SPIRITUAL MINDED MAGAZINE- its been three months

Three months ago to the day, I was inspired to start a social network for the Spiritual Minded. Sort of a myspace type site thru the Ning Network where Spiritual Minded folk could go and chill together without all the bs you would find on say a myspace.
SPIRITUAL MINDED Da Movement, Da Magazine, Da Online Radio Show and Da Social Network For The Spiritually Minded! http://spiritualminded.ning.com/
At first the task seemed to be a major undertaking but once I got it goin and invited a few friends the word really got out there. Now I have about 170 members from all over the world. Places like The Netherlands, Australia, Germany, The Bahama, Jamaica, The U.K and of course everywhere in the U.S. and everywhere in between!
The site originally was a way to promote my new Spiritual Minded Devotional book series. The first book just came of on election day called Spiritual Minded- Da Daily Devotion For The Hip-Hop Generation. It can be purchased and you can check out a preview of it on http://www.lulu.com/content/2830182
The book is a way to inspire, encourage and uplift people thru the medium of hip-hop and possibly introduce a few to Christ who don't know Him for themselves and have a personal relationship with him.
What started out as a cool idea to promote and spread the word about my book, quickly grow into a great source of inspiration for alot of Spiritual Minded people and a place where Christain artists (singers, rappers, spoken word artists and DJs), Authors and others could come thru and promote their projects for free, and chill online with others and discuss spiritual matters, in a fun way, hear some good music and share a testimony!
Being a freelance writer for over 15 years and tired of chasing down publications for my check and building up everyone elses dreams, I decided to make the social network into my own magazine of sorts.
A place I could post entertainment news, reviews, interviews etc and a site for my newest online radio show all in one place! In addition to having a place to promote my book, where people could come read a preview and purchase it.
While I won't front like I have tens of thousands of people coming thru daily or even weekly, the site is taking on a life of its own and alot has happened in over the past 3 months. I just wanted to share this with anyone out there who may be interested in how to better get the word out about a particular project you may be working. Even our new president Barack Obama reached the people and got the word out thru the new media out there with his personal blog. He used sites like twitter, facebook and myspace to get the word out on what his campaign was based on. We are living in a bold new world, where anyone can reach the world from their living room.
Thank you all who have come thru and contributed to what is slowly becoming
The Spiritual Minded Movement and sort of a ministry of its own. God is good!
Check out the site, check out the book,
buy a couple of copies,
it makes for great stocking stuffer or Kwanzaa gifts!
Peace and Blessings
AJ 'AJ ROK' Woodson
da professional hip-hop junkie and Child of God!

SPIRITUAL MINDED new book by AJ Woodson comes out on Election Day!!!

Hello family and friends,
You have all been asking me when my book would official be available
Well I have a praise report for you all!
the book will be officially available on ELECTION DAY!
Tuesday November 4th
GOD is awesome, He picked the day we will make history in this country as my release date for the book!
The book is called SPIRITUAL MINDED: da daily devotion for da hip-hop generation
and can be purchased online at http://www.lulu.com/content/2830182
There is a brief preview of the book as well!
I thank you all in advance for your support, your prayers and pray you will all be blessed
by what GOD is doin' thru me!
Please help me spread the word and
Tell a friend to tell a friend because IT'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN!!!!

Have A Blessed Day!!!!!
A.J. Woodson
Freelance Hip hop Journalist
and Professional Hip-Hop Junkie
official myspace page http://www.myspace.com/daprofessionalhiphopjunky

check out for my new book available for online sales
on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4th...
SPIRITUAL MINDED: da daily devotion for da hip-hop generation
http://www.lulu.com/content/2830182
SPIRITUAL MINDED II comin soon, I'm writing it as we speak!!!

SPIRITUAL MINDED Da Movement, Da Magazine, Da Online Radio Show and Da Social Network For The Spiritually Minded! http://spiritualminded.ning.com

SPIRITUAL MINDED- sneak peak preview of my new book

Snippet of the Intro.....
Hip-Hop has been around for well over 30 years now. We have doctors, lawyers, teachers and preachers who are hip-hop heads. We have generations who grew up on nuthin but hip-hop. I am a hip-hop head, a grown-up hip-hop head, but a hip-hop head all the same. A professional hip-hop junkie and I am also a Christian, who has given his life to Christ and is thankful God gave his only Son, so my sins are forgiven and I may have eternal life.
Like Deitrick Haddon, I so thankful God still hears a sinner’s prayer.

EVERYTHING I AM

Man, here we go again. everybody sayin' what's not for him

everything I'm not, made me everything I am…

people talk trash, but when it hits the fan

everything I'm not, made me everything I am

Everything I Am - Kanye West

You ever doubt yourself because of your shortcomings? This is a common thing. Are you constantly reliving the mistakes of your past and preventing yourself from success in the future? Maybe you have a limited education, you have a jail record, your family is poor, and people have messed over you all your life? Now that the economy is slow and everything you used to do as a side hustle has dried up it hard to eat these days.

Whatever has held you back in the past doesn’t have to limit where you go from this point on. The good news is you can move past the scars of yesterday. God never consults your past to determine your future. So stop looking at where you have been and start looking at where you are going. Stop advertising your pain. Stop concentrating on your short comings. There isn’t a person walking God’s green Earth that doesn’t have some sort of limitations.

We all have handicaps so to speak one way or another. Some are financial, some are emotional or mental, and some are physical. But the bottom line is we all have short comings. Trust His power and hold on. He will give you the strength to keep from falling - Isaiah 40:31.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position
that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
Booker T. Washington- Up From Slavery (1901)

The smart person builds on their strengths and works with what they have instead of letting their weaker aspects prevent them from reaching their goals. A questionable background, a jail record, a limited education and being born on the wrong side of the tracks shouldn’t be an excuse from charting your own course.

Is your past preventing you from moving forward in your present and succeeding in your future? It’s important to remember the past is over and concentrate on your future. Let God pull you up by His power (Ps. 54:1-4). Then, hold on to His hand. Cling to Him and “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might” -Ephesians. 6:10.

The best thing about the futureis that it comes only one day at a time. - Abraham Lincoln

©2008 AJ (AJ ROK) WOODSONPROFESSIONAL HIP-HOP JUNKIE!!!

Look out for my upcomin book
SPIRITUAL MINDED:da spiritual daily devotional for the hip-hop generation
available online real soon