2023 Let’s Go!

It is always such a wonder when a new year comes around. It is a marvellous thing to be alive. To be breathing, to be thinking, to be feeling, to be sane.

Things may not always be perfect but it is incredible that we have strength in our bones, shelter over our heads, and food to eat.

Looking back at 2022, we see the grace and goodness of God layered heavily upon each day.

Thus, for this new year, let’s live in gratitude. Let our testimony always be

“This is a minute, an hour, a day, a week, a month, a year, and a life that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. “ Amen

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM APOETSBRAIN UNIVERSE! IT’S A YEAR OF GRATITUDE, PEACE, AND GREAT UNENDING JOY!

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2022 Here We Go!

It is always such a wonder when a new year comes around. It is a marvellous thing to be alive. To be breathing, to be thinking, to be feeling, to be sane.

Things may not always be perfect but it is incredible that we have strength in our bones, shelter over our heads, and food to eat.

Looking back at 2021, we see the grace and goodness of God layered heavily on each day.

Thus, for this new year, let’s live in gratitude. Let our testimony always be

“This is a minute, an hour, a day, a week, a month, a year, and a life that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. “ Amen

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM APOETSBRAIN UNIVERSE! IT’S A YEAR OF GRATITUDE, PEACE, AND GREAT UNENDING JOY!

Fly

Featured Poem written by Joan Toluwani Amos ©

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To the one with whom I share so many things in common

Grand Hands

“There comes a time when you realize that your life is no longer in any man’s hands. Not in your parents, or your siblings, or friends, not in yours, but in the hand of God who does as He wills. And then you stop fighting and kicking against the pricks. You gain that smoother Iife of peace, and surrender. Then all you can say is:

“Not my will Lord, but yours be done.”

~Sandra C. Obiora 😊

I Lived!

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An Apoetsbrain Original Written 3/04/2020 © All rights reserved.

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I lived. I lived. I lived. 

I know that eight billion others exist alongside me. 

I know that others have come and gone before me. 

I know it has all been said before in different ways and phrases.

I know that in the picture of space and time we are smaller than a spec.

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Yet this is the beauty of our humanity.

That we can cycle through life enjoying what has always been enjoyed. 

Thus, I will not get lost in mundane thoughts. 

I will not get stuck in mediocrity.

One and all eight billion will know! 

I lived. I lived. I lived! 

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To Squash A Star

An Apoetsbrain original ©

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Tonight I looked up at a star as it sparkled so brightly.

I lifted up my hands in the freezing night and placed the twinkling Little Star between my thumb and index finger all set to squash it.

Just a Little More

“Sometimes, all it takes is a little more strength, a little more courage, a little more interest, a little more determination. Not a lot more, just a tiny bit more than you had before to make it through, and suffer no regrets.”

~ Quotes by Apoetsbrain

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New to Apoetsbrain? Welcome! Frequently on Apoetsbrain? We are so happy to see you again! For more from us, don’t forget to follow by simply putting your email and clicking ‘follow’ on the home page, or contacting us via the contact page if you wish to contribute. We have new posts every Wednesday. Have an epic day!

Just a Little More

“Sometimes, all it takes is a little more strength, a little more courage, a little more interest, a little more determination. Not a lot more, just a tiny bit more than you had before to make it through, and suffer no regrets.”

~ Quotes by Apoetsbrain

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New to Apoetsbrain? Welcome! Frequently on Apoetsbrain? We are so happy to see you again! For more from us, don’t forget to follow by simply putting your email and clicking ‘follow’ on the home page, or contacting us via the contact page if you wish to contribute. We have new posts every Wednesday. Have an epic day!

Life in Details

“The essence of life is found in the details.

It is not always written in the expanse of outlandish displays of joy, affection, peace…

It is often there lurking in-between milliseconds. Life is often there offering itself to you in the minute details of each minute.”

~ Sandra Chukwudumebi Obiora

Birthing Emeralds

An Apoetsbrain Original ©

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One great man was mocked because of his lifelong agenda and effort to bring about peace in his community.

This man worked, strived, suffered and later died for peace.

He will be seen as a peace maker, the reconciler, the forgiver of many many wrongs.

He welcomed the concept of generosity, and begged that each man care for his neighbor.

Fly

Featured Poem written by Joan Toluwani Amos ©

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To the one with whom I share so many things in common

Viral

This is a featured piece written by Seni Joshua © All rights reserved.

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They’re the Millennials. The Gen-Zs. The Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat generation.

To Squash A Star

An Apoetsbrain original ©

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Tonight I looked up at a star as it sparkled so brightly.

I lifted up my hands in the freezing night and placed the twinkle Little Star between my thumb and index finger all set to squash it.

To Be Alive

“When you arise in the morning think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”

~Marcus Aurelius

The One Thing You Have…

The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.

~ Neil Gaiman

That Upward Spiral

“See: it’s a never-ending upward spiral. And if you think at any point you’re allowed to stop climbing, I’m afraid you’re missing the point. Because the joy is in the climb itself.”

~Mark Manson

Birthing Emeralds

An original Piece by Apoetsbrain ©

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One great man was mocked because of his lifelong efforts to bring about peace in his community.

This man worked, strived, suffered and later died for peace.

He will be seen as a peace maker, the reconciler, the forgiver of many many wrongs.

He welcomed generosity, and begged that each man care for his neighbor.

Time

“Time means a lot to me because, you see, I, too, am also a learner and I am often lost in the joy of forever developing and simplifying. If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”

~ Bruce Lee

Dreamer

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” 

-Harriet Tubman

Sometimes

“Sometimes, all it takes is a little more strength, a little more courage, a little more interest, a little more determination. Not a lot more, just a tiny bit more than you had before to make it through, and suffer no regrets.”

~ Quotes by Apoetsbrain 

 

What it Takes

“It takes one that  has known fear to stand fearless. It takes one that has felt and understood shame to stand confident.”

~ Thoughts from Apoetsbrain

Silence

Poem by Ayivi Williams ©

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Silence is a sweet poison

He is a slow silent killer

Silly Ant

“The one whose life is centered only around gathering riches and indulging all worldly pleasures is like an ant inside someone’s house who worked all through the day to gather sugar, and ant meat, and when evening came, the home owner swept everything off both ant and ant meat alike. A destruction with no discrimination.”

~ Thoughts by Apoetsbrain ©

Grand Hands

“There comes a time when you realize that your life is no longer in any man’s hands. Not in your parents, or your siblings, or friends, not in yours, but in the hand of God who does as He wills. And then you stop fighting and kicking against the pricks. To gain that smoother Iife of peace, in surrender. Then all you can say is:

“Not my will Lord, but yours be done.”

~Sandra C. Bamisile 😊

Be Thankful

A Poem written by Ayivi Williams © All rights reserved

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Be thankful for what you have.

You have got all the things that you want.

Others do not have half of what you have.

Yet, you still want to go in for what they’ve got.

Be careful never to covet what your friends have.

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Quote of the day

“I am a Woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal Woman,
that’s me.”

~ Phenomenal Woman Poem (1978) by Maya Angelou

Photography With Cobus Fourie

Today’s featured work is by a South African legend in the making Marthinus Jacobus Fourie. Before we proceed, here are some words from the man himself.