tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83671746533850370332024-02-18T21:40:44.493-08:00K L U S T E R V I L L EA POT-POURRI OF MY THOUGHTS,THE WORLD AROUND ME AND THINGS RELEVANT.AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-14253524776549482852014-09-19T02:15:00.003-07:002014-09-19T02:15:50.006-07:00BE NICE<br />
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The world is a big place, full of people.What are the odds that you would run into certain random people twice or more in your lifetime? You cannot really say. People change, places change and situations certainly do not remain the same.<br />
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Be careful how you slam doors in your life. Slammed doors in places. Slammed doors on people. Slammed doors on ideas. Seasons change.Some of those doors you will need to use in the future. Will you be able to open them back?<br />
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One thing is certain, people most times never forget. Before you take that next action or speak those words remember to be nice. The world is a small town with the same people. <br />
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- Tola<br />
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AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-18226690971023480492014-06-05T03:17:00.002-07:002014-06-05T03:38:42.052-07:00Life Is An Adventure<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</xml><![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Life is beautiful. It is a gift
and also a wonderful adventure.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">It is possible to be here on earth
and not really live. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">I do not mean having everything
you have ever wanted.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Neither do I mean been completely
content and happy all the time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Try to give your all to whatever
Godly cause or purpose you believe in. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">It is either wholly or nothing at
all. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Take time to pause and enjoy the
little things even in the middle of chaos going on within and outside of you.
Try not to hate the day before you even step out of the house in the
morning. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Speak to your day, it can hear and
trust God to make stepping out everyday worthwhile. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">You do not have to experience
everything out there. Not all paths are yours to take. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Some risk are worth taking.
Sometimes you will make mistakes. Get up and continue with your life. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">People will pass through your
life. Like the flow of a stream, some will look for something in you to hold on
to, whether good or bad. Others might just come and go, like they were never
there. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Think of the next man. Let your
heart be open to the needs of others. Your bronze is another man's gold. Let
God use you to meet a need. Go on adventure with God. Climb through mountains
with Him. Watch Him slay strongholds in your life. Let Him lead you through
doors without having to turn the lock. Marvel as He makes a way where there
seemed to be no way. I tell you, life is an adventure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">-Tola </span><br />
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<br />AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-3843745631124059992014-05-30T12:34:00.001-07:002014-05-30T12:34:27.481-07:00No More HidingThings left covered do not heal - TD Jakes<br />
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No More Hiding.<br />
Only three people knew his secret. One of them lived in Italy now. The other was close by. Close enough to remind him of where he was 5years ago. Things were working so well in his life. He would be marrying Tinuke in three months time. They were looking forward to starting a family immediately after they became husband and wife. But, a part of him was somewhere faraway. A beautiful little girl who had the same nose and piercing eyes like her father. He looked at his image in the mirror and what he saw were the eyes of Victory staring back at him.<br />
How long was he going to keep this hidden? The past seemed so far away and buried at the time he took that decision. Now he had to deal with it. He had taken a wrong turn 6 years ago. He knew God had forgiven him. But why did he still feel so much shame?<br />
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"Your redeemer God says: I left you but only for a moment. Now with enormous passion I am bringing you back. In an outburst of anger I turned my back on you-but only for a moment. It is with everlasting love, I am tenderly caring for you".<br />
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Those words in Isaiah 54 v7-8 kept playing in his head. God forgave him and God will help him sort it all out. He had to stop hiding his daughter. He needs to take this step to complete his healing process that started one year ago in his living room. He did not live in the past anymore. He has seen the light. It is time to come out.<br />
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No matter what you did in the past, God loves you and He still wants to have a relationship with you. Your mistakes and wrong turns in life should be left at His feet. Nothing is hidden before God. He knows everything. Your past might be in the form of a hurt,a person that is a constant reminder of how foolish you once acted, physical scars, emotional wounds. Whatever it is, give it to God and watch Him make you whole.AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-31274905946901798602012-08-13T06:35:00.001-07:002012-08-13T06:39:42.020-07:00Dance...I have restless feet,<br />
I want to go somewhere<br />
Eager to hear music play<br />
I want to sway to a lovesong<br />
I really want to dance. <br />
Someday, soon not alone<br />
For now I will dance<br />
Even if I hear no music.<br />
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AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-51276016856620847922012-08-02T03:13:00.001-07:002013-03-13T08:13:12.457-07:00Women<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I attended a women's program recently. During one of the sessions, we were told to hold hands, two by two and look into the eyes of the person whose hands you were holding. I have issues maintaining eye contact with people. Take a glance and look away. That is what I do. I remember the much older woman whose hands I was holding telling me it was not so difficult. With time I would get used to it. After a while we prayed for each other. The words just flowed in prayer. It felt good.</span><br />
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As a woman, if you saw me ( a fellow woman) for the first time, would you judge me without even speaking to me? Do I get a tag because of what I have on or the fact that I do not look a certain way on the day you laid eyes on me? Would I use the challenge you are passing through to describe you?</div>
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Would I ask my fellow married sisters to be wary of you
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As a young woman, would you be willing to learn from an older woman? Do you know it all? Can you be corrected? </div>
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Can women be together in one room and
really be what we are...women- womb carriers, midwives, helpers?</div>
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<br />AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-51512034883730568802011-12-05T06:07:00.000-08:002013-03-13T08:14:55.365-07:00F O R G I V E , . .I do not have an issue with Forgivness.<br />
Or so I thought.<br />
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Little did I know that I had simply not loved enough<br />
Or probably not been really hurt by someone dear. <br />
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Now I need to consider that word and simply act it out.<br />
On a scale, the hurt weighs so much...more. <br />
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But..for this hurt,<br />
I will forgive.AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-26724275531538407442011-11-17T03:28:00.000-08:002011-11-17T03:28:29.756-08:00What surrounds you?It is common knowledge that the people you surround yourself with often reflects in the way you see and live your life. I have understood that better in the past few years. <br />
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I have friends. I think I have made more friends in the past few years.I have some major influences in my life.There is a special friend who tells me the truth, even though it hurts me and we probably will not exchange words for a few days till I cool off! There is one who knows my dream and gives me the opportunity to express it even if she has to come to me to do that! Some make me smile. Others make me think. Some make me go on my knees. Some make me work. Some just want to talk! A senior friend has taught me how important physical presentation is. I know I started dressing up better after I met her.She also hates mediocrity. I appreciate what I have because of some. I have taken a leap of faith with some. <br />
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I hear lifting words week after week where I worship. These days I see things differently. I have a green mentality. I now know what is important. Very different from what is urgent. I now view serving differently. Now, I am glad to go to God's house. I am also answerable to certain people there.I do not like it sometimes but it puts me in check!<br />
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This is me. What surrounds you?AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com3Lagos9.081999 8.6752770000000514.228243 2.6747520000000513 13.935755 14.675802000000051tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-84227405668705761622011-06-15T07:08:00.000-07:002011-06-15T07:08:56.123-07:00Life.....this week<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have experienced different kinds of emotions this week.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is just Wednesday and so much has happened.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I remember looking at pictures of the earthquake in </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">New Zealand on Monday and thinking... are things ever</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">going to be the same in the world?</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> <br />
Whenever you hear that a person has passed on,</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">what comes to your mind? The loved ones left behinde?</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> The emptiness of the space the person once occupied?</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For that person, a chapter has ended.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Another has began.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Its so easy to get carried away with self.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pause for a moment and catch up with the lives of others.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Help the other in what ever way you can.Conquer greed.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Share your blessings. Certain things will not matter after now.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is life this week.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<li>I cannot resist a glance at my reflection in a glass.</li>
<li> I daydream during church sermons.</li>
<li>I meet someone for the first time and I do a quick scan;clothes, bags, shoes.Check!</li>
<li>I constantly imagine myself sitting in my boss's chair.</li>
<li> I pay my tithes after deducting my expenses.</li>
<li>I know its over... but I do not want to move on.</li>
<li>I do not feel beautiful.</li>
<li>I look at someone's spouse and "wish you were mine"</li>
<li>I am haunted by babies I wish I had.</li>
<li>I always look at the clock.</li>
<li>I am not making eternal investments.</li>
<li>I think it is too late.</li>
<li>I never take a risk.</li>
<li>I am living a false life. </li>
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It was a strange number and I did not know w ho it was.<br />
Then she introduced herself. I had her number on my other phone.<br />
Some weeks ago, the workers in my church had gone on evangelism<br />
close to our church vicinity.<br />
I had spoken to a woman who was washing clothes by a tap. She told <br />
me she washed clothes for money. She did not understand English and <br />
was a moslem. Hmmm...How do I preach to a moslem and in the yoruba<br />
language? I remember that not knowing what to do, I asked her if there<br />
was anything she wanted me to pray about. She requested that I pray for <br />
her children. I prayed . In yoruba language. Truth is I stumbled most times as<br />
I do not think I have ever had to pray in yoruba.<br />
We exchanged numbers as I saved my telephone numbers on her phone <br />
and promised to give her a call from time to time. I called her a week later. <br />
It was a pleasant call.<br />
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I was having a "not so good" day. One of those days when you feel so<br />
overwhelmed and just wish someone would understand you and not<br />
really say much...just be there. <br />
Madam Mariama's call that day to know how I was doing reminded me<br />
of seeds of care we sow into the lives of people. These seeds give birth. <br />
Whenever, a face or name comes to your mind, to try reach out. It could be <br />
through a call, a text, mail or a silent word of prayer. Somewhere, you will<br />
be putting a smile on someone' face.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;">tola</span>AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-79041854022331424132011-01-13T00:47:00.000-08:002011-01-13T00:47:44.414-08:00CHEZ IFE ( LOVE PLACE)<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>The door sign read "open"</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>So I walked in.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>It certainly did not look like the regular</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>It was not grand or anything</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Just different.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>The seats were of a different make.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>It was not the fanciful kind</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>It was made of hard wood.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>The type that will hold you anyday.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Plus the load that you carry.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>I looked around.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Not many people were here</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>But the few had this soft look on their faces.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>You know, that look, tranquility.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Yes, tranquility.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>There was this particular woman</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>wearing a blue dress.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>She was reading a book and had</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>a drink in front of her.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>I looked at her and liked what I saw.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>But first of all...</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>I called the waiter.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>A smart looking gentleman waiter</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>walked up to me.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>"What would you like to drink?" he asked</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>"I would like to have what she is drinking"</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>I said pointing to the woman in the blue dress</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>"Oh that. It is the drink of grace. One glass coming up"</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>It made sense, this is Love Place.</b></div><br />
<span style="color: orange;">tola</span>AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-74564181204671203952010-12-16T13:51:00.000-08:002010-12-16T13:51:15.700-08:00A Yuletide Love Letter<m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent> </m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Dear Father,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Your sweet yuletide fragrance from above is</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">here. The air smells different already.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Thank You for the past 11months.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">You have been a great Father. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Thank You for those big blessings </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">during the year and the very little ones </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">that are too numerous to mention. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Thank You for Nigeria. Your plans for us</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">are good. Thank You for the wonderful</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">people You sent into our lives this year.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Thank You for dreams that have began.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Thank You for doors; those You opened </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">and the doors you shut on our behalf.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We bless You for supernatural supplies. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Thank You for those divine interruptions. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Thank You for those days and nights,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">rains and sunshine. We thank You for growth.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">The list is endless…………………………………..</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Most of all thank You for the</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Birth of Jesus. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Merry Christmas FATHER.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="color: yellow;">Tola </span></span></div>AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-72927985773483800952010-11-26T02:40:00.000-08:002010-11-26T02:45:48.431-08:00Friend Reconnect Miracle.<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was reading Buky Ojelabi's post on Friends on www.bukville.com a couple of days ago and It got me wondering how I have been treating friends in my life. What kind of friend have I been really?</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Like most people, I have lost contact with some friends who have made impact in my life. The cold hands of death snatched one of them a short while ago. I had not spoken to him in a while and I remember wishing we had created more memories than we had...</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This post is about the "friend reconnect miracle" I had last night. Bolanle and I were close in school. She changed schools and somehow we lost contact. Over the years, I always felt I did not handle certain aspects of our relationship properly. I looked for her, asked mutual friends then but no one seemed to have any information about where I could find her. I have been carrying a feeling of guilt concerning her for years and always wondered if I will ever get a second chance at our friendship.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
Until last night. I was thinking about how to handle a particular issue and I was complaining to my sister, when my phone rings. After 11yrs, I get to hear Bolanle's voice again. We spoke on the phone for a while and I sent her a FB friend request. Bolanle is now on my friend list just as I am on hers. This was my highest point yesterday.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now, the issue I was bothering about is still there,but this morning I want to thank God for my Friend Reconnect Miracle, which is the answer to a prayer request so long ago. God knows what He is doing. You might have forgotten, but He has not.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Tola</span></div>AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-58959750028301343502010-10-13T01:11:00.000-07:002010-10-13T03:09:18.520-07:00Margaret Oluwafunmilayo Adeyinka (10/01/1953 - 13/10/1996)<m:smallfrac m:val="off"> <m:dispdef> <m:lmargin m:val="0"> <m:rmargin m:val="0"> <m:defjc m:val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440"> <m:intlim m:val="subSup"> <m:narylim m:val="undOvr"> </m:narylim></m:intlim> </m:wrapindent> </m:defjc></m:rmargin></m:lmargin></m:dispdef></m:smallfrac><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The sound of those tiny feet</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Have become footsteps of adults</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Though you are not here</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">We all wish you were</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Days have turned months now</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">And those months have become years</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Some things we try to remember</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Others we wish we could forget</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Your voice sometimes still echoes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Calling away from too much play</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">You made sure we knew then</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">It was necessary to obey</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Your children are all grown now</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Be assured where you are</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">That though we cannot see mom</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">We act like yours that we are.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Do I trust God? Of course I do. I mean He has brought me this far. I trust his choices. He also has ways of making things come together for me. He is after all the master planner. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">He is interested in everything that concerns me and that includes the man I would eventually marry. He has plans for my life. Specific plans and He has told me so. He knows I need someone who will enhance those plans. I am also needed to fulfill the purpose of my future mate. He knows that together, we will bring glory to His name and not shame Him. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">I believe that because I love God, He will make things work together for my good. He will create opportunities, circumstances and sometimes give specific instructions to me and people who are somehow connected to my life to bring this purpose to pass.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">God is the best judge of character. Therefore He will help me find a suitable partner. The person that God will match me with will compliment me in so many ways. His strengths will cover my weaknesses and vice versa. I have to understand that God’s match for me can never be a perfect person. Therefore I am not to look out for perfection in my future mate. It exists in no one. Instead His match for me will be perfect for me. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">What do I have to do in all of this? Seek God first as well as His righteousness, every other thing will be added unto me. Set my heart on His work and I will likely find a mate who also has his heart set on God. I have to relate with people and make myself someone who can be matched by God.</span><br />
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<div style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>Tola (11/08/2010)</i></span></div></div>AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-24352834898289981662010-08-30T07:55:00.000-07:002010-09-29T02:52:45.178-07:00YESTERDAY ( YES TO DAY)<div style="background-color: #999999; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="background-color: #b45f06;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #b45f06; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">Yesterday, if I could,</span></span></span></div></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'd bring you back.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will say those things</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was always afraid to say.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will write that letter.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will enjoy the moments.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will make that call.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will end a grudge.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will speak my mind.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will take a chance.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will go visiting.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Will love someone.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Are these regrets?</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Not really. Just a reminder.</span></div><div style="background-color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I must not say all these Tomorrow</span><br />
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I put my head on His knee. "I have not been able to pray" I said. " really pray".<br />
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So, today that I finally get to be here, these are the words I long to say.<br />
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" I know there is a long road ahead of me. I know You promised to always be there. But what do I do at times such as these. When I feel I am stuck at a point. When I cannot see beyond what is in front of me. When things seem to be happening and passing me by. When I give and do not get back. When I love but things just do not work out. When my best does not feel good enough. When...when...when..." <br />
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I look up at Him and hear those words still.<br />
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This too will pass.<br />
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<div style="color: yellow;"><i>Tola</i></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRCEKKtecol6UgAFPXBzVu4zJmZElN8vOWfVsjnvS8R55Tqf_h18aqkIl97YaiopnuXkV9tRgeQyIcfTH_-sHqVXr0G4kAM8aUbGjac7S5KSRURX1geJx2opRpPhTbgLhAavIU-2H7p4/s1600/TTWP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRCEKKtecol6UgAFPXBzVu4zJmZElN8vOWfVsjnvS8R55Tqf_h18aqkIl97YaiopnuXkV9tRgeQyIcfTH_-sHqVXr0G4kAM8aUbGjac7S5KSRURX1geJx2opRpPhTbgLhAavIU-2H7p4/s320/TTWP.jpg" /></a></div>AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-73334547447593691702010-07-19T02:57:00.000-07:002010-09-29T02:53:57.890-07:00LESSONS LEARNT.<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The past couple of weeks have been interesting in my life. I have learnt some lessons and I want to share:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Not everyone will get it.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Sometimes the people who mind do not matter and the people who matter do not mind.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. "No" is not such a terrible word.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> 4. Words spoken out loud are usually a reflection of the thoughts in our head.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Create boundaries in relationships.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Do not let people confine you to a space and then humiliate you.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Learn to share.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Follow God's simple instructions.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">9. Guard your heart with all diligence. Be careful who you let in.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">10.Some things are allowed but not all of them will benefit you.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">11.Some people are meant to be links in your life. Recognize them.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">12. When you are confused, run to God.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">13. It is okay to cry sometimes.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">14. Do not share your dreams with everyone.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">15. Your giving is tested when you do not have.</span></span><br />
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<div style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Tola </i></span></span></div>AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-69701163623168134162010-06-24T08:13:00.000-07:002010-09-29T02:50:38.582-07:00PROUDLY NIGERIAN!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvw3M-krxJZxCeWKJFQEgR6lovAFQHpi7Gikg-k-y3Bl_vnhyphenhyphenBWDJImPUiMKHzM0x9iiS0Ko7PgoAtm14cxBufiVbA1tT3TfXppZY5vgTqsRM7E7e1piOY4EPNkVwzExwy9hbJnlBO24/s1600/IMG_1265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvw3M-krxJZxCeWKJFQEgR6lovAFQHpi7Gikg-k-y3Bl_vnhyphenhyphenBWDJImPUiMKHzM0x9iiS0Ko7PgoAtm14cxBufiVbA1tT3TfXppZY5vgTqsRM7E7e1piOY4EPNkVwzExwy9hbJnlBO24/s320/IMG_1265.JPG" /></a></div>People say so much is wrong with this country,<br />
I agree.<br />
Th events in the past few days have not made things better.<br />
Fighting at a session of the House of Representatives..<br />
Normal sight..we are used to it.<br />
The Super Eagles disappointed us.<br />
A lot of swear words have been released on them since this happened.<br />
But..this does not change a fact.<br />
You and I are still Nigerians.<br />
If you are like me, and you believe your wealth is in this nation...<br />
If you believe that you and generations after you will eat the good of this land...<br />
If you know that you know that you know that even when there is lack in the land, you will experience a bountiful harvest...<br />
Then...you had better start praying for Nigeria. <br />
Speak the positive concerning this country. Trust me God did not "throw" you here by mistake. If you are a Nigerian, then you were meant to be one.<br />
Remember..with words we either tear down or build up. Which are you doing?<br />
Are you proudly Nigerian?<br />
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<i style="color: yellow;">Tola </i>AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-25191461111553286552010-06-24T07:51:00.000-07:002010-06-24T07:51:45.037-07:00WHAT AM I DOING?The year is almost half way gone.<br />
What have I done for you Lord?<br />
Whose life have I made worthwhile?<br />
Have I been blessed and not been a blessing?<br />
Have I been a bucket instead of a fountain?<br />
Have I been nourishing my spirit?<br />
Am I kingdom minded?<br />
Am I living like I will never leave here?<br />
Am I making impact?<br />
Do I understand the power of relationships?<br />
Have I been eating my seed?<br />
Are my tithes on my feet as shoes?<br />
Are my offerings hanging in my wardrobe as clothes?<br />
Am I a person others will follow?<br />
Can I still recognize Your voice?<br />
What kind of future am I painting?<br />
Is my life Your message?<br />
Am I still yours?<br />
…What am I doing?AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-36072894290525687472010-05-30T03:59:00.000-07:002010-05-30T04:03:38.914-07:00UNEQUAL TODAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt4E-deQtDwSuNbUsDdlfmWiy693wSH_hYfDWrfKrSK5_g1DPYFfLPVVGm8wjwcD3TFmS25LkpkflaI7ygMvsbZGY-TCNxWIClPG1fzZCacb_J-r3Bq0DizCV442PLqImvbO28o0GsVc/s1600/S6300108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEt4E-deQtDwSuNbUsDdlfmWiy693wSH_hYfDWrfKrSK5_g1DPYFfLPVVGm8wjwcD3TFmS25LkpkflaI7ygMvsbZGY-TCNxWIClPG1fzZCacb_J-r3Bq0DizCV442PLqImvbO28o0GsVc/s320/S6300108.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Different thoughts have been going through my mind. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is easy to feel intimidated by what looks larger than you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Larger people, larger homes, larger personalities. Just large! And you wonder..?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I seem to have forgotten...So this is a reminder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am not like everyone. I know what drives me to get out of bed each morning. I know what my bed looks like.You know yours too. What works for you ( which is permissible) might be difficult for me to swallow. This does not make me inferior, substandard or second class.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I might not live in your mansion. But I have a home.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I might not eat what and where you do. But I eat all the same.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You might stand tall...today...taller than I am. But I am standing also.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Just remember, we are unequal today.</span><br />
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</span>AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-38730243654966379812010-05-28T05:18:00.000-07:002010-05-28T05:40:29.299-07:00LOOK AFTER WHAT IS YOURSLike most women, I have issues with my hair. Decided to have a particular "look" which necessitated going to the open market to have it done.<br />Got there early enough and got down to the business of the day. It was a Saturday and there were a lot of children in the market who wanted to have new hair dos for the coming week.<br />A child came into the stall I was having my hair done.A lot of hair makers were there including one who specialized in children hair dos.This lovely looking little girl had all her stuff with her including lunch from one of the eatries around. A drink was included. Mamma had to quickly rush off somewhere, so the hair maker was to make her hair and ensure that she eats lunch.This girl by my guess should be 3years old.<br />In between cries of the child and the making of the hair, the hair maker repeatedly drank from the child's juice can and returned it to her. Her reason? The mother should know that she was to cater for two! i just did not get it!<br />Now, I looked at this woman. A typical market woman look. No offense.I looked at the child. Typical well pampered "issue". I suddenly felt pity for the mother and that which she does not know.<br /><br />My advice: When you have to leave your kids to make their hair, have a hair cut and other related matters, make sure there is someone who has your interest at heart sitting next to them. 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This question brought back some memories of growing up. Things were not so complicated back then. Family members really had time for each other. The economy was better and our parents especially the mothers did not have to be away from home for too long. That was then. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Fast forward to about twenty five years later. Change has to occur. We all have to cope with these changes and adjust our lives accordingly. A better job with more money might translate to longer working hours. Away from home. Away from the children. Those hours in between the mornings when you leave home and the evenings when everyone reconvenes, do you know what your children have done? Do you know where they have been? Do you know what experiences they must have had?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We cannot be everywhere, every time with them. We can only pray that God watches over them in and out of our presence. It is important that we look out for little things. Very important things. Know your children’s schedule. Be familiar with their friends. Watch the movies that they watch. Approve or disapprove of clothes that they wear. Ask them how their day was. How many of us have children in the university and we do not know where they lay their heads at night? Which hostel is your daughter in? What does your ten year old son watch on television? What kind of books are your teenagers reading? What kind of extra moral classes do your kids attend? Who screens what they have access to on the internet? What are they doing with their mobile phones?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">How many of us can authoritatively say we know where our children are 70% of the time? Remember you are accountable. When a child turns out right, everyone praises the parents. They also bear the brunt of unruly behaviour of their children. You might not have enough time to spend with them daily, but when you do, observe, listen and learn. Certain things might be going wrong under your nose. Correct them while you still can.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Remember children are gifts from the Lord. He will ask you what you have done with yours. Enjoy your family life.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-14622694320197682572010-01-18T06:41:00.000-08:002010-01-20T14:17:34.912-08:00Whose Shoes are you wearing?Imagine having to walk all day, everywhere bare footed! What a funny sight we would all make. Not to metion the bruises our soles will all suffer in the process. Thank God for shoes. They help to compliment our dress sense and for some of us, they hide what we see as our "imperfections".<br /><br /><br />When I see different kinds of shoes, certain things come to my mind. Roles in life. Our shoes represent certain roles we play in life. We all want to make sure that shoes we wear fit our feet. No use buying a size 40 when I know I am actually a size 39. Somehow, we do not apply this same wisdom to other facets of our life.<br /><br /><br />So I ask. Whose shoes are you wearing? Are you wearing the "member of the congregation" shoe instead of the worker shoe?Are you sitting at a desk frustrated and unfufilled when you know and God has spoken that you are supposed to be elsewhere?Are you trying to fit into circles that you know you have no business being in? The truth is most of us are acting out scripts meant for someone else. We are living out the lives of the next person. We are wishing we are Mr. A and he is also wishing he is Mr. B.<br /><br /><br />I ask again, whose shoes are you wearing?AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8367174653385037033.post-77414990018455142402010-01-13T02:07:00.000-08:002010-01-13T02:34:32.204-08:00Dead Leaves.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQFjjuNkzeZEQTJ3UoaRfES4ZaAiMNjWH5bFXrp8dKA6e6_totHcrAIRupOmcli9POpTaIn291y6P421T4PPImgmgdVAViUbNhI05R-28aI8LPfFELOdXtrSTHvuLHHKc0AryhRXg-GA/s1600-h/IMG_0999.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 134px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426170306183665474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQFjjuNkzeZEQTJ3UoaRfES4ZaAiMNjWH5bFXrp8dKA6e6_totHcrAIRupOmcli9POpTaIn291y6P421T4PPImgmgdVAViUbNhI05R-28aI8LPfFELOdXtrSTHvuLHHKc0AryhRXg-GA/s200/IMG_0999.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Few days ago,I was outside sweeping leaves that fell off the tree in the next compound. They somehow find their way into ours. Dead leaves. These leaves have to fall off for the new ones to have...space to grow. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Currently, I am creating space in my life...for different things and different people and different experiences. But there is limited space..for most good things in life. Therefore, certain things have oulived their usefulness...they have turned brown. Thus...I am letting them fall off so that those new leaves can grow properly...but the cycle continues...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Instead, I think I would concentrate on the branches, the root..that will always be there season after season. Leaves come and go. Know what is important. Let the dead leaves go. Another will come.</div>AVEC MOIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945397402642652984noreply@blogger.com0