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.

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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.

Patience is a virtue, so don't give up! Remain blessed!

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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.

Law of The Garbage Truck

This has to be one of the best messages I have   received because  when you sit and think about it.... It is so true!  
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the  right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in  front of us.

My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded  and missed the other car by just  inches!

The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started  yelling at us.  My taxi driver just smiled and waved at  the guy. I mean, he was really friendly.

So I asked,
'Why did you just do  that? This guy could almost ruin your car  and send us to the hospital!'

This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'Law of the Garbage Truck' 

He explained that many people are like  garbage trucks. They run around full of  garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointments.
As and when  their  garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you.

Don't take it personally.
Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move  on.
Don't take their garbage and spread it to  other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their  day.

Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, So ... Love the people who treat you  right.
Pray for the ones who don't.
Life is 10 %  what you make it.
AND
90 %  how you take it!
Have a garbage-free Life

Keep Smiling!
Help ever Hurt Never!
Be good,
Do good,
See good!... ..its nice moral story.. Do have a good day and fulfilling life. Cheers."

Advice From An Eighty Year Old

Advice from an 80 year old man

1. Have a firm handshake.
2. Look people in the eye.
3. Sing in the shower.
4. Own a great stereo system.
5. If in a fight, hit first and hit hard.
6. Keep secrets.
7. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.
8. Always accept an outstretched hand.
9. Be brave. Even if you’re not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.
10. Whistle.
11. Avoid sarcastic remarks.
12. Choose your life’s mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 per cent of all your happiness or misery.
13. Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.
14. Lend only those books you never care to see again.
15. Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have.
16. When playing games with children, let them win.
17. Give people a second chance, but not a third.
18. Be romantic.
19. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
20. Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.
21. Don’t allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It’s there for our convenience, not the caller’s.
22. Be a good loser.
23. Be a good winner.
24. Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.
25. When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.
26. Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
27. Keep it simple.
28. Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.
29. Don’t burn bridges. You’ll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.
30. Live your life so that your epitaph could read, No Regrets
31. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you’ll regret the things you didn’t do more than the ones you did.
32. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
33. Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you.
34. Take charge of your attitude. Don’t let someone else choose it for you.
35. Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a few minutes.
36. Begin each day with some of your favourite music.
37. Once in a while, take the scenic route.
38. Send a lot of Valentine cards. Sign them, ‘Someone who thinks you’re terrific.’
39. Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice.
40. Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 a.m.
41. Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.
42. Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later.
43. Make someone’s day by paying the toll for the person in the car behind you.
44. Become someone’s hero.
45. Marry only for love.
46. Count your blessings.
47. Compliment the meal when you’re a guest in someone’s home.
48. Wave at the children on a school bus.
49. Remember that 80 per cent of the success in any job is based on your ability to deal with people.
50. Don’t expect life to be fair

Because You Believe

Good things and success will come to you BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE. Keep pushing yourself in the right direction and never ever give up. It will happen!

I live you with the video below. BELIEVE!