Oluyomi Ola-David Insights

Before you buy a luxury home Secure a closet Before you trade off your treasure Fill up your mind Before you give out your time Use a just scale Before you rise from slumber Pay the debt of thanks Before you wave safe journey Acquire a courageous heart Before you settle for less Agree to grow Before you make a promise Ask for grace Before you lift a burden Eat a fresh and balanced meal Before you issue a red Raise a yellow card Before you yell a lorry-load Write a single line Before you open the gates Use the door mat Before you soar with the wind Shed weary wings Before you cast the first stone Search your conscience Before you can murmur Count your blessings .. 

What is the artist Doing within the box What is the homemaker Doing in the boardroom  What is the judge Doing under the tree What is the shepherd Doing by a well What is the fish Doing on dry ground What is the rooster Picking from the river What is the fierce lion Doing within the street What is the donkey Doing in the zoo What is the teacher Doing on the farm What is the tale Doing in the silence What is the carpenter Doing with a boat What is the seat Doing in the marketplace What is the eye  Doing on the ground What is the ear Doing with a plug What is the bird Doing in the cage What is the owl Doing at midday What is the fly  Doing in the house What is the star Doing in the sunlight What is the newborn Doing with bones What is the aged Doing with milk What is the table Doing on its head What is the servant  Doing in the valley   What is the money Doing with the rich What is the mantis Doing on the stove ...

When I was young I sought the validation When I got younger I embraced the competencies When I was young I sought the books When I got younger I embraced the book When I was young I sought the ladder When I got younger  I embraced the process When I was young I sought the audience When I got younger I embraced the message When I was young I sought the company When I got younger I embraced the desert When I was young I sought the approval When I got younger  I embraced the rejection When I was young I sought the pace When I got younger  I embraced the pattern When I was young I sought the snacks When I got younger I embraced the greens When I was young I sought the walls When I got younger  I embraced the air space When I was young I sought the voices When I got younger  I embraced the voice When I was young I sought the scorecard  When I got younger  I embraced the culture When I was simple I sought the security When I got simpler  I embraced the risk ... Photo credit: Oluyomi Ola-Davi

When I am not working I am thinking When I am not thinking How can I live When I am not eating I am drinking When I am not drinking How can I live When I am not loved I am loving When I am not loving How can I live When I am not sleeping I am awake When I am not awake How can I live  When I am not speaking I am listening When I am not listening How can I live When I am not full I am empty When I am not empty How can I live When I am not walking I am crawling When I am not crawling How can I live When I am not leading I am following When I am not following How can I live  When I am not learned I am learning When I am not learning How can I live When I am not reading I am writing When I am not writing How can I live When I am not getting I am giving When I am not giving How can I live When I am not static I am growing When I am not growing How can I live ... Photo credit: Oluyomi Ola-David

It is a progressive path It is a steady walk It is that rough road That leads you there It is a hungry belly It is a thirsty throat It is that longing heart  That leads you there It is a narrow lane It is a lonely street It is that moving wind That leads you there It is a boisterous boat It is a stormy wind It is that wavy stream That leads you there It is a clear nose  It is a sharp sight It is that open ear That leads you there It is a humble mind It is a focused gaze It is that fruitful hand That leads you there It is a bed of thorns It is a swampy grass It is that teary gland That leads you there It is a silent whisper It is a patient shepherd It is that speaking book That leads you there It is a daily clock It is a hourly step It is that second chance That leads you there It is a necessary turn It is a true way It is that uncommon route That leads you there It is a dose of faith It is a capsule of hope It is that surgery of love That leads you there It is a long walk It is a deep