Friday, June 30, 2023

Birthday Vision Board Dream Goal Planner

Happy Birthday to me! This is the first time I have written a blog post celebrating my birthday. Since my early days online I have posted on various platforms celebrating holidays, anniversaries, memorial days etc. but never once have I posted on my birthday. So this year I decided to do something different and write a blog post on my birthday. I also decided I will give away gifts to my readers online and to a few people offline. Giving brings me joy and what better to do on your birthday than make it a happy day.

I am fortunate to be born smack in the middle of the year on June 30th. My personal official New Year starts on June 30th. Every birthday is a chance to start anew, challenge yourself and conquer those dreams you are yet to achieve. It is also a chance to look back and reflect on how far you have come and give yourself a pat on the back for all of the accomplishments you have made in your years on this earth.

Each birthday is also a chance for you to grow bigger, better and wiser than you previously were. A chance to celebrate yourself and how magnificent you are. A chance to unlearn things that harm you and learn things that help you. To cultivate habits that will help you live a longer, better and richer life.  

Each birthday also calls on us to take better care of ourselves and the bodies we live in especially if we intend to live a long, healthy and happy life. As we age our bodies demand that we take better care of them. Health entails not only physical health but mental, spiritual and emotional well-being as well. 

For those of us who are older, each birthday also has us thinking about what we want our legacy to be. What do we want to be remembered for? It does not have to be anything grand. What do we want people to think of when they think of us? What do we want people to say when they speak of us? When we are gone from this earth what do we want to have left behind?

I still have many many things I want to do before I finally leave this earth. I pray that I will get to do them all before I rest. To help myself achieve all that I want to achieve I have decided that today (June 30th, 2023) going forward I will create a vision board for each year on my birthday (not on New Years Day). I will fill out a dream goal planner on my birthday for all that I want to achieve by my next birthday. Then when each birthday arrives I will look back and see what I have achieved and I will celebrate each of those achievements. 

I mentioned gifts for you my readers. Please click the images below to save and use for yourself. They include a one page printable vision board template and a dream life goal planner.

Wishing you all the best in realizing your dreams. Always remember it is never too late to start and everyday is a chance to start anew.

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Golden Brown Children Of The Sun: Black Poetry and African Art For Africa Day

Golden Brown Children of the Sun is my latest poem, I wrote it just today (May 25th, 2023). The phrase Golden Brown has been dancing around in my mind for a long time now. I love the term, it invokes in my mind images of brown skin lit with gold. I love the color and word gold and all that it encapsulates. Today I was driven to write a poem using the phrase Golden Brown. Coincidentally, as I got ready to publish this blog post I discovered lo and behold it is Africa Day. So in commemoration of Africa Day I dedicate this poem to all African people and people of African descent around the world. My poem, Golden Brown Children of the Sun was written for all people of color may you always shine bright like the sun that lives in you.

 
Africa Map Art, African Metal Wall Art by Injete Chesoni
 

GOLDEN BROWN CHILDREN OF THE SUN

Black Poetry and African Poems by Injete Chesoni

 

Golden Brown

kissed by the sun

Skin 

in joyful hues

That sing

Of days

having fun

Soaking up 

brilliant 

rays of sun

Light

That shines bright

In the skies 

Warming the earth

Whenever you rise


Golden brown

Child

May you always

Shine as

bright as the

Sun that lives in you


Golden Brown

Goddess

With a crown

Made of

Jewels that sparkle 

like the Sun

May you always

Glow and burn

As bright as the sun

That lives in you


Brilliant fire

May you never tire


Golden brown

Kings of the Earth

May you rise to claim

your birth

right to shine bright

and light up the world

With the flaming rays of the 

Sun that you are


Brilliant fire

May you never tire


Golden brown

Children of the sun

May you always

Shine bright with the fire

That lives in you. 


Brilliant sparks

Of light and fire

May you never

ever tire.

 

Copyright 2023 Maureen Injete Chesoni 

 

 
 

 

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Metal Wall Art Decor: Paintings of African Women Turkana

I did this painting of an African woman from the Turkana tribe in Kenya as a commission for a friend. The Turkana people are renowned for their beautiful beaded African jewelry. I really enjoyed doing this embossed metal art piece and in particular painting over the beaded necklace. The paint colors came out particularly vibrant. I intend to do more paintings of women from tribes with interesting jewelry. If you would like to buy artwork please send an email to minjete@gmail.com.

African Art Painting of Woman
Turkana Girl (I) by Injete Chesoni

 Metal Wall Art Decor
Turkana Girl Painting by Injete Chesoni

 
 African Artwork
 Turkana Girl (I) by Injete Chesoni

 Metal Wall Art Decor
Painting of African Woman, (Turkana II) by Injete

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Sympathy Poems and Quotes: Vintage Art Posters

The death of a beloved family member or friend is one of the most difficult challenges in life. When people close to us lose a loved one most of us find ourselves at a loss for words to comfort them.  I created this collection of Bereavement Poem art posters and Sympathy Gifts to bring comfort to those who are grieving.  All of the sympathy poem posters feature beautiful vintage flower art and butterfly paintings.  The collection includes well known funeral poems, memorial death poems and Irish Blessings.  If you have a favorite poem or condolence message you would like created on any of these vintage art designs please send an email to minjete@gmail.com. To order any of these Sympathy Poem Posters please send an email to the above address (minjete@gmail.com), they will also soon be available for purchase online globally from my Zazzle.com and Pixels.com stores. Please click on the images below to view larger sizes where you can read the poems.


Remembered Joy, Irish Blessings 
Memorial Funeral Poem Poster by Injete
Vintage Flower Art by Jean Bourdichon
  
 
Irish Blessings
Inspirational Sympathy Quotes Gift Poster by Injete
Vintage Flower Art by Jean Bourdichon   

 
All Is Well by Henry Scott Holland
Funeral Condolence Poem Poster by Injete

Irish Blessings
Inspirational Quotes Gift Poster by Injete
Vintage Butterfly Art
 

  I am Not Gone by Injete Chesoni
Memorial Sympathy Poem Poster by Injete
 Vintage Art by Jean Bourdichon


Irish Blessings
Inspirational Funeral Quotes Poster by Injete
Vintage Butterfly Paintings 


Irish Funeral Blessings
Inspirational Sympathy Quotes Gift Poster by Injete
Vintage Butterfly Paintings 


Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep by Mary Frye
Condolence Bereavement Poem Poster by Injete
Vintage Art by Jean Bourdichon
 


I am Not Gone by Injete Chesoni
Sympathy Poem Poster by Injete


The Gentle Gardener by Edgar Guest
Memorial Poem Poster by Injete
Vintage Art by Jean Bourdichon


Irish Blessings
Inspirational Sympathy Quotes Gift Poster by Injete
Vintage Flower Art by Jean Bourdichon  
 



Irish Blessings
Inspirational Quotes Poster by Injete
Vintage Butterfly Art
 



Away by James W. Riley
Memorial Funeral Poem Poster by Injete
Vintage Butterfly Paintings 


All Is Well by Henry Scott Holland
Funeral Condolence Poem Poster by Injete
Vintage Art by Jean Bourdichon 

Miss Me But Let Me Go (Author Unknown)
Sympathy Poem Poster by Injete
Vintage Art by Jean Bourdichon 

Monday, October 24, 2016

Nursery Art Prints: Brothers and Sisters Poem

This is a nursery art print I created from a vintage art piece, featuring a painting and sibling poem  I wrote titled, "Brothers and Sisters." I created it for a client who wanted nursery decor that was gender neutral and matched her citron nursery color scheme. The painting features a little boy and girl swinging from a tree and a children's poem which helps foster family values of sharing, love and friendship.


 Nursery Decor, Sibling Painting Poem Print by Injete

Paper Print Sizes


 Nursery Decor, Sibling Poem Wood Print by Injete

Wood Print Sizes
Nursery Decor, Sibling Poem Painting Canvas Print by Injete

Canvas Print Sizes