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To thy God be true

  Some were made for crowds; some were made for a few. A few were made to create paths; most were made to tread existing paths. If you tread an unconventional path, many will not understand; but hopefully, a few will.   Either way, all were made to Love.  

Of Weeping and Mourning

  People who wish you well, want you to be fine, always. Yes, “I am fine”, is more convenient for everyone. But is that how Life plays out? Is there not a time to weep and a time to laugh? For those that notice the times of weeping, would you leave them to the symptoms or can   trust them with the cause? Or would you rather go to your closet and ‘wrestle’ it out with your creator?    

Of Pain and Heartbreaks

What do humans do with pain and heartbreaks? Who do they talk to about it? To God? To God alone? To God and man? To man alone? To spouse and partner? To biological family? To neighbours? To local spiritual family? To spiritual family, universal? To only clergy? To friends met on Life’s journey? To colleagues and business partners? To professionals – counsellors, therapists, and emotional coaches? To strangers? To social media? To God alone? To God and man? ‘F O7.08.2021  

37, Christian and Unmarried!

Part I In your 20s, it is not a thought, you rest assured that Mr or Miss Oga is on the way. Then when you can sight the 3rd floor, you may start wondering and actively hoping and praying that it happens before you hit the big 3-0! At this stage, humans won’t let you rest, they seem to believe that the more your unmarried state is discussed, the better pressured you feel to ‘take action’. What is action? For a Christian maybe – pray and fast more, go out more, dress up more deliberately to catch his/her eye, join a group in church - make it a big church so the probability is higher. Anyways for some, you then cross the big 3-0 and you are still here 😊 and no, the world didn’t come an end. In my opinion, the toughest stages are between 28 -33 or maybe 35. If you are 35 and are unmarried, hopefully, you have gone past crying and self-doubts to just living your reality, whilst still hoping for the dude/babe or choosing celibacy. Part II I understand that some feel that because they are