The Unique You

“If you want to be happy, don’t do something you don’t like. Don’t say something you don’t mean. Pretending and lying to you will only breed unhappiness.” Do you like your job? Do you feel comfortable in yourself? Do you love your partner? Are you happy? You may answer yes to these questions, but is that what you believe deep down? Trending now; we see people go through life pretending rather than living. Like we find it easier to tell ourselves that we feel good about somethings or someone than to come clean we don’t. After all, contentment doesn’t require action. Convincing ourselves we are happy when we are not even close to be, we dodge the difficult decisions that would be necessary to change our current situation. Quit Pretense If we pretend everything is fine, there is no need to quit that job we hate. We don’t have to contend with all the risks, fears, and potential disapproval we might face from friends, loved ones, and colleagues if we lea...

Hi guys, I am so sorry for been away from here for a while. I went for NYSC camp,then my job can be really tasking most times. Please bear with me for going ON and OFF (so shy right now. I will try my very best to be showing up weekly. I am learning to balance it.   “Things and conditions can give you pleasure but they cannot give you joy, joy arises from within.” I struggled with low self-esteem and insecurities for 5years or more until I understood life through Christ Jesus. Well I have not really recovered but I am in recovery, I am dealing and I am living again. One of the major issues was my so much concentration on the physical and temporary sides of life. In my mind, I over-emphasized the prominence of my body. I put the appearance of my body, and how I felt about my performances and my position, above my true self, underlying nature. Back then, I used to be an average student, I considered myself to be a failure, I thought that was all I cou...