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Thoughts and Tales…A Lifestyle Blog with a Zing.
This is life,
a beautiful, dirty fighter.
filling your eyes with splendour
then punches you in the guts,
with a fist full of pain
that breaks invisible parts
you never knew you had.
This is life,
shaped like a beautiful city,
charming yet endowed with chaos
glitzy upper streets with ghettos to the side;
just when you thought things looked rosy
the stench of its rawness sucks the air out of you
leaving you gasping and watering your face.
©
Jacqueline
When I saw Ronovan’s prompt for this week’s haiku ‘plain & fast’ I didn’t know where to go with it so I left it and went to brew myself a cup of something to drink.
I don’t know if it’s the cheap cup of homemade Cappucino that I am sipping, but as I stood by the kitchen counter pondering over something that’s being going on in my life in recent days, a thought just whispered into my ear ‘life is plain and simple, but we choose to complicate it and lose finding the beauty in every situation when we are in such a hurry to get past an uncomfortable experience.’ That was my answer right there 🙂
So, thanks to the little God of Thoughts and my cup of Cappucino.
In plain thoughts, life is a puzzle,
with no hard and fast rules.
Enjoy it as you fit the pieces.
©
Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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There are times that I have been asked how I can prove that there’s a God and I have always responded with the same quote above.
God is God all by Himself. I cannot limit him by trying to define him in the human context, neither can I constrain his Supreme presence because I seek for him to appear before me so that the doubting Thomases can believe that he exists.
I would rather believe deeply in God and live my life serving him through my fellowship with others than to spend a thousand years drifting in disbelief.
Every day, I see God. I see him in the gurgling laughter of a little child. I see him in the brilliance of the shining Sun, I see him in the birds that roam free and feed on the fat worms of the earth, I see him in the flowers that bloom in glorious colours, I see him in the love of my children and husband, I see him in everything that surrounds me.
Do you see God?
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Life is not lived
On a black and white palette
For there are lots of shades
As well as tints of gray
Life is not a mad dash
Done in a big rush
For with such quick flash
You’ll combust into ash
Life is a sweet saunter with swag
Of swinging Calypso in beautiful sashes
And making bold, colourful splashes.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
The Daily Post prompt Mad Libs.
I was parked behind the big bus when this prompt came in an hour ago, so we chose the word ‘Splash.’
Thanks but no thanks! I have absolutely no desire to be transformed into a mystical being.
Just a few days ago, you made me have Saintly aspirations, and I am still floating under the halo of such euphoric dream.
However, I believe in MAGIC!
I believe in the magic of a Supreme God! The Alpha and Omega.
I believe in the miracle of conception and babies!
I believe in the miracle of breathing free air that I contributed nothing to create!
I believe in miracles! They are all around us! They exist in our everyday lives when we choose to see them!
I believe in the magic of an enduring love that stands the test of time!
I believe in the power of hope! It enlarges your heart and expands your coast!
I believe in the magic of happiness, positive thinking and positive affirmations! It beautifies your life!
I believe in the power of faith and good works! It strengthens you!
I believe in kindness and caring! It has boundless rewards!
I believe in positive human values and good manners!
I believe in family: both the ones we are born into and the one we choose for ourselves!
I believe in the magic of gratitude; it increases you!
I believe in the magical strength of human resilience! Its your path to success!
I believe that dreams do come true when you believe in yourself and irrespective of your age!
I believe that life is beautiful even in its chaotic mundaneness.
I believe in the power of prayer!
I believe in myself and the magic in me 😉
NOW! That is magic!
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
In response to The Daily Post Do you believe in magic?
You have been transformed into a mystical being who has the ability to do magic. Describe your new abilities in detail. How will you use your new skills?
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