Contemplation on the Odu Odi Obara

What is a memory?
It has weight
Though it can't be put on a scale
It has form
Though it can't be seen
It has emotion
Though it can't laugh or cry
It has voice
Though it can't speak
It is our past
Though it is always present
It is real
Though it only exists in our minds
It is unique
Though it belongs to everyone
It is a riddle
Though it has no answer
It is the key
That unlocks the door to
Truth

Contemplation on the Odu Obara Iwori

Two lefts then a right
Or is it
Two rights then a left
I navigate my middle years
Like a lost tourist
Stunned by the
dizzying array of
Sights to see
Places to go
People to visit
As I fumble
Here and there
I find the maps I bought
Useless
Outdated seconds after my purchase
I take comfort
Knowing at the end of the day
I'll come home to you
Thank you

Contemplation on the odu Oworin Meji

The more difficult a thing is to obtain

The more value we put in it

The more rare a thing is

The more we are willing to pay for it

The more others desire something

The more we desire it

Unfortunately that often makes us

Victims of scarcity mentality

We often acquire

Things 

Partners

Friends

Based on perception

Not reality

Decide for yourself

The worth of a

Thing

Partner

Friend

Based on reality

Not

Scarcity mentality

The measure of a person is not their

Acquisitions

But the happiness and love they creat

Contemplation on the Odu Osa Okanran

Today

My shoulders sag

soaked and heavy

Life’s rainfall

weighs me down

My bones ache

I am weary 

stiff

The pressure of existence

Leaves fissures big and small

In the walls I’ve erected

I barely keep up

in this dance called life

two steps forward

one back

one step forward

two back

I move

going nowhere

a dance paid for in 

blood and tears

we all play

we all pay

we must

Somehow

mysteriously

I am certain the

Sun

will shine through the

cracks

if only for a moment

giving me hope

that tomorrow

it won't rain

and I will once again feel 

lightness

 

Contemplation on the Odu Oworin Ofun

I find God

in the mundane

everyday moments 

the smell of coffee

a cool breeze

warm bread with jam

the setting sun

getting lost in a book

walking with those I love

God also lives in the

Shadows

when I am lost 

when I struggle

when I fear the darkness

God is not good or bad

God is just a name 

given to the miracle of 

existence

We are born from 

chaos

there is no

master plan

I am lucky

many are not

So

I will try and cherish

my gift graciously

because God

is also

the nothingness

from whence we came

and to which we will

return

Contemplation on the Odu Ofun Oshe

It doesn't take a

Pretty person

To make someone feel

Beautiful

It doesn't take a

Rich person

To make someone feel

Wealthy

It doesn't even take a

Smart person

To make someone feel

Appreciated

It does take a

Loving person

To help someone feel

Amazing

Give love

Freely

Accept love 

Graciously

Nourish every soul

So that we leave this world

A better place

Then when we entered it

And when given the choice

Between love and hate

Choose love

It's the only

Truth