Do you wish to succeed in life? Set daily goals for yourself!
You will encounter failure on the way, but this is not real failure! Failure is when you’ve accepted defeat, failure is when you have come to a conclusion that you have failed.
Remember; when life gives you lemon, make lemonade.
Also, when life serves you apple, take a bite and keep the rest for the day you don’t get served.
Life isn’t fair,
Because we make it unfair.
l-o-v-e — b-r-e-a-t-h-e-s
#1 True LOVE does not die! It can only be delayed.
#2 Fake LOVE does not last! It does not even exist to start with.
#3 If you would LOVE the right person for you, then you must be ready to follow ONLY your heart.
#4 A third party can ruin your LOVE life.
#5 There is still LOVE at first sight, only that it is not common.
#6 There is a big difference between obsession and LOVE. One lasts forever, the other lasts for only a while.
#7 Marry the one you truly LOVE, marry peace.
#8 Marry the one you don’t truly LOVE, marry trouble.
#9 There’s nothing as beautiful as true LOVE. It is a firm foundation your home needs to be successful.
#10 You cannot force LOVE! It is not a plant you nurture.
I’ve heard many people say they don’t dream everyday and I am a witness to it. But a school of thought claims we all dream every time we sleep. Science believes that when the body is at rest, the brain and the heart do not partake in the rest, because they keep working. I guess this school of thought/science got their base from this fact. Since the brain cannot remain idle, then something must be going on in it, either an happening or whatever.
However, many still stick to the belief that it is not every time man dreams. I’ve met some people who say they have never dreamt and they don’t know what is feels like to dream. I still remember the kind of look I gave the first individual who told me so. I could not stop myself from telling him he was abnormal. But is he truly abnormal? I stopped believing he was the day another person told me the same thing. But I must say this people are very rare, maybe one in a million. But I’m so fortunate to have met two, right?
Person alloy, I don’t know if it is true that we dream every time. The school of thought I was speaking of the other time believes the problem is that we forget we had a dream. But you will agree with me that sometimes, we have the consciousness we dreamt, but we don’t remember what happened in the dream. But yet, we know we’ve dreamt. This too is normal. But whether we dream every time or not, I believe everyone in this world dreams everyday. This dream has got nothing to do with sleep. It comes when our consciousness is still very intact.
What am I saying? THOUGHT! Have you ever termed thought to be a dream? I want to believe our thoughts can be referred to as dreams too. When we are long lost in our subconsciousness, what we do is dream – think as long as we are not in our right state of mind. The normal dreams some of us if not all dream are things that are not really. They happen like they are real but in a different world, created by our minds. I guess this is one power God has given to man. I don’t want to believe animals also dream.
Thoughts are similar to dreams. Thoughts require you to create something outside of the physical that almost seems physical in a world created by your mind. Maybe we can call the ability to think and dream (or let me call the two “dream”) as the power of the mind. Sometimes, your dream gives you a nightmare, or joy depending on whatever you’ve come across. Just like a dream, the fear from your thought can send you back to reality and sometimes, it can make you smile in reality.
So, whether you believe that we dream everyday or not, your thoughts are equivalent to dreams and I believe you do this more often.
Please, drop your thought using the comment column. We’ll love to hear your view, beliefs and encounters.
I laugh even in pain,
It is the best consolation I give to myself.
I suddenly realized I started concealing my pains with laughter. It was not intentional, it just happened and I think I love it.
It all appeared promising like the after-snow,
Another opportunity to imprint old ideas on the new year,
And to realize new ideas alongside the old,
This rare opportunity wouldn’t go a waste,
Many had thought,
Until a dark cloud from the previous year,
Began to blind the glory of the sky more intensely,
Like a play it seemed at the beginning,
Darkness overshadowing light was an impossibility,
But that faded away with the past,
The light couldn’t sustain the pressure enacted on it,
Until it gave in to be erased,
By the new form of darkness — the threat.
———
The earth saw the sky weep,
But before it could prepare to wage a war,
The darkness had descended upon it,
Leaving no sod unvisited,
As it moved in great speed and power,
And all the inhabitants of the earth could do,
Was to hide in their little holes,
Hoping the visitor would give up and leave,
And a sign will beam forth from the sky;
The beautiful light it once emanated.
———
But the visitor wouldn’t give up,
It had grew even stronger,
Waiting at every entrance,
Knowing fully well the hiders would be forced out,
Due to their proneness to hunger,
And as fathomed,
The hiders had left their little holes,
But with preparedness,
With masks printed on their faces,
Since its passage into every hombre was known,
But it kept fighting,
Not ready to succumb to their science.
———
The world remains masked,
And the fight continues,
The year seems wasted,
The uncertainty it brought had been a great cry to all,
While some dreams are achievable,
Some may never get to be ignited yet,
While some other ideas are forced to birth,
The war has come,
And it has come to stay,
We have to live with it,
And hope that we live to behold that day;
When the world surges victorious,
And the sky is unveiled.
Although I had the intention of selling those food items and drinks bit by bit to the shops nearby who don’t get disturbed by the security forces. Adeola and Kunle had suggested that the birthday party holds after the lockdown had been lifted. I didn’t tell them of my intention to sell, and I don’t think I could.
In fact, I must confess that I have gotten over it, and I’m doing well. I still have some cash, so I don’t need to touch the money in my account yet. The big story is that one evening, I felt like taking garri, but unfortunately, the poor man had finished almost every provision in the house. I stared at the empty containers of milk, sugar and that of my local biscuit, kulikuli.
I’m the type who gets my provision from supermarkets in large quantities, but since they are closed, I had no choice but to get them outside from one of those small shops. The owner of the shop I went to is a youlg lady, who would always greet me anytime I drove by. As I stood right there in front of the shop for the first time, her smile was the first thing I noticed. Corona don spoil man’s rep. I smiled back, and we exchanged pleasantries.
I noticed there was a fair lady in the shop, and that was the first time I was seeing her. She greeted me, and I returned it with a smile. I got what I wanted and went my way. It surprised me that I could buy something from a small shop in my area. I must tell you I enjoyed the garri, and I wish I could say it was delicious, but you’d ask questions. So, I’m not saying that.
The following day, I still had to go out to get maggi, ordinary maggi for the rice I wanted to cook. Again, I met this fair lady in the shop. She greeted again, while I nodded my head. For some seconds, I was staring, but before anyone noticed it, my eyes were off her. I don’t know how it happened, I was seeing her for the second time, but my fall was ordained to happen on our second meeting.
The lady selling gave me the maggi and I quickly beat my feet upon the ground, heading straight to my apartment. I wondered what was happening, it was all like magic, and if someone had told be I was enchanted, I would have believed and consulted my pastor immediately. But since I have not committed myself to any relationship, I took to remain where I fell. Maybe it was time for something new to kindle in my life.
32 years of age no be shereshere na. I had everything planned out, and all my heart expected from my head was an execution. At first, I sat down to be sure if that was what I wanted. A girl who is always outside talking? What would she be doing there? Gossiping! Well, I could not help it. I was drowning in the pool of love.
I needed nothing that night, but I needed to see someone. I went to the usual place, and unfortunately, she was not there. I was pained in the feet. I ordered for some noodles, and because the lady had packed everything, she had to start bringing down some cartons to get to where it was. Just when I left the shop, someone walked past.
The movement was swift and it came with a ‘good evening’. I looked back, and it was she! I quickly greeted her, but could not follow. She was long gone, and I stood there, watched as she entered into her gossip centre. I could not help but regret I went there the time I did. Time still dy, I concluded as I kept walking. The girl must be taken—by me.
‘Lockdown: My Sad Experiences 3’ to be released soon…
The stars may be bright
But you’re the brightest
Others may be beautiful
But you’re the most beautiful
Your love for me is gold
I’d pick it over money
Your heart is home
I’ll live there till I’m old
My day and night,
I want to spend with you
Even in life and death
I hope we stay glued
Your heart of affection
Has encompassed me
My lost heart
Has found a resting place
I love you
That is what my mind sings
I adore you
That is what my heart beats
This sincerity
A glimpse of my heart
My love for you
As pure as the morning dew
How do you see yourself?
Poor, rich, lowly, famous, holy, worldly, beautiful, ugly, etc.?
The truth is that you live in line with your thought. You play the role of the character in your thought.
Do you think you can never make it? Then you will never attempt anything that would connect you to success.
That is life!
Having a positive thought is what differentiates a hero from a nobody.
People’s thoughts have made them and destroyed them.
What thoughts do you have about yourself? Are they positive or negative?
Whichever it is, moulds you!
Take a break
For their sake,
Not a take,
Just a wake.
Leave the dust,
Get the lost,
Kick out lust,
Make a burst
Take the crown,
Mute the frown,
Stop the pawn,
Control the town.
Frightening mercy,
Give the messy,
Even the lazy,
Without heresy
P.Lord Shelf 