Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners, who make our souls blossom – Marcel Proust.
Surround yourself with the right people. Jacqueline
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Thoughts and Tales…A Lifestyle Blog with a Zing.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners, who make our souls blossom – Marcel Proust.
Surround yourself with the right people. Jacqueline
The journey of self-help is what it is. SELF-HELP!
We need to take conscious steps ever so often and just be with ourselves, this could mean just a half hour of sitting in quiet reflection and not necessarily in a ritzy place.
Take that time to outline those reminders that your heart and mind should focus on each day.
Starting out might be difficult, but as the days go by, it comes easier with practice.
No guru, expert or counsellor can practice our self-help tactics for us. They would probably give us insights and tell us what to do, however, the work of walking through it still rests on us.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Phew! Ronovan gave us a pair of tough nuts to deal with this week ‘fray and veiled.’
Here’s my little take on it below.
The veiled nun admonished in soft tones.
The ladies wore skimpy skirts,
Too short, fray edges, and rumps exposed!
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From dusk to dawn
The flurry of feet
Hurried along the street
The needs of the day
Their desire to meet.
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The street is a happy place to be
With many things that you get to see
Sometimes, it might even be a clown
Or a lady wearing a frown.
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At times, it’s a happy looking dog
With its owner going on a jog
Or the man with the briefcase
He seems to be quite in a haste.
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Some streets are dark
Some streets are light
Some streets are dirty
They’ll give you a fright
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Yet each street has its own soul
The heartbeats
Of the passing feet
That brings it to life.
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© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Street, The Daily Post prompt.
Beloved, You are
Precious to me.
He said
To
ALL of us!
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Precious The Daily Post prompt
From Mondays to Fridays, I share other bloggers post links and blog links, so this is just a gentle nudge to prod you into sending me some post links to feature.
It’s a way traffic of supporting each other and building a supportive blogging community
So feel free to drop your LINKS IN HERE.
Don’t be shy about it, I don’t bite
You are most welcome and thank you too.
Jacqueline
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.
Each Tuesday, share your very short snippets of positive, inspiring, motivating, health, spiritual, writing advice, clips, posts etc, that can serve as a prop to motivate others and simply add my link to your post.
I call it my thinking corner because, I actually take out a bit of time just to think through things, encapsulate my thoughts as much as possible and detoxify my mind. It helps give me clarity of vision and might help you too.
It might work for you in a different way, but the idea is to get the positive thoughts flowing.
Please send in your little thoughts. You never know whose life you might inspire.
I enjoyed the thoughts sent in by some rich thinkers. Look in and see. You might be inspired to share your thoughts.
Today’s Nuggets Stella’s snippets are full of enriching advice. ‘There’s always a way.’ All you’ve got to do is to look for it.
Tuesdays Thoughts Dupe’s short snippet is not only deep but calls for you to take an inner look at yourself. What do you see?
Tuesdays Trickles Do you still have your common sense with you, or has it gone with the wind?
Never Surrender Are you failing forward, or sitting in the dump?
Positive Choices Annettes’ post gives me serious pause to thought. WHAT are your choices? In her words and I quote below:
I need to share with you the fact that I am going through some trials right now. I have turned things over to the God of my understanding. This is new to me the FAITH thing. Never really thought about prayer or something bigger than myself.
‘May our reflections serve us well and bring about transformation that transcends beyond us and our peripheries.’
Thank you to all thinking contributors.
Jacqueline
P.S. Please let me know if your link is missing. There are some contributors that I can’t find their pingbacks. I think it’s better to always pingback to the most recent post of Thinking Corner.
“I want to stay curled and cosied and chocolated….forever in my mother’s arms.” Sanober Khan
#Hugs are free, but they are one of the best and simple things life offers from our loved ones.
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Tomorrow is really not guaranteed any of us and that which we can do today no matter how little it is, is better done and when the following day comes, we do a bit more.
Experience has personally taught me lessons on how we rob ourselves through over-planning, procrastination and assumptions.
The future belongs only to those who live fully in their moments and take charge of each day as it comes.
We all know that the building blocks of a huge monument start with laying its base foundational stones.
So when you don’t put today’s stones in place, how exactly do you plan to get to the tip of that pinnacle?
Like my people would say back home ‘it’s the firewood that you gather during the dry season, that you will use during the rainy season.‘
When you take care of today’s plans, tomorrow’s plan will take care of itself.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
‘PLEASE KEEP SENDING IN THE LINKS.’
Today’s featured blogs are:
Pranabaxom I enjoy reading Pranabaxom’s written words. An excerpt of the about page reads ‘I open my mind to the world. Like the weather, sometimes my poems are cloudy, sometimes stormy. I always like to see sunshine streaming through the leaves of trees, so I hope I can share some of this sunshine with my readers.’ Go check it out.
I am: I could like this poem so many times over. It speaks to you and gives you joy. Do check it out.
Lightheaded: let me introduce you to Nancy Thorton whose journey of creating a new life after retiring has become an exciting one at 8,200 feet. In her words: ‘I’ve made a life for myself with words. from the first poem I penned in second grade about puppies to selling some of the world’s most comfortable shoes. through all those years I had teachers, editors, account people, clients even clients’ wives telling me how to make my copy better. and on occasion they were right.’
Tell Me: ‘Blindfolded, Sarn could see nothing except the perpetual green glow of his eyes since their light was also trapped inside that light-tight fabric strip.
Yesterday, my son had a surprise for me and they made me cover my eyes and walk while he held my hand. I liked the idea of the surprise but didn’t quite trust that I wouldn’t hit my head before getting there.
Now, I can imagine how Sarn must have felt and in his own case, his life was endangered. Melinda keeps weaving a thick, suspenseful plot.
‘Do you want more eyes on your words?’Please visit their blogs and say hello. A few minutes may gain you a friendly support.
Well then, add your LINK INTO THIS LOOP.
P.S. Comments are disabled here to keep the loop tidy. Any comments or link you want to send can be added through the link in the post.
Thank you for your understanding and regards.
‘We create a cohesive community when we come together.’
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha