........
Peace!
Precise Infinite Peace Allah
B.S. Non-Violent Conflict Resolution
Syracuse University

Serenity Love Sincere Peace Earth
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The Black man is God
The Black Woman is Earth
Babies are the Greatest!
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Show and Prove
that you are
Right and Exact
National Soyfoods Month
April is natural soyfoods month.
If you Google it you get a lot of
soyfoods advertisements like milk,
bars and such. I‘m not going advo-
cate any of these products, espe-
cially since soy is in processed food
more than people generally realize.
The product that comes to mind
when discussing soy food is tofu.
And that‘s what I will build on in
this discussion.
I have been a vegetarian for 11
years. I have noticed that my taste
for a lot of food has come and
gone, but tofu is a mainstay. I have-
n‘t always enjoyed tofu, but I admit
that came from not knowing how
to prepare it. Whole Foods gets
the credit for opening me up to
the versatility of tofu. Tofu, the
way I am discussing it is that white
block of product that you find in
the refrigerated section of the
grocery store. It comes in silken,
firm and extra firm.
I use silk to give smoothies body
or for dips and sauces. It is a good
milk replacement in recipes. You
can also season it to make a nice
vegan mayonnaise. The firm can be
used to imitate scrambled eggs
Q&A:
Is Soy Safe for your Health? Depends….
Soy is a vegetarian/vegan source of protein that has been shown to be
―heart healthy,‖ prevents some cancers (while rumored to cause others)
and is helpful for women in menopause. Soy also is a phyto-estrogen.
Meaning it behaves like estrogen in the body; it can be feminizing to girls
as well as boys. Soy may contain MSG, is a GMO, may cause infertility,
may stunt growth and is very processed.
First and foremost, soy is unavoidable unless you micromanage every part
of your diet. Lecithin, an emulsifier, is in nearly every processed food.
Ready your ingredients. Emulsifiers bind unlikes together. Soybean oil is a
cheap frying oil. So your pre-fried food is probably fried in soybean oil.
Unless you are eating whole, unprocessed, un-fried food, you are getting a
good daily dose of soy.
There is a valid argument that Asian cultures have eaten soy with no
deleterious effects for years, months and days. And if that rumored statis-
tic is true, they probably never ate it in the quantities that American‘s
now eat it. You also have to ask what are they paring it with?
So what is the verdict? You have to do the knowledge for self and make
your own decision. I feed my family tofu weekly sometimes bi-weekly. But
I also stay away from processed foods. I prefer to cook from scratch and
we rarely eat fast food. So tofu is the soy source in my Universe. Do the
Knowledge and make it work for your Universe.
Peace
Many thanks to all
the contributors for
with salt, pepper, garlic, and tur- Slice the tofu in thin bacon like this issue. Y’all did
meric (for color). You can also use strips not hesitate to come
scrambled firm for ricotta cheese to my aid when I
replacement. Season it with Spike asked for your
and nutritional yeast to make it Mix the remaining ingredients and
‗cheesy.‘ Firm tofu I use for meat allow the tofu to marinate in it for assistance.
replacements. The water in this 30 minutes.
tofu needs to be drained as much
as possible And then season this PEACE!!!!
according to how you want it to Spray some aluminum foil with oil.
taste. Chicken fried tofu, buffalo and lay out the strips. Bake on
tofu, jerk tofu, tofu fish sticks all 375* for 30 minutes and flip. Bake
show up on my dining table regu- on that side for another 15
larly. But right now, I‘m in love minutes. Finish off under the broil-
with ―Facon.‖ Bacon flavored tofu. er for 15 minutes to make the
I know I‘m not supposed to like coating crunchy
bacon flavored anything. Allow me
some latitude. Here is my recipe.
Ingredients
Bon appetite!
1 block of firm tofu drained and
previously frozen
2 T nutritional yeast
2 T water
½ t onion powder
½ t garlic powder
1 t liquid smoke
1 T maple syrup
And I like a sprinkle of red pepper
flakes for bite!