Hands and head

Mind free to wander

Wander far away

Imaginations running deep

Numerous questions come to mind

Hands moving smoothly

Smoothly turning ideas to reality

Fire burning within

Passion unquenchable

Eyes seeing the unseen

Unseen things coming to life

Watching a seed germinate

Beholding a flower blossom

My heart races at the thought of things to come

My eyes light up at the sight of beauty

My eyes tingle at the words of inspiration

No matter the outcome

It’s always worth the sweat

It’s always worth the time

My Rainbow of many colours

Yesterday is gone
Gone with the wind
Today is here
Here with a lot to offer
Tomorrow is on the way
On the way with things far beyond your imagination

That chapter has ended
But the book hasn't
Don't close the book yet
Because there are still a lot of chapters you need to read

You took the wrong path
Yeah, we all do sometimes my friend
Find your way back to the right path
Because the journey isn't over yet.

You are growing weary
Yeah, we are all humans
But the race isn't over yet
And I'm sure you don't want to miss the medal.

I call life a book of many chapters
A Rainbow of many colours
A staircase of many steps

It's time to retrace our steps
It's time to keep pressing on
We are not looking back
Spreading our wings
Ready to fly.

Noise within and without

Blaring horns
Shouting people
Deafening music
Bubbling parties

Worried hearts
Troubled minds
Aching heads
Teary eyes

Outward and inward noise
Battles with the world
And battles with self
Insatiable thirst for happiness

Stillness is all my soul longs for
Relied is all my heart desires
Calmness is all I crave for
Peace is my utmost desire

Peace in a disturbed world
Order in a chaotic nation
Love in a troubled home
Quiet in a noisy mind

Another look at forgiveness

When you hear the word forgiveness, what comes to your mind? You probably think of A offending or hurting B and B overlooking it and letting go. God expects us to forgive others as he forgives us of our own sins. But taking a look further, we see that it goes beyond that.

How about a case where you don't forgive yourself? What happens when you 'offend' yourself? What do you do when you feel you've caused something bad for yourself? This could be as a result of anything. It could be a past sin that keeps haunting you like a ghost. Maybe you've asked for forgiveness and God has actually forgiven you...but the devil keeps reminding you of it and this leaves you bitter. The unforgiving attitude may be due to feelings of inadequacy.  You probably think you're not doing well enough now because you made a mistake in the past. It could be that you didn't do what you should have done or you let a good opportunity slip away; maybe you neglected your family or friends when they really needed you and now you've not forgiven yourself because you feel they've not forgiven you. Maybe your marriage didn't work and you think it was all your fault. Maybe some of these things have cost you a lot in your life, but that shouldn't be the end of your story.

We are humans and that's why there will be times we make mistakes and times we fall short of the expectations people have for us and those we have for ourselves.

Whatever the case may be, there's someone whispering to you now, if only you'll listen. He's telling you that you've been forgiven, he's telling you to learn from those mistakes and be a better person, he's telling you to keep moving forward and not backward, he's telling you to forgive yourself.

With a grateful heart

Staring into space
I look back and think of this current phase
Blood of gratitude flows through my veins in different ways

For some weeks, rather than asking
I've found myself worshipping and praising
Offering my prayers of Thanksgiving

For the times I felt as if I was going through hell
Gbani Gbani ta n saya, I ran to you and I never fell
You are indeed Emmanuel

I have my flaws and I've not been faithful totally
It's not that I'm the best candidate to enjoy the splendor of your royal majesty
Yet Kabiyesi, you love me unconditionally

Your mercies kept me hale and hearty
For me, you've been strong and mighty
Jehovah Jireh, my pocket was never empty

My blessings are countless
If I were to make a list, it will be endless
El Shaddai, great is thy fsithfulness

I look farther
And I see the next phase brighter
I say thank you for I see ahead, heights that are greater

Wishing you all a happy 2015...status is changing... If you're not thanking God, you're wrong!

Solitude

Walking on the road of solitude

I lose sight of the multitude

On this road of self identity

I find serenity

In this intra-personal relationship

I find true companionship

In a state of this kind

Deep thoughts flood my mind

With the spirit and body closer

The vision becomes clearer

Walking on the road of solitude

I fall in love with myself over again

               

     

HaPpY

Happiness is a state of mind that’s a function of how you see yourself per time and the attitude you give. It’s not totally a function of some circumstances around you or things we can see (financial capability, social status or circle of friends, physique/looks, academic achievement, family background, relationship status or marital bliss). Sometimes these things can really eat us up and lead to depression. These things one way or the other have something to do with our happiness but they don’t control it…except we actually allow them to. 

If we give material things or people the key to our happiness, they will surely accept it and drive us to a disastrous destination when things don’t go the way we planned. If you still doubt whether these things control our happiness or not, think about those who seem to have it all and are still sad. Think about great achievers who ended up committing suicide. Think about those that have ‘nothing’ and are still so happy as if they just hit a jackpot or something like that. Seeing some orphans, abandoned kids and physically challenged people sometime back, some of us pitied them, thinking they’ve been suffering. But seeing the bright look on the faces of some of these people, I realised that some of them were probably happier than we thought.

I’m sure if we look inwards we’ll find something to be thankful and happy for. If you don’t find, you can still be happy because you are alive and something beautiful is on the way. Some things might have hurt us in the past, but we can still be happy for the lessons we learnt from them. Things might not have gone as planned but we can still be happy because we know God’s plan is the ultimate and He wants us to rejoice and be glad in him always. This is enough to get us excited. When I remember this when I’m down, I know there is hope. Of course, if there are things we can work on to make us better people, we really should. But we shouldn’t kill our minds and even bodies over those we can’t actually control. There is nothing and nobody big or important enough to make you sad. Be happy people…that’s what makes you beautiful :)