YOU were once in the land of the unborn
You WERE then selected for the earth
You were BORN with a mission in ur hands,
An assignment TO be fulfilled by you
Fully equipped  to BE all you were sent for
You were born to be GREAT

Master the art of
Flipping your L's (losses) into lessons
Because more often than not,
They are disguised blessings

If they sort of set you back
It's for you to bounce back
Like a catapult or slingshot (or Big Sean)
But never lose sight of your mission

The flying beautiful butterfly
Once crawled as a caterpillar
Think about the trees,
They never give up during the wintry days
They only shed their leaves
(For humans, drop the extra baggages)
But trees bounce back during spring

Sometimes, you just gotta
Take a deep breadth
And exhale peace
Ensure to keep breathing
And you'll sure get back on your feet
Calm the nerves,
Take a deep sleep
But don't sleep in the deep

You didn't fail
You only found ways that would not work
Credit to the man that invented the lightbulb
Take the blows but get back up
Very soon, the hardwork will pay off
Put in more work
And relent not

Naysayers will always talk
Don't be discouraged to put in work
Your success will soon prove them wrong
There is light at the end of the tunnel
As there is light within your spirit
Flick it on
And you'll be on a winning spree

If you can move past this eerie night
The coming morning promises to be bright
Allow your clouded mind shed some tears,
if that would possibly help,
The atmosphere does the same when
it has too much water to bear, we call it rain
My friend, don't wallow in the pain,
It might not even last one more day
To feel pain is not to be frail
Whatever the issue is, it hasn't come to stay
Face this phase, eyeball to eyeball
The bright phase is very nigh,
you can't afford to give it up, no, not now!

Is this what it means to be broken...
You wanna let it all out in a cry
But your well of tears is dry
You just wanna be by yourself
But you are scared of yourself
Emotions are like...
Angry
Sadly
Cranky
Grouchy
Weakly
Sickly
Bitterly
If you look on the bright side of life
Emotions could flip to...
                                              Calmly
           ­                                   Happily
                      ­                        Cheerfully
                              ­                Vibrantly
                                       ­       Strenghty
                                              Sw­eetly

See the best in the worst things!

Wait a minute!
Why have I put the cart before
the horse for so long, when I know
that it is not the logical thing to do.

Here's what I mean, how often do we say –
Here's what I've begun, now God, bless it.
Kinda like, here's the house that I've built,
Can you decorate it God?

Instead of making Him the architect,
we want to hire Him as a painter.
Instead of making Him the planner,
we remember Him as a rescuer.

If only we'll reverse the roles,
Then we'll stop sweating in the cold.
If we'll look to Him for His blessed plans
His blessed hands will be evident in our lives.

Sneakers, loafers, sandals, chelsea,
stilettos, wedges, platform, scarpin
I think it's fine to categorize shoes 'cause they serve different purposes

Dress pants, jeans, corduroy pants,
leggings, chinos pants, sweat pants
I think it's fine to categorize pants 'cause they serve different purposes

Black, white, brown, fat, athletic, skinny,
rich, poor, smart, introvert, extrovert, gay, lesbian, straight, Christian, Muslim
I don't think it's fine to categorize humans because we are all ONE from the same SOURCE with the same PURPOSE!

Acrostic poem

C

Challenges often hold within them opportunities
Changing the angle of view can make a lot of difference
Clean your eyes and clear your mind
Choose what you see amongst the myriad of images

H

Having a positive mindset
Half solves a lot of problems
Housed within you is an unimaginable amount of power
Harness it, choose not to cower

A

Attitude is everything, they say
Appreciate and be grateful that you can at least see this day
A grateful heart is positioned to receive answers
And blessings usually fall into such laps

L
Limitations are first created in the mind
Look always on the bright side of life

L

Lion (King/Queen) you are in the midst of it all
Life and everything in it works together for your good

E

Encourage yourself each and every day
Elevate God above what you're going through
Excellent He is in all His ways
Express your faith in Him and He will pave a way

N

Never succumb to the voices in your head
Never hesitate to ask for help
No single person knows it all
Night will surely pass for morning to arrive

G

Giving up is the easiest option but
Greatness doesn't lie in that route
Give no room to deceptive thoughts
Garrison your mind with positivity

E

Exude hope and faith from within you
Exercise patience, everything happens in its time
Excellent people are formed during tough times
Evolve, let these things build you up

S

Success is guaranteed at the end
Students of life, we all are
Situations teach us to be Masters
Summing it up...
Seize all the opportunities present in life's challenges

You can overcome the challenges...

C- courage, you have what it takes, just
H- harness the resources at hand
A- attitude, maintain a positive one but
L- learn through the process knowing you're
L- limitless, you can't be stopped
E- expect to win and
N- never give up, never give in
G- goal on your mind always my friend
E- ego, watch it, you can seek for help
S- SUCCESS is sure at the end!

In a world full of chameleons
Where camouflaging is the trend
The very true ones are Unicorns
The ones that chose to not blend in

I call social media a hub for lies
Fake it, record it and post it
Adding at least one more person
on the train of depression

This is not a call to wear your
vulnerabilities as clothes
for everyone to see
But disguise is unattractive either

The world would be a much better place
If everyone could bare their pains
Without the fear of being judged
Freedom to express one's feelings
Knowing that the next person truly cares.

What is it about change
That we often find hard to accept
Even if the old one was full of defects
Or if the new one is the old rearranged
We still somehow get thrown off
But come what may,
Humans will always adapt!

Flashback to the days when we were kids
After school and house chores,
We used to come together on the street
With our canvases, to paint our dreams
And the kind of future we want to live

Regularly, we'll touch up our paintings
Inspire one another to make positive changes
Our future looked bright in our faces
We watched ourselves live through different life phases

One of my besties started doing wrong
Getting high and using drugs
His amazing painting fading before our eyes
Before we knew it, he was completely drawn

Looking at him today makes me cry
His situation is very dire
I hope he recovers from this snare
And be the man of his childhood painting

Life is full of choices
Everyday, we make a lot of it
From the food we eat
To the time we sleep

Choice to stand on our feet
Or accept defeat
Choice to be trampled on
Or to fight head-on

Choice to give up on our dreams
Or look inside and see the beams
Choice to be a giver
Or always the receiver

Be aware of the clash
Heart and head often bash
Good choices make a life
The opposite mars a life

The reason for the season is not Santa
Lights, trees & gifts are beautiful things
But beyond those is something far better...
Christmas marks the birthday of the King

The King that washed off all our sins
Turned us from darkness into Holy beings
Set us free and gave to us life eternal
Brought us into union with our Father

The best gift to give is the Gospel
The best gift to receive is salvation
Jesus was born to save God's people
And He did, this is good news...
Share it as you enjoy your celebrations.

The year has made the slate clean again
Like a tabula rasa
Now, It's all in your hands
If you want to import previous data (the good or bad)
Or if you really want to start afresh!

Arise
Don't look back
Push forth
Step out of the cocoon
You've always said, I will do it soon

I did a study about the life cycle of a butterfly
Interestingly, the pupa develops into a butterfly while in the cocoon
But after, it has to break out of the cocoon
Pumps blood into the soft wings
Fly... Master it's flying skills
Then search for a mate to reproduce

It's okay to stay locked in to develop some skills
Like the butterfly, the skills receive blood outside the comfort or discomfort of the cocoon
Mastering of the skills take place during flight
Like take off, hit against a tree, fall
And take off again
Finally, the skills start to produce results
Just like the butterfly, after mastering flight

Usually, the cocoon always feels warm and comfy but
Life outside of it is challenging, exciting and usually productive
Fear of the unknown is the greatest impediment
But on the other side of fear is fulfilment!

I write codes for a living
But I can't decode this life we're living!

The times are rapidly changing
I guess it also depends on our lenses
The ability to perceive beyond our senses
To see into that which is not visibly seen

In this era where computer is the emerging king
Who not only drives our car but also our economy
I panic at the thoughts of its rulership
I'm often bothered about its dominion and authority

I hope our brains won't go into dormancy
While we sit and watch it control our entirety
Hopefully, we will be able to ****** the steering
Be the driver and not the driven

I pray it has the right cabinet
Those that will direct its power for our betterment
And not to our detriment
The thought of its future is quite worrisome!