Life is filled with its
ups and downs, sometimes we have a good reason to smile, laugh and be in a
celebratory mood but at other times one could be left in pain and tears, left
to reel in disappointments of fallen expectations. No one is exempted from this
experience, the poor face it, and the rich also face it.
This is how life rolls;
there would be good times, tough times and very difficult times, the choice we
make when facing these situations will determine our next level, a new phase
for better or for worse.
No one was born with
all the information they need to survive in this world, which is why learning
never stops. Not everyone will feel the need to spell everything out for you in
black and white or try to open your eyes when they sense your ignorance. You
would probably only learn when something hits you, either good or bad, it could
be a great experience that will help re-shape your life, if only you allow it
to.
Some experiences can be
so bad that it throws one’s mind into darkness, we get to have a bad taste of
how wicked people can be or sometimes get to learn how great God is.
I am not perfect,
nobody is perfect, we cannot always be lucky to have things happen our way all
the time because time and chance happeneth to them all (Eccl. 9:11), but our
response (positive) rather than our reaction (negative) is quite vital to our
survival.
We can choose to win
over every circumstance, every situation we find ourselves by having the right
attitude, it may not always be easy as a Sunday morning but it is worth a
trial. When we choose to win, we keep our hopes alive. Hope is the last thing
anyone should lose, because when it is gone, everything will be lost.
A positive attitude
goes a long way to open doors of elevation, and is highly rewarding. Choosing
to win increases one’s determination to succeed, establishes focus, increases
hope and faith. The power of a positive
mind set cannot be so easily defeated, even when faced with failure,
disappointment, setbacks, defeat, the mind resets to starting again, never
giving up, putting more effort, finding a way to achieve the goal, for where
there is a will there is a way. It reflects positively in decision making,
going up is the only way forward.
The reverse is the case
when we choose to die. Emotions can sometimes be hard to control but the man
that can exercise control over his emotions is king. We choose to die when we
fail to keep our head up and be in control of our negative emotions. Exhibiting
the wrong attitude towards work, people and situations can force a closed door
situation and break the ladder of elevation.
A negative mind set can
be easily destroyed and can destroy. Choosing to die diminishes all hope and
kills the spirit. This choice, more often than not leads one to live a desert
life, the thoughts of success can only be seen as a mirage, disappearing into
thin air each time we think we have arrived.
The choice to die is
highly evident in having a bad attitude, a negative reaction towards life. Most
times when one realizes his or her mistake, it might be too late to turn the
tide. The pangs of regret begin to bite, soothed painfully by the solemn tune
of ‘had I known’, such a pitiful tune, played back to back at a pity party, the
worst kind of party to attend.
Though there are times
when we have our backs against the wall, we know we are being cheated and being
taken undue advantage of, we have no choice but to react, it could be the only
way out that would bring positive results, and even at that wisdom needs to be
employed to minimize or completely eliminate the chances of an uprising,
fatality or near fatality, a breakdown in the management of relationships and
so on. It can be laudable at times when you have to get out of your comfort
zone and fight for your right, fight for what is right and take a stand for a
good cause. There is always a price to pay so before you act, stop to think and
ask yourself, if the end will justify the means.
The power to choose
lies in our hands, we can choose to win, brave the storm and steer the ship till we reach the ocean shore or we
can choose to die and sink to the ocean floor or land in murky waters.
The choice ultimately
is ours to make.
POWER OF SERVICE
Great power and
consequent riches lies in offering services sometimes we find ourselves in a
fix and we ask, what can I do?. Such a simple question but the answer seems
far-fetched, but there is a solution to this question that lies in finding out
the needs of others, studying the immediate environment, community or world at
large and finding out its needs, while also discovering in what capacity one
can offer service to meet those needs.
There is always a need
to be met, a vacuum to be filled, even if someone else is already executing the
same idea, employing the power of one’s creativity will make the idea to stand
out.
The answer also lies in
learning how to make life and tasks easier for people in any niche and
creatively discover how to satisfy these needs and make work less stressful and
more enjoyable.
The power lies in us.
THINK – DISCOVER – CREATE - EXECUTE
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