When you write my story
Ensure to title it Grace
Looking back at every lap of my race,
I will surely be an ingrate
if I don't give God the praise

How could a castaway stone
become the cornerstone
What many deemed impossible,
In my own case, more often than not,
they became feasible

But above the big accomplishments of life
I cherish the simple everyday blessings

Like the air that I breathe
The warmth of the sun as felt on my skin
The comfort of my bed when I lay on it

I'm grateful for every single hand that
I've lifted up
A blessing is now,
being in the midst of beautiful people

What is fame and wealth in the
absence of a sound health
What are accolades and awards without genuine friends and family to rejoice with

Milestones are friends turned family
Milestones are daily recorded
when life is lived with simplicity.

Forgiveness initiates the healing process
Especially and importantly for the forgiver
Even though forgiveness might not take the pain away immediately,
Remaining in that state of forgiveness would speed up the healing faster than any drug/medicine

Free the punisher, forgive the abuser
Don't lay the blame on yourself either
The pains/regrets would try to resurface
They could even bring tears to your face
But strive to not walk out of forgiveness
Even if you can, say a word of prayer for you and the person(s) in question
That's how you hold on to your peace & freedom.

It is quite far-fetched to impact the
whole world as a single person
But it's more practical to impact
the world of just one person,
And if that one person would
reach out to another individual,
Then the sphere of impact grows bigger

Only one soul positively affected can
revitalise an entire family
Then that one family can spread that
vitality to their own community,
which could cause a ripple effect on a city
Who knows maybe we can then collectively impact the world positively.

How shallow it is to judge beauty
by just outward appearance
It's comparable to calling everything
that glitters diamond
True beauty is found at the core of a being
Who would want to house a gold-plated bomb?
Who would say no to gold bars because
they're wrapped in tattered cloths?
Before calling someone ugly or beautiful,
Seek to know the nature of their heart and soul.
Even at that, who says it's our call to judge!
God made all humans pristine & beautiful,
And that's (wo)man's truest nature,
only contaminated by worldly impurities
Yet at the very core of every being,
there exists purity as it's created to be.