HOW TO DISCOVER WHAT IS TRUE

We all have to stand for something. Its better you be passionate about something so strongly that people think you’re insane rather than to be swayed by the crowd or have others dictate what you should or shouldn’t believe in. It’s better to stand up for something that might turn out to be wrong, at least you believed in something that was your own, and though wrong you will learn eventually. But if you stand for nothing, you will never know what’s true and what’s not. We all need lines to define our boundaries and standards to define who we are. I’m not saying that at times we won’t waver, saunter or fall but eventually you get up and draw other lines that define you better. In the end we are shaped and governed by what we believe in. So stand up and believe in something that’s your own coz that’s what determines who you are and how others take you. Wake up and draw some lines, set up some boundaries, speak up for what is right, and if you get it wrong well go on and set up some new ones until eventually the right is clearly mapped out….

Dont you hate haters!

Have you ever been criticized? Jabbed in the heart by a heartless moron who has no idea what they’re doing but freely dishes out the little ignorance he has occupying his massively empty brain? Yes that’s what I think critics are. They give out “pieces of their mind” until they are left with none. I know people say haters make you stronger but I strongly disagree. Haters make you weaker. They make you listen to trash about you and that soon goes into your head and you tend to think about it. Now if I remember correctly the good book says “whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.” Now which category does the “haters” judgments fall under?

Frankly I think we should not think about anything a negative person with no intention of seeing you develop or progress has to say. Don’t get me wrong, there is a difference between correction and criticism. Criticism according to the dictionary is “the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes” while correction is “a change that rectifies an error or inaccuracy.” Therefore, I don’t think we should tolerate criticism, listening to people who point out your limitations instead of seeing your possibilities are not worth your ears.

Choose what to hear and who to hear it from. A lot of critics have brought us down, told us we can’t and we won’t but choose to hear from correctors who tell you why you can and how to do it. Criticism stops at the problem, correction follows through to the solution.

To live a happy progressive life, deafen the critics and turn up the correctors…. Be with those who want to see you happy then you’ll eventually be happy with those who are happy for you….

REMEMBER ANYONE WHO IS TRYING TO BRING YOU DOWN IS ALREADY UNDER YOU….

WHY THE GRASS IS GREENER....

Now I know it’s been quite a while since I last blogged, well a month to be precise. But all in all it feels good to be back. During this period of much needed silence I was undergoing some pretty dramatic changes (and I seriously mean dramatic), but through it all I’ve learnt and that’s the most important thing.

Life is not smooth (I’ll tell u for free I learnt that the hard way). There will be ups and downs. Especially when you’re a routine person like me, life gets more and more interesting. I love how God plays with my predictability by shaking things up (and best believe it when He shakes things, it’s a marsh up of a tornado and earthquake). Regardless I’ve learnt to be eternally grateful for the roughing ups that happen in my life.

Now that we’ve established a little drama is good for the soul, where does the problem lie? The problem comes about when we go against the current. No change is easy, especially if it comes unexpected. And just like our body immune system, when something foreign enters us we usually try to resist. As much as this works great for the outer man, I’m afraid it doesn’t fare well with our inner man. Change is meant to result in progress, either way whether you resist it or not, change MUST happen. The best thing we can do for ourselves is give in, give in to its strong and gushing waves and when the tide dies down and the waters are calm you just might find yourself at the shores of greatness.

I’m all about taking chances, the worst thing that can happen is probably not as bad as if you didn’t try it out and hey the saying “the grass is greener on the other side” didn’t event itself, there has to be some truth in it. And maybe just maybe the grass is greener on the other side of change. Don’t fight just give in to it.

See you on the other side ;-)

THE DARE

Run your own race, live your own life. Take time to know what you want and go for it. Do what you love and love what you do. Fight for the things that make you happy and treasure the things that keep you at peace. Be with the ones you love and appreciate the ones who love you back. Smile with your heart and not just with your mouth. See with your mind and not just with your eyes. Here the sound in silence and take time to be alone. Learn the art of patience and not just waiting. Enjoy being busy but never forget to make time. Enjoy your comforts but also dare to dream. Dare to live and dare to love….

TOUGH TIMES CALL FOR SOFT PEOPLE

Tough times call for soft people, controversial I know but take it like this. There are times in life when you are beaten from every side and all you try to do doesn’t work out, you feel like you’re alone and no one can understand. Things are tough, times are moving fast and problems are just getting thicker. In such circumstances we are lost and unsure of our direction. But the word of God tells us “come to me all who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest”. The bible offers many versus as such that show us in times of despair and desperation we should turn to God.

Now if during tough times we should earnestly rely on God, how can we do that? Well the word of God tells us that we should be like little children. But children are weak and fragile? Yes I know they are, and because they are helpless that’s what makes them have so much trust and faith in their parents. God wants us to be the same, He wants us to be broken before him, vulnerable and helpless to Him. He wants to be our lifeline. He wants when things get tough we look to Him and see our refuge, He is our way out.

For Him to be strong we have to be weak, for Him to be big we have to be small and for Him to save we have to be in need. So for us to be out of these tough times we have to believe, believe that only God can save us and thus it requires to be in complete surrender and submission to God’s will. We, therefore, have to be soft before God for Him to get us through hard times……

SOUL DEATHBED

What if you were to die today? What would you say? What would you do? What would you want people to say? What would you want them to do? As they stand around that rectangular 6 feet hole, as they sing about the sweet by and by, what would you want their memory be?

When we leave this world (and notice I say when coz we’ll all die), we won’t be able to take away anything but our memories. We’ve lived with so many things, done so many things and eventually we’ll only leave with a memory of them.

So many of us live fake lives, we become people who are not us. We don’t maximize our lives, we spend so much time trying to cover up our flaws and erase or ignore our mistakes that we end up doing worse, we end up making the biggest mistake of our life, and we end up not being true to ourselves. We don’t confront us, we run, and try to escape. We put on facades and pretend that life is hockey dory and yet while our bodies’ alive, our souls are dead. We need to be true to ourselves before it’s too late, before the sand ends in the hour glass, our clocks stop ticking and our sun goes down…

Live the life you deserve, live the life you’ve always wanted. Free yourself from things tying you down, things holding you back, you’re holding you back and no one else can live this life for you. Start taking responsibility, start making your own decisions without being influenced, stand your ground and always champion the truth (only you know the truth and for sure it shall set you free). So stop selling yourself short and stop deceiving others. Not everybody’s ready for the truth but we sure as hell need it. There is no better time, there’s only now.

Don’t let your soul be on the deathbed long before your body succumbs…