Today, I’m thankful for a roof over my head and food on my table.
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Tomorrow is Pregnant…
Trying to blog on my phone is a trying affair, to say the least. I haven’t sat down for more than a few minutes since I got to Lagos because I’ve got a lot to cover in just a few days. Lots of family and friends to see, laughter and gossip to catch up on.
I can’t believe how the days are flying past. I just boarded the plane how many hours ago on Sunday and now it’s Wednesday with only two more days to spend here.
I feel happy that I came and yet sad at the same time. Lagos is still my Lasgidi, though it seems as if things have been at a stand still with the poor government that has done its’ best to keep its people in poverty.
The wonderful thing about this place is the resilience of its’ people. The larger than life attitude towards life that they possess.
I am thankful for this opportunity to visit home once again. For family and good friends. For an epileptic light and internet service, bumpy, dusty roads š it’s all good.
It is said that no one knows what tomorrow will bring and according to my people, we say that ‘tomorrow is pregnant and also backing a baby.’
Therefore, be wholly thankful for today that you have with you. There’s always something to be thankful for.
Jacqueline
If you wish to participate in a gratitude challenge, there areĀ several gratitude/thankful platforms in the blogosphere that you can tune into and get your ithankful going on. I canāt express in words the enormity of Joy and fulfillment that comes from having a heart of gratitude. Please check outĀ Mariaās blog,Ā Collineās blog and Bernadetteās for thankful/gratitude challenges.
Where is Home?
Where is home? For a lot of us, it’s easy to point to that parcel of land, with its building and the things inside that make it their home. For an unfortunate number, there’s no home, but under the elements, with their misshapen belongings and a shredded piece of carton as their bed.
For a good number of us who are sojourners in various lands, ourĀ home has come to mean more than our physical abode. In my opinion, one of the sides of having lived in 3 Continents at various points in my life is that each of these places captures a piece of your heart with its essence and represents home one way or the other.
Over the years, my homes have differed from country to country, I have had to shed material belongings over and over, but I have ultimately gathered beautiful experiences and memories on my path with my family.
Walking home after an evening’s stroll.
You are my home…
Sweet husband of mine,
You touch me in the depths of my being
in ways that I can’t sufficiently express.
The communion of body, mind, and soul
experienced with you by my side
always makes me know that I’m home.
Saying that I love you is so paltry;
I adore you and would be lost without you.
Ā© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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This Is My Home…personal
Home lies in the beat of my heart.
Home lies in your loving arms
Home is wherever you are
Though I wander seas afar
You’ll always be on my mind.
In my days spent on Earth, my journey through life has taken me many times in so many directions, away from the shores of bricks and mortar that we called home.
From the Eastern part of my country in my childhood days, to the Western part as a young adult, I set up home in many places, but my heart lay in my parents abode.
That was the way it was until I got married and my heart expanded to accommodate some more.
In my years of matrimony, we have perambulated quite a bit. We have moved across countries and continents; from Africa to North America to Middle East and who knows where next.
In these years, I have consistently learnt to shed myself of material knick-knacks that may not make the cut during any move.
I appreciate creature comforts like other human, my cosy bed, the living room, kitchen and dining, but over these years of sojourning, I have learnt in truth, that bricks and mortar may make a house, but home are those who lie in it.
Be it a tent under the stars
Be it a caravan on the plains
Be it a mansion in a beautiful city
My home surely lies with you.
Ā© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Photo 101
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- Feeling at home in Dubai
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- That was home in the background back in Houston and the mail box. Yes, it’s a cupcake š
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- Building cup pyramid in my kitchen – Houston
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- A part of the living room – Dubai
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- Christmas time with my favourite people
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- Home in Lagos
Little Tweets….
In response to Writing 101, Day 5: Let social media inspire you:
One of the goals of Writing 101 is to tap into new and unexpected places for post ideas. Today, letās look to Twitter for inspiration. Donāt worry ā you donāt need a Twitter account to participate in this prompt. Below, youāll see five tweets: each tweet is interesting in its own way, and we hope one will elicit a response from you.
I chose to respond to all tweets:
My Response: To empty oneself each time, is no mean task.
My Response: Home is that feeling embedded within you.
My response: That shows the capacious nature of brain. It stores all the gems and junks.
My response: The more you procrastinate, the less the zeal.
My response: There is so much to learn. You never stop, until life stops.
Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Little Nuggets….
Treasure
Seek Wisdom like nuggets to treasure;
Embrace her with every pleasure;
For she will give good measure;
Under all forms of pressure.
Secret
If I should tell you my secret;
Would you chirp it like a cricket?
Dragging down my spirit;
Just for a meal ticket.
Home
To my heart, home is where you are;
Your warm embrace and distinct fragrance;
Pulls me in and gives me anchor;
From place to place;
Through seasons of time;
and the parade of many faces.
Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
In response to Writing 101 Assignment 3: Prompts come in many different forms. Sometimes, a single word is all you need to get your mindās wheels turning. Here are six words: Treasure, Regret, Home, Love, Uncertainty, Secret
