This week zoomed past before I could say hey presto. Phew! I’m trying to exhale and catch up with lots of things.
We’ve had unprecedented drippy weather that I anticipate the heat will heat us soon with disgusting enthusiasm and my week has been a mish-mash of this n that.
From going to view the display of city lights for the festival of lights in Sharjah, to attending a jet-ski race on Dubai marina – those machines are powerful and the riders have gumption – sometimes life seems to be hurtling along on a speed train.
Have you seen the movie John Wick Chapter 2? I went to watch it over the weekend and it was a blast. I wrote a little review on it in Niume. Have you joined yet?
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It’s a beautiful new month, let’s make the best of it.
Illuminated Mosque changing lights and interesting patterns
Families are out till late enjoying the ambiance of excitement
A view taken from the top
Jet ski competition
More competitors
Fascinating. The pots, kettles, pans and what not are used as decorative pieces with the bulb holders
This is my prompt for this week, have fun with your thoughts.
It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it. Lou Holtz
The load that life places on your shoulders
must be borne with a levity of heart and the strength of a boulder
for a back hunched in grumbling
only makes the load punishing
and your journey a lot more grueling.
We are continuing the same format here and that is: there are no rules to follow. Either make up your own sayings or use a quote from a famous author that you find gives you inspiration.
Each Thursday, we will post the prompt and all you have to do is participate!
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“For the full ear of corn is the child of a mere kernel planted and watered with hope, even when the crows were watching.” Jacqueline
Except we plant the seeds,
our baskets shall have no feed,
our homes will be empty of bread,
and our stomachs hungry in bed.
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We have no idea how far a little idea that we have will go and except we are willing to sow our ideas despite possible obstacles, we’ll have no rewards to reap.
This is my contribution to Bernadette’s quote for last Writers quote challenge prompt:
Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground – Rosa Parks
The Writer’s Quote Challenge is a weekly blogging event. Either make up your own sayings or use a quote from a famous author that you find gives you inspiration. Each Thursday, a hostess will post the prompt and all you have to do is participate.
The inability to be in an automatic state of gratitude is a shortcoming that most of us have because most times our thoughts are reactionary and not proactive. We are always waiting for something to happen so that we can feel thankful for it.
Our focus seems to zoom in far more on the details of all those things that are not going quite the way we want them, failing to give more precedence to those one’s that are working out.
Then again, when all our lines do fall into place, our worries are reduced and a sense of complacency and taking things for granted takes over our thought pattern.
Thankfulness should be as essential as taking in air, as we wake up each morning to the gift of a new day.
Indeed, there are days that I feel run off my feet or overwhelmed by many things that are not going quite as planned, however training my mind has thought me to learn when to ‘press the stop button on the moaning and to tune into grace.’
I am thankful for this continued transformation and the emboldening of my mind power.
Today, I walked into the nearest supermarket around me to grab a couple of things for cooking and I give thanks for the abundance of food that’s available and the fact that I can afford it when some may not be in a position to do so right now.
I always look at the name tag of the sales person who waited on me to call them by their given name and thank them for their assistance.
Many times I enjoy the reward of watching a face transform with a smile from this little gesture of acknowledgment.
In so many ways, my needs are being met and a lot of times in rather unexpected ways, for all these underserved measures, I give thanks.
It’s the start of Lent and a season of deeper reflection. May your reflections bring you enlightenment.
Jacqueline
If you wish to participate in a gratitude challenge, there are several gratitude/thankful platforms in the blogosphere that you can tune into and get your ithankful going on. I can’t express in words the enormity of Joy and fulfillment that comes from having a heart of gratitude. Please check out Maria’s blog, Colline’s blog and Bernadette’s for thankful/gratitude challenges.
Decades of me When I hit 50’s I want to feel like this 🙂
God is Yes He is. Beautiful images and poetry. Satisfying.
A cord of three A three-fold cord is not easy to break. In every union, there’s a 3rd entity depending on the couple’s choice. This is a lovely tribute to a blessed union.
Musin’ with Susan Have you been to Susan’s blog? Not yet? What are you waiting for? Step and say hey 🙂
We have an Igbo proverb that says ‘when you choose to carry a clay pot up the slippery slope and fall thrice if the pot does not break, your waist would break.”
Repeating the same mistakes not only brings us heartache and failure but makes Wisdom to question our common sense.
It’s commonly said that to err is human, but why do we make the same mistakes over and over again?
It does seem as though our brains don’t learn from our past mistakes to the extent we might hope, as a matter of fact, dwelling on our past mistakes might not be the best way forward.
Instead, be more proactive and think about the future and what you can achieve if you avoid pitfalls.
Writing is not for the faint of heart and to build a successful career as a writer is not without its’ fair share of anxieties.
At various points in their pursuit, most writers have experienced writing fears, so this is not a challenge peculiar to you.
I remember when decided I to follow my passion and started writing actively, I had bubbles of anxiety in my stomach for days, I lost several nights of sleep wondering what made me think that I was good enough for anyone to want to spend their time reading my words.
Coupled with that, I enrolled for a creative writing course and as much as I tried not to take the instructors critic to heart, I never looked forward to hearing from her and was literally developing an ulcer from anguish. After much angst, I decided to put my anxiety to an end, to believe in myself and chose to face my fears.
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We set goals and halfway down the line, we lose steam and focus. Here are simple ways that we can apply to stay focused and to achieve successful results.
a cooking pot and twisted tales 