Have you ever been knocked off your mark? Have you ever found your place? Knew it was your place and still left it? Since leaving Arizona, I’ve been looking for another place to call home. Two and half years later, the place I want to be most is the Sonoran Desert, the special place IContinueContinue reading “Reflections: Life Cycles & Progress”
Author Archives: LaShawnda Jones
Kirk Franklin’s Father’s Day
Kirk Franklin is a phenomenally successful and beloved musician. I’ve been a fan since 1993. Songs from his debut album, are all-time favorites and on my regular gospel inspiration rotation. Since 1993, he has produced fifteen albums, several with five named groups. His latest album, Father’s Day was released on October 6, 2023. Shortly beforeContinueContinue reading “Kirk Franklin’s Father’s Day”
Poem: For My 10th Grade English Class / Class of 2026
People will use your traumaTo keep you downKeep you bondKeep you dependentKeep you focused on painFearAngerHatredThose who encourage yourHelplessnessSeek to control you the mostBe alertBe readyBe protectiveOf your growthYour lifeYour hopesYour dreamsQuestionWhy someone wantsTo do everything for youMake class easyGive you things you haven’t worked forWhat’s your story if you neverLearn?Never hurt?Never feel?Never heal andContinueContinue reading “Poem: For My 10th Grade English Class / Class of 2026”
Learning to Trust Myself Again
These last several years of my life have been about relearning, revisiting, rewriting and starting over. I spent well over a decade prior to this phase letting go of people, hopes, dreams and ideas. All of life is a process and I’ve generally stopped fighting against my cycles years ago. The New Gig The dayContinueContinue reading “Learning to Trust Myself Again”
New Project: Cover Art
The muses are working! I’ve been writing almost daily, editing images and manuscripts. I’m so confident that I might finish something during this cycle, I marked book festivals on my calendar for 2024. 🤞🏾
ChatGPT: Africa
https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt From my first session with ChatGPT I find most of these ChatGPT answers unsatisfactory. ALKEBULAN is the ancient indigenous name for the continent we call Africa. In Kemetic History of Afrika, Dr Cheikh Anah Diop writes, “The ancient name of Africa was Alkebulan. Alkebu-lan “mother of mankind” or “garden of Eden”.” Alkebulan is theContinueContinue reading “ChatGPT: Africa “
Marriage or Happiness?
(Thoughts on a thread of comments from social media in early 2023.) Joy like breathing He said, “Committing to joy is like breathing. You don’t have to think about it. Joy is easy. Commitment is hard. Commit to hard things.” This viewpoint seems incredibly detached from a life lived in reality and truth. It comesContinueContinue reading “Marriage or Happiness?”
The Best Interview Feedback I’ve Ever Received
Each piece of feedback defined a period of my work life. Watch the video for the detailed feedback stories and great bonus advice I remembered while filming.
Why are men so frustrating?
The union contractor bragged about keeping a full wallet and being on the job for 35 years, but his 2 examples of paying more than double a decent rate for basic services told me he doesn’t know anything about money or project management.
Beach Day: Ebb and Flow of Life
Bodies of water are rejuvenating, envigorating, life-affirming.
The push and pull of the waves. The retreat and reach of foam caps. The way the water ripples and shimmer as it stretches into the horizon, connecting with heaven at the end of our sight and with our feet planted on the earth at the beginning of our frame of vision.
Harvest Life 