Through my lense...

Yipee yaaay... the year is actually over...literally this is the second last day of the year and let's see last I posted on my dear blog was in the first quater of the year. That's how you know time flies because in my head it feels like yesterday, but as they (whoever they are) say it's just a feeling.

This year has had it's moments, some tough, some joyfull but all years have that unless you're a zombie, I  lived,loved and laughed through it... very important!!



As the celebrities do, Shout outs go to my peeps, Diamantes, Jhaa, Ms.Bwana...yeah she the one Bwana!!  She's trying to solicit for followers so click the link and follow follow follow... I feel famous already.
My Kichanuo...yes I have locks but I need him..you make my heart work well,my brain is at optimal functions and my spirit is well fed..wouldn't say the same for my body but yeah number 4 to you..  My family and all my fans.. yes my fans..*I have a dream* I love you all and Highest praises go to God my maker. I'd be some Chinaware somewhere or  some oil fossil if it wasn't for the Father up above. Thank you Jesus for your love... 

They say a photo is worth a thousand words, here's a summary of the year through my lense....

Enjoy your viewing....

Anything that can reflect is not necessarily the reality. Look and learn from what you see...

Enjoy the sweet moments, they eventually will become memories.

Enjoy the luxuries that life has to offer, they are a gift..

Life will have major moments... be there fully

Another thing... God loves you and He has a plan and a purpose for your life, just because it's not making sense to you doesn't mean it's a dead end affair.... keep the faith.

 

Live every moment live nothing to chance, love like there's no tomorrow, nobody died from a broken heart.

Fear Factor....

Hi Everyone,

Happy Tuesday, yes there is every reason for us to give thanks.

So choose to give thanks now, yes thank me later, though now would be perfect. 

So this little big thing called fear can stop you from doing so much.

It stopped me from speaking to people because I do not know what they will think.

It stopped me from saying exactly what I feel because I was scared I will be rejected.

It stopped me from taking many good shots because people were watching and I will look weird.

So today, I choose to speak, I choose to take the pictures, I choose to laugh loudly 

because fear will never give me anything in return.

So hope you all take a risk and do  something different....

One last thing, take a risk and be dissapointed... then learn from that.

Since you asked, we are one hundred and forty days into the year. 

One minute later...

One minute later,
I will know,

I'll call you back
I'll reply that message in a minute,
I'll see you in a minute

I'm not fine but i'll be ok,
In a minute,

60 seconds later right,
Like you have it all in your hands..
Gone in 60 seconds,
Born in 60 seconds,

Psalms 90:1

Teach us to number our days,
    that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

To those in pain may God give you strength,

To those wronged, Forgive

It's a burden you don't need

Love fully, live fully

Finding Nemo's Cousin... yeah that's you..

Sometimes writing a blog feels like I am writing my diary to the whole world. I guess it is, so since it is I might as well get good at it.

Yesterday somebody asked me what my hobbies are and I had an uuuuuhhmmm.... moment. That was not good, when I was younger and somebody asked me what my hobbies were, that list would go on and on. Reason I had an uuuhhhmmm moment was because when I list my hobbies I always had answer with examples from here to Timbuktu. 

Anyway so this is me, I have hobbies, many hobbies but I have not been treating them as such. Actually I have not been doing any of the things that I would say I enjoy doing. 

I love cycling, *Yes I can cycle* it's been more than 3 months since I last cycled. I have excuses, many of them as to why I have not cycled in such a long time but no concrete reason as to why I have not cycled. 

I love reading, atleast that has been done,but not as actively as I used to. I used to read atleast 1 book per week. I love hiking, let's not even go there. 

I love playing basketball and photography. I have missed out on all this because I am busy trying to make money. Working hard to pay bills, working hard to get stuff that people will not even care that you have. I'm being honest, I have missed on so much of my life because I want to do stuff that people consider normal and the best for me. Yeah I no longer reflect and think of how I can make a difference in the lives of those I interact with. It's the sad truth, so this is me attempting to come back to why I live. To come back to the essence of my life which is to glorify God and when I do that I tend to do more of  what I enjoy than work work work work work.... you get my drift... if not, such is life...

My two cents here is that God had a purpose and a plan when he created each and every one of us. Don't get caught up in the chase; don't get caught up in the famous rat race... Get caught up in that which you were created for. Find God, find your purpose, if it means you go out for a hike, do it, if it means you focus all your energy in a sport, Basketball, football, chess, squash.... by all means do it. 

Find God Find You.... 

 

Stillness.....

Psalms 46:10

Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth!

When confronted, the most natural and easy thing to do is fight back.

When somebody hits me my  first instinct is to hit back and before they hit me am ready with a block. 

So when the good Lord says ''be still''  in my head I throw this 7year old tantrum of  ''but they hit me and they are the ones who started it and.... yes I can go on and on about that and how cocoa was originally in Kenya then migrated to Ghana. You get my point, if not such is life...anyway so I read the Verse that says be still and know that I am God and I was like aaaaaaaaaw, really.... 

Reason being at times when life throws all the heavy logs at me and I have fought and fought to keep them off and am at my  wits end I wonder if God can see let alone hear me. I usually let out those loud Spartan like cries for Heeelp... yeah I do. But he says to  be still and know that He is the source of all things and creator of all. He asks that I be still and let him fight the battles for me... 

I want to figure it out on my own, I want the answers to my questions now but He asks that I be still... So still I will be. 

*Did you notice that rhyme over there, maybe I should become a rapper..or may be not* 

Blast from the past..

Sometimes you  may see something that reminds of days gone by,

The past can bring a smile on your face for two reasons,

It was the good old days,

Or thank God that those days are gone,

Whatever the case my take home from all this is this

'' This is the day that the Lord has made,
I will rejoice and be glad in it..''

Psalms 118:24

It's the simple things

It's the simple things that make life what it is...

Smile it's never that serious.. 

Add it to nature.... 

Do the opposite of what everyone expects... once in a while :-)

Breathing....

Take time to breath in and out...
 Ignore all the urgent things to do
And simply breath in and out....

Take time to stare at the sky
Take time to smile at the stranger
Take time to listen
When you have all the right things to say

In the end it begins...

When it's all over
When you are at your wits end,
 It begins....

Walking into the unknown..

Lights blaring at her,
Horns hooting,
People scuffling,
Everybody seems to be in a hurry to somewhere,
Little children begging on the streets,


Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, says the Lord...

God are you there,
Can you see this,
Can you see me,
Can you even hear me...

Jeremiah 29:11
Thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

So rest easy God has you,
No you will not solve all the problems of the world,
Neither will everything be all sweet and dandy,

Breath in and out,
It's going to get better...
90 of 365...and counting..

Rooted...

I came across a cut tree stump today in the morning. 

When I saw it I thought I should have taken a picture of it before they cut it. The tree was so big and beautiful. Yes I am talking about a tree, I am an environmentalist of sorts. That is a story for another day. 

But so this big tree stump is right next to a stream... yeah you read right. I cross rivers and streams on my way to work. 

Where am I going with all this, a simple point. I am sure the tree never thought (yeah trees think) It would one day be cut down and all that will be left of it is a stump. It's the same thing with life. Do not get too comfortable and think that you have it all together. Live knowing that one day you could loose that which you hold on too so closely. So with that I leave you in the limbo mode of thinking for yourself.... Yeah!!! Like the bauss that I am.... lovely weekend. 

Saw this awesome quote

''The best use of time is to freely love

  the best way to love is to spend time

  the best time to love is always right now.''

It's the 87th day of the year 2014. Yes thank me later :-)

Then what???

I was chatting up a friend of mine and we were talking about how we are more prayerful when things are thick. You know when you're loosing a job or you just lost a job, when you lose a loved one... you know when life happens and you're not happy.

When this does happen I sometimes, please note, sometimes I become more prayerful and closer to God.
So what happens when all your prayers are answered and life is a sweet happy smooth all the way affair?
Do I forget God? Then does that make God like an antibiotic that I use when am sick or something.... I don't know. Think about it...

I will leave you hanging...on the thread or something close to that. It's like Homework...

Hope is all we've got... or so it seems

Another day, another chance to make  a difference in the ecosystem.

How??? well... since we have the option of writing things online, it means I will not write on a piece of paper, get dissatisfied and throw away the paper I wrote on. Yes so virgin paper is cheaper than recycled paper but people do not care really so they litter everywhere.... I have  evidence.

We can do better than this...

 

This did not happen overnight , it was something that am sure started with probably one piece of paper or one bag of trash....

Ok we'll look at the adverse effects of littering much later...

 I think we are surrounded by so much trash in our lives and the worst bit is not realizing it's trash.

I'm learning to see things for what they really are. The sun and how it looks is always available to me at no cost but if I choose to not see it, it's my loss.

Am sure we all have drama happening in our lives like it's being sponsored by Coke or some big company. But if you focus on the drama and fail to see the blessings that you already have around you. Then it's your loss... ''Loud note to self''.

I can go on and on about what's not working in my life and take five minutes or less to tell you about what's working. Reason, what's working does not seem to be as important as what is not.

I think the Sun is therapeutic,
 or taking pictures of it.... 

Hope never ends...
that's what I think and I'll stick with it..

I am blessed, I have a family that loves me, regardless of the fact that am eco-friendly. Check previous post for details. I have friends who actually love me, they have a choice you know, but they choose to love me. I am of sound mind , or so I think and  no you're not welcome to share your thoughts on that.

Nature speaks a universal language

Perfection is overrated....

He makes all things beautiful, In his time..

Well... this is environment friendly on another level. I guess it's less painful for the wood...

 I am holding on to hope in this crazy world, I am one of those folks who still believe in miracles. I may say I need a miracle now, but I know I see miracles everyday. I'm a  breathing walking giggling, sometimes sneering miracle. Keep the hope, God has you.....

Miss Beans :-)

Happy Monday,

Note to self, stay away from beans. I know they are healthy proteins, but the band in my stomach is just too much.

Scene 1

Silent Bus, 

The ones we now like, where you can sleep when heading home. No loud blaring music with words that you cannot even understand.  The silence does not work well with the band in my stomach. Ok may be it's the perfect situation for my band to get it's big break you know. rumble rumble... rumble and especially when am seated next to our greatest fan, ''mama nani'' giving you a not so approving look. Reason being beans are not only serious band catalysts but they also into saving the environment. 

Energy saving to be precise, biodegradable substances. I know people who can be used to run engines with the gases they release after a meal of beans. I contribute to the ambiance  

Scene 2

Official Meeting at work.

Those people who feel the need to pause unnecessarily when making a point. The 30 second pause is when my stomach after a meal of beans feels the need to holla at the world. Yes, letting my boss know that am in the room and I will not be ignored... yeah 

Scene 3

Hanging out with ''friends'' 

I always get kicked out of the room if I had beans. 

Long and short of this.... whatever you do will always come out. 

Careful what  you plant, the harvest may be good....

Lovely week....

DIY- Home Decor

Today am totally excited to post about what I did on my own. I wonder if this qualifies me to be a guest blogger on La Maison Chic

There was a lot to learn and hanging out with totally awesome people. Am telling you these women are wise entrepreneurs and  I want me some dose of that.

So yeah I was doing flower arrangements for the house.

These are things you would see on television on a series or a movie, but I did it after being challenged by Jasmine of cooking with Jaz. So she bought a bouquet of pink roses for only 200Kshs. (T.I.A * This is Africa*  yeah we get flowers for like 3 dollars :-). She then asked me to arrange them, am a lazy artsy chic, there are things that I can do but I do not do simply because am lazy about it. But now since I was home early and the flowers were there, it did not make sense to say '' just put them in a Vase and am sure they'll look good. ''

I didn't, instead I went all out on doing these beautiful flowers. I've never really been a flowers person but it seems to have grown on me. I like flowers but I wouldn't go out of my way to deal with them so this is a fast for me. The other thing is Roses, beautiful as they may be, have thorns... ouch. So I guess it's the same thing with somethings in life. But I usually want to get the roses without necessarily  dealing with the thorns. As in who wouldn't want it  easy.

The struggle is real... thorns are real

But hard as it was to deal with the thorns, I had the determination of Akoko and Lupita. Nothing was going to stop me. My dreams, were valid and have always been, but the worst is when you kill your dreams because of laziness or because you want it easy. The other thing am learning is thorns did not stop the flowers from blooming. Things do get hard in life, don't quit, just because its hard...

So I had that whole bunch of flowers and no fancy vases since the one fancy vase we have has a bunch of dried flowers already. My life has always been like that, I want something, but it's not exactly what I want or it's taken or everyone is doing it, or it's too expensive and many other excuses as to why I cannot get it.
with life work with what you have....

For Vases, we used the mason jars that we got from a friends wedding....

Beauty is usually a process...

The thing with me is I like fast things. I want my prayers answered instantly, when I ask someone to do something, I want to see them act on it immediately and all. It's something I get from my Dad, and him being in the military. Much as that is what I want, I never like it when people expect an instant result from me... yeah simply me. But yeah,  am learning that God is not into instant. He's also into humble beginnings. Humble beginnings sounds so sweet,  right, but ask anyone who's at that beginning point. It's not that sweet, but a lot is learnt at the beginning. Character is developed in the humility of beginning...  

James 1:4
and Let endurance have it's perfect result,
so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

I was hanging out with a famous baker and actress. She does awesome cakes. She told me that it started as a hobby and passion drove her to who she is now. We had an awesome time together with Lasagna prepared by Jaz and cake by Heavenly delights. I did the flowers and yeah the rest the pictures will speak for themselves.

Cut the flowers to match the size of your vase

Or Cut it to match what you want to achieve..

Careful with the thorns....

Cut the edge in a diagonal  manner to enable easy absorption of water 

Tools of trade, flowers, vase, salty water and a pair of scissors

The complete work....

Then we had Lasagna, for dinner and you can get the recipe from Cooking with Jaz

Then we had a chocolate orange and yeah yummy cake from Heavenly delights

In life am learning that I decide, what I get to deal with, I want the good things that this life has to offer and am willing to do what it takes. It's not going to be easy I know, but seriously something has to give and I will give it my all. It's day 79 and am going all out!! World watch out am coming :-)...