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5. You have faith


This point will not seat well with most in other countries, but that’s their loss. We are Nigerians and we have faith here, people.

Any part of the divide you find yourself tells you that you have something higher than you. That you have a God who Has got your back.

I googled for the part of the Quran that says this and I saw:

“Verily We created man from a product of wet earth; then placed him as a drop (of seed) in a safe lodging; then We fashioned the drop into a clot, then We fashioned the clot into a little lump, then We fashioned the little lump into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, and then produced it another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of Creators!” [23:12-14]
And I know the bible says:

“For I know the plans I have towards you are plans of good and not of evil, to give you hope and an expected end”. Jeremiah 29:11
So, hold on to your faith. It is your best bet.

You only have to play your own part and the author of your faith will play His.

In conclusion; Discovery is all about showing you the wisdom that will help you succeed in your career and business—but whatever we teach will not work if your mind is not set right.

Yes there are things you are not happy with—but hey, there is a lot more for you to be grateful for.
It’s always tempting to focus on the things not going well—know that this will not help. It never does.
Yes it is good not to accept the status quo. But let that feeling drive you to finding out how to change it.
Failure often implies some things were done wrong. Don’t be sad—just go find out how to do it right and apply what you learn. And you’ll be good.
Always remember that a lot of people will be glad to have the things you and I take for granted.

Think on these things.

What are you grateful for? I left mine in the comments - it's the first one.

Let's read yours.

Greaful for life.

4. You have got Peace


Writing this point made me somewhat sad.

Thinking of North East Nigeria and the horrible news that came out of Dalori and Buni Yadi some time ago is just...

During war or chaos everything is grounded.

No one is operating any business or posting new jobs. What job? To do what? Maybe to become a soldier but definitely not a Customer Care Officer at a Multinational in Lagos.

Nobody is promoting you or increasing your salary. The mind shifts from convenience to survival.

But you have peace. You are not worried of your safety.

No one is chasing you out of your home.

You should be grateful.

And pray for peace in Nigeria.

3. You have a bed to sleep
People who are familiar with life in Lagos will appreciate this point.

Sometimes last year, I left for work earlier than normal (around 5:00am) and on getting to streets leading to my office (Ikeja, Lagos) - I saw people sleeping on side steps, front porch of shops & buildings in the area.

I saw people sleeping on mats and hard card boards.

Some just woke up, while some were still at it. My heart tanked. That was the first time I will see such.

The parked tricycles homed some people and also parked trucks.

It was sad.

I don’t think you are in this position. I think and know you have a nice bed and a roof over your head.

I need not remind you of those transversing borders in Europe looking for new homes due to war.



But you are not.

Be grateful.

And say a prayer for the families in distress in North East Nigeria and in Europe.

2. You are Sane


I bet you were not expecting this.

But sanity is a gift. And insanity does not mean only those who stroll on the streets naked although that too is sad.

But I’m saying that your brain works. Your mind is sound, rational and healthy.

The beauty of a sane mind is that you can learn. That means you can become anything you want to be.

And the ability to learn is a blessing.

The greatest wealth in Life is the ability to learn.
The issue with insanity is that it grounds you. It puts you on the same level forever until you get your sanity back.

That we have hope for a better job, marriage, children, increased salary, making impact or whatever nice thing we are hoping for all rides on the fact that we are sane.

Sorry this might make you moody but the point is be grateful.

And do say a prayer for those you know who need their minds back.

1. You are alive
A dead man is dead. That is what it is. Dead.

But you are alive. And this alone shows you are not doing badly.

The popular word is:



And this is true.

I googled “how many people died this week”. It lead me to a statistics website called wordometers.

I could only get the estimates of people who have died this year and today. See below:

That's a lot of deaths. I tried to filter by country to get Nigeria's estimates but the feature was unavailable.

Friend, you get the point. You are not one of the over 23,000,000 deaths this year alone. You are alive.

The dead don’t read. Congrats on being alive. Be grateful for it.

I thank God for you.

And it is a positive result that can change a situation for the better.

So, this post is aimed at stopping you in your tracks. Take a breath of fresh air and see the reasons why you are doing okay.

Maybe you are not where you want to be but at least you are somewhere.

And it is on the platform of the good things you currently have that the good ones you are hoping for will rest on.

So you must learn to appreciate what you have now.

Here are 5 reasons you are doing great:

Our mind is powerful.

It determines the course of one’s life. Way more than any other body part.

That is why we have to keep it healthy.

And a healthy mind means positive thinking.

But enough psychology.

This post is aimed at encouraging you. The goal will be to push you towards being positive so that you can achieve more success.

It is true that life can be hard at times. Think harsh economic conditions, sack and rejection letters, unemployment, unfriendly bosses etc.

And during these times, it is easier for us to focus on these things and imagine that things cannot get better.

And this is just wrong.

Because negativity never produces positive results. That is why it is negative in the first place.

@op come and complete what you started.

Adiye je fun arawon

crownman:
Guys check your profile.....

What again?

.Don't blame him, this country is something else, many given option they will do the same thing.

Pm news

She too for don wait..

This life..

Loyalblak007:
"I follow back"
And is it wrong..

Enjoy jare..

Loyalblak007:
I'm married, just so you know

.....and u have this followers?

Fp

Magnifico2000:
If truly monkey pox is highly infectious, then the mother is at risk if that is the child's mother anyway.

That is what mother do for love...the pic below illustrate more, though there av been counter write up to it

Mtchew

Salihumainasara:
hello pls for those that did not receive a call check the email u registered with they sent a mail but i guess it on spam folders.

i received a call but this morning i was about deleting all my un read messages so when checking through i saw the interview invite mail..

for easy access to check all your unread mail be it yahoo or gmail type this on the search area on the mail box

is:unread

u will see all ur unread messages.

All the best guys.

What did you apply for?

Nothing like a mother love, can you see that woman who owns the child, she is wearing only inner wear without any cover up but imagine the commissioner of health like a NINJA.

nikkypearl:
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If you want comment do and stop booking space..all in the name to make FTC

jidex4life:
They have started sending messages

What was ur profile showing before you receive this msg?

Was it editable or object moved?

atilla:
Paying a foreign artist 50k for a verse?

Bros you forget the $ $ign?

This government...

On this forum everyone is a marriage counselo..

Church with principle and rules, well this is one the reason Catholic wed you with your pregnancy, just to avoid another sin which is murder.

Zahrudin:
My is pending successful submission....

But u wrote the test?

How I wish he win, but I know very sure most of those people won't believe in him rather they will still cast their vote to the same looters.

Hmmm if only will know,
If only the six feet hole,
Can be erased from our life,
If only we can re write our profile,

Many won't live in vain,
Many won't glory in life profane,
Many won't life lying,
Many won't sorrow dying,

A life of vanity,yet we live it with propensity,
Will live as if we won't taste death,
In positions we glory in dispositions,
In wealth we spend and forget the debts.

Living it and we forget we are on a journey,
We hate to love and love to hate this sojourns,
No wonder we cry, we Laugh and mourn,
Lo when we bade good night, we wake to the morning's.

This WHO give job make will save children una no given. God protect his and use those who av and those with little to save the children.

When you hear of things like this, you don't pray for war.