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Thoughts and Tales…A Lifestyle Blog with a Zing.
You were afraid
to live your dreams,
and you buried them
in the place you believed
they would be safe;
now everyone who goes by
sees a forest of possibilities.
#Buried dreams
©
Jacqueline
Never say that someone held you back from becoming who you want to be. They can only try to hinder your steps ‘cos the only person you become is the person that you choose to be.
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Every Tuesday, I share snippets of thoughts that I call ‘My Thinking Corner.’
I would like to invite you to participate. The challenge is quite simple. You can check this link for more details.
Our minds are completely connected and serve as a guide to how we shape and reshape our lives and even our bodies to further achieve greater potentials. You can either spend your time griping and begrudging everything that’s not going as it should or you could spend your time expanding your thoughts, thinking about worthwhile experiences.
Loving yourself, living in the moment and dwelling on happy thoughts is the quickest route you can take to create or recreate a wonderful life for yourself.
Bisi shares snippets on how you can keep growing even with your wins and Oba’s wise thoughts on intentional living is worth keeping in mind.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
For some reason, the pair of words ‘River & Stone’ that Ronovan gave us for this weeks’ haiku brings thoughts of possibilities to my mind.
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© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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Life is full of possibilities but you’ve got the leave the corridors of I can’t to the elevators of I’ll do my best to keep seeing change and empowering results.
Most times, change is painful and slow, but once it’s set in motion, there’s an incremental result.
We have to leave negativity behind to see clearer. Always keep an open mind, hearing ears (note that there’s a difference between listening and actually hearing), seeing eye’s – beyond the peripheries and an empathetic questioning mind.
We are called to live life in the fullness of joy and though this might be impossible to achieve 100% of the time, it’s possible to get it 95% of the time.
Love and Light,
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
I can see clearly now the ghosts are laid to rest
Broken visions melded and better than the first
Atop the ladder of scattered dreams and buried bones,
I glimpse the brighter vision reflected and renewed.
**an excerpt of my poem**
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It’s a natural tendency for us to seek the approval and support of those who we consider our friends and loved ones because no one exists in a vacuum or isolation.
It’s also normal to find that some of those around us may not buy into our dreams or be our cheerleaders. Some will outrightly express their dissension while some may not voice it, but their attitude towards you will show their contrary opinion.
The truth is that the natural inclination of most people is to seek for the difficulties and all the reasons why an aspiration won’t work, before seeking for the possibilities.
One needs to be attuned spiritually to determine whether the criticism or voice of dissension is truly born out of honest conviction and concern for your well-being or whether the naysaying is borne out of envy, automated pessimism.
There is always need to weed out the chaff and keep the wheat. It’s not every opinion that you should pay mind to.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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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