Author Archives: LaShawnda Jones

Poem: KISS OF LIFE by LaShawnda Jones

Kiss me, my knucklehead Stop running Don’t tease Just be Still Breathe Clear your mind Exhale I’m here When will you See Accept my embrace Relax This is where you belong You’re too far away To kiss me now, my knucklehead Pull me close Closer Closer still So close neither Of us ends or beginsContinueContinue reading “Poem: KISS OF LIFE by LaShawnda Jones”

My husband is not my soul mate.

Originally posted on The Art in Life:
It might seem odd that on this, our one-year anniversary, I am beginning a post with the declaration that my husband is not my soul mate. But he isn’t. I wouldn’t want to imagine life without James. I enjoy being with him more than anyone else in this…

A collision of the feminine, the mammy, and the maternal

I fumed for a day and half after the interactions over the weekend (those that took place the day after she asked me to pick her up on the patio). The last straw angered me so much I didn’t trust myself to speak to her afterwards and avoided her until this light bulb went off… And the light bulb went off because of the way she had touched my shoulder as she left the room and said she’d see me later.

Are you focused only on what you can get from people?

Others simply faded away by not answering calls or responding to messages or showing up when asked or needed. However, not one of them had the decency and honesty to simply say, “I no longer want or need anything from you so this is where we part ways.”

When is the right time for marriage?

Originally posted on altruistico:
The right time for marriage is different for each person and unique to each situation. Maturity levels and life experiences are varying factors; some people are ready for marriage at 18, and some are never prepared for it. As the U.S. divorce rate exceeds 50 percent, it is obvious that much…

Happy July 4th! Declaration of Independence

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. ~ from The Declaration of Independence

What are you teaching your children?

I started to defend the mother, but truly, what is her defense? Low education? Low income? No family support? Limited economic choices? I’m a product of all that and so are many people I know. None of those situations can prevent a parent from teaching their children to respect their parents, respect others and respect themselves. ***Follow the link to read the full article.***

Love, Marilyn – Quotes from the HBO Documentary

The more I think of it the more I realize there are no answers. Life is to be lived. And since it is comparatively so short – maybe too short; maybe too long – the one thing I know for sure — it isn’t easy. Now that I want to live and I feel suddenly not old, not concerned about previous things except to protect myself, my life and to desperately (pray) tell the universe — I trust it.”

Sexual and Emotional Abuse Scar the Brain In Specific Ways

It takes a great deal to get back up from any type of abuse, but I’ve always considered sexual abuse akin to murder. It kills the spirit and the soul of the victim. Thank God for His miraculous healing power and for providing a way and a hope for the dead to breathe again. ThisContinueContinue reading “Sexual and Emotional Abuse Scar the Brain In Specific Ways”