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@jamalblackman
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An astute writer, crypto dealer
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University of Ibadan, Ibadan
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2017-12-23 10:36
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jamalblackman
stach
2018-06-08 14:54
It's cool to be back
It's now actually over a month ago since I write something on my blog here on Steemit due to the malfunctioning of my cell phone and I feel relieved to be back actually although I'm unable to move my account
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jamalblackman
promo-steem
2018-02-25 11:47
Under the Oak
Under a Bethelian oak, Sat the Young mighty Prophet To take but a little rest But it was not yet his rest. There the Old Prophet came With a mouth full of lies Coated with superficial truth But the latter
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jamalblackman
life
2018-01-21 04:49
How I Did Something I Sucked At and Survived
The cold office wall held me upright as my breakfast teased the back of my throat. All I could do was focus on my breathing.My boss had booked me to coach a workshop for corporate professionals. She believed
jamalblackman
poem
2018-01-20 06:56
Phenomenal Woman - Poem by Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of
jamalblackman
inspirational
2018-01-16 09:22
When Life Changes, Success Puts on Different Clothes
“I didn’t know where I was going until I got there.” When we were kids, life was so fun and fresh. Maybe it’s because we dived straight into adventure. Because we didn’t think of success or failure in
jamalblackman
life
2018-01-16 07:19
4 Things to Say to Yourself When You Want to Create But Can’t
These are ACTUAL things that I do that WORK to get me going when I’ve been stalled and to keep me going once I get started. (Psst: Momentum is invaluable. Keep it going as much as you can.) -it’s only
jamalblackman
poem
2018-01-14 18:11
A Baby's View Of Abortion
A Baby's View Of Abortion I came as tomorrow Swaddled in innocence To your warm womb Mother…… Without your choice Or mine Destined to up date With time Our human tree But before love Grew into flesh and
jamalblackman
life
2018-01-11 12:40
Becoming More Me Through Meditation
“The thing about meditation is: You become more and more you.” — David Lynch The thing about my meditation experience is this: I was terrified of what it meant to become more me. When I agreed at the urging
jamalblackman
love
2018-01-09 18:28
How a Breakup Taught Me to Relax and Be Myself
“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.” – Benjamin Disraeli Someone I love broke up with me in March Last Year By July,I thought I would be over it, or at least
jamalblackman
poem
2018-01-09 01:30
Dreams Lost In Water
No distance ever separates Dreams and desires No mirror ever dissolves Reflection and water In one's eye What graph would you make Of lines of thought? The triangle of pain Is without any angle Countless
jamalblackman
writing
2018-01-09 01:22
3 Things I’ve Learned About Trying to Please Other People
“In trying to please all, he had pleased none.” ― Aesop, Aesop’s Fables ‘Traditional’ probably isn’t a word that anyone would use to describe me. If there’s anything I’ve learned over the course of my
jamalblackman
insight
2018-01-08 08:37
How to Give Yourself the Freedom to Make Mistakes
“Mistakes are the portals of discovery” – James Joyce It may not be confession time but I will say it anyway. I spent the better part of the four decades on this planet in a human body being addicted to
jamalblackman
inspirational
2018-01-07 19:34
The Art and Value of Being Nobody
Be somebody But when you aspire to “be somebody,” is that somebody you? What’s wrong with the way you are now or the way you were before today? What is so frightening about being nobody? If nobody is perfect,
jamalblackman
untalented
2018-01-06 15:51
Using the Piton ..... Scaling the heights by making differences
Many people believe that they don’t have what it takes to make a difference to the world. They believe only people like Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, and the
