Powerful!
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It’s quite ironic that as I was reading this, I tried to hide my tears at coffee shops, the break rooms at work, and in my car in between shifts. This one broke me. It reminded me of many details in my life that determined the course of my personality: my actions, choices, and REactions.
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Mr. Jason Wilson, thank you for heeding to the Lord’s call in your life. Despite all of the internal warfare, God gave you the same transformative power as those in the New Testament that heard “rise up and walk” to overcome circumstances and to simply, forgive. To love. To be intentional. To learn and love Truth. In today’s age, my generation of young men (as well as yours), sees this as a form of weakness as you so intricately unravel through your story.
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I can’t tell you how many times I heard the phrases “oh stop being a b*!%#” or “you’re such a p***” for simply saying no, refusing to engage in an act that would result in someone else getting hurt, or showing more emotion than socially acceptable.
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To my young men: I say this with the purest intentions; give up the façade. It’s hurting you, the ones closest to you, & causing you to harbor things the human heart was never meant to hold.
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To my older folk who led us astray: we forgive you. And I say this with the biggest lump in my throat; we still love you. But what you taught us almost destroyed us. I say that not to cause shame, but from a regenerated heart pleading with you to come to terms with your unresolved traumas because what you do or say, MATTERS. It’s life-changing.
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To my women: if any man around you is being too “emotional”, just know that for what ever the reason, the man was driven to an unbelievable low.. please don’t take advantage of him in that state. You play an incredibly significant role. He (we) need you more than ever in those times. Please continue welcoming us with gracious & merciful arms.
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To all of my men who cry like men (I’ve tagged a few): thank you for exuding Christ-like humility in the face of adversity. Although stumbling.
Show Your Teen Respect And Expect It In Return
🔹𝘗𝘈𝘙𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘘𝘜𝘐𝘊𝘒 𝘛𝘐𝘗 𝘛𝘜𝘌𝘚𝘋𝘈𝘠🔹 “𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧…” → Parents, we know the second part of the tip goes without saying, but we wanted to let you know that they also go hand in hand. As our children…
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Word of the Week – “Kindness!”
If you’ve been keeping up with our Keys 2 Life check-ins, you’ll know that last week’s “Word of the Week” was confidence. This week – it’s kindness! 💙 We acted on this by having all of our students and counselors go around and write…
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Keys 2 Life Field trip & Community Service Learning Project
Keys 2 Life Field trip & Community Eervice Learning Project at SDM2 Education Project House
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The Average Child Spends More Time with Media Than in School
Parents, did you know this…? 🤔 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺. Media can have a 𝘏𝘜𝘎𝘌 influence on teenagers whether it’s directly or indirectly. For…
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Keys 2 Life Throwback Day
Keys 2 Life Throwback day
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Wellness Wednesdays – Parental Advisory Training (Metaverse)
Helping Parents Navigate The Metaverse
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Navigating the Metaverse
Parents! Join us this Wednesday for our Wellness Wednesday series! 🌱 This week Educator Quan Neloms will be discussing the Metaverse from a Parental viewpoint, things to beware aware of, and how we can keep our young people safe. Training will be held via the…
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Word of the Week: “Confidence”
Parents! As we are entering week three of our Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp, we want to share with you some of the things we have been teaching our campers! 🙌 Last week the word of the week was confidence: “𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭…
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Keys 2 Life Week 2 Field Trip
Keys 2 Life Week 2 field trip
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The Yunion’s Love Story
Did you know the The Yunion has it’s very own love story? 💙 Meet Jordan, our lead dance instructor for our Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp. This is her fiancé, Darius, who used to be our assistant beat making instructor! They…
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CASTING CALL FOR THE YUNION’S NEXT FEATURE FILM!!!
Good Afternoon Everyone. The Yunion is producing another film that will impact the young people of our community. If you have young people who can act, please have them audition for our movie that we will be filming in October. CASTING CALL FOR THE YUNION’S…
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Highlight of Day 4 for Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp!
We’re back with another recap of our Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp! 🎉 The youth and staff spent the day building relationships and building the keys community! Campers are also learning technical skills in beat making, songwriting, acting, and dance. Here is a…
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CATTA Dining Etiquette Training
Dining etiquette can be critical to career success—particularly when moving in business circles. Our four week The Cave of Adullam Transformational Training Academy Dining Etiquette Training equips boys with the behavioral and social skills needed to dine with their future dean, boss, investor or wife.…
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“What I learned in S.W.A.G!”
Hey parents! Some of our of our 5th grade students at Bunche Preparatory Academy wanted to share with us “What I learned in S.W.A.G!” 🙌 𝘚𝘞𝘈𝘎 (𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 & 𝘎𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴) 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝟷,𝟶𝟶𝟶 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦…
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Highlight of the Day!
And that’s a wrap, for day 1 of our Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp! 🎉 The youth and staff spent the day learning the expectations of the camp, learning the camp culture, and getting to know one another. Here is a highlight of…
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