One Pence

Hi my lovelies, I have a beautiful story to share with you. 

It was a mini exercise we did in the church: please keep reading. So, during sermon, the priest asked if anyone had one pence coin and that they bring it out. We did. 

One Pence
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We were asked to look at both sides of the coin, close our eyes and differentiate between the two. 

Most of us weren’t able to do so. Then, he asked us to pray for the blind.

He asked that we look at the side with the picture of the queen's head and pray for the country and other nations. We continued and turned to the side with the picture of crowned portcullis with chains and prayed for all prisoners.

Lastly, he made us hold the pence in the center of our palms and prayed for beggars. 

It was an exceptional experience for me: having to meditate, think about different experiences and challenges people face in their daily lives. 

I love it when the word of God is so simplified and yet mysterious.

Have a blessed weekend Friends. 

P.S.

Sorry Friends, I had to re-post as the previous one would not open. Thanks to a loyal reader that made me aware.  

Happy People

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I saw this pretty petite lady dancing

throwing her hands freely into the air

in a not sunny nor cold but dull weather

some distances away from the bus stop in a busy area.

She was all smiles and looked completely happy. 

Clothed in a flowered colourful shirt, long spotted skirt and trainers

I suppose she wouldn't notice the staring faces of passersby. 

She continued smiling and perhaps was worried about nothing.

Amazingly, there ought to be food and shelter

Some where for her.

If she can be that happy then why cant you?

If the very lady I just told you about

can be that pleased with herself and jubilate,

then, I would like to believe there are some many things you can be thankful for.

Stop being sober, be happy and worry less.

 
P. S. Thanks friends for making out time to read some of my posts. May your year be fulfilled.

New Year:To Be Resolute Or Not.

We rarely talk about the new year without mentioning the huge 'new year resolutions'. It is a good idea to be fully prepared for a new year; being hopeful that undoubtedly it has good things in stock for us. This could be likened to the way we are willing to accept and welcome new people or babies in our lives.

Recently, I had a chat with a friend about the new year;what should be expected and the likes. The chat was going on well and all of a sudden she said in a very careless tone  'I no longer do new year resolutions'.

I was going to ask her where did that one come from,  in the sense that I don't know how such an idea got into her head let alone hearing her say it. 'Sorry...'  She laughed at me and repeated herself. She added that it is childish. Gone are the days when in the beginning of a year people make lists of things they want to do; lose weight and quit smoking, nothings changes it is the same like in the past days and past year. She really made herself clear.I had to listen to all of that despite knowing I had heard enough. However, I knew it would get to my turn and that she would have to take in what I was going to say.

In my opinion, such lists are not applicable to everyone. Cliches like that are overly rattled and not paid attention to. Besides, when we talk about the new year resolution it doesn't necessarily mean that we are about discarding all our previous ways of life or former ways of doing things. In fact, towards the end of a year, I like doing a total reflection of the whole year; how I have fared, whether I achieved some set targets, unexpected favours, difficult situations and how I handled them, some nice people I met, people who influenced me, people who challenged me-those that made me put in more effort at some point, personal improvements...the list is endless. This is my kind of list and obviously with this, I usually have some provisions for some new year resolutions because there are things I would like to carry along, some modified while others dropped. They equally groom one properly as they attain certain life milestones.

I gave her some examples that were applicable to her and at the end she agreed with me but said she still don't call them resolutions. I didn't argue further since the problem now is the word and not the act. We never used the word 'Resolution' but settled for making some 'modifications' and 'new decisions' where necessary. 

By the time you know it, we were back to our new year yarn; what we would love to achieve in it and how we are going to go about it. 

I know she wouldn't be the only one with such perception of the new year resolution albeit, there could be other reasons why people ditch resolutions in the beginning of a year. However, I would like us to see the need to make certain life adjustments when a new year sets in- no mater how little they are.

Lastly, I was pleased we had that chat within the first week of the first month of the year and I know this is very likely to be your first time of reading this post in the first month of the year. Did I mention that my friend is neither fat nor smokes yet the first set of resolutions she could think of was to lose weight and to quite smoking. 

Plan well and achieve your dreams friends.

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Nature is powerful.

It can be so lovely sitting outside and listening to nature. Sitting on a concrete bench at a corner outside my church made me realise that. I was waiting for a colleague who I was going to attend a function with. After some minutes of pressing my phone and virtually not doing any particular meaningful thing it occurred to me I can actually sit and be calm, probably do some meditation.

So, I went for it. The noises from whistling birds and that from a flowing water filled my ears, making me fully aware of the natural environment which I barely noticed some minutes earlier. It was a sunny day though  equally  windy moving the flowers and tree leaves form one direction to another.

It was so inspirational and meditative just siting and paying attention to all these than trying to do anything else. From where I sat, I could see passersby as well without them noticing my presence. Everything and everyone at that moment seemed so special and has a message to send across to me. Lots of wonderful ideas came into mind, showing me different sides to many issues especially in a more positive perspective. Some ideas that that seemed so difficult to analyse or handle appeared so easy within seconds. It kind of made me see there is always an approach to everything and how little things we do for people could mean so much to them that they forever live with such memories.


Nature is beautiful and powerful. I guess we all need these kind of time to re-freshen our body and soul. It can also be a very good way of beating stress. I was pleased to have been some minutes early for my appointment which made this unique encounter and engaging discovery possible.

Being Considerate.

We all need affection.

At times, we become so engrossed with our lives, be it with work, good times and so on that we actually forget that others could be having a hard time and need to be talked to considerately.

It is as if we assume that when we are all good and enjoying the beauty of life every other person is on the same page as us. However, this is not usually the case as sometimes, it takes turns.

No matter where we are, how and the position we see ourselves, it is very essential that we always know how to address and treat others. Even when you think you have lots of stories to tell or good news to share with them do try and be reasonable enough to know how they themselves are faring. 

Always be thoughtful in all you do and do try to make people feel functionally alive and happy when they are with you irrespective of the your situation. 

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Your Road is Not mine.

In life, we seek different things.
And that tends to direct our various pathways.
We set goals
And work earnestly to see them accomplished.

No matter how long it takes
Where it leads us to
Irrespective of what we encounter
We remain focused

As humans, who are diverse in nature
And almost insatiable
We quest for better ways
Long for everything good throughout our lifetime.

Most times encountering difficulties
There are times we almost gave-up
Thinking we cannot go any longer
But we never did.

Some people's road might be straight
Some with bends
A few hilly
Others seem to be mixed up.

What matters is that we all have purpose

We know we are heading somewhere

You might be there now

I am right behind you.

Follow your road and I follow mine

That we are not on the same path

Does not mean I am on the wrong track

Neither does it say that I am lost.