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Tuesday, 1 November 2016
The Greatest Retirement Statement of All Time (Arguably) : Living A Fulfilled Life
A lesson on appreciation, giving your best, love, humility and living a fulfilled life.
An Irish Footballer Pat Flynn aged 31 retired from Football and released a brilliant and inspiring statement to mark his retirement. See statement below.
Thanks
So I thought….. I better do a statement. I’m going to name drop a bit so please forgive me.
It gave me the chance to win All Irelands.
Never give up.
Thank you football.
So I thought….. I better do a statement. I’m going to name drop a bit so please forgive me.
It gave me the chance to win All Irelands.
Never give up.
Thank you football.
Today I retire.
I didn’t want to retire but the legs don’t move like they used to and when the slowest player in the league says to me “I’ll be your legs” I knew I had to call it a day…so thanks for that Mark Rossiter.
To Kiara…….My girlfriend in my Joeys days and now my wife as I finished in Longford. You were there for it all.Thanks for your patience, understanding and keeping my feet on the ground.
Leaving for work at 8am, going straight to training and getting home at 9pm was tough…so to my kids I apologise for missing so much and look forward to spending all my time with you. If you have my passion on the pitch and your Mam’s passion in the bedroom you will excel at whatever you choose.
Big thanks to my family who helped me so much over the years. Especially my Dad, you went out of your way so much to help me, I’ll never forget that.
To my friends who’ve been there since the start and supported me home and away, thank you.
To my aunties and uncles who looked after me when I was clubless in England, thank you.
To all the Coaches, Managers, Physio’s and Kitmen I’ve had, and the time you put in, thank you so much.
To all my teammates….thank you for your ability to adjust to playing with 10 men most weeks.
To the referees, I apologise for the tackles and my colourful language that led to them colourful cards. My wife would like to thank you for the hundreds of Euro’s in fines I had to pay because of you.
To the fans of Waterford thanks for making me a cult hero.
To the fans of Shels, it’s my biggest regret in my career that you got relegated when I played for you, it’s a huge club and shouldn’t be in that situation.
To the Pats fans, I got paid for doing what you do…..watching games from a bench every week. It wasn’t down to lack of trying, it was just Kenna and O’Brien were outstanding. I hope I repaid you with the Cup Final song I wrote for you.
To the Longford fans, I admire the handful of lads who follow the team everywhere they go. We had bad nights but some great ones too. It’s a great club. Thank you.
To everyone at Shamrock Rovers thank you. Friday nights and coming from my house you could see the floodlights. Pulling on the famous green and white and hearing the fans sing as you wait in the tunnel, then the teasing smell of burgers and chips as you wait for the whistle to blow. It’s what you dream of. I was just a fan that got lucky.
To the Fans of Bohs, I loved playing in Dalymount. I loved the abuse and I loved having Coke bottles hopped off my head. I didn’t like you, but I have to say I admired your passion too and I’ll miss it.
Football is the greatest game on earth and anyone who says otherwise is a lying Luther.
It gave me the chance to learn from my hero Denis Irwin everyday in training.
It gave me the chance to play in the same team as a man people say is the maddest man in football, Paul Gascoigne….this was true, until I met Boccer Bayly.
It gave me the chance to captain my country at youth level and blast out Amhrán na bhFiann.
It gave me the chance to meet the President of Ireland.
It gave me so many kicks in the balls, like relegations, injuries, missing Christmas’ and missing friends & family.
It gave me the chance to win leagues with superstars like Twigg, Bradley, Baker, Salmon and O’Sullivan.
It gave me the chance to have great friends like Stephen Rice and Pat Sullivan, classy on and off the pitch.
It gave me the chance to mark Cristiano Ronaldo from corners.
It gave me the chance to stand in a helpless wall when Del Piero stuck a free in top corner.
It gave me a chance to play against the leagues best…..Derek Pender, Glen Crowe, Jason Byrne, John O’Flynn and Christy Fagan.
It gave me the chance to play under great captains like Kenna and Murray.
It gave me a rivalry with Killian Brennan, a great player that wasn’t afraid to kick me back. I’ll miss that.
It gave me a chance to miss a peno in front of 30,000 people in Lansdowne Road.
It gave me the chance to have songs sung about me….some good, some bad.
It gave me the chance to play for all of Dublin’s big clubs.
Anyone that watches football will know I’m an average player but hard work and commitment was the reason I got all these chances.
If I can do it anyone can.
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
God Has Already Answered Your Prayers
I wept when I read this. God is great!
I found it so touching
Isaiah 65:24 :- “Before they call, I will answer.”
I found it so touching
Isaiah 65:24 :- “Before they call, I will answer.”
This is a testimony written by a doctor who worked in Africa.
One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do, she died, leaving us with a tiny, premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive; as we had no incubator (we had no electricity to run an incubator). We also had no special feeding facilities.
Although we lived on the equator, nights were often chilly with treacherous drafts. One student midwife went for the box we had for such babies and the cotton wool that the baby would be wrapped in.
Another went to stoke up the fire and fill a hot water bottle. She came back shortly in distress to tell me that in filling the bottle, it had burst (rubber perishes easily in tropical climates). “And it is our last hot water bottle!” she exclaimed. As in the West, it is no good crying over spilled milk, so in Central Africa it might be considered no good crying over burst water bottles. They do not grow on trees, and there are no drugstores down forest pathways.
“All right,” I said, “put the baby as near the fire as you safely can, and sleep between the baby and the door to keep it free from drafts. Your job is to keep the baby warm.”
The following noon, as I did most days, I went to have prayers with any of the orphanage children who chose to gather with me. I gave the youngsters various suggestions of things to pray about and told them about the tiny baby. I explained our problem about keeping the baby warm enough, mentioning the hot water bottle, and that the baby could so easily die if it got chills. I also told them of the two-year-old sister, crying because her mother had died.
During prayer time, one ten -year-old girl, Ruth, prayed with the usual blunt conciseness of our African children. “Please, God” she prayed, “Send us a hot water bottle today. It'll be no good tomorrow, God, as the baby will be dead, so please send it this afternoon.”
While I gasped inwardly at the audacity of the prayer, she added, “And while You are about it, would You please send a dolly for the little girl so she'll know You really love her?”
As often with children's prayers, I was put on the spot. Could I honestly say “Amen?” I just did not believe that God could do this.
Oh, yes, I know that He can do everything; the Bible says so. But there are limits, aren't there? The only way God could answer this particular prayer would be by sending me a parcel from the homeland. I had been in Africa for almost four years at that time, and I had never, ever, received a parcel from home. Anyway, if anyone did send me a parcel, who would put in a hot water bottle? I lived on the equator!
Halfway through the afternoon, while I was teaching in the nurses' training school, a message was sent that there was a car at my front door. By the time I reached home, the car had gone, but there on the verandah was a large 22-pound parcel. I felt tears pricking my eyes. I could not open the parcel alone, so I sent for the orphanage children. Together we pulled off the string, carefully undoing each knot. We folded the paper, taking care not to tear it unduly. Excitement was mounting. Some thirty or forty pairs of eyes were focused on the large cardboard box. From the top, I lifted out brightly-colored, knitted jerseys. Eyes sparkled as I gave them out. Then there were the knitted bandages for the leprosy patients, and the children looked a little bored. Then came a box of mixed raisins and sultanas - that would make a batch of buns for the weekend.
Then, as I put my hand in again, I felt the.....could it really be?
I grasped it and pulled it out. Yes, a brand new, rubber hot water bottle. I cried. I had not asked God to send it; I had not truly believed that He could.
Ruth was in the front row of the children. She rushed forward, crying out, “If God has sent the bottle, He must have sent the dolly, too!”
Rummaging down to the bottom of the box, she pulled out the small, beautifully-dressed dolly. Her eyes shone! She had never doubted! Looking up at me, she asked, “Can I go over with you and give this dolly to that little girl, so she'll know that Jesus really loves her?”
“Of course,” I replied!
That parcel had been on the way for five whole months, packed up by my former Sunday school class, whose leader had heard and obeyed God's prompting to send a hot water bottle, even to the equator.
And one of the girls had put in a dolly for an African child - five months before, in answer to the believing prayer of a ten-year-old to bring it “that afternoon.”
“Before they call, I will answer.” (Isaiah 65:24) What a faithful & caring Father!
Always preparing and providing us with solutions long before we encounter the challenges of our daily lives.
We just need to call on Him in faith and the solution will be veered in our direction.
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Always preparing and providing us with solutions long before we encounter the challenges of our daily lives.
We just need to call on Him in faith and the solution will be veered in our direction.
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Wednesday, 16 March 2016
The Price Of A Miracle
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. They were moving to a smaller house because they could not afford to stay in the present house after paying the doctor's bills. Only a very costly surgery could save him now and there was no one to loan them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother with whispered desperation, 'Only a miracle can save him now', the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her piggy bank from its hiding place in the closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Clutching the precious piggy bank tightly, she slipped out the back door and made her way six blocks to the local drugstore. She took a quarter from her bank and placed it on the glass counter. "And what do you want?" asked the pharmacist. "It's for my little brother," the girl answered back. "He's really very sick and I want to buy a miracle." "I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist. "His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?" "We don't sell miracles here, child. I'm sorry," the pharmacist said, smiling sadly at the little girl. "Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs." In the shop was a well-dressed customer. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does you brother need?" "I don't know," she replied with her eyes welling up. "He's really sick and mommy says he needs an operation. But my daddy can't pay for it, so I have brought my savings". "How much do you have?" asked the man. "One dollar and eleven cents; but I can try and get some more", she answered barely audibly. "Well, what a coincidence," smiled the man, "A dollar and eleven cents - the exact price of a miracle for little brothers." He took her money in one hand and held her hand with the other. He said, "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need." That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a neurosurgeon. The operation was completed without charge and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again and doing well. "That surgery," her mom whispered, "was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost." The little girl smiled. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the faith of a little child.
Perseverance can make miracles happen! Miracle can come in various forms as a doctor, as a lawyer, as a teacher, as a police and many others.
A river cuts the rock not because of its power, but because of its consistency. Never lose your hope; keep walking towards your vision.
Hope this has blessed you. Share if it did! Thanks!
Friday, 4 March 2016
When "Giving Up" Is Not An Option
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Five Undeniable Facts of Life
1. Don't educate your
children to be rich. Educate them to be Happy.
So when they grow up they will know the value of things not the price.
2. Best awarded words in
London ...
"Eat your food as your
medicines, Otherwise you have to eat medicines as your food."
3. The One who loves you
will never leave you because even if there are 100 reasons
to give up he or she will
find one reason to hold on.
4. There is a big
difference between a human being and being human. Only a few really understand
it.
5. You are loved when you are born. You will be loved when you die.
In between, You have to manage!True Happiness
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As we grow older, and hence wiser, we slowly realize that wearing a $300. or $30.00 watch - - - - - - they both tell the same time...
Whether we carry a $300 or
$30.00 wallet/handbag - - - - - - - the
amount of money inside is the same;
Whether the house we live
in is 300 or 3000 sq.ft. - - - - - - - - loneliness is the same.
You will realize, your true
inner happiness does not come from the material things of this world.
Whether you fly First,
Business or Economy class, if the plane goes down - - - - - - --you go down
with it...
Therefore..I hope you
realize, when you have mates, buddies and old friends, brothers and sisters,
who you chat with, laugh with, talk with, have sing songs with, talk about
north-south-east-west or heaven & earth, .... That is true happiness!!
Her Parents and Doctors Were Ready to Give Up…but Her Brother Wanted to Sing a Song
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Her Parents and Doctors
Were Ready to Give Up…but Her Brother Wanted to Sing a Song
A must read for all Christians, Mothers and
anyone who is hoping for a miracle
Walk with me
Like any good mother, when Kate found out that
another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old
son,Victor, prepare for a new sibling.
They found out that the new baby was going to
be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Victor sang to his little
sister in Mommy’s tummy.
He was building a bond of love with his little
sister before he even met her. The pregnancy progressed normally for Kate.
In time, the labor pains came. Soon it was
every five minutes, every three, every minute. But serious complications arose
during delivery and Kate found herself in hours of labor.
Would a C-section be required? Finally, after
a long struggle, Victor’s little sister was born. But she was in very serious
condition.
She might not make it alive!
With a siren howling in the night, the
ambulance rushed the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary’s
Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee.
The days inched by. The little girl got worse.
The pediatric specialist regretfully had to tell the parents, “There is very
little hope. Be prepared for the worst.”
Kate and her husband
contacted a local cemetery about a burial plot. They had fixed up a special
room in their home for the new baby, but now they found themselves having to
plan for a funeral.
Victor, however, kept begging his parents to
let him see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he kept saying.
Week two in intensive care looked as if a
funeral would come before the week was over.Victor kept nagging about singing
to his sister, but kids are never allowed in the Intensive Care Unit.
Kate made up her mind, though. She would take
Victor whether they liked it or not! If he didn’t see his sister right then, he
may never see her alive.
She dressed him in an oversized scrub suit and
marched him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head
nurse recognized him as a child and bellowed
“Get that kid our of here,
now!
NO children are allowed.” The mother rose up
strong in Kate, and the usually mild-mannered lady glared steel-eyed right into
the head nurse’s face, her lips a firm line. “Victor is not leaving until he
sings to his sister.”
The Head Nurse obliged Kate
Karen towed Victor to his sister’s bedside. He
gazed at the tiny infant losing the battle to live.
After a moment, he began to sing. In the pure
hearted voice of a 3 year old, Victor sang:
“You are my sunshine,
My only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray.”
Instantly the baby girl
seemed to respond. Her pulse rate began to calm down and become steady. “Keep
on singing Victor,” encouraged Kate with tears in her eyes.
Victor continued singing
“You’ll never know, dear,
how much I love you.
Please don’t take my sunshine away.”
As Victor sang to his
sister, the baby’s ragged, strained breathing became as smooth as a kitten’s
purr.
“Keep on singing,
sweetheart!” Kate cried....
“The other night, dear,
as I lay sleeping,
I dreamed I held you in my hands…”
Victor's little sister
began to relax and rest. A healing rest seemed to sweep over her.
“Keep on singing, Victor”
Tears had now conquered the
face of the bossy head nurse.
Kate glowed.
“You are my sunshine
my only sunshine
Please don’t take my sunshine away…”
The next, day … the very
next day … the little girl was well enough to go home!
It was a miracle, God used Victor.
I don't know what you are hoping on God for,
but before the end of the year, God will answer all your prayers.
Don't just read this article, please share to
bless others and improve their faith.
Thanks for sharing this page and post
God bless you immensely in Jesus' name.
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Woman
WOMAN. . . . . . . . .
When God created woman he
was working late on the 6th day.......
An angel came by and
asked." Why spend so much time on her?"
The lord answered.
"Have you seen all the specifications I have to meet to shape her?"
She must function on all
kinds of situations,
She must be able to embrace
several kids at the same time,
Have a hug that can heal
anything from a bruised knee to a broken heart,
She must do all this with
only two hands,"
She cures herself when sick
and can work 18 hours a day"
THE ANGEL was
impressed" Just two hands.....impossible!
And this is the standard
model?"
The Angel came closer and
touched the woman"
"But you have made her
so soft, Lord".
"She is soft",
said the Lord,
"But I have made her
strong. You can't imagine what she can endure and overcome"
"Can she think?"
The Angel asked...
The Lord answered.
"Not only can she think, she can reason and negotiate"
The Angel touched her
cheeks....
"Lord, it seems this
creation is leaking! You have put too many burdens on her"
"She is not
leaking...it is a tear" The Lord corrected the Angel…
"What's it for?"
Asked the Angel..... .
The Lord said. "Tears
are her way of expressing her grief, her doubts, her love, her loneliness, her
suffering and her pride."...
This made a big impression
on the Angel,
"Lord, you are a
genius. You thought of everything.
A woman is indeed
marvellous"
Lord said."Indeed she
is.
She has strength that
amazes a man.
She can handle trouble and
carry heavy burdens.
She holds happiness, love
and opinions.
She smiles when she feels
like screaming.
She sings when she feels
like crying, cries when happy and laughs when afraid.
She fights for what she
believes in.
Her love is unconditional.
Her heart is broken when a
next-of-kin or a friend dies but she finds strength to get on with life"
The Angel asked: So she is
a perfect being?
The lord replied: No. She
has just one drawback
"She often forgets
what she is worth".
Send it to all the women u
respect ....👍
And to all men who respect
woman 👍👍
W O M A N:
● changes her name.
● changes her home.
● leaves her family.
● moves in with you.
● builds a home with you.
● gets pregnant for you.
● pregnancy changes her
body.
● she gets fat.
● almost gives up in the
labour room due to the unbearable pain of child birth..
● even the kids she
delivers bear your name..
Till the day she dies..
everything she does... cooking, cleaning your house, taking care of your
parents, bringing up your children, earning, advising you, ensuring you can be
relaxed, maintaining all family relations, everything that benefit you..
sometimes at the cost of her own health, hobbies and beauty.
So who is really doing whom
a favour?
Dear men, appreciate the
women in your lives always, because it is not easy to be a woman.
WOMAN MEANS:-
W - WONDERFUL MOTHER.
O - OUTSTANDING FRIEND.
M - MARVELLOUS DAUGHTER.
A - ADORABLE SISTER.
N - NICEST GIFT TO MEN FROM
GOD.
Recognize The Small Things and Be Thankful
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A construction supervisor
from the 16th floor of a building was calling a worker on the ground floor. But
because of the noise, the worker did not hear his Call. To draw the attention
of the worker, the supervisor threw a N200 note in front of the worker. The
worker picked up the note, kept it in his pocket and continued to work.
Again to draw the attention
of d worker, the supervisor threw N1000 note and the worker this time quickly
picked it and kept it in his pocket. Now the supervisor picked a small stone
and threw it at the worker. The stone hit the worker. This time the worker looked
up and the supervisor was now able to communicate with him.
Now think for a second...
God wants to communicate with us, but we are too busy doing our worldly jobs.
Then, He gives us small gifts and big gifts... We just keep them... We keep on
enjoying the gifts without thanking Him. At most, we just say: We are LUCKY.
But, when we are hit with a small stone which, we call PROBLEM(S), then we
remember God. That's when we look up to pray and communicate with Him.
God gives, gives and
forgives and we get, get and forget. Let's change our attitude.
So, don't wait for stones
to be thrown before you know what to do or expected of you. Always, always and
always remember God. Make it a point to always say "God I thank
You!!!"
Your Time Will Come
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Kenya is two hours ahead of
Nigeria, it does not mean that Nigeria is slow and it does not mean that Kenya
is faster than Nigeria; both countries are working based on "Time
Zone".
There's one that married as
a virgin and 'waited' ten years before having a child yet there is another who
had series of abortion before marriage yet gave birth after nine months.
There is one that graduated
at the age of 22 yet waited 5 years before securing a job,yet there is another
who graduated at the age of 30 and secured employment immediately.
There is one who became a
CEO at the age of 25 and dies at the age of 50,there is another who became a
CEO at the age of 50 and lives to 90, both worked based on the 'Time Zone' of their lives.
Colleagues, friends,
associate, younger one(s) might have gone ahead of you don't envy them, it's
their 'Time Zone' yours too will come. Just hold on and be strong because
everything is going to be alright!
"I returned and saw
under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the wise nor
riches to men of understanding nor yet
favour to men of skill;but
time and chance happeneth to them all"
Ecclesiastes 9:11.
May God guide you through
the year, even as you rely on Him daily, because it is only God who makes
everything beautiful in His time.
Have a wonderful day my
friends.😊
Don't Ignore The Small Things
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Buffalos kill 7 people
every year.
Lions kill 500 people every
year
Hippos kill 800 people
every year.
Spiders kill 5000 in people
every year.
Scorpions kill 7000 people
every year.
Snakes kill 10000 people
every year.
Guess what?
Mosquitoes kill 2.7 million
people every year.
The smallest are the
deadliest.
Small 'sins', hardly
noticed by many, are the most deadly to your spiritual life.
Avoid excuses for not
praying and allotting few moments of your day to your Creator.
Sins of omission are just
as deadly as sins of commission.
White lies, gossiping,
small lies, are committed more frequently and are deadly.
Mind those little
compromises that you do daily.
They are the ones that will
bring your downfall.
Successful people have two
things on their lips,
"Smile and
silence".
Smile can solve problems,
while
Silence can avoid problems.
Sugar and salt may be mixed
together
but
ants reject the salt and
carry away only the sugar.
Select the right people in
life and make your life better and sweeter.
If you failed to achieve
your dreams, change your ways not your Creator.
Remember, trees change
their leaves, not their roots.
You will never reach your
destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.
Haters will see you walking
on water and say it's because you can't swim.
Even if you dance on water,
Your enemies will accuse you of raising dust.
Make it your ambition to
lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your own hands.
Remember Don’t ever wrestle
with a pig. You’ll both get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it.
Be wise and be
smart...............
Two of the Most Important Virtues: Love & Humility
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Samira worked
at a meat distribution factory.
One day, when
she finished with her work schedule, she went into the meat cold room (Freezer)
to inspect something, but in a moment of bad luck, the door closed and she was
locked inside with no help in sight. Although she screamed and knocked with all
her might, her cries went unheard as no one could hear her. Most of the workers
had already gone, and outside the cold room it's impossible to hear what was
going on inside. Five hours later, whilst Samira was on the verge of death, the
security guard of the factory eventually opened the door. Samira got
miraculously saved from dying that day. When she later asked the security guard
how he had come to open the door, which wasn't his usual work routine. His
explanation: "I've been working in this factory for 35 years, hundreds of
workers come in and out every day, but you're one of the few who greet me in
the morning and say goodbye to me every night when leaving after work. Many
treat me as if I'm invisible. Today, as you reported for work, like all other days,
you greeted me in your simple manner 'Hello'. But this evening after working
hours, I curiously observed that I had not heard your "Bye, see you
tomorrow". Hence, I decided to check around the factory. I look forward to
your 'hi' and 'bye' every day because they remind me that I am someone. By not
hearing your farewell today, I knew something had happened. That's why I
started searching every where for you.
Moral Lesson to
reflect upon: Be humble, love and respect those around you. Try to have an impact
on people who cross your path every day, you never know what tomorrow will
bring. Let this story be an inspiration.
Let's share to
inspire others; someone else shared this to inspire me...
Remain Blessed!
One of the Most Important Virtue: Patience
Once upon a time, a dog approached an
elephant to get into a child bearing competition.
In 3 months the dog gave birth to 6
puppies. In the next 3 months the dog gave birth to yet another set of puppies.
The elephant finally gave birth after
20 months by which time the dog had given birth to over 30 puppies and was
mocking the elephant into believing that it had won the competition.
The elephant had a few words for the
dog when the baby elephant came out after 20 months.
I can see you had fooled yourself
into believing that you had won the competition.
I think you can appreciate now that:
1. I don't give birth to puppies
2. When I do give birth, the calf
will be ready to face the world on its own
3. The combined weight of your 36
puppies is less than a fifth of my calf's weight
4. The moment my calf steps into this
earth it makes an immediate great impact as if no dog was ever born.
I thought that was amazing.
I have observed something under the
sun. The fastest runner doesn't always win the race, and the strongest warrior
doesn't always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry and the skillful
are not necessarily wealthy. And those that are educated don't always lead
successful lives. It's all about being in the right place at the right time
plus a right attitude.
I want you to think like an elephant.
Don't envy cheap quick success. For as long as you are in the right place, your
chance is coming and by the signs of time it won't be long.
You are guaranteed to make it in
life. Maintain your faith in God even when it looks like its all over for you.
Looks can be deceptive but the Word
remains forever.
In 1999 Brazil 4. Germany 0
2002 Brazil 2. Germany 0
2004 Brazil 1. Germany 1
Total: Brazil 7. Germany 1
2014 Brazil 1. Germany 7
When its your time, God will correct
10yrs of mistakes with 1 event.
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Sunday, 28 February 2016
Life is Beautiful, Experience It
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Life is too beautiful not to
experience it. A lot of times people dwell on the past too much especially the
ones that were not too good that they forget there is a lot of beauty in the
present to experience. Two things are certain in life. One, everything won’t go
as planned and two, because you are human, you will make mistakes. The thing
is, will you dwell on that mistake or what could have been and not enjoy what
is in front of you? In my opinion, I think that would be, being very hard on
yourself, not forgiving yourself and as well, denying yourself the opportunity
to experience the beauty of life. One thing here is also certain Life is
beautiful because God created it. The book of Genesis in the bible tells us
“God saw that it was good” or in another version "God was pleased with what he saw" five times in Chapter 1:10, 1:12, 1:18, 1:25 and 1:31.
So if God saw that it was good then definitely as LG would say “Life is good”
and I dare say that Life is beautiful.
Let me ask a question here, would
you turn down a lucrative job offer that meets everything you want in a job
because your previous employer whom you have given so much of your time and
energy sacked you just like that? Nna not me o! So why would you break up from
a relationship and then deny yourself the chance of experiencing another
beautiful one when you meet someone amazing simply because you are still trying to
heal from the previous one?
One thing said earlier that it is
certain as humans that we would make mistakes. We have also heard severally
that what makes a man is not how many times he falls but how he rises up and
starts again. So why then do we dwell so much on our mistakes? Why do we
discover we have made mistakes and then instead of moving on be hoping for
miracles? Why would you see something good staring you in the face and choose
something else because of fear?
I think Life's goal for almost
everyone is to enjoy life, fulfill our purpose while doing God's will. If that
is the case, why would you see a perfect opportunity to experience the beauty
of life and just walk way like in the case of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
maybe because of fear of the unknown? A lot of times we are guilty of not even
trying at all. Do you want to die knowing that you tried or regretting not
trying?
One thing is certain, human beings
are beautiful because God who is so beautiful in nature and full of everything
good created them in his image and likeness. So I am quite confused when
someone approaches you and asks for a relationship remember here this person
carries the image of God and maybe God sent this person, the person could as
well be an angel (I think an angel is anybody God uses to help someone) and
then you say you want to heal of a past relationship. Somehow, I think it’s
like telling God wait first am coming. You may be wondering what this guy is
saying or what does he know. But then I ask again, would God deny another his
blessing because someone else offended him or ask that person to wait first let
him heal from the offence of another man? It's also painful because a lot of
people are in relationships and are not giving their best and loving fully because
of what happened in the past, what the person has done or what they are afraid
may happen tomorrow.
Finally, I think we should love
unconditionally, experience life (according to God's will) to its fullest,
never let your past stop you, be kind, be happy, be free, love freely, touch
lives, smile a lot, make friends, make mistakes, learn from your mistakes, do
volunteer work, give all your best and if doesn't work start again and give
still all your best, be selfless and don't ask too many questions while doing
so.
Life is Beautiful, experience it.
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