Nikos' Blog

Hello friend. I slept yesterday and woke up in a totally new world... Today! The 25th day of the first month of a new year. What has happened in the last 24 days, I cannot tell. Suffice to say I have been in transit. Call it a trance if you will. LOL. The new year started weeks ago but here I am just putting up my first post. I apologize for that. Let's just say that the year started but only a part of me started with it. The whistle was blown for the race to start but I stood transfixed, only participating in my mind and crossing the finish line in my head until now. Well, in case you are like me, permit me to announce to you that 2018 has started. "Better late than never", they say. It's not too late to get moving and following through with your outlined plans. Be intentional this year and watch doors open of their own accord. Cheers to a fabulous year. Thanks for always stopping by. Yours truly, Mofehintoluwa © Nikoslexie2018

"Hope is a dangerous thing..." I know it's a bit weird to see hope described with such a "negative" word but I hope you see what it means by  the time you read through. Like the aroma of "party jollof-rice" after a long day or the taste of a cold drink on a hot day so is the sound of Hope's footsteps outside a closed door. Simply rejuvenating! Hope is indeed a dangerous thing as it causes a man to leap across heavily fortified walls without considering his present restraints. Yes! It is hope that makes a child of the street wear a gold crown and ignore the melody made by his empty stomach. Hope defies the odds. Hope says "Fly with your dreams" when you haven't even learnt to walk. Hope can grow from just a silver lining to a huge ball of fire engulfing all in its path. The question is: Will you fan the dying embers of hope in your heart even as a new calendar year approaches? Dare to hope; a better tomorrow beckons still.    ...

"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot" - Michael Altshuler I've read the above quote so many times but didn't give it so much thought till recently. So many times, life races by and it feels as if we're struggling to catch up with our lives. Too many places to go, too many deadlines to meet and too many activities to participate in. Sometimes, I sit back and ask myself what significant thing happened in the last 24 hours. There are days I can point to some important things while there are just some days I am left wondering! I have realized that as long as we are living (and hardworking of course), there will always be a thousand and one things to do. The onus is on us to take a break. When everything is happening so fast and seemingly getting out of control, my advice is that you Pause and Think. Take a moment to breathe before rushing on to the next chore and you can thank me later. *winks* You are the pilot of your life. Time will...

Does it look like the world has given up on you? Could it be that way because you gave up on "You" first? If there's no one left to believe in you, you may need to  WAKE UP, GET YOUR ACTS TOGETHER AND MAKE YOUR EXISTENCE COUNT... for something greater than you! It was a lonely night All my friends gone like a kite Flying to a higher height. I was left behind -without even a fight. The chronicles had been written Of a time I'd be smitten By the very things I should have eaten. Alas! I had been beaten While I sat knitting.  It's all a phase;  It'll fade like a haze. This is my base;  I can't be lost in the maze.  I am made of more;  Made for more. The world will stand in awe As I wage war Against all that negates "more" I am made of more And was made for more!  ©Nikoslexie 2017

Over the years, I have realized that as humans, we find it easy to associate some colours with certain things. This association is sometimes unjustified but we don't really mind when it suits us. For instance, "red" has been associated with danger; "black" with Death or Evil and so on. I don't think I have actually come across the colour associated with Sin. The reason for this I don't know. I am happy to tell you that I discovered the colour of sin recently. Permit me to share this poem with you. I hope you find the answer somewhere in between 😁 A hidden orchestra Golden embers of a dying fire, The aura of saints The bane of humanity: Choice! I've been busy For a reason Working if only for a season To seek that which is hidden. "Fire is red, " They said. "Forever is green, " They grinned. "Sin is what?" I thought. Come dine with me! I have found the answers I seek. Sin is what it is: An immortal ...

He was a driver. I was not just any passenger - I was an observant one... I happened to sit in the front seat of a public bus one day and something soon caught my eye. There was something about the way the driver changed gears; he seemed to do it with a lot of swag. After watching for a while, I was amazed to realize that the driver had a weakness of some sort in his left leg and so he had found a way of skillfully using his left hand to apply pressure on his leg just to press the clutch. He had perfected this act so much so that it was "beautiful". There are days I am tempted to mope around and feel sorry for myself. There are days when all that seems to be is one disappointment after another and the pain is just overwhelming. There are days I lack the courage to even get out of bed and face my fears... However, to lie there and do nothing is the biggest mistake ever. We have to find some beauty in our pain, some ability in our disability and make the most of what we have....

Curtains drawn; Darkness dawns. I hung it to dry - My pen Yet it flowed freely - The ink. The sages have sung Our fathers: never wrong To speak of thereafter. It will definitely flutter - My heart - At the thought of tomorrow. Inquire no more from me I emptied it already -  My soul Yet full it stayed Devoid of any happiness. It flooded my soul - Grief Consuming every inch. I hung it to dry - My pen Yet it flowed freely - The ink. Hush! It is set: Morning! There's a now and a thereafter Take a sneak peek It's an epilogue: No! Not the end. It filled the air - A melody. It engulfed my nostrils - A fragrance. A fire in my bones None can see For night abides still... Hush! It is set. Take a sneak peek It's an epilogue No, not the end! © Nikoslexie 2017