NEED MY ATTENTION? NO WAY!!!

Hi dearest, I’m so glad to have you here, hope you have been good? Relax and let’s get started……

July 5th 2000, was a day I wouldn’t have wanted to be out for anything and I mean anything but I had no choice. As I went out this day, it just seemed like all the vehicles in Lagos, Nigeria were let loose. To worsen the situation, it also looked like they were all heading towards the same direction. This was a day that I could pay a million dollars to be driven by someone, but poor me I was driving myself. I just couldn’t wait to get to my house and land on my bed. I wasn’t only tired, but angry and to crown it, hungry.

Amidst the tight traffic, a young man selling , came to my window and kept showing me his goods, he just did not want to leave the window, he wanted me to patronize him by all means. Of course, you should know how I must have been feeling, with traffic and all; I was too tired, hungry and angry to look at his side, and to tell you the main thing, I wasn’t even interested in his goods .When he realized I wasn’t giving him any attention, of course after standing there for a long while, he slowly left my window for another vehicle.

Dearest, how much attention do you give what you really don’t want? My mentor will always say and say again, ‘Never Watch What You Don’t Want”. Listen dearest, you think you have a headache? Don’t pay attention to it, act like it’s not there, and when it realizes that no attention is given to it, it just leaves, you wouldn’t even know when it left.

Some time ago, I had this excruciating pain, it was just one side of my head, it was really excruciating, and it was very difficult not to give it any attention but with Christ’s help, I did not give it any attention, just went on with my work, like I was not going through any pain. Dearest, the amazing thing about this experience was that I never knew when the pain disappeared. Enough of giving that pain, negative situation attention, they are motivated to stay and remain when noticed. Get busy, with God’s word, prayers and activities and in no time, that pain, or that negative situation will be gone never to return.

Loads of Love,

Smiling D.

HOLIDAY

“Move to your parts now, let’s get started with rehearsals”. The choir master announced. Immediately everyone did as instructed, the first song for the day was HOLIDAY. C’mon let’s join this beautiful choir and sing this beautiful song; never mind about knowing or not knowing the song, I know you’ll know the song like the back of your palms. Let’s get started………..

Holiday is coming, Holiday is coming, no more morning bells, no more teachers cane, goodbye, teachers, good comrades, I am going to spend my jolly holiday, my jolly holiday. Hmmmmm, beautiful old time song.

Well, it’s July, yeah and holiday mode has been activated or will be activated any moment from now, I know how you love holidays, trust me you are not alone on this cos I’m a huge fan of holidays, and all. This is just for you this holiday. Yeah , I really understand you’ve gone through stress in school and it’s time for you to rest, “flex” have fun and all, but listen friend, amidst all the fun and all, don’t just define your holiday by fun fun and fun. Use this holiday to learn something new, it could be how to cook, bake, drive, plait, speak, whatever. Really, you may not know what value you are adding to yourself by doing one of these or even more. Amidst flexing, having fun still have a short term plan for the holiday stating what you want to achieve before the new session begins. Do not get me wrong, I love vacations and I love to enjoy myself on vacations, but amidst the enjoyment have a plan on things to do that will add value to you and people around you.

Have the most beautiful and eventful holiday yet, the most value adding holiday ever. Oh and to my very special July celebrants a big happy birthday to you. May this new year mark, the beginning of great and beautiful events in your life spiced with people adding value to your life and you in turn adding value to several lives. Happy birthday.

Cheers