Life Notes

In life it’s not a question of if you will meet the devil it’s a question of when you will have a sitting with him. What will you do when you meet the devil?         i.             The circumstantial/gray meeting. When Rita and Jeremy met, it was an 'aha' moment of 'where have you been all these years!' They clicked and connected. That was in a dinner event organized by Rita's employer and they had invited other firms that have partnered with them. They exchanged contacts and in a weeks time, Jeremy had made a request of meeting for coffee. One coffee happened and another…and another. Within six months they were dating and convinced they were meant for each other. Within one year they were a husband and wife after a colourful private wedding. Jeremy used to take 'one for the road' while they were dating. But, by the time they were wedding the one for the road had become 'two'. Both ear...

Rita is not comfortable with her weight. A statement from her husband has been tearing her apart. She is determined. She is determined to regain her shape. When she met her husband, she was the curvy and adorable size. Her man derived joy to see how she received praises from peers from the way she had been able to maintain a seemingly perfect shape. She had been deliberate about, always ate right and light with reduced junk. The wedding was exotic and colourful. One year later, she became pregnant. That is where her journey with weight gain began, she lost the curvy shape, but they were blessed with a beautiful bouncing boy. She lost curves but gained a baby. Now she wants to lose the weight so that she can regain the curvy shape again. Thomas Edison. His attitude was that every failure was astonishing. ‘I haven't failed I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work’, he said. In 1992, IBM was going to dodo way. It lost   $5 billion, which was the highest at the moment fro...

Valentine is the most awkward day that people celebrate. I have been trying to find a place in my heart for this day, but I just can't connect with it. Where did this day come from? The story goes that, an emperor by the name Claudius II executed two men on this day. The Catholic Church resulted in naming it St Valentine’s Day. The men were martyrs. This dates back to the 3 rd century. Nonetheless, at the very same date between 13–15 February, the Roman Empire was celebrating the feast of Lupercalia. In the ceremony, the men sacrificed a dog and a goat and then whipped the women with the hides of the animals that had been slain. A historian Noel Lewski, noted that the women were drunk and naked, and they believe the ritual would make them fertile. Fast forward,today, what happens and why do I hate this day.      One is not genuine about their feelings. Imagine a person has not been expressive all along, they have never taken you out, bought you a gift, they have be...

One of my favourite spot in campus was the centre of the rugby pitch.Saturday and Sunday were the most quiet days in campus.The environment was relaxed and the breeze was cool.On a Sunday after church,I could go take lunch and at around 1500 hrs,I would go sit down in a lotus position like one doing yoga meditation.My mind would start wandering into the issues of life.The biggest questions would be; What will my future look like? Will I be successful in  by all standards? Why am I still in this world? Was I born to become part of the statistics and just go? Who will I marry? Will I be able to go to heights I've seen other people go? Will I afford decent life? A car? A home? Good education for my kids? I usually left that spot with more questions than answers. At times I just lay there and just forget the many questions about life.But then again they never ended,they kept on ring in my heart.I just had to find a solution.A solution I did not know where I would start.S...

I used to spend time and play with kids in my boyhood.Even now I still do.Kids are just amazing. Especially when they are in a certain age where everything seems impossible.A lot runs my mind when you listen to their questions and the things they ask you to do. Their dad is the strongest man they know. They have to fight to get what they want by all means through sheer persistence. They ask anything,anywhere,anyhow. They dare try new things.They explore. They learn quickly and adapt super fast. ... I wonder, where did kid fearlessness go? Do I have to be scared and wonder what other people had to say about me? Why can't I speak out my heart the way a kid does,honestly and openly? Can't I pursue the music in my heart without being the crowd drowning it? Where did the aggression go? Can't I play the game of life boldly? When will I break off the barriers and go for what is in my heart? Why can't I see possibility in everything instead of impossibiliti...

When they talk dirty and ignoble in your ears, When they flip through an explicit video in your eyes, When she touches you and thoughts start running your mind, When your body demand for more sensations, What will you do? Will you say everybody is doing it? When they disregard the walk of brethren, When they openly tell you church is full of hypocrites, When they lead a prayerless and Wordless life, When doctrine run through the media and you're wondering what to believe, What will you do? Will you just remain silent? When you've no job and all the I want is 'tea'. When you want promotion and all they want is what you've reserved for your spouse, When they back bite in your job and business, When you've been unfairly dismissed, What will you do? Will you give in? When retrenchment is happening all over, When tough economic times hit and business stand on shaky ground, When it's even hard to provide for basic family needs, When all th...

BELIEVE – while others are doubting. PLAN – while others are playing. STUDY – while others are sleeping. DECIDE– while others are delaying. PREPARE– while others are daydreaming. BEGIN – while others are procrastinating. WORK – while others are wishing. INVEST– while others are wasting. LISTEN– while others are talking. SMILE – while others are frowning. COMMEND – while others are criticizing. PERSIST – while others are quitting.