One Month To Christmas…

Folks, It’s the season once again!!! It’s exactly one month to Christmas, today!!!

The most festive Christian holidays is here with so much frenzy in the air. People have begun to shop for gifts and presents for their families and loved ones. The whole environment is agog with the colours of the special season. I just love the beautiful decorations everywhere… the sparkling lights, the Christmas colours of red and white… Wow!!!

My Special Thanksgiving!!!

Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. I began this season of thanksgiving with my post “The Month of November”, where I wrote about the Thanksgiving holiday. Though I don’t live in the US, reflecting on the underlying theme of this holiday, I am grateful for so many things in life.

Being Grateful and Thankful…

Today, the sun is casting its glow from afar and the trees are silently praying for the cold to end. It’s so bright out here that for a minute you’d think this was summertime until you step outside to embrace the wintry breeze. I tell you, my face is all brightened up because there is a compelling spasm of excitement in the air. Oh yes, it’s Thanksgiving Day in the United States and I am kinda celebrating here too ‘cos every day is a ‘thanksgiving day’ for me.

Yesterday, I was on the phone with my sister in the US and a couple of friends too to know their plans for this glorious day. A sure fact remains that it will be a day to get together with families and friends; to merry and enjoy an array of delicious foodies…Oh! Somebody dish me some food ‘cos I’m already drooling. Haha!

And guess what? Tomorrow is Black Friday! Is anyone excited about this? Well, not me though. All the shops are buzzing with great discounts and sales. But I am wary of sales these days and try not to fall for such bait… as sales has a way of depleting my account while I settle for unwanted purchases – I am wiser now and visit the shops with my eyes wide open, lol. But hey, Black Friday is a good day to visit the malls ‘cos there are exciting activities to behold.

Wow! So much to take in this week. This ecstatic feeling has pushed away all the worries of yesterday. It gives me an exhilarating feeling to know that better days are coming. To know that one day, I will jettison yet, again, these heavy layers of clothing in exchange for my summer glitters and flip flops.

As I stepped out into the beautiful sunshine, I could feel the crispness of the weather on my skin and as usual, people walked briskly to their various destinations clad in the usual cold colours of winter. Everyone appeared to be so much in a hurry. And perhaps there are those people who have nowhere to go but to allow the cold morning breeze seep into their lives.

What can I do without life? What can I do without this breath of mine. I am so grateful and thankful for life and for food.

So what are you thankful for?

Peace and Love!

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The Daily Prompt – Scorched!

The Scorching Sun

So high in the sky

Yet, very near with her burning ignition

I soared through the pains

That pierced my ebony skin

Entrances and Exits…

The trees are going bare and nude

‘Cos the leaves are dispersing one by one

Just as people who stroll into our lives

Leave us one by one at certain periods

I grieve as I watch entrances and exits

The pains of gaining and of loosing

Of moments spent together in bliss

And the brokenness with goodbyes

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Such is the way life is made of

That seasons come and seasons go

As the autumn shifted her fall beam and glow

To let winter’s hands grip my body again

Oh, this season too comes with her bliss

Heralding the peculiar beauty of the times

The jingle bells are ringing again

Aah, I must endure this slap of harsh cold

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Life is recurring and seasonal

People come and people go

Low moments and high moments

A time to sow and a time to reap

A period of recession and of boom

Just as people stroll into our lives

They must exit our space too

We inhale and exhale

For no moment last forever

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Peace and Love!

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Fighting the Demons Within…

It has been a little over one year when this whole course began. I started a blog. Yes, this very blog. And this brought me to starting a new friendship. Call it a virtual love of people and of things. It was a triumph to conceive the thoughts of starting and to begin eventually. A reality. The longings thus came to fruition. Though, I couldn’t stage a formal celebration for reasons… and I let it pass until another time… 

The Month Of November!

The month of November ushers us into the inevitable change in weather when it’s going to get colder, darker, rainy and wet, and probably with flurries of snow. Then boom, comes winter in its full glare! The month of November is significant and it holds different meanings for different people.  For some, it is a birth month and for the Americans, it’s a month of Thanksgiving. In the Christian religious calendar, different commemorations and celebrations are held in November. 

Weekly Photo Challenge – Chaos!

This week, Ben Huberman asked us to embrace disorder and its creative power. “Share your own take on chaos, whether it’s the mess in your living room, a busy street crossing, a party on the verge of getting a little out of hand, or any other subject that celebrates a lack of (visual) control.”

The Daily Prompt – Sincere!

I only saw yesterday’s prompt today… and I wanted to write it and use the opportunity to ask some pertinent questions. Today, I’d like you to critique me and my blog. What do you like about this blog and what do you not like?

Devotional Nuggets – #54

It is fulfilling to discover one’s purpose in life.

The purpose driven life, how fulfilling to discover it!  There are people who are already living their purpose in life. While there are others who are still groping in the dark, trying to find their bearing in the scheme of things. Nothing gives joy and fulfilment, a sense of completeness to know you are walking the right path of your existence. It gives a great feeling but sadly, not everyone can boast of this. Not everyone is living their purpose in life.