Life Passage

Funny how life can toss a different coin at the same time. Unfortunately, this coin is one but of a different phase. The ladder to the next phase begins with smooth skin and then moves to rough skin which is later followed by tougher skin.   Zeal and passion are two things that keeps us going in our life journey. The journey to success is always tough, rough and bumpy. It gets worst when you begin to attain a certain level. Again, zeal and passion are the two elements that keep us moving.  Fear, an unknown enemy that cripples the good fortune and the good future that an individual holds. This element brings even the greatest and mighiest king down on his feet to nothing. But again, zeal and passion are the two elements that keep us moving.  I have a dream. What is the dream? How big are my dreams? 5ws and H cannot be used to answer the question of how I dream. These news element are not close to measuring and answering the questions of how big my dreams are. No matter bow...

There's a quote that struck me and that quote is, “Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most”. This can be very difficult but we have to let positivity transcend.   Life is chaotic, even on a good day. Unfortunately, all the excessive noise can keep you away from the things that matter most. Still, every day provides the opportunity to be kind to others, yet many people let the chance pass them by. Often we are placed amidst showing kindness to those who have betrayed our trust and those who don't reciprocate our kindness. What then can we say or do? All we need is to be intentional. When you are intentional about showing kindness to others despite all odds, it becomes a priority to bring happiness to others and at the same time bring happiness to yourself.  Happiness comes from being kind. Happiness comes from extending your kindness to even the least person without expecting a reward. Be intentional as it makes you who you are.  It’s a fallacy to believe that...

Life comes in different phases, phases that will one day be extended to us all no matter how we pray and fast about it. The phases are so scary that we fear that getting to that stage of life might destabilize us.  What happens when your fears are turning into reality and your sorrows are beginning to scare you? That moment is when you realize that It takes nothing to shed a teardrop but it takes a mountain to stop the one who cries in a sorrowful manner.  Fear not, the Holy Book says. There's time and season for everything says the Holy Book. What if you and I are not ready to embrace that time and season which stares right in front of us? What can we do? How can we escape it? How can we shift it to another day? These questions are not for the weak to answer. 

We will always be grateful to the one who holds us and keeps us. The sustainer of our lives. We can only be grateful to God. It's a beautiful year. A start of a new dawn. Another great year to behold new things and new opportunities.  Let us, therefore, put aside the things that held us captive in the previous year and hold on to new things that will lift us high.  Since every year comes with its dimension of success and failure, be sure to walk in the success.  Welcome to the year 2023.  Happy New Year 2023. Have a blessed and fulfilled year ahead. 

When I look at my past, I begin to wonder if I was the one who overcame them. My past experiences and sadness have paved the way for my today's strength.   I am because I chose to be and because someone is always there to check and hold me firmly.   Our lost victory has become a great lesson for another strength to do more and achieve what we couldn't achieve.  Here we are, set to wrap up and bid the year 2022 farewell. It's important to note the good achievement of the year and also check out the things we couldn't achieve.  Count not your sorrows or failures but count your blessings and name them one by one and you will see that you have done majestically great for yourself. Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes. Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Focus on your blessings, not your problems, and you will realize how beautiful your life truly is. — Troy Amdahl Be thankful for the little you have accomplished because more is yet to come your way....

“We become what we think about.” – Earl Nightingale Do you know that Positive thinking is a key to good life? Truth is, it holds water!  Your body responds to the way you think, feel, and act. The mind and brain have loads of duties to play in the human body and as such, the way we groom our minds to function will determine the way our bodies will function.  As we advance in our life journey, we are drawn to the importance of positivity as a source of healthy living and as a way of breaking barriers.  There comes a time in life when it will seem as though your world is crumbling and falling apart and at that very moment different thoughts will begin to play up in your head.  Different thoughts will begin to play up. Both good and bad thoughts and most times the thought of giving up feels the mind.  “ The mind is everything.  What you think you become.” – Buddha Well, if you feel life is taking a thorn in you, just remember you are better than someone else....

One thing that is associated with infants is, feeling relaxed and untroubled when they know their mom or dad is right beside them. There's this assurance they have in their mom/dad that makes them not bother about anything else. There's an adage that says, “never put all your eggs in one basket”. Well, I guess you know it can be very dangerous to put all your eggs in one basket, especially when you're not sure of the basket's quality.  Nevertheless, as we progress in our life journey, we need to be rest assured that we will in one way of the other need someone to entrust all our worries to. Now, the question is, who is that someone? Who is that someone that I can entrust my worries to?   Who is that someone who wouldn't complain that my burdens are heavy and that I worry him/her a lot?  Well, the answers are not far-fetched. The someone is JESUS. Yes, you read well, JESUS, and He is the only person who is ready to carry your burdens and hear you lament without scold...

Albert Einstein emphasized the importance of sticking to what you want to do, even when others think it's 'unrealistic'. "The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.”  A dream is the most essential thing in one's life. It’s a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal. Our dreams of becoming great in life can be very powerful because it serves as a push for our success.  As we progress in our life journey, it is paramount that you have a dream. Dream helps you achieve any goal that you want to achieve . It is very important in life. They motivate, inspire, improve and help you in achieving any goal that you want to achieve. In Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream he says “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today”. Dreams are very important and as a person, if you don’t have a dream i...

“Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures— JACK CANFIELD” We often get stuck in the routine of life, often missing a deeper connection with things that are quite essential to our life journey. As a person, I love to daydream. I can daydream about anything, I can even daydream of my wedding.    Aside from my fantasies, most times I get carried away by other people’s success that I fail to notice that I’m gifted. One thing that troubles us in our life journey is our inability to pay attention. Lack of attention can be vexatious especially when you have cooked up plans of becoming a celebrity in your head. Lack of concentration can be one hell of a problem and it can trigger you to miss your paths. Most people find it difficult to focus on things that they know how to do best, sometimes, it could be as a result of low self-esteem or ridicule from people, or...

Drawing from our previous post that has to do with gratitude which is very paramount in our life journey, it's also worthy to note that you can't move an inch in your journey if the God figure is struck out.  One thing I hold strong is the belief that God is everywhere like the air we breathe. He hears us no matter how we hum or mumble at our words. He hears and understands us, He does.  I have realized that even when everyone is gone, God stays right there. He stays, and he waits patiently and walks with us through that problems.  I seldom make friends because I feel some are not worth being called one but if there's one person I call my friend then it's God. The friend who never stabs and denies His bestie.  It's sacrosanct that we include that God figure into our daily activities. Know Him and He will reciprocate. Search Him and He will reciprocate. Love Him and He will surely reciprocate. He is God, He is God and He is God. 

If there's one thing that is inevitable in your life journey then it is GROWTH. With each passing day, you learn to grow and mature into another version of yourself.  Growth comes in different forms, From infant to Adulthood growth occurs. In the course of your growth, you will begin to have passion for certain things as well as dreams of becoming a star.  Growth happens to us without our knowledge, it's natural. It's what nature has to offer us.  As you grow, you learn the good and bad and the hard way of life. As you grow, you begin to make certain decisions that could either make or mar your future.  As you grow from childhood to adulthood you begin to see the difference between fantasies and reality, and I guess at this point, you realize that your life all along has been built on fantasies.  When life’s reality hits you hard in the course of your growth, one thing you should never do is underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction....

There’s a popular saying that says “You don’t know what you have until you lose it” which strikes me with inner reflection. Am I grateful for what I have? Am I really grateful?  So here's a question from me to you.  Why are you an ungrateful person? Do you think it is by your might and strength that you get to see another day?  Why have you allowed yourself to be thrown into sorrows and anxiety by your inability to be wealthy that you forget to say thank you for the little you have achieved and the breath you have? Must every day of your life be about becoming wealthy and accomplishing greatness? Every now and then you nag and lament over little things. Even when you make and accomplish little you still nag. Obviously, humans are insatiable creatures. Hey, hey, have you gone out? Have you taken your time to visit those in the hospital? Let's not even talk about those in the morgue. Have you been to the street? The bridges, the dustbin? Have you gone out? I don't think so,...

Dear Future, My plans are too many to be neglected. The zeal to achieve more is just killing me and I can't seem to put aside what I presume I'm capable of. I fear that my tomorrow will definitely be great but now, the big question is, what do I want for myself? The question of what I want and what I want to do hunt me down with displeasure. Why? You may ask. But, my answer to that question is, “I don't know”. You don't what?   Yes! “I don’t know”. I know it sounds crazy but it comes with inner displeasure. I just can't seem to pick one out of many talents and skills.  Well, if you my dear are thinking what I’m thinking, then you need to take a chill pill. Yes! You need one.  The thought of not knowing what you want can be exasperating. It can also be frustrating, but hey! LOOK INSIDE OF YOU. The thought of doing many things will come but as long as those things are not what you love doing, it will only be for a short period. You know, life can be funny at times, do...

Everyday is an opportunity to explore new things, new talents, and set new goals. I love to explore and try out things that are way bigger than me.   Not everyone is opportune to be born with a silver spoon but even without having a silver spoon in our mouth, we can still choose to fight our way through.  Growing up has never been easy, especially when you have to cater for yourself. I wish I had been given a chance to explore when I was a child. I wish I had my parent's eyes on everything I did when I was a child, I guess I would have been better at what I do now.  I could remember how I struggled to read and write in my primary school days. How I had to resit a class when my parents changed my school, all because I couldn't read the alphabetical letters correctly. How can a six-year-old be that dumb but yet always comes out with the first position in class?  My inability to do something in my childhood has lessened my inner strength. I could remember how my SS2 mat...

  Our strong will to do something must supersede our fears. In a world where everyone is trying to make a place for themselves and make a means, in a world full of so many voices, we seem to forget what we are called to do.   Your life purpose consists of the central motivating aims of your life—the reasons you get up in the morning. The world we are in today, cannot be compared to that of our forefathers. This generation just wants to live for today and not care what their decision will result in the next minute.  There's this cliche which I don't know if it's outdated or not, “if you can't beat them, you join them”. This saying has thrown many of our young ones into the ruling party. Is it so difficult to want to stand alone? Everyone wants to belong not minding who gets hurt and the outcome. We seem to forget that we were brought to this world for a purpose.  Many people are already on their way to doom because they have in one way or the other missed their purpos...

Does anxiety add a cubits span to our life? If the answer is yes, then our ancestors would still be among the living. Why is it so difficult to live a day without worries?  With each passing day, we struggle with life that we begin to wonder if there’s another life after this one. We search for inspirational quotes to give us hope. The Popular Nigerian singer ‘Asa’, describes the land as being green, is the land truly green?   Daily as we live, the thought of living for the next day struck us with much anxiety that we sometimes don’t wish to wake from our night's rest.  Living a peaceful life for many doesn’t come with ease but for it to be achieved, troubles of the world must come first, and afterward comes peace. Umpteen times we get swept away by our anxiety that we forget the tiny things that matter to us. Is the world so complicated that all we do is be anxious about the next minute? If life is that complicated, why can’t we just live one day at a time?  Through...