A poem inspired by Osho’s quote — “If you love a flower, don’t pick it up. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.” — Osho If you love a tree…

Mini Mailer’s February Prompt — Hello Posties, Love is in the air. Valentine’s day is just around the corner, and with that, shopping malls where I live are filled with heart-shaped chocolates, stickers, candies and teddy bears. How’s it like where you live? It’s also a very special time for Mini Mailer, a place that…

Expressing my faith with art — On the night of January 13, 2023, I was in a church room with around thirty youths. Some were on their knees, others had their hands lifted in the air, and most of the crowd had gentle tears rolling down their cheeks, whereas I had the infamous ugly cry. I…

I was eight — I was eight, with hair that rested just above my shoulders. I wore my winter gear; black snow pants, a scarf, gloves, and a thick winter jacket. My classmates were bundled up, too, as we sat cross-legged in the school gym. Who’s next? We wondered. Our eyes lingered on the…

Dear Celebration — Hello Posties, We are two weeks into the first month of 2023. How is everyone doing? Is your New Year spirits still high, low or somewhere in the middle? To many, January is the month of returning to work or school, creating new goals and being focused. …

Mini Mailer January Prompt Response — To me, you look different on different occasions. Sometimes you wear party hats, and other times you wear graduation gowns. Sometimes you are fully decked out in confetti and fireworks, and other times, you’re a tiny-lit candle on a piece of cake at midnight. To me, you’re the unravelling of…

A poem to the New Year — My mum remembers the first time I ran to the shores of the beach and dug my tiny toes into the wet sand She remembers my look of wonder and glint of mischief as I looked at her with eyes that asked, “is this real?” The wet sand embraced my…

Craft activity for the winter —

Christmas Shoe Boxes — This story begins inside the youth room of my church. The youth room has dark blue carpet floors, a piano in one corner, and a projector screen on the other. Standing at the very front of it all was our youth pastor with his face illuminating as he said, “This…