Ajuana Black's Blog

Miss Nina Simone On My Side!

I am giving thanks for freedom today and the happiness I experience in my life. I am also  giving thanks for the pictures right behind me....well kind of behind me on the side...right on my wall to my right. The one in particular that gives me inspiration is the three pictures right next to each other of SISTA NINA SIMONE! It's a wonderful image of beautiful vocalist who sung from her soul!

  A Few Facts about Nina Simone

• Her birth name is Eunice Kathleen Waymon
• known as The High Priestess of Soul
• Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums
• she made her debut with Little Girl Blue)
  
• She began playing piano at the age of 3
• Her concert debut, a classical piano recital, was made at the age of twelve.
• At her debut concert, her parents, who had taken seats in the front row, were forced to move to the back of the hall to make way for Caucasian people.

Have You Been W.U.W.A.B.ed!..."woo-wahbed"

Ok how exciting is this for me? Very exciting! I am so excited about the title of my "Update Newsletter" about my dealings & movement in the music world, the educational/community world and the world of MAMAHOOD! Life to me...is so incredibly INSPIRING on a moment to moment basis that at this time in my life, I just want to share damn it!:) I am touched by so many wonderful things that come through spirit in so many forms...I call it .."Random Inspirations"...but they really aren't random.....they are completely in divine order and it is truely amazing to watch and be apart of!

So my title...WUWAB....actually stands for What's Up With Ajuana Black!.....makes sense to me to call it WUWAB!  ........Have you been WUWABed today!....................I'm not going to be quiet anymore..I'm going to let it out!!!!!!!! I'm going ...not going..I am celebrating the WOWness of Life!.......WOW!

At Ten Years Old...The Power of Affirmation Grabbed Hold of ME!

When I was 10 years old, I remember being in the kitchen listening to Patrice Rushen's LOOK UP AND ENJOY!   Who remembers that!!!! "If you're feeling down, here's what cha' do, pick it up and get higher, you know you can do it,If you wanna sing, you gotta' move pick it up and get higher, you know you can do t,Look up and enjoy, Look up and enjoy"

 I remember thinking....That's it....I got to look up and think positive thoughts. I need to speak it and feel it! I remember thinking, I am going to think in positive way!

This was huge for me at 10 years old because I've been thinking that way ever since. In high school, when everybody was running around like some freak-o-zoid teenage maniacs...I was at the cafeteria table with my notebook writing over and over and over again...I LOVE MYSELF...I LOVE MYSELF...I would fill up pages of this type of affirmations......I had affirmation posters that I made all in my room all over my walls!I am so happy for the living power of affirmations! And I am so happy for Patrice Rushen's song LOOK UP!I am going to continue to LOOK UP & ENJOY!!!!! Yeah!!!

Signs of A Mama of 4 Pushing Herself To Live Courageoulsy!!!

I thought it would be interesting to talk about  or give a title to some of my writings centered on living COURAGEOUSLY. Even when I feel the fear. I live courageously. Even when I want to be mediocre, I live courageossly. When I see my vision within I live courageously without. Courageous!!! Courageous! Courageous....Utilizing courage in my live. I believe that is the only way I will see my inner vision on the outside world. So I commit to have a beautiful dance with COURAGE; and I will allow COURAGE to lead the way....no actually, I will let my Spirit lead the way & COURAGE will tag along for this amazing ride of manifesting my inner vision! Yeah, I think I COURAGE will be my forever life partner in this particular dance of blitzing my inner vision out to the world!

My Musical Business in a Nutshell!

My business, is one of creating and performing"Inspired Soul Music"! My process of creating and performing music is a "Soulistic" journey intended to inspire my life and those that come in earshot of it! I hope it can inspire a slice of your life as it does mine! -----Ajuana Black