http://jackieyoungwrites.com SOULFULL SOLILOQUIES...SOUL DEEP, SPIRIT WIDE Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:15:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jackieyoungwritescom/bloghttp://feedburner.google.com when hope stutters when hope stutters and darkness threatens to steal your peace beauty will brace you, peeling back the memories one by one until you are strong again love will cross the threshold, holding you gently through this temporary night until your spirit is at ease life’s meaning deepens in your soul as you smile even in the midst ... http://jackieyoungwrites.com/2010/01/20/when-hope-stutters-for-haiti/ In 2002, Giovanni contributed to a Smithsonian special exhibition, In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Following is her poem, In The Spirit of Martin: IN THE SPIRIT OF MARTIN This is a sacred poem…blood has been shed to consecrate it… wash your hands…remove your shoes…bow ... http://jackieyoungwrites.com/2010/01/18/dr-king-nikki-giovanni-me/ ** Yes - it is almost time to flip the page on the calendar and land on the bright, shiny new landscape of February. HOWEVER, there is still time in January to have a check-up. Or take it over into February. Bottom line: "Just do it!". Let's love ourselves in ... http://jackieyoungwrites.com/2010/01/17/ladies-january-is-national-cervical-cancer-awareness-month/ ** This post is something I shared with my "Daily Motivators" Group back in August 2008. As I was cleaning out my emails, I happened upon it and thought it share worthy. Hopefully you will feel the same. Feel free to leave your footprints in the comments section or in ... http://jackieyoungwrites.com/2010/01/14/what-you-know-must-come/ Skating makes for good exercise. So I’ve heard. Don’t get me wrong – I believe it is. It’s just that…I don’t skate so I can’t speak from personal experience. Growing up, I wanted to learn to rollerskate. AND...to iceskate. But there were just a few obstacles. First, I don’t think we ... http://jackieyoungwrites.com/2010/01/06/no-skating-allowed/ Hello Beloveds, It has been a minute, hasn't it? Thought I'd peek in before the festivities begin and share some thoughts. Just a stream of tweets that came to me the other day and I thought, "Wow, that might actually make a decent blog post". (Considering the fact that I haven't ... http://jackieyoungwrites.com/2009/12/30/choose/ Hey Blogworld! Did ya miss me?? (*Ahem* In cause you're wondering, the proper response is "YES!! Of course! Stop asking silly questions!! LOL) Just passing through with a quick poetic ditty that birthed itself between sips of my morning cappucino. Hopefully my "blog drive-bys" will find themselves more like the days ... http://jackieyoungwrites.com/2009/12/04/poetically-painting-myself-beautiful/ I remember when writing blog felt like I was giving myself breathing room, space to decompress and just let myself BE. In a lot of ways, it still does.When I find my way back to this spot, when I give myself permission to speak without trying to dress my thoughts ... http://jackieyoungwrites.com/2009/11/08/breathing-room-naked-truth-questions-sadistic-hyprocrisy/ Finding myself awake at 12:30am, I tell myself to breathe. Slow. Repetitive. Deep breaths. Close my eyes. Will the stress, anxiety, pain and whatever else is robbing me of sleep to leave my body, limb by limb. Starting with my toes, working up to my head. I try to visualize ... http://jackieyoungwrites.com/2009/10/19/random-thoughts-of-an-insomniac/ **This is a modified post from last year around this time. Nothing would have made me happier than to no there was no longer a need for this post or any others like it. One day. I pray. Be sure to check out my girl Princess Dominique's post on Domestic ... http://jackieyoungwrites.com/2009/10/01/domestic-violence-behind-the-limerick-updated/