Obatala’s Day

So, it’s Obatala’s day. Time to cool your jets and actually pay attention to what’s going on inside that skull of yours.

But let’s get one thing straight: the Orisha of the White Cloth isn’t soft. He didn’t get this wise by playing it safe in the shallow end.

He raised plenty of hell as Ayaguna. His calm isn’t weakness, it’s the quiet confidence of a guy who has already won the bar fight and doesn’t need to prove it anymore.

If your brain is buzzing like a cheap drink spiked with cutwaters, try throwing this out to the universe:

The Invocation

Obatala, keep my head cool when the world is on fire.

Give me the grit to realize that not every fool deserves a response.

Remind me that drama is a cheap drug and peace is the real high.

Let me sit still without the guilt trip.

Doing nothing isn’t lazy—it’s the only way to keep from burning the whole house down.

Asé.