The Blogger Lives On

So I have been face down, drinking from the well. The well that bubbles with wisdom and sagely sayings, thought-provoking discourse and sharp commentary. In fact I have discovered, while face down at the well, that I was very thirsty, parched. Cracked lips and dry mouth, not mention a raspy throat. I share below some of the wisdom I imbibed while at the well.

(This is extracted from Kahlil Gibran’s seminal work, The Prophet, published by Pan Books, 1991)

The Prophet said when asked about Giving

You give but little when you give of your possessions
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give
For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow?
And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue
They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space

And The Prophet said about Work

You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth
When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music

And The prophet said about Reason and Passion

Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgment wage war against your passion and your appetite
Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul
If either your sails or your rudder be broken, you can but toss and drift, or else be held at a standstill in mid-seas

And The Prophet said of Self-Knowledge

Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and nights
But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart’s knowledge
You would know in words that which you have always known in thought
You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams

And it is well you should

The hidden well-spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to the sea;
And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes

Keep drinking from the well! Slake your thirst, won’t you?

5AM Dispatches

Life gets better everyday. We only need to grasp the fundamental laws in play and harness the powers therein to propel us in the destination we want. I was thinking of all this complex sounding stuff this morning.

I am seeking various ways to fire up my writing and inspiration seems to come from the oddest things around me. I have never looked at my surroundings in that way. My creative mind interpretes the incoming stuff and starts creating stories from them effortlessly. All I need to do then is capture the story before it disappears. Very interesting stuff this. My eyes are open.

Thank you for reading. Tomorrow is another day.

5AM Dispatches

This morning as I was opening the door to venture out jogging, it started raining heavily. I was taken aback by the sudden downpour. It is unusual at this time of the year, but then unusual climatic conditions have been the rule rather than the exception in the recent past. Back in the house, I dusted off my stepper, calibrated it was was off huffing and puffing. The closest I could get to the outside weather was pumping the stepper next to an open window. The fresh air was as sweet though. The chirping birds resident in the bushes that grow on the riverside outside my window added to the ambience.

To me writing is very important, it is a way of life. As long I can remember I have been penning pieces on various topics. My first love though is creative writing, especially fiction. I am enrolling for a course soon to help sharpen my writing tactics in other areas like freelance journalism, children writing etc. It should be thrilling.

To write is to express oneself. To write is to mirror the environment around you. To write is to tell a story that would otherwise have been not been told. To write is to liberate one’s thoughts. To write is to capture one’s desires. To writes is to articulate ones aspirations. To write is to bring the world together. To write is to sing a song. To write is to conquer.

For me, to write is everything.

Thank you for reading. Tomorrow is another day.