Tag: light
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Keep your depths!
And we shall delve deeply into the depths of our being, become like the moments before our birth. From the colors of earth, red and serene, to the waters of the river, flowing within. May our moments together be full of light, wild, polished but supreme light. May thick shades of peace, those that color…
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Keep beginning again!
There is something sweet about beginning again, like a mysterious birth whose purpose is to reveal. The way things emerge in the beginning, ideas come into being, as if they have always been there, how they leap from your soul too and become their own is the reason why I would always begin again. Always…
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Keep the gaze of hawks!
Two subtle visitors, red tail hawks, arrived at my home today. They were more than the gaze that held them tightly, more than every day birds that flew lightly. They moved as I moved, flying then perching next to each other on a tree. They looked content and stared only at the things that greeted their…
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Keep the people you see!
I went to a market and spoke to people. All sorts of people. All of them had one thing in common, a desire to be with people, to connect, to create, to even celebrate that which makes us whole. I went to a market and spoke to people but truly people spoke to my soul.
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Keep what you fear!
Fear is a child after one’s heart. It will pile stones, pile bones, and leave you in ruins, if you don’t undo what you fear. I saw this book when my team and I visited J Randel Museum in Lagos last month. I took a mental note and promised I would get a copy as…
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Keep this state of emptiness!
I have been in a state of emptiness. Scott Peck in his book a Different Drum described emptiness as making room for the other, whatever the other may mean to you. It maybe something different, unexpected, new and maybe even better. Most importantly, it maybe for the community. We cannot let the other into ourselves…
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Keep imagining this life!
Imagine being the hope that is not split by time. Imagine being the seeds of light. Imagine being born of this earth. Imagine being the center of beginnings. Imagine triumphing over night. Imagine all this as you remember who first planted the seed. It’s been years with you gone but every 8/6 is a reminder…
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Keep days full of dreams!
Some days are rich. Not only will you gaze at the skies and see a rainbow, life would remind you that everything for you starts in yellow like a goldfinch and ends in grace like rainbows you see. This life you live, this day and onwards, requires only dreaming…
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Keep the beginning!
It was simple to begin. Hard to continue. Even harder to not give up as we suffered. Wanting more for this life, wanting it for others, silent and alone. But the simple beginning, all that it laid bare, is why we celebrate the end, even in silence, knowing we are not alone. We choose to…
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Keep breathing!
Even if you never intended to breathe, there is no use wasting air, so breathe. Be as urgent as a knife and breathe knowing each moment is a lifetime, with so many stories to write, no matter how you slice it, breathe. Some moments will force you to breathe, force you to remember to bless…
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Keep the wonders of Naija!
In Naija, or like we call it, home, we think a lot about movement, and bustling streets and buildings tall and straight as trees, and the grey skies we hang on to, everyone happy to see another day, at least there is wonder here, and magic too, for where else will you see blind men, …
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Keep those that guide you!
It’s been over 20 years since we met and everyday seems so sterling. I am learning to recognize and respect the place where I feel so cherished and secure and in my academic life, it’s in his presence. I am able soar because he told me I could. Told me too that who was I…
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Writing with Juliet Iwelunmor 