Okechukwu’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places

Tag: lifestyle

  • Ego

  • What Brings You Peace?

  • Selflessness

    Someone is an answer to your prayers as you are to others Seasons: Things just don’t happen One beautiful thing about life is: there are seasons for everything so things just don’t happen. Everything happens to serve different purposes. Even in nature there are seasons. There are times for flowers to blossom, time for the…

  • Simple Things

    Remind me daily of how lucky we are; of green trees to climb and the free air, of distant farmland stretching into sunrise, of waterfalls and rocks that we hide & seek, and numerous pretty birds that we see.

  • You came as a Dream

    You came as a Dream to me This Dream has made me beautiful

  • Fade

    Nothing compares to speeches made by the eyes When fine memories tumble into low faint sighs Now see our glamour fade before the waking morning With the old tree, where we played sitting and grinning Mourning the demise of a union which might not be Or which was but could not be totally seen

  • City Life by Robin N Bliss

    Tall,towering up so high Glass towers touch the sky Man made canyons concrete,stone There the wind funnels mourn n’moan People hurry push and shove No time here for thing like love Neon signs glowing bright They are such a colourful sight Buildings forming angles sharp Here and there,there is a park Cars and buses grind…

  • Information on COVID-19 in Local Languages

  • Creative Baking: Senocreme

    Maya Angelou opined that one can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Join me to welcome my guest, Seno Ukpe, a friend from Akwa Ibom state and CEO Senocreme. Meeting Seno, some years back in University of Uyo, I didn’t observe she had an enterprising mindset. Smart and taciturn, I…

  • Self-Reflection 15: Compassion

    Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.

  • Muse: Family

    Things may change but we begin and end with the family.

  • Self-Reflection 11: Faith 1

    Feed your faith, starve your doubts.

  • Self-Reflection 8: Success

    Success is contentment, achieving little or much and leaving a legacy.

  • Self-Reflection 7: Plan

    Plans not executed are as good as failure.

  • Self-Reflection 6: Watch & Pray

    Never relax your guard: watch and pray.

  • Always be mine

    Always be mine.

  • Self-Reflection 2: Love yourself

    Love yourself enough to take the actions required for your happiness.

  • Self-Reflection 1: Solitude

    Sometimes it’s good to walk alone to allow your mind find its purpose.

  • Muse: Life

    Life is strings of memories, Little moments and turning points, Love and forgiveness, Flowers and breezy nights, Happiness and bird watching… Life is living experience, Horse riding and beaches, Hiking and sunset, Coconut juice and warm soups, So life is found most in simple things… *** Want a WordPress site like this one? Then click…

  • Images: Growing Up

    These images show children having fun in the African countryside. I can relate to most if not all…

  • Health, our new Wealth

    Health is a new wealth! Here are some factors that may help us live healthily. Our psychology plays a significant role in our wellbeing. If you think healthy thoughts, you’ll be healthy. We were thinking healthy means being conscious of our internal and external environment and knowing how to maintain a proper balance. As a…

  • Noisy Weekend

    Ah. It’s a hot noon here. Dry harmattan wind made it even worse as it brought hot air. I’m back from work and quietly sitted, looking out the window. I could be less bored in a natural environment but all I see here are buildings, electricity poles and people. There are little or no trees…