Tell me not in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
Dust thou are, to dust thou returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each tomorrow
Find us farther than today.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
Be a hero in the strife!
Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its dead!
Act, - act in the living Present!
Heart within, and God o'erhead!
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sand of time;
Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o'er life's solenm main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Let us then be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Friday, September 28, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Doing Things Differently
Hi blogsville,hope y'all are doing great?
So this post is about doing things differently,something many of us find extremely difficult to do..by doing this,some people think it only increases their chances of failure but,it truly does much better things for you. By doing things differently,you can see life from a different perspective..
I have always been fascinated by people who are consistently successful at what they do;especially those who experience repeated success in many areas of their life throughout their lifetime. We all have our own examples of super successful people who we admire..but how do they do it? Over the years,we have studied the lives of numerous successful people,read their books,researched them online and I'm sure we know most of them,were not born into success;they simply did,and continue to do,things differently...there are many ways we can be distinct from the crowd e.g, (1)taking decisive and immediate actions....(2)discovering your potentials and working towards achieving your set goals.. There are people who had ventured into businesses just because everyone was doing it and when they didn't succeed,they blamed others or even the devil for their failures whereas,they ought to know better..
Though our society really does not allow one to be different cuz,there will always be critics when they see you ain't doing the normal business everyone is doing, or when you share your dreams with them,be sure they will discourage you but in spite of these,.we need to stand our ground and dare to be different in order to carve a niche for ourselves through hardwork and doing what we love doing and God,will definitely make us successful...
Like they say,taking the path less travelled can actually enrich our lives and the hardest thing about the road not taken is that,you never know where it might have led... At the end of the day,life is about choices: it's not hard to decide what we want our lives to be about. What is hard,is figuring out what we're willing to give up in order,to do the things we really care about. We can choose to focus on what we are not passionate about and remain slaves to those who have discovered theirs or we can choose to focus on our passions and dreams and work towards achieving them.. The latter is a far better and happier path.
Stay blessed and remain beautiful.
So this post is about doing things differently,something many of us find extremely difficult to do..by doing this,some people think it only increases their chances of failure but,it truly does much better things for you. By doing things differently,you can see life from a different perspective..
I have always been fascinated by people who are consistently successful at what they do;especially those who experience repeated success in many areas of their life throughout their lifetime. We all have our own examples of super successful people who we admire..but how do they do it? Over the years,we have studied the lives of numerous successful people,read their books,researched them online and I'm sure we know most of them,were not born into success;they simply did,and continue to do,things differently...there are many ways we can be distinct from the crowd e.g, (1)taking decisive and immediate actions....(2)discovering your potentials and working towards achieving your set goals.. There are people who had ventured into businesses just because everyone was doing it and when they didn't succeed,they blamed others or even the devil for their failures whereas,they ought to know better..
Though our society really does not allow one to be different cuz,there will always be critics when they see you ain't doing the normal business everyone is doing, or when you share your dreams with them,be sure they will discourage you but in spite of these,.we need to stand our ground and dare to be different in order to carve a niche for ourselves through hardwork and doing what we love doing and God,will definitely make us successful...
Like they say,taking the path less travelled can actually enrich our lives and the hardest thing about the road not taken is that,you never know where it might have led... At the end of the day,life is about choices: it's not hard to decide what we want our lives to be about. What is hard,is figuring out what we're willing to give up in order,to do the things we really care about. We can choose to focus on what we are not passionate about and remain slaves to those who have discovered theirs or we can choose to focus on our passions and dreams and work towards achieving them.. The latter is a far better and happier path.
Stay blessed and remain beautiful.
Friday, September 7, 2012
The Bridesmaid
Hey friends,I have been very lazy lately and so,I've been having difficulties in getting a lot of things done e.g updating my blog but,I have promised myself I'm gonna change because,being lazy isn't good for my complexion*grin*... I trust y'all have been very awesome cuz,I'm fabulous..
Last two weeks,my elder sister got married and I was very excited when she called to inform me that,I was gonna be her bridesmaid. Truth be told,I have never been one before so,I didn't know it's kinda stressful and I had no idea what to do because,the me I saw behind my sister that day,sucked big time..the saturday of the wedding was an environmental sanitation day so we had plenty of time on our hands to take care of our business before we went to the church. When we were all dressed up and the make-up artiste and the hair stylists have done their jobs,my sis called me and handed the things I'm gonna use on her and also gave me gloves to wear..,I was like,do maid-of-honours wear gloves?she just looked at me and said yes..within me,I was just thinking how uncomfortable I would be cuz,the last time I wore gloves was in secondary school during inter-house sports and on children's day*lol* but,I was still glad that the gloves were open..before we left for
the church,the ladies around knowing I'm a novice asked me to pin her veil and arrange her trail which I just told them I couldn't do and they all just kept laughing at me and calling me,"original bridesmaid"..
When we arrived at the church,it was another drama altogether cuz,I was having difficulties arranging her veil and the trail of her dress and at a time,the best man was telling me what to do*can you imagine?*..I just kept praying all the time for the pastor to wed them and let's move to the reception cuz,I was becoming very uncomfortable... Finally, we left the church and headed to the reception venue and I was kinda relieved cuz,the veil and the trail wasn't there anymore so,it was just me,the handfan and handkerchief. It happened that,where was arranged for us to sit had no fan that was close so,I had to do the fanning all the way..I just kept on fanning and dabbing her face and neck with the handkerchief till my hand began to shake from tiredness.
Just as I was praying for a miracle,the M.C called them out to dance and the spraying and presentation of gifts started..I just shouted halleluyah that,it's all overrrrrr.....I know any of my friends I pick to be my bridesmaid will maybe have a tougher or sweeter tale to tell.*lol*....... Y'all should have a great and fun-filled weekend.
Last two weeks,my elder sister got married and I was very excited when she called to inform me that,I was gonna be her bridesmaid. Truth be told,I have never been one before so,I didn't know it's kinda stressful and I had no idea what to do because,the me I saw behind my sister that day,sucked big time..the saturday of the wedding was an environmental sanitation day so we had plenty of time on our hands to take care of our business before we went to the church. When we were all dressed up and the make-up artiste and the hair stylists have done their jobs,my sis called me and handed the things I'm gonna use on her and also gave me gloves to wear..,I was like,do maid-of-honours wear gloves?she just looked at me and said yes..within me,I was just thinking how uncomfortable I would be cuz,the last time I wore gloves was in secondary school during inter-house sports and on children's day*lol* but,I was still glad that the gloves were open..before we left for
the church,the ladies around knowing I'm a novice asked me to pin her veil and arrange her trail which I just told them I couldn't do and they all just kept laughing at me and calling me,"original bridesmaid"..
When we arrived at the church,it was another drama altogether cuz,I was having difficulties arranging her veil and the trail of her dress and at a time,the best man was telling me what to do*can you imagine?*..I just kept praying all the time for the pastor to wed them and let's move to the reception cuz,I was becoming very uncomfortable... Finally, we left the church and headed to the reception venue and I was kinda relieved cuz,the veil and the trail wasn't there anymore so,it was just me,the handfan and handkerchief. It happened that,where was arranged for us to sit had no fan that was close so,I had to do the fanning all the way..I just kept on fanning and dabbing her face and neck with the handkerchief till my hand began to shake from tiredness.
Just as I was praying for a miracle,the M.C called them out to dance and the spraying and presentation of gifts started..I just shouted halleluyah that,it's all overrrrrr.....I know any of my friends I pick to be my bridesmaid will maybe have a tougher or sweeter tale to tell.*lol*....... Y'all should have a great and fun-filled weekend.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
My Knight In Shining Armour
Hello beautiful people,it's been so so long since i made a post here and I'm excited that this post is about the most wonderful man in the whole universe,*my fiance*..*smiles* saying that word bring so much smiles to my face.. Anyways,let me tell you guys how I met him..
His name is Mr Ekpedekumo Ebikabowei Derek. I met him about a year and five months ago in a place most people think is full of losers*2go*..we met when i was mending my broken heart and we just clicked..there was this great chemistry between us that made me know i needed to be with him..then,when he isn't online I pray silently for him to come on.*yah i have opened my yansh*.. We continued chatting and getting to know each other until,we decided to hook up..we hooked up first in my church and after the service,he took me home to cook me his jollof rice that he always boasted to me about during our chats*lol*..I'm guessing the rice did some things to me because ever since,I have never stopped loving him*lol*..
As time passed,I loved him more each day because,he is the man of my dreams.. He is sweet,handsome,loving,crazy,romantic,understanding,God fearing,great sense of humour and he is my best friend..It hasn't been all rosy but,we pulled through..I believe in fairytales and this is my fairytale... On friday 31st August,my knight in shining armour asked me to be his wife and i said YES.. So I'm engaged to the most awesome man in the whole universe,a man i love sooooooooo much........
His name is Mr Ekpedekumo Ebikabowei Derek. I met him about a year and five months ago in a place most people think is full of losers*2go*..we met when i was mending my broken heart and we just clicked..there was this great chemistry between us that made me know i needed to be with him..then,when he isn't online I pray silently for him to come on.*yah i have opened my yansh*.. We continued chatting and getting to know each other until,we decided to hook up..we hooked up first in my church and after the service,he took me home to cook me his jollof rice that he always boasted to me about during our chats*lol*..I'm guessing the rice did some things to me because ever since,I have never stopped loving him*lol*..
As time passed,I loved him more each day because,he is the man of my dreams.. He is sweet,handsome,loving,crazy,romantic,understanding,God fearing,great sense of humour and he is my best friend..It hasn't been all rosy but,we pulled through..I believe in fairytales and this is my fairytale... On friday 31st August,my knight in shining armour asked me to be his wife and i said YES.. So I'm engaged to the most awesome man in the whole universe,a man i love sooooooooo much........
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Live an Exemplary Life
Greetings to blogvillers. It feels like a decade ago since i made a post but,I'm glad I'm able to make this one. Hope y'all have been fabulous? I've been great and i missed you guys.
I was thinking this morning about,how people just choose their role models by only looking at one aspect of the person's life which is usually their success stories and achievements in life thereby,forgetting the most important aspect of their lives like;morals,honesty,being trust-worthy,beliefs e.t.c. A role model to me, is a person whose behaviour,example or success is, or can be emulated by others,especially by younger people. A person who is honest,trusting and most of all open-minded. We live in a society that really doesn't allow one to be different but a role model,DARES you and themselves to be different. Your role model is a reflection of who you are so,whoever you tell people your role model is,that's who they see you as... No one can be said to be perfect because,we live in an imperfect world and we all are striving towards perfection but in our strife,we should be able to affect lives positively and make people,look up to us. Let us be able
to make people happily and readily follow the foot prints,we have left behind...for every wrong we do,we have disappointed that person that secretly sees us as their role models. Who does your colleagues,neighbors,friends,young ones,siblings and even your parents see you as?
The true mark of the superior person(role model) is that he sets high standards for himself and refuses to compromise those standards for any reason whatsoever. Some, have so negleted the need to live lives worthy of emulation and many have failed to see themselves as role models that others could look up to thereby,setting wrong examples for young ones to follow...
.the superior person
behaves at all times as if everyone is watching,even when no one is actually is. Upholding high standards for your life,will go a long way in helping you and someone out there that looks up to. Y'all should have a blessed week.
I was thinking this morning about,how people just choose their role models by only looking at one aspect of the person's life which is usually their success stories and achievements in life thereby,forgetting the most important aspect of their lives like;morals,honesty,being trust-worthy,beliefs e.t.c. A role model to me, is a person whose behaviour,example or success is, or can be emulated by others,especially by younger people. A person who is honest,trusting and most of all open-minded. We live in a society that really doesn't allow one to be different but a role model,DARES you and themselves to be different. Your role model is a reflection of who you are so,whoever you tell people your role model is,that's who they see you as... No one can be said to be perfect because,we live in an imperfect world and we all are striving towards perfection but in our strife,we should be able to affect lives positively and make people,look up to us. Let us be able
to make people happily and readily follow the foot prints,we have left behind...for every wrong we do,we have disappointed that person that secretly sees us as their role models. Who does your colleagues,neighbors,friends,young ones,siblings and even your parents see you as?
The true mark of the superior person(role model) is that he sets high standards for himself and refuses to compromise those standards for any reason whatsoever. Some, have so negleted the need to live lives worthy of emulation and many have failed to see themselves as role models that others could look up to thereby,setting wrong examples for young ones to follow...
.the superior person
behaves at all times as if everyone is watching,even when no one is actually is. Upholding high standards for your life,will go a long way in helping you and someone out there that looks up to. Y'all should have a blessed week.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The last time i checked,God did not fail.
Hey beautiful people,it's been a while and hope y'all are great? I'm fabulous. This past weekend was a very busy one for me but,thank God everything went as anticipated for. What I'm about to share with you guys is a true life experience and it happened to my friend. Sometimes in life when we are faced with a life threatening problem,some of us forget that,we have a father in heaven that can turn our situations around if only,we believe in Him. I'm just gonna give it to you exactly how she shared it with me undiluted so,just sit back and relax and if possible,grab a bottle of coke while you roll with me but please,pardon the poor writing skills. Leggoooooo
On tuesday morning,I woke up as usual,strong and healthy and after a few minutes,I felt a sharp pain on my right lower abdomen. I thought it was jes a normal pain so I continued gisting with my siblings,after sometime I felt the pain again but this time,it was excrutiating. The pains continued and at night,I couldn't sleep..there was pains everywhere,my lower back and abdominal region. I prayed silently to God to take this excrutiating pain away from me and after some minutes,I slept off. My sister adviced I go for scanning and after waking up in the morning without pains,I decided not to go for the scan but,she insisted so i went. After the scan,I was told I had 3cm fibroid..i was so much in shock and couldn't jes believe what I jes heard.the lab guy told me i have to start making babies fast. Tears filled my eyes and as I got home and showed the report to my sister,she got her bible and notepad from sunday service and read from it.
We had a communion(cabin biscuit and coke) as our head pastor told us whenever we are afflicted,we should do it. In the evening,I followed my sister to prayer meeting and after the service,we met with Pastor Chuks at the church office in choba uniport district. I told Pastor Chuks everything and also gave him the report and He asked us all to fast for 3 days with scriptures to read. That night,I still couldn't sleep cuz of the pains,my whole body was on fire and as I laid there on my bed,I prayed still to God to give me sleep.. On thursday,I forced myself to attend foundation class(for the first time) to meet with the head pastor for uniport branch,Pastor Jesam...after the class,he prayed for me and a new confidence was put in me. Whenever I felt the pains,i use the scriptures to send it away.
Saturday came,and Pastor Chuks visited us and we all prayed and the anointing of God came upon me then,i was relieved. That same night,the devil struck me again with the pains and I started speaking in tongues until I could sleep again. It took the strength of God upon me to get ready for sunday service because this time around,it was difficult for me to stand straight. Now we got into the church not knowing that,God had something great in store for me..during the praise session,I felt like sitting cuz I was tired from the long trek to where we could get a cab but,I had to force myself to stand believing God for strength..tears that I couldn't control almost blinded me and little did I know that God had already started his healing process in me cuz,at the end of the worship,me that couldn't sit without support could sit straight without leaning on anything for support. After the ministration from the choir,the head pastor for ph branch of Dominion City
Church,Pastor Mike Onyali stood at the alter and as usual,started another round of worship cuz according to him,he has to connect with God and the Holy Spirit.
During this worship,I wept uncontrollably and the first words Pastor Mike said were"there is a young lady the Holy Spirit said that the diagnosis of fibroid has been cleared and also said the abdominal pain has been healed too". I jumped and knelt down..my God remembered and healed me..He settled my case in heaven.
I hope you guys learnt from this mind blowing testimony? In everyting that has given you sleepless nights,just take a leap of faith and believe in His awesome power.
On tuesday morning,I woke up as usual,strong and healthy and after a few minutes,I felt a sharp pain on my right lower abdomen. I thought it was jes a normal pain so I continued gisting with my siblings,after sometime I felt the pain again but this time,it was excrutiating. The pains continued and at night,I couldn't sleep..there was pains everywhere,my lower back and abdominal region. I prayed silently to God to take this excrutiating pain away from me and after some minutes,I slept off. My sister adviced I go for scanning and after waking up in the morning without pains,I decided not to go for the scan but,she insisted so i went. After the scan,I was told I had 3cm fibroid..i was so much in shock and couldn't jes believe what I jes heard.the lab guy told me i have to start making babies fast. Tears filled my eyes and as I got home and showed the report to my sister,she got her bible and notepad from sunday service and read from it.
We had a communion(cabin biscuit and coke) as our head pastor told us whenever we are afflicted,we should do it. In the evening,I followed my sister to prayer meeting and after the service,we met with Pastor Chuks at the church office in choba uniport district. I told Pastor Chuks everything and also gave him the report and He asked us all to fast for 3 days with scriptures to read. That night,I still couldn't sleep cuz of the pains,my whole body was on fire and as I laid there on my bed,I prayed still to God to give me sleep.. On thursday,I forced myself to attend foundation class(for the first time) to meet with the head pastor for uniport branch,Pastor Jesam...after the class,he prayed for me and a new confidence was put in me. Whenever I felt the pains,i use the scriptures to send it away.
Saturday came,and Pastor Chuks visited us and we all prayed and the anointing of God came upon me then,i was relieved. That same night,the devil struck me again with the pains and I started speaking in tongues until I could sleep again. It took the strength of God upon me to get ready for sunday service because this time around,it was difficult for me to stand straight. Now we got into the church not knowing that,God had something great in store for me..during the praise session,I felt like sitting cuz I was tired from the long trek to where we could get a cab but,I had to force myself to stand believing God for strength..tears that I couldn't control almost blinded me and little did I know that God had already started his healing process in me cuz,at the end of the worship,me that couldn't sit without support could sit straight without leaning on anything for support. After the ministration from the choir,the head pastor for ph branch of Dominion City
Church,Pastor Mike Onyali stood at the alter and as usual,started another round of worship cuz according to him,he has to connect with God and the Holy Spirit.
During this worship,I wept uncontrollably and the first words Pastor Mike said were"there is a young lady the Holy Spirit said that the diagnosis of fibroid has been cleared and also said the abdominal pain has been healed too". I jumped and knelt down..my God remembered and healed me..He settled my case in heaven.
I hope you guys learnt from this mind blowing testimony? In everyting that has given you sleepless nights,just take a leap of faith and believe in His awesome power.
Monday, May 28, 2012
You are ACCOUNTABLE for the choices you make.
Hello friends,how have y'all and your weekend been? Hope you guys did a lot of fun things? Mine was great and quite very eventful. Attended a wedding briefly,went for wedding shopping* not mine lol* and did things generally. Back to the talk of the day.
Often times,people tend to do some unethical and absurdly things and afterwards,blame it on circumstances beyond their control, made them take that decision. Truth be told,there are some very nasty challenges that life throws at us that could threaten our very existence but,what we do at those trying periods of our lives,goes along way in defining who we are. We live in a judgmental world and we are being judged everyday of our lives. We are judged by the way we dress,by our facial expressions,by the way we talk,and also by our actions. Nobody wants to know why you took that decision;they don't wanna know how long you have been crying out for help,but all they do know is that,you took that decision and you are judged by it whether good or bad. I was chatting recently with some girls in a group and they all went on to talk about how cruel and heartless some guys are, and some said they were tired of dating and all. But one of the girls made one very
annoying statement that got me really pissed.*well speaking for myself,it got me pissed but might really not annoy someone else*. Her words" I don't blame girls that go into prostitution and lesbianism because,some of them have really suffered in the hands of men". I was like, WTF is this girl saying? How could someone be so shallow minded to even think like that? I could have said more but,I simply disagreed totally with her by saying,going into lesbianism,prostitution,considering or committing suicide because of what a man/men did to you or because of the challenges life served you,is sheer cowardice. I am not disputing the fact that,just as our faces,minds and capabilities are different,so is the way we handle issues but,should we allow life's challenges make us do the wrong things or make us take the wrong decisions? If you go on to ask an armed robber,why he/she is doing what they're doing,they sure will blame it on poverty. Same goes to a hooker.
But there are also some people faced with same problems that are making an honest living. Should we allow challenges becloud our reasoning?hell no. The sooner people come to the realization that,they are accountable for their choices,the better for us all...
Often times,people tend to do some unethical and absurdly things and afterwards,blame it on circumstances beyond their control, made them take that decision. Truth be told,there are some very nasty challenges that life throws at us that could threaten our very existence but,what we do at those trying periods of our lives,goes along way in defining who we are. We live in a judgmental world and we are being judged everyday of our lives. We are judged by the way we dress,by our facial expressions,by the way we talk,and also by our actions. Nobody wants to know why you took that decision;they don't wanna know how long you have been crying out for help,but all they do know is that,you took that decision and you are judged by it whether good or bad. I was chatting recently with some girls in a group and they all went on to talk about how cruel and heartless some guys are, and some said they were tired of dating and all. But one of the girls made one very
annoying statement that got me really pissed.*well speaking for myself,it got me pissed but might really not annoy someone else*. Her words" I don't blame girls that go into prostitution and lesbianism because,some of them have really suffered in the hands of men". I was like, WTF is this girl saying? How could someone be so shallow minded to even think like that? I could have said more but,I simply disagreed totally with her by saying,going into lesbianism,prostitution,considering or committing suicide because of what a man/men did to you or because of the challenges life served you,is sheer cowardice. I am not disputing the fact that,just as our faces,minds and capabilities are different,so is the way we handle issues but,should we allow life's challenges make us do the wrong things or make us take the wrong decisions? If you go on to ask an armed robber,why he/she is doing what they're doing,they sure will blame it on poverty. Same goes to a hooker.
But there are also some people faced with same problems that are making an honest living. Should we allow challenges becloud our reasoning?hell no. The sooner people come to the realization that,they are accountable for their choices,the better for us all...
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