Introspection and self-reflection are the keys to knowing where you are in the seasonal cycles of your life. Sometimes, we are so deep into what is consuming us, we can’t identify our location or our next move.
Category Archives: Knowledge & Understanding
Interview: Bold Journey – Meet LaShawnda Jones
I thought when I sat down to write my first book, the story would be some type of romance. Something with a happy ending. But what kept coming out was all my angst. All my frustration. All my hurt and pain. Everything the body remembered and I tried to forget. At some point, I realized most of what I wrote about was my trauma or things produced from trauma.
Alone | All In One: A Solitary Journey
Alone | All In One: A Solitary Journey is now available for purchase and review!
Making a home in hostile places
In early November I returned to Arizona for a couple of days. On my drive from Phoenix to Tucson I had some revelatory moments. I share them here. There are no safe places. True peace is never of the world. I’m learning that my life has been about escaping all the ties that bind myContinueContinue reading “Making a home in hostile places”
Video: Becoming What You Hate
Thought experiment: Project the idea of your best self into the idea of your best environment. What’s the first step in getting you there in reality?
Looking back to move forward
August is a month of reflection and celebration. All this year I’ve been looking back. Mostly at the history of America as it relates to descendents of the American slave trade, including legacy systems, and Black Women. I’ve returned to old homes and old jobs. I’ve committed to finishing unfinished work. Now my mind andContinueContinue reading “Looking back to move forward”
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 19)
“There is only one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 13)
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. And asContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 13)”
Give Yourself Permission to Be Uncertain
This is about fragility, vulnerability, uncertainty, poor decisions and giving yourself permission to do things over when you’re in a better mental state.
Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 3)
In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’” NowContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 3)”
Harvest Life 