Posts

Showing posts from July, 2021

NEW YEAR; NEW ME

Image
  Hello; it has been a while hope you have been well.   It’s the New Year and for the first time in a while, I didn’t see any new year new me statuses. Have people given up on changing their lives? Or are we overwhelmed by the state of the world which seems to not be changing?  In our capacity, we cannot change the world but what we can change is our look at life. We set targets for new year’s resolutions but we rarely ever get to attain a satisfactory result at the end of the year. The reason for this is we always procrastinate for example I have been thinking I need to lose some weight so I have been thinking of the diet when I asked when I plan to start it I said the 10th and knowing myself I will keep procrastinating. So because we do not start the year on the right footing we set ourselves up for failure. So in the same way, if we wish to succeed in any of our targets, plans let’s start on the right footing. Gregor Moniuszko wrote on Thrive Global that “By start...

Unfinished business

Image
 Today's post will be a little different; I hope you like it. I was on YOUTUBE and came across this video by  Dandapani; he speaks about three ways of developing willpower. Now I won't go into the whole video; he says, " There are three ways to develop willpower; the first thing is to finish what you begin." I want to dwell on this today as I am guilty of not finishing what I begin. It doesn't happen with projects only, also with conversations, and unfortunately with relationships as well. Unfortunately, I tend to leave conversations hanging.  I do so because I like to pick up from where I left off. I realise with conversations; I don't respond and concluding the topic. I wake up the next day and say, "you know so true" at the end, I'm stuck in this conversation where we are not saying anything that makes sense at all; it's just a back and forth of meaningless phrases.  I am afraid of conclusions; the idea of letting the conversation die to m...

Grateful

Image
 Some days back, I had someone say thank you to me for doing my job. I can't begin to tell you how good that felt; be appreciated for the work I had done even though it is my duty. Needless, the words of gratitude stayed with me throughout the day; I found even my attitude to everyone I interacted with after changed. I was more patient and diligent in my work and tried to assist everyone to the best of my ability.  When we hear the words "thank you," we feel validated and seen whatever you did isn't just another completed task. Instead, it's a service that was, appreciated. When asked about how they feel when they thank someone, an unknown person said," First of all, it means that I have noticed, felt and been nourished by something or someone. Then, when I give it back to the universe, my soul does cartwheels with happiness. It's the best feeling ever. It's like getting a compliment; all you need do is say "thank you"."  So lately, I h...