a cooking pot and twisted tales
Thoughts and Tales…A Lifestyle Blog with a Zing.
Mama said to me, baby if you find that you are not happy there,
never choose to remain there in a sad state,
because you haven’t been planted like an Iroko tree.
Don’t you know that even an Iroko tree can decide to excuse itself
by choosing to rot and wither from within,
rather than suffer the insult of insolent birds?
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Jacqueline
An excerpt from my work-in-progress.
You can read my book, Unbridled on Kindle Unlimited for free.
Mama said to me, baby,
anyone who keeps dragging you three steps back
when you manage to take one step forward,
must be left behind
to admire your back view
as you hustle along.
©
Jacqueline
An excerpt from my work-in-progress.
You can read my book, Unbridled on Kindle Unlimited for free.
Planting and watering little seeds
of positivity
in the lives of others
ensures that
my basket of harvest
is equally full of positivity
©
Jacqueline
Life will surely heap loads of manure on you, but it would be wise to use the nutrients from it to grow and bloom. Jacqueline
We can’t sweep our sad moments under the rug just to pretend that they don’t exist and then heap happy platitudes on top of them.
To heal we must bring them to light. Air them out. Cry. Shout. Do what you need to do. But don’t swallow them.
That’s no way to fix what’s broken. Hiding them away is like putting a plaster on a festering wound. It’s not being courageous to bottle it all up, rather it takes courage to seek resolution.
If you are hurting in any way, seek for a reliable, supportive person to talk to, if you have no one to talk to, free write it all out even if it’s anonymously and send it out there.
Be well.
Jacqueline
Plot slithers through the dark night
thick, restless curling fingers of treacherous webs
woven by desperate men
who prefer to imbibe the witches brew of hatred
instead of drinking deep from cups of peace.
©
Jacqueline
Life brings forth many opportunities, the question is, will you be brave and step into the light to shine, or do you prefer to stay in the darkness of nothing?
Jacqueline
I know that I’m guilty of trying to give instructions now and again.
Our life is a reflection of what we allow ourselves to see and be.
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