Friday, 30 January 2015

LONELINESS BRINGS THE BEST OUT OF ME(

Being more than 4426 miles(flying) away from my home land,its very different not only because of weather but especially how people interact with one another.
I thought it would not have an effect on me after all am  a very social being and over time i had learnt it wasn't hard for me to make friends.I was wrong.
With time i noticed a friend who started to visit me frequently.That friend was
 LONELINESS(a poem i wrote many years ago but i have edited it ) but this friend is not uncommon even back in  my motherland( to me or even others) but back in Kenya  like most of us i just called a friend to spend time together or sometimes i visited my neighbour.
I started making lonely footprints as i trudged through life in a world full of people.
Loneliness started to know my name.
I got so comfortable with "him" we called each other by our first name and as time passed we  were always together .We gave each other nicknames.
I got used to "him" i accepted him.We learnt to co-exist with each other. "he" pitched up to keep me Company. He just sat next to me and said not a single word. I just felt his presences engulfing me.
Oh with time i learnt to welcome him and then MAKE use of him.
I stared to look for a quiet place to meditate about my life,
Sometimes i take a walk by the sea as i listen to music and admire nature reminding myself that there are a thousands of people who would love to do the same but are not able.
SOMETIMES i take advantage of him and i tune into my passion for writing and starts writing my poems or just my thoughts on the laptop.I actually love the sound as i hit every key pad.
So loneliness brings  out my artistic talent for prose and rhymes  and i start to write.
NOW my so called "friend"  flew out of the window as soon as soon i returned to my passion of writing.
I wonder if his  uncivil flight through the window is because he is afraid to see me with you or he hates to see me enjoy being with you(enjoying writing)
SO WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN "HE" VISITS?
Learning how to co-exit and turning to the things we love to do because trust me we are likely to notice loneliness when we are away from people we love but we can also be very lonely even in a place full of people.ITS A DIFFERENT WORLD OUT THERE.Try to make the best of it it.
Taking control of our lives and being ABLE to co exit with ourselves.(dedicated to all those who live and work  far from their homeland or even away from home  just know you are not alone).

Tuesday, 13 January 2015

MEN WITH PENS

I took way too long to start writing here,there are  a number of reasons but one thing for sure there is  a lot to write  about.
I guess its nothing about what to write but it starts with self-doubt,the reasons i will fail and a need  to prepare myself more with assurance that i will be ready "later".

The biggest problems i see people having including me that holds us back from achieving  our goals is caused by "thinking too much".When we  stop and play out things on our mind  the pessimist side of us takes over.

The most important thing we can think before doing anything is NOTHING.
I stopped thinking too much about it and decided to act.This is not just about writing but even in life.Someone said  "if an opportunity is presented to you and you don't know how to do it , take it and then later learn how to do it." (not exactly those words but pretty close).
Of course acting more assertively means more mistakes ,the more the mistakes the more the learning and with that comes experience with  which i believe success comes in handy.

Some of the most brilliant people take risks all the time and make tons of mistakes because of it and that is why there are successful.
I decided if i think i will never do something then you know what i have said i will  NOT BLOODY THINK ABOUT IT.
I love writing but my own insecurities stop me from doing it. So afraid of being judged, but you know what how can i learn if i don't let those who  know it correct me?
So feel free to do so.
I Can over think what the reaction will be but it's too late i want to think someone else will be able to  see they are not alone.#justdoit.