Midnight Motivations and Musings #7

February 14, 2016February 14, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha17 Comments

A good number of us tend to search for all the excuses under the Sun to justify why we failed in something and to credit other peoples success with so many favourable conditions, which they supposedly didn’t earn.

That’s telling one’s self a lie, which is like eating comfort food to feel better about something.

Where there is a will, in there lies your way. Find it.

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Be Mine…Please Listen to this and tell me what you think..YouTube Vlog

February 14, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha45 Comments

The whiff of your perfume
curls around my senses
as you brush past to grab a seat
in your favoured spot.

My eyes light up in quivery anticipation
of all the sensations
that is associated with your presence

We always board the 6 pm train
Two strangers,You and I
Yet your figure has grown familiar
and your signature perfume
a fragrance I have come to know

It spoke of dusky Summer nights
and those soft rainy days.

Your bare-ringed finger
I have stared at for so long
Within me
I know that you are not spoken for

Your full red lips
Matches your red finger tips
I doubt you know how delectable you look
with your underlip caught between your teeth

The trundle of the train
causes us to sway gently
as we approach each stop

I know that I have to take the plunge now
for the urgency in me has grown into a huge lunge

You step out and I follow in haste
No longer willing to watch you through the windows
as we pull slowly away

Providence seems to be with me today
for your clicking heels catch on a stumble
and I rush to the rescue
a Prince to his fair maiden

For the first time
I catch you in my arms
Your breathing sigh
and your breathless thank you
a worthy boon.

Hello I said to you.

So what do you think? Is it a poem that can carry forward or should be left as is?

Please let me know your thoughts below.

Thank you. 🙂

Life · Love · Poetry/Poems

The True Sense Of The Word…

February 14, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha22 Comments

H ere
A nd now
P erhaps you often
P onder on the true essence of
Y our journey here on Earth

V acillating between different thoughts
A s we humans often do. Our call to
L ove our Maker and
E ach Other is a purpose
N ot
T o be
I gnored
N ow or
E ver.

Love is all encompassing.

Inspiration - Motivation · Midnight motivation and musings · Quotes For You · Self Help · Weave that Dream

Midnight Motivations and Musings #6…

February 13, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha18 Comments

Need I say more?

Our wishful thoughts on the things that we hope for, will only remain buried, wishful and wasted unless we begin to act on them.

The fear of failure is the greatest failure in itself. Be afraid, but do it!

You just might surprise yourself.

Hope · Inspiration - Motivation · Midnight motivation and musings · Self Help · Weave that Dream

Midnight Motivations and Musings #4

February 11, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha14 Comments

This is self-explanatory isn’t it?

The more you hold on to hope, no matter how tiny, the more it brims over.

Don’t allow the voice of pessimism drag you down and as much as possible, don’t engage in feeding yourself with all the negative back talk nor absorb other people’s negative diatribes.

It’s their opinion and it doesn’t have to be yours.

Remember that there is power in the tongue and the words you speak into your life, embeds in your mind. If therefore you keep speaking negative words, that negativity squashes any seed of hope planted in you.

Hold on to your hope. In everything!

Blog-hopping · Blogging

A SHOUT OUT TO NEW BLOGGERS…

February 11, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha40 Comments

Hello and welcome.

Are you new to the choppy waters of the blogging World? Are you relatively young in Blog-Land * I am still young too, just a 9 months shy old baby* but I have a way of appearing old 😉

I know what it feels like to be a new kid on the block, wondering how I can find my footing and makes some friends.

Sometimes, it seems like a drag and takes ages, but we are here to support each other.

This is one place you can join and do some good stepping at my Valentine Shindig on the 13th/14th. Just a few days away.

It’s an opportunity to meet some awesome, lovely, friendly blogger friends of mine.

You get an opportunity to showcase yourself, interact and gain some confidence.

It shouldn’t be a worry that you don’t have so much going on in your blog at the moment.

Remember that ‘iron sharpens iron’ and you can get inspired from seeing what others are doing by mingling with them.

We are quite a supportive bunch to hang out with even if we do get to paint the town red a couple of times, it’s just in good faith 😉

Now don’t be shy. Join the party train to bubble and shuffle.

Looking forward to seeing you in your glad rags.

Enjoy a good day.

P.S. To my old friends. You can help by sharing this to reach other younger kids in the zone. If you get my drift. Thank you 🙂

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The Only 7 Star Luxury Hotel In The World…Echoes Of My Neighbourhood 9

February 11, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha53 Comments

On Thursday’s, I share a picture about ‘Echos of my Neighbourhood.

I would like to invite you to participate. The challenge is quite simple.

Every Thursday, share a photo of bits and pieces of wherever you are at any point in time. It could be houses, backgrounds of your neighbourhood, activities and so forth and you can tag it Echos of my Neighbourhood, add my link to your post so that I will get the ping from your post.

Every other Thursday, I will publish a post with the links of all those who participated the previous week.

This is just a fun way of getting to see more of the World around us through your eyes, since we cannot all be at those places, we can at least see them through you.

Without mincing words, the plushness of this luxurious hotel is fabulous.

Last week’s Echoes brought in quite some fresh views:

Sarah C gives us a sneak peek into her neighbourhood. Now wander over and say hey.

Writing in North Norfolk I tell you, there is something calming and enchanting about Norfolk. I could visualize a lovely wedding going on in that Church and someone rushing to that booth to call the Constable. Pictures put my imagination in overdrive.

Stella is trying her best to enchant us into moving to Copenhagen, Denmark.

Roaming Urban gypsy presents us with an irresistible ride. I can feel the vibes in there.

Kat’s lovely and scenic vacation spot of Hatteras Island is totally energizing. Even a non-poet will be able to wax some lyrics about these skies.

I enjoy Pancake Bunnykins fresh and on the spot views of her neighbourhood. Always a surprise tucked away in the corner.

Mandibelle‘s corner shows us what we all need and cherish in our lives. Solid bonds and foundation.

Never a dull bling‘s photos always brings delight to the eyes. There is a lot to look out for and such things captivate me.

I think I will go clicking some more.

So, when can we get a peek at yours? Pllllleeeeeaaasssseee with a cherry on top 😉

Regards,

Blogging · Gratitude · Hope · Quotes For You · Self Help

When You Want To Go Far…

February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha8 Comments

The funny African proverb that says ‘when we all piss together it foams’ comes to my mind as I write this post.

Another one equally states that ‘when you want to go fast, you go alone, but if you want to go very far, you go with others.’

For the first time, I will be hosting a blog party (Valentine Shindig) and hopefully, from then I will continue hosting a monthly blog-hop meet ups to encourage newbies as well as the older ones to mingle and develop a cohesive community.

I sent out feelers to feel the pulse of my readers and not only has the response been awesome but the support as well and I cannot fail but to express my appreciation.

A good number of lovely bloggers have shown their support and encouragement to me by re-blogging and tweeting my invitation and posts in this regard and it totally fills me with a sense of gratitude and joy.

There is no way that I would be able to do it by myself or to cover as much ground if not for the generosity and support that I have received from a good number of you.

I am thankful and indeed grateful to have supportive friends in this community and as is said in my place ‘the fowl does not forget the person that allowed her to roost by her fireplace during the raining season. ‘During your rainy days, may you find a warm fireplace to roost.’

You can join Colline’s or Maria Jansson gratitude challenge platforms.

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You Are Banished! Go To Your Room 101!…Ranting

February 9, 2016February 9, 2016 jacquelineobyikocha22 Comments

What a delightful way to cast my baleful eyes and vent at some poorly behaved humans while having fun doing it as well.

Thank you my dear Amanpan for your generous invitation.

Now, I don’t have to feel bad for using my imperial power of thinking to banish some people 😉

Here are my nominees:

I have a tidy list of offenders that I would like to banish to their room, but I will just stick to five as specified.

That ungentlemanly behaved fellow that traveled up the 43rd floor with me, on a lift that stopped on every floor. He was ‘Chewing gum so loudly’ and blowing the bubbles like a total ass. I love to chew gum but not in a clackety clack manner, right in someone’s face. I felt like taking the gum and sealing his lips for just a few seconds, but only managed to give him a malevolent look 😉

Loud phone calls in public. I love people watching quite alright and eavesdropping occasionally, but for the life of me, I don’t want to know everything about your life that you must have your entire conversation right in my ears in your loud voice. Save the quarrel for when you get home or wherever it is. I sat in the bus beside a lady and my bus ride which was taken as a pleasure to Deira market turned into a cacophony of hisses and heated argument of a lady and whoever it was at the other end for a whole 45 minutes and unfortunately, I did not have my headphones with me.

Can you make up your mind? Keeping everyone else waiting while you dash off to get the tomatoes, then the milk, then the stick of butter, then a loaf of bread. Geez! Make a shopping list please.

The man blocking the plane aisle with his over-sized carry on which cannot fit and we all have to queue behind him whilst he tries to squash it in by force, with all the extras that he has as well. What happened to checking it in?

I know it seems the in-thing these days, but for the love of heaven, can that lady with the need to show some extra cleavage cover up a bit more of those mammary glands and young man, by the way, I don’t think I want to see your butt-crack either. Thank you very much.

I would have loved to continue, but I have to stop now. That guy that leaves his sweat all over the machines in the gym drives me crazy 😉

Here are the rules:

Thank the blogger that nominated you.
Award 5 bloggers who fascinate, intrigue or tickle your curiosity with the Room 101 (award) badge logo on their About pages and linking to them in your post.
Tell us the 5 things you would banish to Room 101!
Attach these rules to your post.
Grab your badge above and enjoy adding it to your trophy case, but please be respectful of the creator of the award by never altering the logo and never changing the rules.

Enjoy the rant.