As the sun rises,
As the sun sets.
In my sorrow,
In my joy.
You are full of wonder,
Grace, Strength, Beauty, Hope, Resilience.
Happy International Women’s Day.
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It came as a thought, a flicker,
It gave me quite a kicker, these words, these colors in my head that swirl every time I close my eyes. Blue, red, yellow and brown, brown always comes last. Brown settles the score, reminding me who’s boss.
Would you…
I wonder, would you spare a moment, during halftime, to look my way?
Would you spend a moment, a fleeting second to push back your stool, tell your boys, “I’m done,” and never drown your joys in a brown bottle? Whisky, Scotch, Red Label…
To see the King I see, would you let go of the slave you embrace, in the name of status?
To see the Eagle I see, would you push aside the thorns, you call friends and embrace the path without light?
My guy, you guy…
Would you…
I wonder, sugar, as sweet and soluble as you are, you bruise and move on, “mwanaume ni kujichocha,” you laugh, but your smile does not light up in your eyes.
Go and get that car, like the one Jaymo has,
Go and get that 40 inch Samsung TV, like the one, Chris has,
While you’re at it, go and get more stuff, to drown who you are, “babe, kwani why are you talking like that?”
I wonder, sugar, you dissolve in stuff, sweetening tastes for others, losing yourself with every stir.
I got my sugar, but it’s not my taste.
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I should have titled this post “Finding my way in life,” but even then it would not do justice. It is one of those bright Monday mornings where I had fresh juice, listened to my favorite songs, got to work early and had a few reports submitted on time.
The greatest part has got to be getting a new e-reader which would enable me get started on some epic ebooks I got last week!
I am learning that you never know what would come your way, and this morning, I received a harsh report from my boss- and I was stumped for a few minutes. It hurt me at first because when she said that she does not know what I do every day, I was tempted to follow her with all my reports and success stories; but in that moment it also dawned on me that there might be many reasons for her outburst.
The worst feeling has got to be the one I experienced at that moment: unappreciated.
So, I went into my bag pulled out a bottle of Minute Maid Mango juice, took a gulp and walked out of the room and thought of Wednesday.
You know, International Women’s Day, and my birthday 🙂
What am I doing on that day? I’m pledging my support for access to quality education for young girls and women. What will you be doing this Wednesday? (Aside from work) What will you do to celebrate women or to champion their rights?
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There’s nothing like ‘enough books.’
I love both print and eBooks and it’s because of my love for Kindle that sent me straight to the Kindle Store in search of books under two dollars ($2).
Here’s what I have so far:
- Eve of a Hundred Midnights by Bill Lascher: $1.99
![Eve of a Hundred Midnights: The Star-Crossed Love Story of Two WWII Correspondents and Their Epic Escape Across the Pacific by [Lascher, Bill]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/5142cnt4O3L.jpg)
2. The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck: $1.99
![The Wedding Dress by [Hauck, Rachel]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51OVFjLPkWL.jpg)
3. The Professor by Robert Bailey : $0.99
![The Professor (McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thrillers Book 1) by [Bailey, Robert]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Yexbk4joL.jpg)
4. Everything We Keep by Kerry Lonsdale: $1.99
![Everything We Keep: A Novel by [Lonsdale, Kerry]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41XiBCcnBEL.jpg)
5. The Sapphire Heist by Lauren Blakely : $2.00
![The Sapphire Heist (A Jewel Novel Book 2) by [Blakely, Lauren]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Yy01Q%2BneL.jpg)
I’m keeping my eyes on these five titles for now, I am crossing my fingers that the price of “Everything we Keep” does not go up before my pay day! It’s my #BirthdayMonth and I am looking to indulge in some new books and thrills!
Have you read these books? Which one would you recommend and are there any books I’m missing out on?
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Round,
and around…it’s how we go.
You + I=….
‘I was told,’
‘My boys saw you.’
Round and around we go…
You and I.
‘Would you like to go out with me?’
‘Would you work on this with me?’
You and I.
‘Where were you at noon today?’
‘I was told you were with some guy,
laughing, blushing…where were you?’
Round and around we go…
You + I = …
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I have been posting on this blog for two years. I was on blogger before this and somewhere in between I published four books on amazon.
You would think, wow! However, some days I sit back and it feels like I have not done a thing worth bragging about, and it takes never ending rain like the one pouring outside my window to remind me of this. I am a sunny kind of girl. The cold weather gets me in a funk, and since I am on medication, I cannot drink as much coffee as I would love to.
You may be a reader or writer or blogger or all, as you read this, but the thing is, have you ever felt like it’s not enough?
I have and it’s not the feeling but rather the situation that “I DO” all the time that gets to me.
It is twenty three minutes past seven and I have been at work, shielded from the rain, longing to go home and these thoughts assailed me. They have refused to walk in the rain and let me be. It does not help that my mentor is demanding a draft of my written work by Friday, but my heart and mind’s not in it.
I wonder whether my feelings would have changed tomorrow having scheduled this post?
I have written “The Crown of The Sea” but it does not flow or scream ‘indulge me’ like I would want it to.
At this point, I am scared to share it with anyone, what if they like it? What if they don’t? Worse off, what if they are unmoved by it, like I am?
Sometimes when I think about writing, I find myself uncertain of my voice and style and what comes to life when someone reads a story I wrote, but if there is one thing I am slowly coming to accept it’s that it will slowly come to be…
I am taking my own advice and setting the manuscript aside, working on projects, traveling a little bit, and then I will get back to it.
So, does it get easier? I don’t know, and I am looking forward to whatever I will experience as I keep writing.
Have a lovely week!
Readers, keep reading and Writers, please keep writing! 🙂
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Hofstadter’s Law: It will always take longer than you think it will, even if you take into consideration Hofstadter’s Law.
–Douglas Hofstadter
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I am glad Saturday is here.
It has been an epic week for me because it involved a little bit of travel, planning and most of all a conflict that made me wish for an escape.
It has also been the week in which I listened to “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction five times!
So c-come on! I don’t know why….it just happened.
I learned a couple of things this week:
- Your solution to a crisis might not be someone else’s solution and they may condemn you for taking action.
- Respect to those who are in the 8 to 5 grind, working with people every day for the same work hours in a confined office, takes a lot of patience and understanding.
- When you want to cross the road and an old lady is beside you, please ensure that you help them cross the road. I neglected this and once my foot hit the road, she followed me but could not keep up with stopping in the middle of the road to avoid incoming vehicles, we were treated to hooting vehicles!
- A decision won’t wait for you to act upon it. Make up your mind, act upon it and be consistent in your actions if you want to achieve a goal.
- Ombeyi is far! It’s some place in Ahero town- and besides I took this cool photo of a church I saw there.
I am looking forward to some quiet time after work today, and I am thinking something along the lines of a three hour nap!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Michael.
He is the embodiment of all that is strong, swift and calm. A little bit cunning, a little bit wanting but never lacking.
Scratch that, I can do better!If I told you about a storm, the kind that ruffled the clouds, shook the earth, scattered the dust and misdirected the wind, you’d say I was exaggerating.
You would look at me, shake your head and walk away as though I was the plague coming to strike you in your house, but that’s the situation with Michael.
Love. Lust. Desire. Ambition.A relationship that does not require a status because “it’s complicated” is cliché. He hails from the estate down this long winding road, a voice rich with promises and a face filled with dreams, my dreams.
So, here I am typing away, confiding in a friend, about this dream of mine, and when I go to bed, I ask myself, “why is he always wearing that black jacket?”
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“Would you like, I mean, would you…okay, see there’s this great cafe down the street, I mean, lots of people are talking about it, so I thought, that is if you are free, maybe, you know, I like coffee and you’d love it, something to shield you from the rain, or just to unwind from work…listen, what I mean to say is that, it would be great, if we could, you know walk down the street, or meet there, I’m good with us being there, just to…you know, have coffee?”
Totally loving Gratisography!
nilichoandika 