The Will to CHANGE....

Your Story taught me a lesson
Never to give in
On hope, my dreams, faith, or life in general
Your will to change inspires me
You sought to have a better life
Tired of living the mediocre life.

Late last year I met this young guy who had a story in which I saw the will of a person to change.

He was born and he also grew up in the UK. He grew up thinking nobody liked him coupled with the fact that his parents were separated so he knew little of a fatherly and motherly care. All they provided him was the money he needed to do the things he wanted The only love he seemed to find is amongst his friend who engaged in a lot of unwholesome activities. He had joined a gang. Gangs are not just meant for fun. He was exposed to gang fights, violence, drugs and other social vices. The marks on his body can tell a lot of stories

At a particular point in his life, he got to a point where he did not find satisfaction in the things he did, he wanted a change but knew nowhere to find it. He wanted to commit suicide but I believe it was God that made this impossible. The change actually started when one of his gang mate was killed and some went to jail for other offences. I really don't know how he escaped that. 

He then realised that his association with this gang would not change anything in him. He craved for a change but he did not know how. His environment was not helping either. All the influences were putting pressure on him to return to his ways. 

During summer in the particular yeah he came to Nigeria with his mum and since then has been around. It was an escape from the influence and his old ways.

Now starting a new life is not easy. Habit are not just things that we can easily drop. But with the help of God this guy got back to school in Nigeria. now he should be studying law in one of the universities.

He is doing very well now. He has his priorities right. He has the oppurtunity to live a life of affluence now but he has chosen not to. He now knows his boundaries and things that can influence him.

Things can change, change is inevitable

But note that change can be for better or worse.

The willingness to change, to life a better life is what moves me in this story. You need to hear him speak. He has been through a lot.

His story taught me a lot. For a person to say "I want to change", This  is a major step but dont stop at saying you must believe in the change. Can you remember the "Change We Believe in"  campaign of President Obama in the last American presidential election campaign? That was a great change in the history of American politics

I have not been involved in social vices. I don't have any habits I'm dealing with. So does that make having some things change about me easier? I don t think so.

The will to change is key. But the natural man resists change. He is used to having things work the way they are. He is used to the status quo.  Tell him its going to change you might just create more problems for him.

There are changes we can control and there are changes that we cannot influence the outcome.

We live in an ever changing world.

Only those with the will to change and are prepared for the change will weather the storm a change might bring.

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Change is coming, Be prepared

What is your Perception of Change?

Confronting FEAR..

I'm confronting the fears that lie deep within me

I know it’s just a lie

A False Experience Appearing Real

Painting a vivid picture

Trying to validate its existence

In a bid to see me bow

And lose the strength I gathered in its absence

It actually seems like a real experience 

It tries; it really tries to weaken my judgment

It tries to suppress my motivation, inspiration and expectations

Telling me failure is inevitable

Telling me my goals, dreams and desires are unattainable

Telling me that hurdles, obstacles, mountains and challenges are unassailable

But deep within me

As small as it may seem

My resilience keeps me up

To my faith I hold strong

Telling me not to give up

Hold on

Even with the little strength and conviction left

As small as it may seem

I wont give up my faith

I wont lose my Mind

Written from an experience....

  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. - 2Ti 1:7

Courage is not the lack of fear but the ability to face it

I would need your comments on this one. How do you control FEAR?

Tweeting for a Cause!

Tweeting for Charity
I got the opportunity I had always wanted and this was to volunteer for such an event like tweet for charity
It started when I had to help out the Lagos team with some legwork. knowing that the Orphanage was a 5mins walk from where I live.
This is an orphanage I had earlier been opportune to visit and make donations.

My heart always goes out to giving, charity and helping people in general .
I once wrote a poem about some orphans I had once met and that is the best i have written so far (I think). It still pains me that it was misplaced .I had teary eyes when I was writing it I hope I find the poem someday cos its hard rewriting it.


So the event went well with majorly tweeters coming together to make a difference in the lives of these kids ages between 0 and 7.
I used to think all kids in orphanages could be adopted but this thought was dispelled we were told that some are for adoption while some are for fostering. The kids were lovely, the smiles on their faces, their response, they actually felt loved, triplets, the very cute baby...
I always tell myself and the people I come in contact with that we are not better off. Its just a privilege that we enjoy

These kids never knew what it felt like to be in the hand of a mother, to enjoy the cuddle of a father, suck from the breast of a mother....
In all it was a wonderful experience to give to those who are in need.

Also had the opportunity to see some of my followers on twitter for the first time and I came to the conclusion that people don't really look like their tweets (pun intended) but really they don't. your tweets don't define you. You define your tweets.

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.

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.