… on my lane I will stay, on my path I will abide, in my house I will live, my language I will speak, my food I will eat, my clothes I will wear, my culture I will embrace, my people I will acknowledge, I will look in the mirror and embrace who I see, me, I will love me! Yet I will improve and I will grow and I will develop, but I will stay on my path.
Maybe you have gone ahead of me, maybe you are further down the lane, maybe the race is almost finished, who knows? But I will not switch lane, I will not cross over, I will stay focus, I will stay disciplined, I will stay teachable, I will learn from you, but I will not cross lanes, I will not switch over. I will not swallow all your ways, hook, line and sinker. I will respect your growth and development but I will also respect my growth and development, I will not rest on my laurels. I will believe in my potentials, I will believe in the greatness of my mind, I will harness my God given abilities. I will develop my greatness. I will grow straight and tall. I will grow mighty and towering, I will not bend to you, I will not sway to your side, left or right. I will stay on my path, in my lane your will find me.
I will till my land, I will farm my ground, I will mow my lawn, I will water it, I will make it green, it will flourish, I will feed it, I will love it, I will nourish it, I will nurture it. Yes, your grass is greener now, I can see it, but I will stay with my grass, it is growing, it is getting greener. I will learn from my errors, I will forgive my mistakes, I will respect my progress, I will stay with it, I will get there, I will keep at it. My grass will get green, very green indeed. My lawn will be lush, beautiful and lush. From far and near, they came and observe the beautiful and neat lawn, my lawn is different, it’s concept is unique, my beauty us different, it is mine. I will stay in my path.
I will eat my food, l love my food, I love the preparation method, I love the recipe, I love the look, smell, feel. I love what it does to me, I love how it makes me feel, it inspires me, it warms me from within. It takes me on a journey that no foreign food can take me, it links me to my root, to my ancestors, it restores me, it energies me. I will stay with my food. I will develop it, I will make it healthy, I will make sure that it nourishes me, I will present it appealingly, I will borrow a leaf from your book where I need to, but I will stay with my food. I will season it with the spices I know and understand. I will eat that which grows on my ground, I will respect my own resources. I will not give more respect to alien food. I will stay on my path.
I will drink water from my own pool, from my own pond, from my own valley, from my own spring I will drink. I will purify my own water, I will make it safe and pure. I will drink my own pure water. I will collect the rain that falls on my own ground. I will be loyal to my own. I will drink wine from my own vine, from my own palm tree I will drink. I will drink my own dried herbs. I will drink my own tea. I will stay true to my own, I will have respect to my own. I will stay on my path.
I will where my own clothes, I will design it to suit my ways. I will wear my beautiful vibrant colours, I will put myself together well. I will wear clothes that are comfortable to my culture and climate, yet smart and efficient. I will dress to accentuate my shape and shade. I will dress in a manner that lifts me up and confirms my status, I am regal, I am empowered, I will not dress as a slave, for a slave I am not, not anymore. I respect your fashion, but I will stay with mine and grow and develop it, I will stay with my craft and work tirelessly at it. I will continue to grow and develop my fashion and clothing. I will stay on my path.
I will accept who I am, where I am, where I am going, I will own my story, my journey so far, I will not water down any of it, I will celebrate the victories, I will enhance the greatness of my story, I will not ignore the challenges, the difficulties and the mishaps, I will learn from them, I will use them as stepping stones for greater things. I will not live with any regret, I will look forward, forward looking I will be, my great will be greater and my greater will become greatest. On my path I find my destiny, so I will stay on my path.
My home is my home, I will stay at home, I will not covert your home. My home is homely, I will tidy up my home, I will make my home clean, I will make my home warm, I will develop it, I will refurbish it, I will declutter it, I will fill it with love. I will be proud of my home. I will respect my timing, I will respect where I am, I will respect my journey as I work on my home. My home is my sanctuary. I will find the grace to be strong, secure and stable in my home. I will grow in my home, my family will grow in my home, grace and love will never depart from my home. I will stay in my home. I will air my home. My home is a place of love and warmth. I will stay in my home. In my path I will stay. I will invite you, I will visit you, but in my home I will stay.
My path, my path, my path! My journey, my journey, my journey! My lane, my lane, my lane! On my path I will stay. Please stay on your path!
Beautiful Ivory 