Blog Anniversary

366 days ago, I posted the very first article on this blog. I'm very grateful to God, the giver of life for the opportunity he has given me to share my thoughts through My Writing.

I started this blog after reading some blogs. I was inspired by the depth of their creativity, passion, uniqueness, and style.

Alot has happened in the course of the year....from career, relationships, life commitments but its been the best year so far. I started with updating every week and this went for a few months until, career and other life commitment placed more demand on my time.

This blog was nominated for the Nigerian Blog Award, The Best New Blog Category.

Some of my favorite articles are:You are loved, If only you knew , Carry Me, When Money Fails..., The will to change, Confronting Fear, I let go, I let God, with or without, A life that counts, Where is my strength?

God is my main inspiration. These blogs/bloggers have also inspired me....

The creative mischief of Vera and her talk show - Verastically speaking

The inspiring articles by Jaycee- Light her lamp

The motivation from Le Dynamique Professeur

The Style and creativity of Good Nigerian Girl

The lovely stories written by Myne Whitman

I appreciate their consistency.

Ive also been touched by the following bloggers too.

1Hmusick A young finish passionate about blogging, Leggy, Skryb, Fabulola, NakedSha's poetry, FabladyH, YNC, Harry ..and the list goes on and on...

I specially thank my sister Bolanle for believing in me....

Deola helping me with some of my articles....

Lafunky for all the encouragements...

I have also met alot of people I can call my brothers, sisters and friends through this blog, twitter and Facebook

I appreciate my readers, followers, fellow bloggers, and my twitter family.Thanks for always stopping bye to read my blog.

Love you all.

Adeolu-NBB

With or Without!

Some have food but cannot eat

Some can eat but have no food

We have food and we can eat

Glory be to thee oh Lord

Amen

This is a song we sang back in primary school at lunch time. Just a form of prayer said before having our lunch.

As a kid I understood the song. knowing that there are people who had food and those who did not have even in my class.

This is a reality of life. Some have food but cannot eat. Its not that they don't to but they just can't.

This could be by virtue of their disposition, mood, health condition, worries,

The fact is that the food is there but it can't be eaten. how painful. I have seen people who are on hospital beds and would love to eat but its just not possible they are being fed with fluids and pipes.

On the other hand, those who have the ability to eat, appetite and are hungry for food just don't have any food to eat. Thats an Irony of life.

And there are people who have food to eat and can eat it.

They do so without taking thought of the fact that there people living with the above conditions.

Above all whether there is food or not. Thank God for the gift of life, 'cos only the living can eat.

On a lighter note, the song has been rewritten by me

Some have Blog but they cannot post

Some can post but have no Blog

We have Blog and we can post

Glory be to thee oh Lord

Amen

Special thanks to GoodNaijaGirl for listing my Blog.

A Life That Counts.

It has been some 12 days since my last post though its not that I have been away from Blogville but I have just not been able to get my fingers to type this post. lol.

I have not being able to post something on this blog since my birthday though I have being reflecting on one scripture of the bible that people usually make reference to for birthdays it says:

So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.

People only number their days on their birthdays forgetting the fact that
everyday our life actually counts.
Numbering your days would make you apply
your heart to wisdom.
Numbering does not mean counting or the arithmetic sum
of the days you have lived since birth it only a way of accounting for the life
that you live.
Now the question is how do I apply my heart to wisdom?

Applying wisdom gives you the understanding that as humans no matter how long we live, life is short so any opportunity we have to make our life count should be maximised.

I would rather have it said 'he lived usefully' than 'he died rich.' - Benjamin Franklin

Instead of seeing the world in terms of how much money he could make, Franklin saw the world in terms of how many people he could help. To Benjamin Franklin, being useful was his own reward.

Living a life that counts entails giving, loving, helping, serving, encouraging, adding value to others and impact the lives of other people positively.

My life would not just count in term of wealth or degrees.

So, is your life counting? Make you it count!

On a lighter mood.

Lest I forget thanks for all the love, phonecalls, sms, wallpost on Facebook and the gifts I did not get. lol

I hope you are doing great. ciao

NBB

When Abnormal becomes Normal

When the untrue becomes true
You have bought a lie, in exchange for the truth
You used it and We got used to it
So you don't care to know
It doesn't bother you
The reality is dawning
You put the reality in denial
Truly you have bought the untrue
The truth has been slain, murdered in cold blood
Your conscience has been sheared

When abnormal becomes normal
It is a sign you have been used to disorder
When you are used to pain, then relief , comfort becomes abnormal
when you are used to poverty and lack, Then abundance, provision, wealth and good living becomes abnormal
When you are used to hatred & a broken heart, Love a mirage, it becomes abnormal
When you get uses to injustice, then justice becomes improper
When you get used to failure, then sucess, breakthrough becomes unattainable
When you get used to YOU, your comfort zone, a better you becomes unrealistic

Change is the only constant thing they say
Undo your thoughts to impossibility and glue it to optimism and possibilities
Then the untrue and the abnormal really becomes unacceptable.

Where is my strength?

Where is my strength?
Where is my passion?
How I long to return
To what I call convenient
But I feel the move to press on
There is a brighter sight
If only I can wait patiently
Enduring all the pain and shame
I'll savour the endless gains
Like the lush green plains