Sometimes in life we need something fixed
We realize it’s not the way it’s meant to be and we make all the noise we can to get someone to notice it so that they make it normal again
When they hear us and they try fixing it and it does not work, we at some point begin to accept that this is now the new status quo
“Things have changed”
And a new routine with the change begins
It’s not that easy I tell you
The whole reason we were making noise about needing a fix in the first place is that we didn’t want things to change in the direction they did
But they did and we wanted them to be back to what they were
So we quietly at times learn to adjust
But usually we noisily adjust, hoping against hope things can be reversed and get back to “normal”
Ah! Don’t we all wish!!
And then one day………. we wake up and things are actually the way they were before
Jubilation!!!!!!
At the back of our minds we still had our fingers crossed as we worked with the new status quo with smiles on our face, secretly wishing for the “past”
Things are back to normal
We make all the noise we deem necessary
Actually, sometimes we grin silently as we don’t trust that it’s permissible that things are back to what they were
There’s just no knowing with this world we live in, is there?
What’s the whole point?
Well, about a month ago my phone suddenly ahd a problem with its date and time
It would move from 2pm to 2:29pm and start all over at 2pm straight after!
And the date never changed
The first day I was a bit superstitious ogled on by this guy but the next I definitely knew something was wrong
So I made some noise and a workmate with a similar phone said they ahd the same issue
Ah! At least I wasn’t alone, someone had the same problem
And so I noisily lived with the new status quo
I move around with two phones so I had to be using the other one for time
I tried all I could to fix the time issue but it just wouldn’t work
Software updates and all
Then just three days ago that workmate told me something that now has me totally changed in terms of my outlook on life
(Honestly I cannot believe I had become this complicated person that I glimpsed I now was )
They said all I had to do was switch off the phone and the time/date would work just fine
Presto! It worked!
I felt stupid for all the times I had tried to get it to work……… changing time zones, not locking the key pad, software updates, pc synchronizing…ad infinitum
A very simple, IF NOT OBVIOUS, fix
Why had I not tried it?
When my workmate told me they had the same issue they also added that the IT guys at the hubby’s place had said it was a software issue that was peculiar/common to that model
And so believing in science that much, I sought a software fix
I never googled the problem but just looked for ‘fix’ software
Long story short, try the easy way first
It just might work and you don’t sweat and feel embarrassed when someone tells you how to do things the SIMPLE way
Bottom line, there’s ALWAYS a simple way to getting things sorted out in life
What are you afraid of?
I was watching Akeelah and the bee yesterday and I really fell for a certain quote. Here it is in it's fullness.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
- Marianne Williamson (A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles)
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
- Marianne Williamson (A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles)
Be thankful for NOW
Yesterday I had a pleasant surprise
A friend sent an email and from the body of the email I didn’t see or learn anything different from all the other emails I’d been sent before
However when I scrolled to the bottom of the message, there it was!
It hit me
(Sometimes we overlook the small things because they’re only part of the main message
Actually, you can do without reading the small print most of the times)
But this time the small print stuck out and I saw it so clearly
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not..
Remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for!"
So often I look at my life and I see the gaps
I see what I don’t have
But this time I saw what I have
With hindsight we all can be more grateful for our lives
The relationships that we have, once were not there
The jobs we have once were only a dream or an idea that was possible
Just think about it, that promotion is now a wish because you have a job
If there was no job you would not e wishing for a promotion
That marriage?
If you didn’t have a relationship to begin with, you wouldn’t be wishing to get married to that person
That unruly child you wish would just be more mature and responsible….
You once wished for a family and healthy children
So I challenge you to take stock of your life’s wishes and see what you want to step up from
Acknowledging that you are somewhere that you need to be uplifted from is the first step to being thankful for what you have
Cherish each moment of your life as you look at what else you can get
If you don’t, you’ll miss out on life and wonder where it all went
A friend sent an email and from the body of the email I didn’t see or learn anything different from all the other emails I’d been sent before
However when I scrolled to the bottom of the message, there it was!
It hit me
(Sometimes we overlook the small things because they’re only part of the main message
Actually, you can do without reading the small print most of the times)
But this time the small print stuck out and I saw it so clearly
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not..
Remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for!"
So often I look at my life and I see the gaps
I see what I don’t have
But this time I saw what I have
With hindsight we all can be more grateful for our lives
The relationships that we have, once were not there
The jobs we have once were only a dream or an idea that was possible
Just think about it, that promotion is now a wish because you have a job
If there was no job you would not e wishing for a promotion
That marriage?
If you didn’t have a relationship to begin with, you wouldn’t be wishing to get married to that person
That unruly child you wish would just be more mature and responsible….
You once wished for a family and healthy children
So I challenge you to take stock of your life’s wishes and see what you want to step up from
Acknowledging that you are somewhere that you need to be uplifted from is the first step to being thankful for what you have
Cherish each moment of your life as you look at what else you can get
If you don’t, you’ll miss out on life and wonder where it all went
Welcome, 2011
So we made it into 2011
So we say
How exactly did we do that?
We did not make it; God let us see the beginning of the year 2011
God has granted us life and we should live it according to His ways
So we say
How exactly did we do that?
We did not make it; God let us see the beginning of the year 2011
God has granted us life and we should live it according to His ways
Spread the gospel
I had quite a wonderful time sharing the gospel wt a colleague. It's not often that one gets 2 talk about Christ at work.
Waiting
It's never easy to wait. It's actually more difficult when everything around you is moving but someone tells u that u still have 2 wait. It's not yet ur turn. You lose hope coz logic says u've been left behind. Emotion cries out why me? But still u wait. What's the harm when u've got nothing better 2 do. So wait u do.
Victory
Indeed, if God be for us, who can succeed against us?
I remember the last month as being one of trials and tribulation for me
I was hard pressed on all fronts- physical, spiritual, emotional and social
Alone I wouldn’t have made it
With God I made it
I remember the other day thinking that it was my own effort that pulled me through then I saw that I was deceiving myself
Events that took place and which resulted in me coming out on top, would not have happened if everything had gone according to what I deem normal.
Normally many of the things that happened would not have taken place given the timeline results were needed.
Even a graphical extrapolation of previous events would not have come anywhaere near what resulted
I will give God all the glory as without him I would have been shamed
I would have failed
The enemy would have rejoiced in my sorrow
But glory be to God!
He gave me the tools to make it
He gave me the presence of mind to just pray
Yes, prayer conquers much
I believe prayer conquers all
I would not be rejoicing had it not been that the Master of the universe was there all the way to make sure that I made it
I let God do the rest
I will not trust in man as he forgets
God always remembers-He forgives
Man will be overwhelmed
God is all encompassing. He is all able
Man will pass judgment based on what they know
God knows the plan He has for me and so everything works for good
Man will look at the outward appearance
God can see all through to my soul. My spirit is safe in His hands
Man knows from what he has learnt
God has all the knowledge
I remember the last month as being one of trials and tribulation for me
I was hard pressed on all fronts- physical, spiritual, emotional and social
Alone I wouldn’t have made it
With God I made it
I remember the other day thinking that it was my own effort that pulled me through then I saw that I was deceiving myself
Events that took place and which resulted in me coming out on top, would not have happened if everything had gone according to what I deem normal.
Normally many of the things that happened would not have taken place given the timeline results were needed.
Even a graphical extrapolation of previous events would not have come anywhaere near what resulted
I will give God all the glory as without him I would have been shamed
I would have failed
The enemy would have rejoiced in my sorrow
But glory be to God!
He gave me the tools to make it
He gave me the presence of mind to just pray
Yes, prayer conquers much
I believe prayer conquers all
I would not be rejoicing had it not been that the Master of the universe was there all the way to make sure that I made it
I let God do the rest
I will not trust in man as he forgets
God always remembers-He forgives
Man will be overwhelmed
God is all encompassing. He is all able
Man will pass judgment based on what they know
God knows the plan He has for me and so everything works for good
Man will look at the outward appearance
God can see all through to my soul. My spirit is safe in His hands
Man knows from what he has learnt
God has all the knowledge
