a cooking pot and twisted tales
Thoughts and Tales…A Lifestyle Blog with a Zing.
‘The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.’ Plutarch
‘He who opens a school door closes a prison.’ Victor Hugo
This photo reminds me so much of the years that my dad painstakingly held my hands and took me to school.
Blessed be your spirit as you rest on.
Jacqueline
It’s impossible to lick your elbow! Ha! I bet you tried it 😉
For more Monday memes, check out Leannenz blog Nihongo Japango.
Regards,
Jacqueline
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‘Breathe.’ The doctor urged in quiet urgency.
He gently patted the little one on a body that was turning bluish.
How he hated to lose one of these little ones.
No matter how many times he took deliveries, the wonder of  childbirth never failed to grip his heart.
This had been a particularly difficult birth and he prayed that the young mother will not come to, just to be told that her baby didn’t make it.
After several minutes of palpitating and held breath, the little one let out an annoyed squall.
Dr. Han’s eyes were pricked with tears. He knew such a satisfying moment.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Breath,The Daily Post Prompt
The family reunion
Was a disaster!
Aunt Biddy
And aunt Jemimah
Got into a huge squabble.
Uncle Pete threw a punch
Aunt Agatha spat like a cat
Lot’s of secrets
Were let out of the bag
Food flew in the air
The table broke
The chairs broke
I ran for cover.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Disaster, The daily post prompt
I sat nearby and watched the stray eat morsels off the ground and lap up water from a broken pipe. I wondered who owned it, or if it’s a lone ranger with no owner.
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Dinnertime,The Daily post photo challenge.
‘Life is more beautiful when you play games.’ Roald Dahl
Nothing brings out the child in an adult as much as playing – Jacqueline
Finding resolutions to issue’s requires looking at them from different perspectives.
If a mind is fixated on a thought that rejects other angles of views, chances are that such a view will be skewed as well as myopic.
The mind of a thinking man is expandable beyond our imagination and only limited by the measure of our thinking.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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‘PLEASE KEEP SENDING IN THE LINKS.’
Today’s featured blogs are:
Family, parenting and beyond Joan’s posts bring it home and keeps it real. Please pay a visit and say hello.
The meantime How do you wait? What do you do in the meantime? I suggest you read this.
Shipwrecked adoption and PTSDÂ POETRY, bares the soul of its writer.
Train up a child I can’t even begin to describe this article from Michelle. It’s an excellent, well-articulated piece. If I could like it more than once, I will do so severally. I enjoyed it.
Letter to God There are words that make you sigh and tear up a bit and this is my comment to this post ‘It takes courage to share vulnerable parts of us and our challenges. He will surprise you. Just keep your faith. I could feel your pain in these words.
Broken Heart How do you mend a broken heart? A beautiful and simple write filled with sound advice.
Discovery When you discover a carnage from robbers, yet they didn’t make off with the loot, what would be your conclusion? Vengeance? Retribution? Well…
Please visit their blogs and say hello. A few minutes may gain you a friendly support.
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Thank you for your understanding and regards.
‘We create a cohesive community when we come together.’
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
‘A conversation is so much more than words: a conversation is eyes, smiles, the silences between the words.’ Annika Thor
I love real heart to heart tête à  têtes. It reveals bits and pieces of the soul and creates honest moments in between- Jacqueline
Do women enjoy titillating conversations or is it just the menfolk that does?
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It’s often interesting how we keep putting off things that our heart is set on doing as we wait for the right time to arrive.
When is the right time? How do we identify it? Will it come knocking on our door to announce it’s arrival? Will it ever arrive?
Some say it’s when they’ve got enough money set aside, some say that they are waiting for the children to grow up and there are yet many more excuses.
The whole glaring truth is that there will never be the right time except we make it happen. Excuses will always be bountiful and they cost several dozens for nothing, however, the cost of using excuses can be quite expensive.
Let’s start seeking that right time today. Today is it.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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