HAVE YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND?

“It is useless to warn one who has made up his mind” (Angola)

A mind that is already made up is 99% locked up. It takes only the creator to use the remaining 1% to pull it down. So, as you set out this week, always watch out for those who have made up their mind towards anything. Instead of wasting your time by trying to warn them to desist from whatever they do, why not think of possible alternatives of helping them out instead of warning or advising them.

There are some people who need to learn from being a victim of certain circumstances, until they face the consequences, your warning or advice would mean nothing to them. But if you discover that what a partner, colleague at work or a stranger has made up his/her mind to do is likely to put many people in danger, it is advisable that you take a bold step by reporting to the authority or whomsoever that can prosecute or restrict the person from causing disaster.

This week, may you never be a victim of disaster. It’s going to be a favourable week for you.

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DON’T JUST SWALLOW!

“A dog swallowing a bone is confident of its power to break it” (Zimbabwe)

You can’t just conclude that a dog can eat a bone by just putting the bone inside its mouth. Until a dog is confident enough to break a bone, swallow it then digest it, no one can say it has consumed a bone.

Also in life, it would be wrong to conclude that you are successful based on the number of jobs that you do, the number of prominent people that you know, the number of books that you write, the kind of books that you read, the number of children that you have, the number of wives that you marry or the number of years that you have lived on earth. Success is not only achieved by the number of things that you do but by how you do them and how confident you are to break loose from the ‘number mentality’ and convert the numbers to value. Success is not by asking ‘how many?’ but by asking ‘how valuable?’

Instead of biting more than you can chew, then end up vomiting everything in your mouth; it is better to select the best. What is the essence of too many certifications without value? You can have many low grade cars; you can do many jobs and still not afford to maintain a steady income, you can have plenty children without having the financial strength to take care of them...

As you set out to embark on any project this week, ensure that you place more emphasis on quality and not quantity. Choose one thing that you can do well and ensure that you are skilful, powerful and confident enough to break it into success. Go for the best!

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WHEN THE BAG TEARS...

“When the bag tears, the shoulders get a rest” (Ghana)

 Hurray! It is June 1, 2014. The ancestors are here again after a long period of silence. Henceforth, we will all be privileged to learn from the feet of our ancestors every Sunday. So, relax as you read the words of our ancestors for this week. Remember to drop your comments and share with friends.

To every human on earth (young or old), there is a bag assigned by nature. To some, the bag is a burden, to others it is a luxury, some take it for an ordinary carriage but only the few wise ones see it as an essential part of life. Yes, it is essential!

In life, there is no absolute rest for any living being. Until your bag of life tears, you can never have a permanent rest. So, this means that your bag is meant to be with you right from birth till you die (or till it gets worn out). In other words; the stronger and lighter you keep your bag, the greater your chances of staying long in life.

Your bag may be your mind, watch what you deposit inside it. If your mind is filled with hatred, alcohol, bitterness, malice, stones, broken bottles and other harmful objects, it may end up being torn unexpectedly. There are many people who suffer from different health disorder today because of what they allow or had allowed into their mind. Remember, a healthy mind is a healthy being. Your bag may also be any form of your livelihood. It may be your health, your family, your major investment, your career, etc. Don’t just drag and drop anything into your bag, never take it for granted because when your bag is torn, there is no reason to be alive any more.

In whatever you do this week, always remember that there is a limit to everything you keep in the bag of your life...when the bag tears, the shoulders get a rest. May your bag never get carelessly torn.

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