Nichole Ayanna » Peace Songs http://www.nicholeayanna.com Nichole Ayanna, soulful, sultry, singing. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:57:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Got Good Hair? http://www.nicholeayanna.com/do-you-have-good-hair/ http://www.nicholeayanna.com/do-you-have-good-hair/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:35:06 +0000 admin http://nicholeayanna.com/?p=341 Good Hair Movie Official Trailer

I was cracking up when I watched the trailor for Chris Rock’s new movie “Good Hair” Movie.   Of course as a black woman I could totally relate.  I remember back in college I actually did an anthrolpology research paper on the relationship black women had with their hair and all the different types of styles the women I interviewed were able to wear their hair.  I took photos of women with short naturals, to twists, dreadlocks, relaxers, jhery curls, and back in the day, my signature look were long individual braids.

I have done so much with my hair and know that black women can do so much with our hair that all of hair is “good hair” no matter how nappy or straight.  I know that we often define ourselves from how we wear our hair…but be on the look out for a song I wrote…I’ll post the lyrics, about hair. What do I mean by defining ourselves?  Well, the longer, silky hair,relxed or weaved is for the board room, dreadlocks are for your artsy spoken word types, braids are your around the way girls…those sort of definitions based on hair.    

I am sort of a camelion, when it comes to my hair.  I like to dye it, fry it, weave it, curl it, twist it, braid it, wig it…I am always changing my hair having fun with new looks.  So, I really don’t like my hair to define me…’cause like many of you, I am just gettin’ on my “grown woman”, trying handle things, and be all that I am.  Whether my hair is straight, curly, natural, or braided, I am still just me…Nichole Ayanna, the multi-faceted woman, singer/songwriter, mommy, motivator, wife, lover, lawyer, and much much much more as so many women are…

So more power to all my “good hair” sistah friends (all of you have “good hair”…don’t get it twisted…or maybe get it twisted? LOL) working your magic daily, as the strong, beautiful goddesses of the earth.  Peace, Songs, and Blessing…Nichole Ayanna.

]]> http://www.nicholeayanna.com/do-you-have-good-hair/feed/ 0 I’m Not Naked, BUT Get Ready To See A Lot More of Me http://www.nicholeayanna.com/im-not-naked-but-get-ready-to-see-a-lot-more-of-me/ http://www.nicholeayanna.com/im-not-naked-but-get-ready-to-see-a-lot-more-of-me/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:15:56 +0000 admin http://nicholeayanna.com/?p=336 I’m getting really geared up for the next 30 days (adding up to 60) of my 90 Day Challenge.  Really, the last 30 days, I really focused a lot on getting the word out about my life, and trying to blog almost daily.  One of my goals was to blog every day but I ended up missing about 5 days of the past 30.  I am still going to focus on the goal of blogging everyday, but I am committed to incorporating video…video of my singing, my different exercise routines of choice, and just of some of the knowledge I’d like to share on how to live your dream life, and the steps I’m taking to get there myself, that you can do too. 

I am very excited about the next 30 days because you are also going to see some of my “favorite things” (kinda borrowing that from Oprah…she’s on my list of people I would love to meet and speak with one day, like I am sure several hundred thousand other folks…lol), that I have incorporated into my life to make it more wonderful everyday.  So be on the look out to check out some my favorite music, books, guitars, videos, candles, jewelry and much more.  It may take me a sec to get it all together but it’s coming. Peace, Songs, Blessings…Nichole Ayanna

]]> http://www.nicholeayanna.com/im-not-naked-but-get-ready-to-see-a-lot-more-of-me/feed/ 0 Get Back on Track and Take the 7 Day “Shot” Challenge http://www.nicholeayanna.com/get-back-on-track-and-take-the-7-day-shot-challenge/ http://www.nicholeayanna.com/get-back-on-track-and-take-the-7-day-shot-challenge/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:39:49 +0000 admin http://nicholeayanna.com/?p=310 I don’t know if you were reading my blog posts over the past couple of days except yesterday (I will admit that I didn’t write a thing yesterday, I was totally out of it), but we had a tragedy happen.  I have vowed to dust myself off and start fresh with my positive attitude and outlook on life.  I am still in the action mode of my 90 Day Challenge but starting today I am injecting it with 7 Day Shot Challenge, to give me that extra boost to end of my first 30 days.  In the next 7 days I am committed to working out at least 30 minutes each day, getting a massage, drinking the wonderful vitality smoothies that my hubby usually makes for me a few times a week, but instead having one everyday, writing a song, and loading at least one video blog.  I think that doing things in smaller increments of time, and acknowledging the accomplishments can push anyone over the hump from giving up, to recommitting to a Challenge. 

That’s what I am doing, putting a new “shot” of life into the 90 Day Challenge.  It’s only been three weeks into the 90 days, but as a Gemini, who can get distracted very easily, its good that I am committing to this 7 Day Shot Challenge.  I don’t know, but I was thinking about people who get those B12 shots to get more energy throughout the day.  I’m not trying to get a B12 shot, although that does sound…interesting, I am just putting new energy into my 90 day Challenge.  Are you ready to join in now?  Let me know what you are planning to do over the next 7 days.

Also, I have a great newsletter coming out this week so make sure you sign up to receive it by entering your name and email address in the box to right where it says to join my email list.  Peace, Songs, and Blessing…Nichole Ayanna is out.

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