Pay attention That's lifes pricePay it on demandWhen the gift opens your eyesThank it for today And take a seat in your mirror Say, hiii body, how are you? Feel who you are today Before you go feeling othersPresent you to youSo you can present you to others fullyFull looks different daily that's why we... Continue Reading →
The TRIGGER CHECK
Your emotional triggers are running the show... until you name them. 🎤That feeling of instant heat, defensiveness, or shutting down in a conversation? That's a trigger.You can't control the trigger, but you can control your response. The first step is awareness.The 2-Minute Trigger Check-In:1. Think of a recent argument. What was the exact moment you... Continue Reading →
Reasons for a book
I remember feeling like I should be dead like the air doing it's thing was wasting effort. To be alive without having the taste for life. Waking up daily tired of the day the moment it starts. "I'm not lethargic, I'm dead inside" one big joke we all seem to relate with. Seems easier to... Continue Reading →
Being Human
Hi, so this is kind of the direction the poetry is taking. Some more personal than others but, feelings and emotions that are relatable and can hopefully start conversations in our homes. How do we use words in this house? Is it healthy and up building? What kind of children will I be raising if... Continue Reading →
No Uncommon Temptation
1 Corinthians 10:12-13 reminds me that none of us are too clean or holy as it instructs to keep watching out lest I fall and don't know it but 13 is what really hits me because it says no temptation, absolutely none, is uncommon to man. Regardless of how uncomfortable and probably disturbing it may... Continue Reading →
We lost the family
We've chosen silence and secrecy,A rift meandering through our families."Extra extra: Heartbreak in the Christian nation"Read all about it!Married pastors sleeping around,With their wife at home,Tucking the children in,Tomorrow's school.Sibling rivalry, so it's hushed,But it's true, the kids do get raised different.Your child isn't having a tantrum,But now this situation's blown out of proportion.No sit-downs,... Continue Reading →
How Do You Cope?
I don't like the smoke,just how it settles in—a gentle fog numbing the senses,a brief reprieve from life's din.Truth is, adulting! Yikes, that's overwhelming.Should one person carry this much pressure?The expectations crush like a boulder to the chest,can you breathe?Like I wasn't allowed to date,but now I'm expected to marry.No guidance on how to select,how... Continue Reading →
Lights Out, Part II
Sparks Chishimba, clad in cheetah-print khakis and sturdy jombos (boots), stepped onto the stage, his grin as bright as the studio lights. The familiar jingle played, and every home across Zambia flickered to life. It was another electrifying night of “Lights Out!”—the game show that teased viewers with just enough power to illuminate their homes,... Continue Reading →
A trip to die for
Growing up I heard 50 turn a phrase that felt like my life story. "Deaths got to be easy cause life is hard" as a child I'd chant this whenever life felt at its worst and I didn't want to deal with it anymore. When I was at my most suicidal, life makes no sense... Continue Reading →
The Power of Choice: Owning Decisions, Embracing Growth.
Back in older times, most cultures had rituals that symbolised amongst many other things, growth and adulthood. The great thing about this symbolism for its time and certainly our own is that it gave the idea of 'choice' credibility. Perhaps it also helps that there were considerably less options than today.The idea of having to... Continue Reading →