Helen is always smiling. Wherever and
whenever I see her, she's full of smiles. personally, I believe you can only
smile when you have the reason to, but that's not the case with Helen. She has
always said it is not impossible and unusual to live a certain kind of
life any one wishes, but that it is also possible for things not to go exactly
as planned sometimes , making emphasis on her innate attitude to
life which is the main sustaining energy she adopts to maintain the
winning and a joyous mind-set. The same way there are different seasons and
weather i.e. winter, autumn, spring and summer, so there are different seasons
of life too. We all have our individual preferences when it comes to the
weather and seasons, unfortunately we cannot choose them in the order we need
and want neither can we control them , however we can learn how to stay
happy and joyful in them. Bingo!
Because we have certain level of God-given
control over some life occurrences, it means we can adjust our attitudes to
stay joyful in the midst of life events we do not have complete control
over. The same way we dress up for summer and winter to shield from the
sun and freezing cold, we dress up for life too with courage,
faith, trust, hope, joy, patience, endurance, perseverance, & many other
beautiful fruits of the Spirit. We have various tactics which we
adopt to stay excited and happy during freezing cold of winter. Some of us go
on holidays, host or attend house parties, go to the gym and engage in many
other mind and body stimulating activities. In summer we cover our skins with
sunscreen, use our eye candies (shades) and hats before we go out in the
sun. Imagine the efforts we make to avoid the down in winter and skin
burn in summer! We should also make adequate efforts in our daily living.
When things are not turning out exactly the way we want, we must take
responsibility for our actions and make the most of life, because indeed life
itself is a gift! Switch on the virtues inside of you.
We do not sway our moods with life seasons, we
'dress up' and prepare for them, now that's courage! In events of delays
in our expectations, you adopt the lifestyle and attitude of patience. You
don't pack up and allow those delays to prevent you from continuing to enjoy
life; rather you keep yourself positively busy while waiting for those
beautiful expectations.
As far as life is concerned, there will be
different times when want to say 'life is not fair', you need to brace yourself
with virtues and keep going in the right direction because your
happiness is not dependent on your circumstances, rather you have chosen to
enjoy a life of happiness. Certain individuals have resolved to stay
negative, depressed demotivated and enjoy being pitied/felt sorry for and I bet
you they will try to drag you down to their level if you let them.
Will you? While you strive to stay positive and shine in the midst of
life challenges, they find it absurd and look at you with disgust.
As I pen down these words while sitting on the
train heading to work, I challenge myself to practice these inspirations and I
challenge you too! are you considering giving up that dream due to tides and weather of life? Think again. look inward and re-discover your strength and face life better 'dressed up' than you have ever done. There are million choices to make every day, and you are the
primary determinant of the ones you make.
wrapping up this post, I will say what ever the season brings, we have all it takes to fortify our minds and enjoy life as it was intended from the onset.
Also, a very special thanks to my dear friends Deborah Ajayi and Luton Poet Laureate (www.lutonpoetrysociety.com) for your beautiful contributions to this post. Greatly appreciated.
Take Charge.X
Also, a very special thanks to my dear friends Deborah Ajayi and Luton Poet Laureate (www.lutonpoetrysociety.com) for your beautiful contributions to this post. Greatly appreciated.
Take Charge.X
Choi !! I feel wiser everytime I read ur posts...welldone dear keep em coming xx
ReplyDeleteExcellent write up sweetheart!!. Am more inspired. Thank you.. xxx
ReplyDeleteLaura I really do appreciate the efforts u make to bring up excellent and "out of the world" master pieces! You know its easier (cheaper) to talk, but mehn writing is a very serious business! It takes more and alot to write and I want to say to u WELL DONE! You've said it all in this piece, and it will take only the fittests (not physical strength) to survive! Am a very strong willed, faith-filled person and that had helped me to scale thru and to still remain standing! But I noticed that lately i get demoralised (may be preg hormone), but reading this faith-filled article, am lifted! After all, a doctor cannot cure himself! Thank u Laura! You wouldn't know the great impact u're making! You really are here!
ReplyDeleteAs my passion and drive permits me to interface with people from different walks of life and levels of understanding, i do not hesitate to as much as i can reiterate the fact that proactive people carry their weather with them every day. This simply means putting up an attitude or a mechanism that has a higher control than the circumstances that surface as we experience life daily. Don't allow your life to be controlled by the inconsistency of the weather. Be proactive and wear your preferred weather, the weather born of the right attitude, positive drive and unquenchable joy. Live irresistibly!
ReplyDeletePositive thinking shouldn't be about expecting the best to happen everytime, but it's accepting that no matter what happens in life you should have faith that it's the best thing at that moment. Even the negative can be turned into a positive if you continue to have faith & trust. A saying once told to me by my former school master was "Aim for the moon, even if you don't reach it, at least you tried and the worst that can happen? You will land in the stars"
ReplyDeleteLaura, my star * continue with your beautiful words of wisdom. xxx Kira xxx
Helen's attitude is an example of how we should cope with whatever life throws at us. We should always be prepared to 'be in control' of every situation. It can be really hard sometimes/most times but even harder when we lose control. Therefore it's best to be in control because a lot of people let whatever they're going through dictate how they interact with people around them in such a manner that they tend to take it out on everyone around them, if it's something negative, and when it's positive they seem friendly all of a sudden! Being able to overcome the temptation to be as such, acting like someone diagnosed with bipolar indicates maturity in us. We should all try never to have our moods controlled by what we are going through, either positive or negative so that we don't seem like an on-off switch that can just be turned on and off by the ever-changing life events....Lovely post.
ReplyDeleteReading your posts everyday are like taking blood supplements, they not only energize me, they re-acquaints me with the fact that, in spite of how far I have advanced in life today, I can only but keep it rolling. Omarlics, you are a blessing to mankind. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteWOW! Thank YOU ALL so much for your lovely comments. they are inspiring.motivating and energising! and I am happy because I know our beautiful lives are changing for the better. We are moving forward! xxx
ReplyDelete'it's very human to feel down (low spirit)' they say! but the world has gone spiritual. spiritual forces fight against the human forces every day! what do we do in this situation? we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers and rulers in high places! so gird ur loins and stop working in the flesh! you either choose to conquer or choose to fail! circumstances of life will always come, but when you roar back at it, everything will become still! be in charge at all times!!! £The First Lady£
ReplyDeleteI'm fired up after reading this.I av my dream ever alive and running. Tank u dearest Laura for tasking your busy days always just to keep us moving. I love u. God bless you. TrecheStar!
ReplyDeleteWell done Laura! Great job, I'm highly impressed! See what happens when we put heads together? Thank God for inspiration. Closing with St. Paul's letter (Philippians 4:4) "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!". Coming from a man who went from prison to prison on account of the Gospel....what are we waiting for? REJOICE!
ReplyDelete(P.S. - I'll possibly tell Helen that her smile has gone global!)
Beautiful context and contribution @The First Lady! I totally agree with you! Thank you for sharing these revelations. I'm glad you feel this way each time you stop by at d blog @ TrecheStar! Very inspiring!! It will always be my pleasure dear. What more can I say Mary, when like minds come together, it's explosive in the best ways! Thank you for showing so much interest in what I do and contributing as well. Fantastic readers! Great interactive Comments! Xxx
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