Positivity

--> The Blessings of Maami image Source: Rainbowwallpaper.blogspot.com From the depths of her being There gushes a mighty river From a source well hidden within the crucible of her spirituality. She a giver; Created just like the one who touts a 'third leg' The lot fell to her to become the ferryman of the little extra required to spawn champions. Her voice is a song Her scolds ever so painful to bear at first, Enshrine in us, character and values that birth tomorrow's laurels Her bosom is a fortress more secure than that fort where gold is held captive in Barack's country. Her laughter gladdens the day Even nature is discomfited at her pain and discomfort. Has mother ever pulled you ear? Has your backside ever felt the wrath of her slipper? Have the unspoken words of her eyes ever chilled your bones? Indeed we all have a tale to tell of mother at her punitive best Yet, how quickly mother-inflicted sorrow...

  From Fathers to Sons   I found this wonderful piece online that holds home-spun truths for the young man who has his mind set on bidding goodbye to single-hood, nightly hangouts with the boys and youthful revelry. In this inspiring article, a few days before his 26-year-old son, Michael, got married in June 1971, future-U.S. President Ronald Reagan sent him a letter of advice. How I wish fathers wrote their sons such letters today. Truth be told, relationships take a lot of work especially marriage relationships. What more can be more beautiful and a trying experience at the same time than two people learning to live together as one? People could leave together for decades and never get it right. And it doesn’t just end there; they will be multiplying themselves in the lives of their offspring, whom they have been given the divine privilege of nurturing. Your spouse can literally make or break you. That might sound scary but it is the truth. It has be...