a cooking pot and twisted tales
Thoughts and Tales…A Lifestyle Blog with a Zing.
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For some reason, the pair of words ‘River & Stone’ that Ronovan gave us for this weeks’ haiku brings thoughts of possibilities to my mind.
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© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Every Tuesday, I share snippets of thoughts that I call ‘My Thinking Corner.’
I would like to invite you to participate. The challenge is quite simple. You can check this link for more details.
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♦ The afflictions that life brings us are like furnaces of refinement, that purifies the afflicted.
♦ To experience harmony, we have to accept our painful past experiences as pebbles to climb up higher to the light.
When I took my eye’s away from the mess of the pain that the harsh experience of life brought my way, I started to see the message. At a first glance, it may look too hard and insurmountable, but you should look again and again. There’s always a better possibility.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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She strolled past me, a better part of her visible body covered in tattoos. I caught sight of the Dragonfly on her back and giving in to my curiousity, I walked up to her, said hello, complimented her dragonfly and engaged her in a brief conversation.
Her body art serves as a cover for scars from injuries sustained in a car accident. She asked if I thought they were too much and I said no, that I could imagine the tattoos were prettier to look at than the keloids.
She smiled, stood still and obliged me with a photo 🙂
I did a little research on the dragonfly and found this information:
In almost every part of the World, the Dragonfly symbolizes change. Change in the perspective of self-realization. The kind of change that has its source in mental and emotional maturity and the understanding of the deeper meaning of life.
I may never come across the Dragonfly lady again, but I’ll remember the warmth in her eyes and the pleasure received from the conversation.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Like clockwork, Chris and Wolf went for their morning jog. One of the beauties of living close to the seaside was to watch the sunrise and sunsets above the waters. He loved the lifestyle his writing life presented, thanks to the success of his thrillers, though his was a lonely life.
Familiar with Wolf’s beach antics of sniffing at the crabs, digging through washed up debris, he wasn’t’ surprised when his Husky took off in excitement down the beach.
Within minutes, Wolf raced back, his insistent barking aroused Chris’s interest. The mound on the pebbles was an unconscious, female form. He quickly turned her over and administered CPR. She vomited, opened her eye’s for a few seconds and passed out again.
Glad that his home was close by, he carried her to his house to get her warm as quickly as possible and to call for help. Removing her sodden clothing to wrap a blanket around her, he saw the beautiful, antique watch nestled between her breasts and out of curiosity, he lifted the watch and saw the name inscribed at the back. It read, Jane.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Thank you, Louise for the photo and Priceless Joy for hosting this charming platform where we unleash our stories
Mundane Monday Challenge is created to find beauty in almost everything.
The challenge is simple. Find beauty in everyday mundane things, capture the beauty and upload the photographs.
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Seeing the cute figurine of a white elephant in the room made me chuckle. That’s not a very mundane item but I couldn’t resist clicking.
“Elephant in the room” or ” Elephant in the living room ‘ is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is going unaddressed. The idiomatic expression also applies to an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss and a “white elephant” is a possession which its owner cannot dispose of and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness.
Well, that said, I don’t think the little elephant is such a huge possession, but maybe the owner has other problems that they are not willing to talk about 😉
Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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Today’s featured blogs posts are:
Monday scenery: Great photos that make you want to wander and see things 🙂
Aerial antics: A hilarious recount on an aerial yoga attempt. I would like to give this a try, that’s if the hammock or string or whatever does not collapse under my hefty portion 😉
Small steps up mountains: All you need each day are baby steps and before you know it, you are going full throttle.
TMI: How much information is too much or too much opinion? Is the deluge of digital information robbing us of the good old habits of credible research work?
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I hear the reverberations of the magic that’s hidden within.
Have you stopped by yet? You can still breeze in quickly and make a connection or two.
Just click on the duck and the door will swing open 😉
Have a great day today.
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One of my sitting spot at the mall that’s close to my house. I gather my thoughts even with the buzz of people and their voices, slowly sip my coffee and watch people shamelessly 😉
Do you have a spot?
Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
I enjoy the connections and interactions that I make here in the blogosphere. Each day it I literally meet a new person and today, I share a brief introduction/interview with a new blogger friend of mine, Jenita.
Thank, you Jenita for talking to us about yourself on such a short notice and I believe you’ll do well in blogdom 🙂
Hello, everyone! I’m Jenita. I am a fairly new Blogger on WordPress. It’s been about 5 months since I started my Blog. I am also a children’s book author.
I love to write short stories & poetry.
My Blog, https://huntsclubhouse.wordpress.com/ is an extension of my main website, http://huntsclubhouse.com/ that was inspired & created for children; per I’ve worked several years caring for them as a Professional Nanny. I love to find the beauty in things. I enjoy decorating, and I LOVE to laugh! I love hanging out and having fun with family and friends, per it’s always a blast. I am also sort of a neat freak (slightly OCD, lol) I do not like disorganized spaces or over-crowded rooms!
I created my Blog to cater to more adults & parents…as well as a platform to introduce my two children’s books, “Beautiful Boy” & “Beautiful Girl”. In addition, during this process, to my surprise, I have found myself further developing my writing with newly inspired poetry and articles, about life and other inspirational topics, I didn’t even initially plan to share. This has definitely been a growing experience. I am also simply blown away by the numerous talent I have discovered on various blog sites…including yours, Jacqueline. It is absolutely amazing! There is such a plethora of topics & areas to be inspired by, or educated about, across the web. It’s truly an open buffet of content.
I think I‘d probably be considered an average blogger. I still have a lot to learn. I realize others may have obtained more followers or higher stats in a shorter amount of time, but ultimately, I just want people to enjoy what I write…& the more people that are aware of my content, the more can be impacted. Here are a few of my Favorite Blog posts….
https://huntsclubhouse.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/beautifully-flawed/
https://huntsclubhouse.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/just-breathe/
https://huntsclubhouse.wordpress.com/2016/07/14/becoming-diamonds/
In between my day-to-day caring for children, I LOVE to admire the beauty of nature, going out to great restaurants, & having fun with family.
One of my goals is to continue to gain more exposure for my two children’s books, which are available on Amazon http://amzn.to/24NhCzI
I would also love to write for a larger platform to increase exposure for my writing in general, as well as for my Blog. My desire is to reach as many people as possible to hopefully inspire & motivate. If someone can be touched & inspired by my content, perhaps it will spread & motivate them to inspire others as well.
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