tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637336310535472402024-03-05T13:24:50.946+05:00SPARKLING OUR LIVES!fire brand#inspirational#something to remember#iuse#one#hand#to#help#myself,the#other#to#help#othersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-65532865830821850242016-08-29T17:34:00.001+07:002016-08-29T17:34:36.845+07:00The proverbs of foolsAs snow in summer,and as rain in harvest ,so honour is not seemly for a fool.<div>As the bird by wandering,as the swallow by flying,so the curse cause less shall not come.</div><div>A whip for the horse,a bridle for the ass,and a rod for the fool's back.</div><div>Answer not a fool according to his folly,lest thou also be like unto him.</div><div>Answer a fool <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">according to his folly,lest he be wise in his own conceit.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet,and drinketh damage.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The legs of the lame are not equal:so is a parable in the mouth of fools.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">As he that bindeth a stone in a sling,so is he that giveth honor to a fool.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">As a dog returns to his vomit,so does a fool returneth to his folly.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,so does parables in the mouth of fools.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> Proverbs 26!</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-78483089198376983962016-07-21T16:20:00.001+07:002016-07-22T02:53:20.579+07:00Cutting corners!When dealing with computer aided geometric design,de Rham's Insection algorithm,Chaikin's algorithm,degree raising of B-form,knot-insertion for splines applied to the convergence of corner cutting,they say,always work but when handling real issues of life,that has to do with achieving goals,it always blows up in our faces.<div><br><div>Cutting corners, defined by several dictionaries and schools of thought ,mean no good.</div><div><br></div><div>Remember anything worth doing is worth doing well!</div><div><br></div><div>Cutting corners can be defined as doing something perfunctorily to save money on time.</div><div><br></div><div>Cambridge dictionary defines cutting corners as doing something in the easiest,cheapest or fastest way,often ,ignoring every sign of caution.</div><div>Urban dictionary defines cutting corners as doing something with less than the appropriate amount of care.</div><div>Cutting corners in nursing,has been characterized as violation and threat to patient's safety. In their conclusions,the study found that cutting corners,created gaps that contributed to unfinished care and adverse events,that would have been avoided.</div><div>Cutting corners can only come from insecurity.Insecurity leads to unwise thoughts and destructive questions as ;</div><div><br></div><div>'My mates are doing so well so quickly.I am afraid,if I am not fast,I won't make it on time!"</div><div>'Why do I have to spend so much on this quality,when I can spend less for more quantity?'</div><div>'What is the point of waiting on the queue,when I can go through the back door?"</div><div><br></div><div>Forgetting that these short-cuts and corners are dark and uncertain.An accountant would often describe cutting corners as 'penny wise,pound foolish'.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I define risks in terms of wisdom and foolishness.</div><div>Taking the risk of going through a longer route but the right one,is what I can define as a wise risk.</div><div><br></div><div>Now,taking risk as such as going through the back door of many things in life,one can define as taking a foolish risk.</div><div><br></div><div>Another factor that contributes to people cutting corners is impatience.</div><div>Patience,they say,is a special virtue,it takes a special grace to be patient.</div><div>Impatience works side by side with anger.As we cut corners,because of impatience,blinded by anger coated with pride,we don't see the danger in front of us.</div><div>We drive into the danger and what awaits us there is our doom!</div><div>Let's do away with the habit of cutting corners,it leads us to nothing but danger and doom!</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-23687296398931699472016-04-30T14:01:00.001+07:002016-04-30T14:03:34.347+07:00How a winner faces failure!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BzatjeBzS7O6439iMaE97AsEOBnXZIV5htk6upMburnzeITt4WlY_D3u0SRN3-Jvef19zscGuxwFcMdVM7H008Ka2Y4_lylCF-A3oDu6fnltsZx87UzVSqk7yND4s4yfL5z0oj2aBbk/s640/blogger-image--1973854171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BzatjeBzS7O6439iMaE97AsEOBnXZIV5htk6upMburnzeITt4WlY_D3u0SRN3-Jvef19zscGuxwFcMdVM7H008Ka2Y4_lylCF-A3oDu6fnltsZx87UzVSqk7yND4s4yfL5z0oj2aBbk/s640/blogger-image--1973854171.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A winner understands he needs to fail at something to know what works for him,in order to succeed in everything!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He looks failure in the face and doesn't react badly,because he understands failure is only temporary.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He interprets failure to mean a setback,that something is re-aligning him for far greater opportunity!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He understands the period he failed,is the only period he will ever fail,so he makes use of the spare time to learn more about himself,discover other skills and appreciate inventions,yet another opportunity to gain power,for knowledge is power!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He doesn't get worried,he fixes what was wrong,so he is not left behind!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He dresses himself as a warrior; a helmet of determination,a spear of faith,a pair of persistent boots,an armor of resilience and clothes of expectation,understanding that against all odds of failure,he must succeed,even if it means,he has to try severally!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-17145094378491393652015-12-09T12:32:00.001+07:002015-12-09T12:32:21.541+07:00Words and the tongue Words are like eggs dropped from great heights;<div>Tongues are those great heights from which words are dropped;</div><div>They are either wagging or wise!</div><div>Words have power,when spoken through the tongue,carry meanings in diversity!</div><div>Words can kindle fire in the minds of men,so can it melt the hardest of hearts!</div><div>Be mindful of your spoken words,they can haunt you forever,so are conceived words,which are being interpreted as thoughts!</div><div>Don't say words you don't mean.</div><div>Don't say something just because you want to feel good!</div><div>The wisdom behind spoken words is time!</div><div>Always understand there is time for everything!</div><div>There is a time for tease and a time for tears!</div><div>Time for smiles and time for sorrows!</div><div>Words should be spoken according to their time frames!</div><div>Remember,words are pale shadows of forgotten names!</div><div>They can bring justification and also,condemnation;</div><div>They can give birth to creation and also provoke convulsions!</div><div>They can ignite indignation and can also bring men to their knees!</div><div>They can become your testimony or your stigmas !</div><div>Be quick to hear but slow to speak,my dear friends!</div><div>For words spoken in haste do end up in regret!<br><div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-80059733169055050732015-11-07T14:21:00.000+07:002015-11-07T14:21:08.880+07:00THE MIRROR EFFECT!!!!!Admire others and make them the measure behind how large a mirror you need to get to view yourself!<br />
Let the success of others be an encouragement to you and that path of yours,it should be a stepping stone to your greatness but not the path on which you must tread!<br />
The way you admire others makes you crave such admiration from others,I know,don't let it consume you.<br />
Being consumed by such thoughts and longings,create unwanted loopholes for jealousy.<br />
Who you see in the mirror when you look is yourself,how you pose in front of it determines the effect it gives you!<br />
The appreciation and make overs you do to your life will make you understand how far you have come with making you look good in the mirror.<br />
The larger the mirror the larger the view!Don't waste such large views looking at others!Be happy for others!Let them shine!Do your own thing and have fun whilst at it.Let their shine inspire you,and not to make you perspire!<br />
Rejoice for them and tap into their blessings,be positive that yours is just around the corner.<br />
Envy no one!The simple trick behind you getting yours sooner than you expected,is feeling good about your neighbor"s success!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-9016652291069554832015-07-11T13:37:00.001+07:002015-07-11T13:39:38.042+07:00When hopelessness shows up at your doorstep!There is a naughty friend of ours that never stops creeping up on us!<div>He comes around when we are always up to something good in our lives,especially the really difficult tasks of them all!</div><div>Just when we need to put in all we have got,he comes knocking on our doors.And when it seems he's been ignored by us,he finds his way through the window or the back door.He never gives up until he's done what he came to do,which is dropping his little ones,discouragement,disappointment and rejection,for us to baby-sit.</div><div>And this really happens when we couldn't get the first task right or we missed out on the first opportunity,he makes us baby sit in misery!We shut our doors and windows, for fear of the mosquitoes of opportunity,because we think we cannot handle just another task again in our lives,as the first one was a disaster.</div><div>And thus our lives,we live in misery,pain,and regret for hopelessness will never visit us again,to pick up his little ones from our houses.We start wishing we were stronger to ward him off, the first time he visited us with those kids.</div><div>Hey,don't fret!Life doesn't have to be that way for you,because I know deep down you,you want to try again!What you need to do,is toss discouragement,disappointment and rejection,out of your home.Ouch!i know it feels you are mean,as they are just kids.You have to be tough because they are no good for you,and for all it's worth,hopelessness doesn't care anymore!He is going about his own business without a care for those notorious three.</div><div>There's a friend just across the road,he will make you not feel bad about doing so.His name is determination,the son of success and reward.He will take you to meet his parents and you will never know what it means to meet hopelessness anymore.I know the road to his parents'house is bumpy and like a roller coaster,but you don't have to suffer through it,you can make it fun for you and take what you meet on the road in faith,so you have a story to tell when you get to your destination,my dear friend!</div><div>This is a lesson for you and me.Refuse to worry about what you cannot control!If it's out of your control,why fret about it?Don't be faithless,be believing,for a winner must first know what it's like to lose!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-44508182833053289542015-06-01T00:10:00.001+07:002015-06-01T00:10:55.968+07:00The true definition of a rare gem!Nowadays,the use of the words rare gem to describe a figure in the society, or loved ones gone in their biography notes, cannot be over-emphasized!<div>Agreed,every human being has his or her own unique quality that distinguishes him or her from the rest of the world,thereby making that person uncommon.</div><div>Do we really understand the qualities of a rare gem?</div><div>Do we realize that our characters in life should be related with the attributes of a rare gem?</div><div>Twelve precious stones were mentioned as foundations of the wall of the new Jerusalem.The characters of each,i will emulate!</div><div><br></div><div>Gemstone 1;JASPER</div><div>Jasper is the first of the twelve foundation stones!</div><div>It is opaque,fine-grained of dense variety of the silica chert.It has variety of colors, ranging from brick red to reddish brown,yellow,green and black.For thousands of years,black jasper was used to test gold-silver-alloys for their gold content.Legends have it that jasper brings joy and happiness to lives!</div><div>Can your life be a true picture of example for others to</div><div> follow? </div><div>Can you be a role model to others?</div><div>Do you bring joy to yourself,your family or the society?</div><div>Do you light up the faces of people?</div><div>Like black jasper,Jesus Christ will test our labor and service for gold on the last day!</div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-80744940298224798502015-05-20T14:55:00.001+07:002015-05-20T14:55:35.335+07:00The things that haunt us the most!<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Life is about choices. Some we regret, some were proud of. Some will haunt us forever.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Humans have a huge capacity to carry pain and sadness. There are things that haunt us our entire lives; we are unable to let them go. The good times seem almost effervescent and dreamlike in comparison with the times that didn't go so well or as anticipated!</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A lot of people, when they say 'forgive and forget,' they think you completely wash your brain out and forget everything. That is not the concept. What I think is you forgive and you forget so you can transform your experiences, not necessarily forget them but transform them, so that they don't haunt you or handicap you or kill you.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Much of the stress and emptiness that haunt us can be traced back to our lack of attention to beauty. Internally, the mind becomes coarse and dull if it remains unvisited by images and thoughts that hold the radiance of beauty.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Exceptionally hard decisions can deplete your energy to the point at which you finally cave in. If you mentally crumble and degenerate into negative thinking, you'll magnify the problem to the point where it can haunt you.</span></p><div class="bq-page-nav-t bq-dskt" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); height: 40px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="bq-btn-nav bq-dskt" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px;">Don't ignore the past,but deal with it,on your own pace.Once you deal with it,you are free of it!<div style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both;"></div></div><div class="bq-btn-nav bq-dskt" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px;">You will be free to embrace your life and be a happy loving person because if you don't,the past will come back TO haunt and keep coming back to haunt you!</div></div><div class="bqPageNavPctBg" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: -8px; margin-right: -8px;"><div class="bqPageNavPct" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; width: 496px;"></div></div><div id="quoteContent" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="bq_fq bq_fq_lrg qt-fnt bq-smpl-qt" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-image: url(http://www.brainyquote.com/st/img/1185848/quotes.png); background-attachment: scroll; border: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; box-shadow: none; margin: 8px 5px 5px; overflow: hidden; padding: 15px 20px 12px; background-position: 5px -2px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><br></p></div></div><p class="bq_fq_a" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-71086949866370116192015-05-02T22:05:00.001+07:002015-05-02T22:11:47.728+07:00The names we call ourselves or give to our children go a long way in
influencing our lives or that of our children!They have deeper meanings
and reflect in our day to day lives.Choose wisely!My name is Rhoda and
below are the meanings that go with it!It deeply reflects my life,if
not all of it,most of it!<div class="title-block" style="float: left; font-weight: bold;"><h1 class="title" style="margin: 0.67em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><p class="origin_descrip" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 207, 207); padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong><span class="subtitle">Greek Meaning:</span></strong></span></p><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong class="subtitle">SoulUrge Number: 7</strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span><p style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">People with this name have a deep inner need for quiet, and a desire to understand and analyze the world they live in, and to learn the deeper truths.</span></p><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong class="subtitle">Expression Number: 1</strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span><p style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">People with this name tend to initiate events, to be leaders rather than followers, with powerful personalities. They tend to be focused on specific goals, experience a wealth of creative new ideas, and have the ability to implement these ideas with efficiency and determination. They tend to be courageous and sometimes aggressive. As unique, creative individuals, they tend to resent authority, and are sometimes stubborn, proud, and impatient.</span></p></h1><h4 id="anc1" style="text-align: start; font-weight: 700; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The name Rhoda in the Bible</span></h4><h1 class="title" style="margin: 0.67em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0.5em 1em 0.7em; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rhoda is a servant girl who works for <a class="reg" href="http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Mary.html" style="text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid transparent; margin: -1px; -webkit-transition: background 0.7s linear, color 0.5s linear; transition: background 0.7s linear, color 0.5s linear;">Mary</a> the mother of <a class="reg" href="http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/John.html" style="text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid transparent; margin: -1px; -webkit-transition: background 0.7s linear, color 0.5s linear; transition: background 0.7s linear, color 0.5s linear;">John</a><a class="reg" href="http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Mark.html" style="text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid transparent; margin: -1px; -webkit-transition: background 0.7s linear, color 0.5s linear; transition: background 0.7s linear, color 0.5s linear;">Mark</a>. She famously refrains from opening the door for the calling<a class="reg" href="http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Peter.html" style="text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid transparent; margin: -1px; -webkit-transition: background 0.7s linear, color 0.5s linear; transition: background 0.7s linear, color 0.5s linear;">Peter</a>, after the angel of the Lord has freed him from prison (Acts 12:13). When she runs in to say that Peter's at the door, the others snarl at her and say she's mad. It may be that Rhoda was under orders not to open the door for anyone because the <a class="reg" href="http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Christ.html" style="text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid transparent; margin: -1px; -webkit-transition: background 0.7s linear, color 0.5s linear; transition: background 0.7s linear, color 0.5s linear;">Christians</a> were afraid for persecution.</span></p></h1><h4 id="anc2" style="text-align: start; font-weight: 700; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Etymology of the name Rhoda</span></h4><h1 class="title" style="margin: 0.67em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0.5em 1em 0.7em; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The name Rhoda is identical to the common Greek noun <span class="gradient2 HebF" style="font-weight: 700; margin: -1px; border-top-left-radius: 3pt; border-top-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-left-radius: 3pt; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgb(255, 255, 255), rgb(235, 235, 235));">ροδη</span>(<i>rhode</i>), meaning rose-tree or rose-bush. The word for a single rose is <span class="gradient2 HebF" style="font-weight: 700; margin: -1px; border-top-left-radius: 3pt; border-top-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-left-radius: 3pt; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgb(255, 255, 255), rgb(235, 235, 235));">ροδον</span> (<i>rhodon</i>), from whence comes our word rhododendron, literally meaning rose-tree, and the name of the color red. It may be that for the Greeks the name <span class="gradient2 HebF" style="font-weight: 700; margin: -1px; border-top-left-radius: 3pt; border-top-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-left-radius: 3pt; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgb(255, 255, 255), rgb(235, 235, 235));">Ροδος</span> (Rodhes, the island) sounded like Rose Place (although the name actually may come from the Phoenician word for snake, says the Encyclopedia Britannica).</span></p><p style="text-align: start; margin: 0px 0.5em 1em 0.7em; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Some related words are <span class="gradient2 HebF" style="font-weight: 700; margin: -1px; border-top-left-radius: 3pt; border-top-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-left-radius: 3pt; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgb(255, 255, 255), rgb(235, 235, 235));">ροδιτης</span> (<i>rhodites</i>), meaning rose-flavored;<span class="gradient2 HebF" style="font-weight: 700; margin: -1px; border-top-left-radius: 3pt; border-top-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-left-radius: 3pt; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgb(255, 255, 255), rgb(235, 235, 235));">ροδοκροος</span> (<i>rhodokroos</i>), meaning rose-colored; and the delightfully imaginative word <span class="gradient2 HebF" style="font-weight: 700; margin: -1px; border-top-left-radius: 3pt; border-top-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-right-radius: 3pt; border-bottom-left-radius: 3pt; background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgb(255, 255, 255), rgb(235, 235, 235));">ροδοκολπος</span> (<i>rodokolpos</i>), meaning rosy-bosomed.</span></p></h1><h4 id="anc3" style="text-align: start; font-weight: 700; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rhoda meaning</span></h4><h1 class="title" style="margin: 0.67em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><p class="origin_descrip" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(207, 207, 207); padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: normal;"></p><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: justify;">The name Rosa means</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Rose-Bush</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">or</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><b style="text-align: justify;">Rose-Tree</b><span style="text-align: justify;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong><span class="subtitle"> </span></strong></span></div><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The name Rhoda is a <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/greek-baby-names" style="text-decoration: none;">Greek baby name</a>. In Greek the meaning of the name Rhoda is:<strong>Rose.</strong></span><p></p><div><strong><br></strong></div></h1><h3 style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The name Rhoda is a <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/baby-girl-names" style="text-decoration: none;">baby girl name</a>.</span></h3><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></div></div><div class="rating" style="float: right; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-52692474797960909402015-04-03T10:46:00.001+07:002015-04-03T10:49:54.828+07:00CHANGE OR FRINGE?Is it indeed a time for change or a time for fringe?<div>From where I am looking,Nigeria is on a ledge.</div><div>Never could have asked for a better election conduct in a country as rugged as ours!</div><div>Never in the history of democracy in this nation,has an incumbent government been voted out of office!</div><div>All things work together for good right?</div><div>I don't feel comfortable with this change until I have seen what it holds in the months unfolding,because we don't know what awaits us.</div><div>While we toss the coin of change about,</div><div>in our chants and jubilations,let's not forget there are always two sides to every coin! </div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> While I don't understand why we should be jubilating and dancing to the tunes of a man ,who is close to kicking the bucket,I must congratulate our incumbent president for his simplicity and youth,"youth",i emphasize in comparison to the one replacing him.Yet,Nigeria is not a country to be ruled by simplicity and soft rebuke.She needs tougher hands and stronger backbones ,which Buhari might want to boast of,as he is more of an advantage when it comes to toughness.As careful and mindful as Jonathan was,he still ended up being wrapped in the web of confusion by the complicated nation and back-stabbing subordinates around him.</span></div><div>After all has been said and done,I still pray for a better nation,where every man will deserve what he's got,where we will be ruled by a better government,when a better tomorrow becomes the best now.</div><div>Our destiny lie within our hands,for we are the architects of our very own downfall,as well as our victory!</div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-5215568166561370332015-02-09T12:57:00.001+07:002015-02-09T12:57:10.372+07:00The thing about patience!Genuine patience makes no exception<div>It greets all,</div><div>It is kind to all,</div><div>It speaks to all,</div><div>It serves all,</div><div>It forgives injuries,</div><div>It is generous in alms giving !</div><div>Patience is understanding,</div><div>It is prone to forbearance,</div><div>It is kind in fraternal correction!</div><div>Patience is prudent,</div><div>delicate,cautious,</div><div>circumspective!</div><div>In order for us to be able to love people and be loved by them,</div><div>we must train ourselves in gentleness,humility and PATIENCE!</div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-28881204672228347922014-12-04T00:10:00.001+07:002014-12-04T00:10:34.450+07:00This mischief I wonder!!!<p dir="ltr">It is with great grief that I write this particular article.<br>
Last year,around this time, I experienced an unimaginable loss of a wonderful and dear person. Today,I hear of the death of a young woman my age,whom I knew during my childhood days.<br>
These two make the bases of my write up today.<br>
A question I asked myself,I will ask you all now!<br>
Who really knows what will happen to him or her the next minute? If you know,kudos to you!<br>
Then,I can bet with my life that no human being,not even the greatest scientist nor magician can predict tomorrow correctly.<br>
We rule our lives,but we are not owners of our lives.<br>
We can only control what happens in our lives but not what happens to our lives!<br>
We can rule the world but we cannot control the world and what befalls it!<br>
That's why rain falls as it pleases,sun shines when it feels like,hurricanes blow our cities up as they deem fit and death sweeps people off the earth,not minding the age,status or family it visits.<br>
So let's stop behaving like we know tomorrow or we control the world for it's only the Creator of tomorrow,our lives,the  future and the universe that understands and knows what happens next.<br>
That's why we have to live our lives not only to please us but also to please him,God Almighty!<br>
Let's live our lives like it is our last!<br>
I don't mean it like the naive men will say,when they are about to knock their brains out with loud music,fast lanes and bottles of intoxicating drinks.<br>
I mean every aspect of our lives.Let's use wisdom in everything,with the knowledge that we can leave this world anytime.<br>
Our only prayer is when that does happen,let our lives be in tune with what has been written in the Holy Book.<br>
I am not being religious because I hate to be,but I am being realistic.<br>
Whether you choose to believe me or not,that's the actual fact!<br>
Imagine someone whose being diagnosed of cancer with metastases every part of her body and she has only five minutes to live,how she will behave and things she will do?<br>
Imagine someone moving free and screaming out loud,only to be stopped by someone,who tells him he has only two days to live?<br>
How about you or me,who doesn't even know when it will happen to us?<br>
That means everyday we wake up to see another dawning of the day,we should be thankful and as we've had set goals,let's be mindful of our characters,our reactions,our thoughts,our deeds,our entrances and exits,for even the difference between a good and bad day,is our behavior!<br>
Go about your life,like it is nobody's damn business but don't forget that God and death cares what you do with it!</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-86333583748405498242014-11-08T16:19:00.001+07:002014-11-08T16:19:29.139+07:00SPARKLING OUR LIVES!: Pride vs humility!!!<a href="http://rhodapetersblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/pride-vs-humility.html?spref=bl">SPARKLING OUR LIVES!: Pride vs humility!!!</a>: The sayings "pride comes before a fall"and "humility is a true test of one's patience"are both expressive in their o...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-32007802990358956292014-11-08T16:14:00.001+07:002014-11-08T16:14:57.486+07:00Pride vs humility!!!The sayings "pride comes before a fall"and "humility is a true test of one's patience"are both expressive in their own ways.<div> Pride makes you think you are already up there.When you are up there,it is very difficult and somewhat impossible for you to see what's above you.You are not even able to see below you and it's only a matter of time before you fall off.</div><div>The moment you get to thinking you can do everything you want to or you are better than other people,it's only a matter of time before you start making mistakes and destructions that comes with pride,thus following. </div><div> Pride is an inwardly directed emotion that carries two common meanings.With a negative connotation,pride refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments,synonymous with hubris.With a positive connotations,pride refers to a satisfied sense of attachment toward one's own or another's choices and actions or towards a whole group of people.</div><div>However,as human beings,you need a lot of care and caution to be taken into consideration and ability to put your ears to the ground.</div><div> Pride can be a virtue but when it becomes a vice,it I'd often termed vanity or vain glory,which had sent many men to their early and unfortunate downfall.</div><div>Humility,on the other hand,helps you see both what's above and beneath you.It gives a clear cut view of life and its contents.</div><div>Humility needed not to be over emphasized ,as every man born of a woman,achieves a lot through subjecting himself to humility.</div><div>It mustn't be imposed on anyone as when it is done,it is no longer humility but humiliation.The concept of humility addresses intrinsic self-worth,relationship,socialization as well as perspective.</div><div>"Acting with humility does not in anyway deny our own self worth,rather,it affirms the inherent worth of all person,"quoted from the Christian Bible Reference Site.</div><div>I took time out this week to study both pride and humility in their various positive and negative connotations .</div><div>Pride limits us and prevents us from becoming best and extraordinary or worthy to look upon by others,for we've already praised ourselves, raised our shoulders high,and dusted off what others might think,even at the expense of others.</div><div>Humility,on the other hand,helps us by giving room for us to become better and better everyday,without oppressing others in the process.</div><div>I choose humility,I pray you do the same.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-37249708538507683592014-08-24T22:34:00.001+07:002014-08-24T22:34:12.989+07:00Flying on eagle's wings(arising on your gentleness to become great)!My confession today:I will control myself,no matter the situation I find myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<div> </div><div>Being silent and gentle and letting God fight all your battles is the wisest strategy to winning.When you ride on the eagle'wings,not carrying any excess luggage ranging from hatred,bitterness,</div><div>unforgiveness,and troubles of this world you will land not only safely but on greatness.</div><div>When you confess anything,let it come from your heart,so when you are asked from now onwards,how you are doing,simply reply by saying,'I am great!'</div><div> When people are expecting you to spit fire,smile and remain silent.Don't contribute in ridiculing others and laughing at their weaknesses.Only failures do that,don't join them!</div><div> Don't let the spirit of bitterness spring forth from you and don't let anger rip you off the eagle's back.Hold your head up high,no matter how tough the road is,you wll get there.we will get there!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-20929197887418414992014-07-22T22:25:00.001+07:002014-07-22T22:25:57.156+07:00Choose your VIP not your VOJ(in courtesy of Our Daily Manna)I was very privileged to read our daily manna during the regular family devotion session today.I learnt a lot and decided to share.VOJ is described as Voice Of Judgement.This voice drives us into condemning our selves,even before anyone does.Hmm,self discovery is good.The moment we discover or recognize our VOJ,the better for us as individuals.At some point,we have been guilty of this particular crime of self-condemnation and self-criticism,forgetting that we are only humans,hence our imperfections.No one should even think others are better than them by mere eye-wandering,for there is more to what we see.Everyone has his or her own imperfections,we are only perfect in God.<div> I learnt that VOJ comes from the accuser whom we refer to as the devil.We have to learn to silence that voice which keeps telling us we are not good enough.Simply recognizing the voice,we have broken the spell of self-hatred and self-contempt.We should remember that every new day we see,is yet another opportunity to right our wrongs and be better.</div><div>I am not perfect,you are not perfect and no man is above mistakes!Only, we have to be willing to listen to instructions,being careful not to make the same mistakes we did in the time past.</div><div> No matter what is happening to you,self acceptance is the key to inner peace.Forgive yourself and move on with your life,leaving behind anything that will kill your joy.Be honest with yourself,we can't change certain things about ourselves,like our parents,our heights,our origin,all the injustices around you.The only thing we are capable of changing is how we let these circumstances define us or how we think about them.Do we take them as obstacles,challenges or sources of victory?</div><div> Don't hate or beat yourself up,the fact that you recognize your wrongdoings and you're feeling remorseful is enough.Dust yourself up and aim at making a better record.</div><div> Discover your VIP(voice of inspiration and praise) and get used to it.Reject the VOP and build the VIP.God help us all!!!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-28530746879051097222014-07-08T11:08:00.001+07:002014-07-08T11:08:01.866+07:00A true definition of class!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietOaiECpnh6M2VsbxavXMR1ShedT4ZvR8J4t6qG2Pt4HD7W-1Wq04jn_OepyGpk4hBxSVI0jqjOYFxQzswJTFrafDHYM1755ixwsAHRUQORZoOryL94yYVJgA8zuSgUz8XcmjCLMlDq0/s640/blogger-image--2107860187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" 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Focus on the future.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-51174093006670116182014-06-27T23:13:00.001+07:002014-06-28T00:26:39.128+07:00Bite a little more stronger and deeper!The canine teeth are specially made as weapons to tear any food worth tearing but I was too afraid to use them very well.I usually soil my clothes with meat particles and mess my face with the dressing.I didn't know that biting stronger and deeper on my food would make me chew properly and neatly.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div> One barbecue afternoon, watching people around me having no difficulty in tearing and chewing on meat,I decided to go a little deeper and stronger.The surprise that met me was really refreshing. I was able to chew well and neatly without soiling my clothes.I know you are wondering what this gas to do with anything.Hold on! </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Everyone in the world had this notion that super eagles football team of Nigeria are incapable of break through this FIFA World Cup 2014 season,but I observed the determination and efforts in their last match played against Argentina.They got better and played more like a stronger team.This explains the phrase 'anything is possible'.</div><div>I will like to add to that phrase,'anything is possible when you push a little stronger,bite a little deeper, play a little harder.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-79957520531077006352014-06-17T04:40:00.001+07:002014-06-17T04:40:55.532+07:00How to know you are still relevant to someone!1.He still gets mad at you!<div><br></div><div>2.He still gets worked up by you!</div><div><br></div><div>3.He is worried when he hasn't seen or spoken to you in a while!</div><div><br></div><div>4;He tries to get you out to safety when there's trouble !</div><div><br></div><div>He refers to both male and female !</div><div><br></div><div>And just because he desires you doesn't mean he values you!!!!!<br><div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-9919516343653437992014-06-03T21:01:00.000+07:002014-06-03T21:01:42.463+07:00MY PRESENT SITUATIONI live amid crises,which leave me unsatisfied at their best!<br />
From whence i go to whence i come,<br />
Ukraine,i have made my home, and Nigeria,my motherland;<br />
Their waves are slapping the world from left to right,<br />
leaving behind misery and fear in the hearts of the lot remaining!<br />
The cries of the populace only increase the thirst of those who inflict pain on us!!!<br />
They go by such names as boko haram,separatists and pro-russians controlled by oligarchs and top-notch government officials,who perpetrate their selfish acts in the quest for more power and control.<br />
They are above the law,<br />
Genocides,raping,kidnapping,and bombing have become acts of pleasure!<br />
While others go to bed with their eyes wide open,for fear of being murdered in their sleep,<br />
these terrorists go back to sleep in peace as they have gained impunity!<br />
With their egos raised,and pride elevated,they clothe their ill-nurtured bodies with worn out khakis,<br />
and drink from the fountain of rejoicing,<br />
as the concerns and creases of deep frowns from the american government increase with every single day of unrest!<br />
Oh yeah!<br />
lest i forget the period hash tags from american celebrities brought more meaning to their miserable selves!<br />
Separatist,rest your vodka- filled heads!<br />
Boko haram gangsters, rest your ugly heads!<br />
Government,take charge,for when the northern states' occupants in Nigeria,and eastern region of Ukraine,are no more,your heads shall be their next request!<br />
I hear prophesies from different church denominations, of what will become of my nation,Nigeria but i don"t hear of these denominations organizing corporate prayer sessions.<br />
These situations have passed human hands,<br />
what we need is a divine intervention from above!<br />
I pray for all these to come and go,without any of us burnt or gone with them!<br />
I can only watch,pray and excel!<br />
There is so much stacking up against us,<br />
and we are running out of time;<br />
But,if we beat against the wild wind,i promise we would be fine!<br />
Let's fill our hearts with what is important and be done with the rest,<br />
For there is not much to do at the moment than to cross our fingers ,and pray that everything will once again be normal!!!!!!!!!<br />
RHODA PETERAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-77626513978639651212014-05-28T10:57:00.001+07:002014-05-28T10:57:22.783+07:00One of my future special days is here Did I not tell you all <div>this day will surely come?</div><div>Last year,I wrote about someone else"s day </div><div>And now I'm alive to write about mine.</div><div>I hope you are all happy for me,</div><div>Indeed,one good turn deserves another!</div><div>Am I not fit to wear the rope?</div><div>Am I not fit to fix the cape?</div><div>Am I not fit to dance around with my cap,flying its tail,according to the rhythm of the music my body produces?</div><div>Am I not fit to blow the trumpets and order the drums to talk really loud for a job well done?</div><div>Oh yes,I am!</div><div>Even if I can't hear you loud and clear,</div><div>As such you do is mumble under your breath ,</div><div>The birds in the sky are singing a victory song,in harmony and excitement for me.</div><div>The trees of the field are clapping their hands and leaping for joy</div><div>The heavens are rejoicing on my behalf</div><div>The tails of horny dogs are swinging in satisfaction!</div><div>I have fought a good fight </div><div>And I have finished gallantly!</div><div> I wait today for the long anticipated handshake from the rector of L.S.M.U,</div><div>to congratulate and say to me,"you are now a university graduate,Dr.Rhoda!!"</div><div>Hey you! </div><div>Don't drag nor be envious of anyone,be patient ,your time will soon come!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-53222529924450507322014-05-11T22:09:00.000+07:002014-05-11T22:09:18.771+07:00HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY!!!!!!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of the early morning news programs was explaining all of the hormones that are released when a woman gives birth to a child to bond her to that child. Then as the mother nurses her baby, more hormones are released that bond the two together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fathers don't have these hormones. Grandparents don't have these hormones. Caregivers don't have these hormones. Only mothers towards their children. Mothers need to be with their children just as much as children need to be with their mothers. God created us that way and it is His way. It is unnatural for mothers not to raise their children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No one can take the place of mothers no matter what feminists or our society tells you. You are replaceable in any job you may have but you are irreplaceable in the life of your children. Don't think of this as a negative as Satan would love you to think but think of it as a positive, something marvelous that only our loving Creator could create.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You, mothers, are the most important person in your child's life. As they bond to you and you bond to them, they will be able to bond to others much more easily as they walk through this life. Your worth is immeasurable in the life of your child. You are creating the next generation of godly offspring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Never think your life is not important. Yes, it can get monotonous and difficult at times but you are storing your treasures in heaven, your children's lives. Nothing is more important than that. So this Mother's Day, remember your value and worth in your children's lives and be thankful for God's created order.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-51032769255783246052014-04-27T02:25:00.003+07:002014-04-27T02:25:57.530+07:00The C.I.C. syndromeC.I.C. syndrome refers to Comparison Inferiority Complex syndrome!<br />
Quotes from others on this;<br />
Mark Twain;Comparison is the death of joy!<br />
Shannon Alden;Personality begins where comparison leaves off!<br />
Oprah;keep a gratitude journal so if C.I,C syndrome hits you,you can open and read it to see how far you have come!<br />
I have read,understood, learnt from them,and i have my on take on this.<br />
ME;When stories of others'success are being told,listen with your ears and be happy for them.Keep your eyes fixed on the road to yours and appreciate how far you have come.If you are tempted so much to take your eyes off the road to look at others",close your eyes and count your blessings!!!!!!!<br />
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A C.I.C syndrome patient;<br />
There was a time she used to be the youngest in her class and she couldn't help but wonder what the rest of the class were doing with their lives,which ended each of them in the same class as she.<br />
As she graduated and went into the university,she realized there were students way younger than her in the same class as she.She began to ponder and wonder what happened to her life that made her to be in the same class as them.She became sad,intimidated and gradually,C.I.C syndrome set in.<br />
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Now,she failed to realize she was living her life like everyone else did theirs,just not on the same path!Everyone has a different path to take in life.Not withstanding what speed or direction,all we need to do is to stay on track.You need not compare your life to others',otherwise,you lose focus,get discouraged,become impatient, too sure of yourself(pride),or even fall off the wagon!<br />
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Another instance, you never think of yourself as beautiful as others when you take a group picture.Stop taking group pictures until you have learnt to appreciate yourself.Discover your inner beauty and your outer charm.Stop comparing yourself to others,for while you don't like how you look,someone else is wishing to look like you.If you are hell-bent on making a change,let it be from you and because of you.If it is because of others,you will never think or feel you are good enough no matter how much you try.<br />
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My Cure;Close your eyes and count your blessings!!!!!!!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-763733631053547240.post-69568932349856896922014-04-25T01:12:00.000+07:002014-04-25T01:14:30.571+07:00THE MAN IN THE RED HOOD!!!!!!!!!Crying,i packed my duffle bag with some stuffs that would last me on my journey to finding the guy in the red hood:When i was a little girl,i used to be hopeful but now my eyes are filled with sadness,bitterness and shattered life with a determination to find the guy in the red hood!<br />
I hopped into my truck and sped off on a journey which i am hoping would give me closure.<br />
I reached out to the police once again for assistance,but the D.P.O warned me never to call that line again,and all the memories i carried within me kept me on track and with even more zest for truth and discovery!<br />
After many miles of driving,i was finally at my destination,i moved into a motel to plot on how to trap the man in the red hood. <br />
I laid on my back and watched the ceiling,drawing imaginary circles with the movement of my eyeballs!<br />
I sighed,took a peep through the window and saw it was raining heavily.Despite the heavy downpour,i went outside and let the rain soak me till my clothes hugged my body and i started shivering with my teeth grinding against one another.I was standing there for a while,lost in my thoughts and suddenly,my eyes wandered across the road,there laid an unconscious little girl with a boy clinging to her and in his eyes were tears and helplessness.She was struck down by a hit and run driver.He called out to me.'Help,my sister is dying!'<br />
The next i remember,i was at the emergency section of a hospital,pacing and waiting for a doctor to say something to me.<br />
'Are you miss Steven?', a young doctor asked.'Yes,is the little girl okay?,i asked.<br />
'She's stable,and a bit broken but she will make it out alive!'<br />
I heaved a sigh of relief and went to see the girl.I kissed her forehead and was about leaving,when i sighted a familiar face,the boy with some stranger at the nurse"s counter.<br />
'What is your name,sir please?",I overheard the nurse asking the stranger.<br />
'I'm James Stanley"!Suddenly,the name rang a bell and the next i knew i was calling out the name.<br />
"James Stanley????''<br />
''Yes?'',he replied.<br />
'I am Jennifer,Jennifer Wilson"<br />
'Jen?oh my God!!'<br />
We hugged,and he explained to me, the kids were his next-door-neighbor,presently living with their granny.<br />
That moment made me a few steps closer to meeting the guy in the red hood.I got to know where James lived,and we started spending time together.One day,he asked,'what is wrong?,what happened to that little girl who was so hopeful,writing beautiful stories about how her life will be?"<br />
Then i replied,with tears in my eyes,'That girl died'.<br />
He shook his head and began to tell me his story.He was fighting for his life,waiting on both kidneys' transplant.However,he was still hopeful and full of life<br />
With each passing day,i got closer and closer to James .And one day,i came face to face with him.I was all about revenge,but i found the truth about my late husband"s death,peace and closure.i found hope and love.<br />
Hope saved my life.I started a journey to find revenge but in the end i experienced peace that surpassed human"s understanding.<br />
I am living and believing because life is so beautiful and magical,full of possibilities.<br />
My friend helped me find what i lost long time ago,i did not feel alone anymore.Love is a powerful magical feeling and nothing can take that away.<br />
Hope you learn from this story as i did!<br />
I learnt there are other things more lasting,and more fulfilling than revenge!love conquers all things!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069093608546318176noreply@blogger.com0