What relationships have a positive impact on you? Friends are family we chose for ourselves Friendship is illustrated in love, sympathy, kindness, loyalty, generosity, forgiveness, altruism, mutual understanding, compassion, trust, and the ability to be oneself and to express one’s feelings. I have friends who have contributed to my success in life. Many have offered… Continue reading Friendship
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Family Is Everything
Family is what we make it In Africa, family is everything. Family is not necessarily people related by blood. I know friends who have become and feel more like family to me. It’s all based on trust, unconditional love, and acceptance. That’s what family is. Family is a cushion and citadel. Family is a home… Continue reading Family Is Everything
Quote on Family
Things may change, but everyone begins and ends with the family.
Birthday: Why 8’s?
My Special Day Again Wasn’t it just 365 days ago when I wrote a birthday message? How time flies! Last year, I spent my birthday trying to assess my achievements. I realized I haven’t done much with myself. Fortunately, I got a job that made me rethink my purpose. Through this job and the acquaintances… Continue reading Birthday: Why 8’s?
Friends: A Loop That Never Ends
Friends are family we chose for ourselves Today is the International Day of Friendship and I’ll like to share a little thought. We all have friends and they may come in different forms; fellow men or pets such as a dog, cat, horse, etc. Friendship is an ancient tradition, dating back to the earliest times.… Continue reading Friends: A Loop That Never Ends
Father’s Day
If you have a father, cherish and love him Sober reflection Father’s day is a day of sober reflection for me. It’s a day I had tried fruitlessly to erase from my diary, but no one can ever run from his/her past. Fathers day reminds me of my father, late DSc Nduka Iroegbu. The dark… Continue reading Father’s Day
These Highlands, Her People – My Muse
Gold from daylight is upon my glass window Her warmth is pure, a dew upon the fine green grass If sun flies parade, why then the empty front yards, Oh – a horde of vampires trolling the townlet in disguise Two giant lizards quarrel over a weary worm I have seen the mother hen busy… Continue reading These Highlands, Her People – My Muse
Happy Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day in my local church, Methodist Church Nigeria. I had published this piece a year ago and here is a revised one. My words alone can’t express my warm feelings for mothers. I had been raised by amazing women who taught and still teach me in one way or another. This amazing gift… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day
Poem: Remind me again
Why do I feel like a titan When I come home to you? Oh, motherland, I run to you again Remind me of your love, of hope, I feel a tingling breeze upon my bare flesh The kind wind consoles me in many ways Listening to music from pine trees I shall throw my windows… Continue reading Poem: Remind me again
Quote on Family 3
Sometimes things change, but we all begin and end with the family.
Quote on Family 2
Never allow hate in your family because hate can build up in a child’s heart until it swallows them whole and leaves them empty inside.
Quote on Family
Learning from mistakes together is how a family works.
