Do you love fully?
Do you invest in your calling truely?
Are you committed to your craft?
Or did you hide something that belongs to God and laughed?
Give it all,
Love fully and stand up tall,
Invest in your career,
Give it all each and every year.
Are You All In?
You can't listen to the same music, read the same books and work exactly the same hours as an ordinary man if you want to be extraordinary.
Life will not always come with a silver platter, seven colours salad and a silver spoon, it will require you to improvise in order to win.
How did I ever become so lucky?
What did I do right to deserve you?
These are the two questions that are constantly in my mind.
You're the best thing that ever happened to me,
You're an awesome wife and an amazing mum to our two kids.
We all highly appreciate the things you do for us.
You are selfless you always put us first.
We love you to the moon and back,
You deserve all the happiness this world has to offer,
We'll do our best to always put a smile on your face.
Much Love
When the way is unclear and your friends are rare,
Just Keep Walking
When the things you knew change to brand new.
Just Keep Walking
When you think you've done it all and you're about to fall,
Just Keep Walking
When you don't want to wake up 'cause you don't know when things will shape up.
Just Keep Walking
When you've exhausted your investment and no one appreciates your commitment,
Just Keep Walking
When you have no words to send 'cause you think you're near the end.
Just Keep Walking
That moment when your daughters smile at different times for every photo you take, you just wonder if they are just messing with you or making sure that each one is smiling for you each time to always keep you entertained. #MyWednesdayOff #FamilyTime
On the weekend we spent time with Ms Beryl R. Sisulu, High Commissioner,
A daughter of amazing Walter Sisulu,
Ms Beryl is so humble and truly loves her people,
She likes to see people happy and having a good time.
Even though she's high ranked, she can adapt to people of any colour or any level,
She genuinely loves kids, she kept asking me to bring her young South Africans, my kids.
She now has two of my motivational poetry books that she loves and wants me to perform in amazing events,
Halala to our new High Commissioner you are truly the best.
We are looking forward to spending more time with you in future engagements,
Even though there's a lot to get done in your high office, I have no doubt it will be done with love.
There will still be parties to attend too.
Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu!✌🏾
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Stay awesome!
Girls mostly play with dolls and learn how to cook from an early young age,
When they grow up they are ready to face each and every stage,
Boys get no lesson to be fathers when they are young,
When they become dads they have to know parent's songs they never sung.
Practiced Parenting
When my 2 year old plays with her dolls you can already tell she'll be a great mum,
She's getting ready to face the challenges of raising the baby as they come,
She can already feed the baby and change her when she needs a nappy,
She does it proudly you can tell it makes her happy.
Practiced Parenting
Who is teaching boys their roles and to be good fathers?
They are expected to be awesome dads, but who is sharpening them, giving them a chance to shine like mothers?
They say any fool can make a baby but it takes a real man to be a father,
Are we being too hard on dads? How can they be perfect parents without having a practiced daughter?
Practiced Parenting
This piece is inspired by situations I see all the times of missing fathers,
My father was an awesome man he taught me how to be a great father,
But the reality is not everyone has the same opportunity,
How can we help men learn from an early young age so that they can make a great contribution in their community?
Practiced Parenting
"Thank you Jesus that everything is going to be ok." This was the most powerful prayer I've ever heard from a 2 year old. Ok, let me backtrack a little bit! Ever since Nala was little, I've been putting her to bed every night. During this special bonding time with my first born, I always tell her how much I love her and then pray for her and off she goes to sleep. But tonight as I was telling her how much I love her and how special she is, she started saying this powerful prayer! "Thank you Jesus that everything is going to be ok." OMG! Things we teach our kids will come back to us! I'm so proud of her. ❤️
How can you see a real friend?
I'm glad you asked, he's real around you,
Shares what most people would be embarrassed to share,
Gets more excited about small things like buying new cars than you,
Someone who goes above and beyond just to help you, someone who really cares.
The reality is that no one is really perfect,
The ever smiles you see on Facebook are not really there all the time,
Embrace the real friend in your life, it's not a coincidence you two can connect,
They'll love everything about you even a crazy rhyme.
Out of billion friendships around the world,
There's someone out there who is your real friend,
Embrace them with each and every positive word,
Don't let time pass you by 'till the end.
Thank You for Being My Friend
I thought I wouldn't say anything about same sex marriage,
But then I saw how divided and emotional my friends are over this sensitive topic in this day and age,
I realised that not saying anything would be like watching the married couple fighting over the toothpaste,
I'm starting to wonder if the energy and the state funds we're investing in this topic are even a waste.
The reality is that the government has been debating this for a long time,
It has been thrown back to the hands of Australians to debate in the meantime,
I've never seen churches silenced about anything before,
The house is divided amongst itself, they can't even see the door.
It is said that a house divided against itself cannot stand,
This is not the situation that we can reference to any, people don't understand,
We can't compare it to race where people of different colour couldn't get married,
This is deeper than that, this is a moral issue we have to face before we are buried.
There are many reasons why this is an issue but I'll just pick one,
You'll still have to make your own choice when this is done,
Love. Love is the main reason why this is complicated,
When people love one another they have to be all happy otherwise love is not well demonstrated.
At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter what we say,
We'll just continue to pray, for everyone to see love whether they are straight or gay,
Australians are not really deciding, the politicians are just taking the guilt and the responsibility away from their shoulders,
All other laws are easily taken, why is this one given back to us? This topic elicits mixed emotions to the eyes of the beholders.
Nobody really wins here, if you say yes you'll be against the bible which people are not really interested in listening to,
If you say no your love ability is questionable as someone who claims to be a man or woman of faith too,
Either way at the end of the day on earth or in heaven people will be judged and sentenced,
Whether you're a believer of after earth or not, whether you say yes to gay marriage or not you may loose your friends and family members over this; it's a moral decision and it's not even ours to make that's why I say we are silenced.
Daddy are you going to work? That's the question I got from my daughter as I took my car keys. The fact is I was just getting something from the car but because she always see me going to work that's what she thought.
This society has created a system where parents spend as less time as possible from their kids. The question then is who is raising our kids?
At this stage they don't mind how they wear their shoes,
They come home from daycare and give you all the news,
At dinner time you provide food and let them choose,
When they have to go to sleep, they'll resist with every excuse.
Terrific Twos
They have more than 50 words to say,
They'll pull you out the door to play,
They want you in the park during the day,
They want to reaffirm they still have their way.
Terrific Twos
Little people with big hearts,
They like to try different arts,
They like to learn their body parts,
And analyse each and every chart.
Terrific Twos
They like to laugh and to sing with you,
When in the loo, they tell you what to do,
They like attention, especially when they have flu,
They like to always chew and to have big cuddles too.
Terrific Twos
This is a moment for creative release,
This is the time to share our inner peace,
To break new grounds with each and every creative piece,
Our Master, mastered each and every masterpiece.
Wonder
We are reawakening our hearts to wonder,
Art that strikes like lightning and thunder,
We are all called for the most important agenda,
To share the love, share the art and to let our minds surrender.
Wonder
This is the moment for our Creator's imagination,
This is the time for complete transformation,
To let our communities become one creative nation,
To share the art that will live from generation to generation.
Wonder
It's time to open our inner ears and inner eyes,
It's time to creatively represent Him who paid the biggest prize,
Who is strong and mighty and surely wise,
It's time for the architects of hope to scalp the earth and rise.
Wonder
The truth is you'll never know if you can do something or not if you never try. Fail hard. You don't have to fail but if you do, do it hard. That way you'll rise again with even greater strength. That is the only way you will win greatly.
Just Try
Writing inspiring books and songs for me has never been a job or a chore.
I've been blessed enough with other work like managing different companies etc.
I love to create as a hobby because I don't feel the pressure and I put no pressure on people supporting my work.
I know that to some artists this is not the case and I've seen the outcome. This is just my version of the story as an artist, it has nothing to do with anybody else.
I still pour out my whole heart when I'm creating new stories, poems and songs though.
I've professionally recorded lots of songs in the past.
Obviously I take my gifts seriously. I want the best studio equipment, the best book covers, the best printing companies and topics that will be relevant to most people.
Writing is my way of relaxing, I don't create under pressure and I think that's why people can hear my heart when they get their hands on my craft.
You supporting my work is a bonus and I highly appreciate it because it helps to cover all the art related overhead expenses.
But what I'm really after here is your heart, for you to be the best version of yourself and for you to have a greater life. 😊
Writing...
Everything that I am, the credit goes to my dad,
The best dad this world ever had,
Now that I think about it, he was never really sad,
He was always smiling that's why I lived each day to make him glad.
I read my wife's blog this morning and I found a Father's Day love letter,
We stop the storms and break new ground together,
Nobody is perfect but for her, I live each day to become better,
I'm passionate about lots of things, but my family is the top on the list of things that really matter.
Even though life is not always easy,
Things get crazy and we get really busy,
We take time to say I love you, smell the rose and let it be breezy,
Always know, mother of my children, my better half, I love you deeply.
I think it's inevitable that a man shall love his family,
In both our beautiful kids, I can see my personality,
Taking care of you three is a privilege not a responsibility,
In this crazy world all I want our kids to always have is humanity.
After 9 years, after everything, my eyes are still filled with tears when I think of how much I love you,
You are the pillar of my strength, you inspire everything I do,
My better half, the mother of my children, I always have you to come home to,
Sometimes I feel like you love me more than I love myself and for that here is my eternal thank you.
This Father's Day
Why should I spend thousands of dollars on Facebook Ads and give it to American multibillionaires? Wouldn't that money be much better use supporting vulnerable people in Africa? I'm not a multi anything but I've made huge amounts of money anonymously in Africa. I didn't want to be on the newspapers, radios and TVs for it. I do it out of pure love. I know how it's like to have nothing. I work full time to support my family here in Australia and in South Africa. I do projects like writing books, recording albums ect. on the side to support those who are in need. The sad reality is that people these days would rather support nasty posts, music where people are swearing and music videos where girls are wearing next to nothing instead of clean, meaningful and life changing projects. Do with this post what you may but I'm not going to subscribe to the ills of this world. Go and like my Facebook page and support my projects, I've already told you why. It's free! It's for the good course and even if you don't, I'm still gonna rise like the wings of an eagle. https://m.facebook.com/PercysPoems/ ✌🏾
