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"Arise, Africa, Our Motherland — Let the Earth Hear Your Song"
O Africa, cradle of kings and queens,
Your rivers shimmer with untapped dreams,
Your mountains hum with ancient songs,
Your soil, rich with the blood of the strong.
Arise from slumber, O Mother divine,
Awaken the wealth that lies in your spine —
Gold, oil, diamonds, fertile lands,
But greater still, the strength of your hands.
Let the deserts bloom and the cities rise,
Let knowledge and courage light up your skies.
No longer bow, no longer plead —
Stand firm, create, plant every seed.
Use your treasures, both seen and unseen,
For progress, for dignity, for a future pristine.
O Africa, hear destiny's drum —
Arise, our Motherland — your time has come!
By Jo Ikeji-Uju
https://afriprime.net/page...
O Africa, cradle of kings and queens,
Your rivers shimmer with untapped dreams,
Your mountains hum with ancient songs,
Your soil, rich with the blood of the strong.
Arise from slumber, O Mother divine,
Awaken the wealth that lies in your spine —
Gold, oil, diamonds, fertile lands,
But greater still, the strength of your hands.
Let the deserts bloom and the cities rise,
Let knowledge and courage light up your skies.
No longer bow, no longer plead —
Stand firm, create, plant every seed.
Use your treasures, both seen and unseen,
For progress, for dignity, for a future pristine.
O Africa, hear destiny's drum —
Arise, our Motherland — your time has come!
By Jo Ikeji-Uju
https://afriprime.net/page...
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28 days ago
Be aware of what is going on around you today - truly conscious.
Don't make assumptions. Focus on looking behind the obvious.
Make a conscious effort to observe life objectively,
and to avoid the natural tendency to see only
what you are expecting to see.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Don't make assumptions. Focus on looking behind the obvious.
Make a conscious effort to observe life objectively,
and to avoid the natural tendency to see only
what you are expecting to see.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
28 days ago
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say.
I just watch what they do.
- Andrew Carnegie
I just watch what they do.
- Andrew Carnegie
28 days ago
Be an Observer of Life.
Gaining wisdom from carefully observing life
is not a substitute for action -
it is a prerequisite for informed action.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Gaining wisdom from carefully observing life
is not a substitute for action -
it is a prerequisite for informed action.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
28 days ago
Your work is to discover your world
and then with all your heart give yourself to it.
- The Buddha
and then with all your heart give yourself to it.
- The Buddha
28 days ago
The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust
- Marcel Proust
28 days ago
Today's Affirmation:
I am a Passionate Observer of Life.
I See the events, feel the emotions,
and recognize the difference.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
I am a Passionate Observer of Life.
I See the events, feel the emotions,
and recognize the difference.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
28 days ago
Gratitude is an attitude that hooks us up to our source of supply.
And the more grateful you are, the closer you become to your maker,
to the architect of the universe, to the spiritual core of your being.
- Bob Proctor
And the more grateful you are, the closer you become to your maker,
to the architect of the universe, to the spiritual core of your being.
- Bob Proctor
28 days ago
It is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives
for which we should be particularly grateful.
They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness --
just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it;
just warmth and shelter and home folks;
just plain food that gives us strength; bright sunshine on a cold day;
and a cool breeze when the day is warm.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder
for which we should be particularly grateful.
They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness --
just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it;
just warmth and shelter and home folks;
just plain food that gives us strength; bright sunshine on a cold day;
and a cool breeze when the day is warm.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder
28 days ago
Food is our most fundamental material blessing.
Use each meal as an opportunity to feel gratitude for all the blessings of this life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Use each meal as an opportunity to feel gratitude for all the blessings of this life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
28 days ago
So long as you have food in your mouth,
you have solved all questions for the time being.
- Franz Kafka
you have solved all questions for the time being.
- Franz Kafka
28 days ago
Today's Grace:
I give thanks for the blessings of this food
as a symbol of my gratitude
for all the manifold blessings of this life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
I give thanks for the blessings of this food
as a symbol of my gratitude
for all the manifold blessings of this life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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Instead of dwelling on negative thoughts,
cause your mind to dwell on peace and joy.
- Ernest Holmes
cause your mind to dwell on peace and joy.
- Ernest Holmes
1 month ago
Our lives are defined not by the challenges we encounter,
but by how we respond to those challenges.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
but by how we respond to those challenges.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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My life has been filled with terrible misfortune;
most of which never happened.
- Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
most of which never happened.
- Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes,
the greater is their power to harm us.
- Voltaire
the greater is their power to harm us.
- Voltaire
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Don't dwell on what went wrong.
Instead, focus on what to do next.
Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.
- Denis Waitley
Instead, focus on what to do next.
Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.
- Denis Waitley
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Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.
- Luke 3:11
- Luke 3:11
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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
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- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
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What power there is in our service
when our actions line up with our mission, skills and joy.
– Mary Anne Radmacher
when our actions line up with our mission, skills and joy.
– Mary Anne Radmacher
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The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless.
- Billy Graham
- Billy Graham
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The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace.
A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being
that places harmony in one's life.
- Peace Pilgrim
A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being
that places harmony in one's life.
- Peace Pilgrim
