Love is cheaper than Hate
Buy it often
Its worth the bargain.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Tag: inspire
Don’t steal the shine….
Do not bother stealing my shine or anyone’s own, ‘cos it most definitely won’t fit you.
Begin to think more about your possibilities and dwell less on the impossibilities.
Surround yourself with positive minds and props that bolster your efforts.
Let go of all negative energy that drains your radiance.
Learn to dream, because those who don’t dream,
aspire for nothing.
Keep your eyes on your bigger picture,
and as you create the lines and curves,
even though it might seem to be in bits and pieces,
soon enough, your picture will emerge and,
your lines will fall in the right places.
Remember,
Your success should never be measured with a scale that belongs to another,
Because their scale just might be broken.
Besides, we are all running different and individual races.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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Make Haste, make haste…
Make haste, make haste!
Grandma kept saying.
A stitch in time saves nine!
She reiterated.
And I kept ignoring,
Not trying to understand.
Her imploring words to make haste,
Were but a sign.
Now I understand,
Quite literally, I say.
That little hole in my pants,
Just turned into one major tear.
I now need fifty stitches plus more,
Not even nine will suffice.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Perfect? No, not I…
Certainly, I know that I am not perfect,
And that is perfectly alright.
Neither are you, or you and you!
Human flaws are characteristics we all share in common.
Some flaws are deeply entrenched,
Like the mandatory make up stripes on a zebra,
While some flaws are momentarily switched on,
As changeable as a flash bulb.
Some give it a posh title – eccentric, uniqueness, schizophrenic, deficient, myopic …and so on,
Or the simpler names – faults, shortcomings, intolerance, and so on. …
I call it exposing your humanity,
You being who you are.
In each of us, exists a beauty and a beast,
Like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
It all depends on which side of your humanity you choose to expose.
In each of us exists a redeeming quality,
As minutiae as it may be.
Consider the good qualities of a man,
Weighed against his faulty sides,
And judge his character based on that which outweighs the other.
Let us bear with each other,
For the fault lies in our differences,
And none of us is above such criticism.
Don’t spend too much time dwelling on those flaws,
Life is too short to waste on things that cannot change,
But by all means, change the flashbulbs as often as you can,
For better illumination on the path of your journey,
Your final destination will be worth the effort.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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