Friday, November 26, 2010

Your Birthing and Beginning

The loss of something in your life could be the birthing and beginning of a new thing. What you think is your end could actually be the beginning of something new and wonderful in your life. What we must learn is how to let things go and change our mindset so that a new beginning can take place. Don’t misinterpret the events around you and think this is the end of you.

The old has to go in order for the new to come. We must die to one life before we can enter another. Change is not a bad thing, we must change the way we think about certain things. In the words of Confucious, “They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.” So change is a necessary thing, it enables us to stretch and grow and reach new heights. Change is what is needed in order to birth and begin something new. Life comes from death, when something dies, a new life begins and when life is at the end of its journey, a new beginning starts.

The loss of a friend could be the beginning of new friendships. The loss of a job could be the beginning of a business enterprise and an opportunity to discover something new, a gift or talent that you never thought was there before. The loss of something could be the push that is needed to bring about the change in our character so that we can make the bad work out for good. Change is not a bad thing, it could be the birthing and beginning of a new thing.

My encouragement to you is to look through the lens of positivity and not to focus on the negative. This could be the birthing and beginning of a new you. If you don’t let go of the old, you may never discover the new. Is there anything you need to let go of? Maybe you need to let go of that friend who has caused you pain for years or that person who has abused you for years. Maybe you need to see the positive side and see the job loss as an opportunity for change and the birthing and beginning of a new thing, a new business or a new idea perhaps. You must let go of the pain to see the joy. Don’t worry, with a positive outlook and a determination to persevere you will come through and shine.

I would encourage you not to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders, drop it and let it go. Maybe that loss is not so bad afterall; it might be a tool of change, the change that will birth a new beginning for you. I encourage you to stay strong, run the race and be determined to win and maybe what you thought was the end might be the entry into your next season of promotion. May God bless you with a new season of change that will bring abundance into your life, may He cover and protect you and may you be victorious and prosper in all that you do.

(Written by Freda Ladé-Ajumobi 2010 © All rights reserved.)

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Be A Storm Rider!

Eagles are magnificent birds; they are one of the most powerful birds on earth. The eagle builds its nest in tall trees or on high cliffs. They have extremely keen eyesight which enables them to spot potential prey from a very long distance. The ancient book of Job said it was his telescopic vision: from "the point of the cliff" the eagle "spies out the prey" and his "eyes detect it from afar" (39:28-29). Collier’s Encyclopaedia says an eagle’s "eyes are highly developed" and his "vision is binocular”. This stately bird soars above the earth, observing what is going on below and can see its prey from afar. The eagle is a powerful flier, a storm rider, always on the alert and knows how to turn adversity into advantage.

One of the most fascinating things about the Eagle is that it has the ability to adjust her body in order to ride the storm. The eagle is prepared for long flights without getting weary. So, the question that comes to mind is this, like the eagle, how do you turn adversity into advantage? Are you willing to adjust yourself in order to ride the storm? If you cannot ride the storm, you will not be able to go higher and soar like the eagle. The eagle doesn’t run away or escape the storm; it actually embraces it and uses the storm to lift itself higher. It rides on the winds that bring the storm. Are you prepared to soar high in spite of the storms of life? If you are, then you have to embrace the storm and learn to ride through it to get higher. You have to learn to be a storm rider.

When adversity comes and the storms of life are raging, the decision we need to make is to decide whether we are just going to sit there and let the storm blow our dreams and aspirations away or whether we are going to be determined enough to embrace the storm and ride through it in order to soar higher and overcome adversity. There are 100’s of disadvantaged people who have become successful in life despite adversity and misfortune. Some lost all their millions along the way, but through sheer determination, tenacity, endurance and a stubborn will to fight and keep going, they endured the hard times, survived and rose again. They rode the storm and it lifted them to a higher place of victory and success in life.

My encouragement to you today is to keep hope alive, keep your eyes on the vision, your aspirations and your goals. Learn to ride the storm and know that it is there to lift you to a higher place. Don’t give up and let hope slip away and die. Even though it is stormy out there and you are going through a lot, you must keep hope alive, keep standing, keep fighting, your victory is just right round the corner. Hang in there even though you are feeling the blast of the storm of adversity. Hang in there! The storm will be over soon, hang in there, your victory is just round the corner. Hang in there! I am shouting and screaming so you can hear me through the storm, please hang in there! Don’t give up now. Hang in there!

The storm will subside and things will become calm again. Everything in life comes in seasons. Maybe this time you are going through a tough season in your life and the journey seems like an endless unending journey. My advice to you is to keep going and don’t relent, don’t give up and don’t give in. I encourage you to ride on the winds of the storm and hang in there, it is going to lift you to a higher place of victory. Keep going, keep trying, keep fighting, keep hope alive and don’t give up now.

The end of pain, sorrow, heartache, worthlessness, hopelessness and depression is in sight. It might take time, but it is not impossible, the key thing is not to give up now. Sooner or later you will arrive at your expected end. Please don’t give up now.

I am encouraging you and pleading with you not to give up because a lot of people give up at the edge of their miracle and spiral into a deep, dark hole. Your miracle is right round the corner and there is light at the end of the tunnel. Please don’t give up now, maybe you are one of those already at the edge of your miracle and you are about to give up. I would rather encourage you to think about all the sacrifice you’ve made to get here, think about the amount of time you’ve invested and all the hard work you’ve done, think about your loved ones. All that will just go to waste! Think twice before you give up. Embrace the storm, ride on the winds that bring the storm and like the eagle, I encourage you today, be a storm rider!

(Written by Freda Ladé Ajumobi, 2010 © All rights reserved.)

Monday, February 15, 2010

Give A Stranger One of Your Smiles :-)

I find that when someone smiles at me, it makes me feel better. Even if I were frowning before then, the frown would suddenly melt away and I would begin to smile back. A smile is a powerful weapon; it can be infectious. Mother Teresa once said that peace begins with a smile. Most smiles are started by another smile and a smile always comes back to the person who gives it. Your expression is important, a smile brings warmth, it increases your face value, and it can brighten the darkest day and throw sunshine in someone’s way. No matter how grouchy a person is, give them a smile. If people are too tired to smile, give them one of yours. It is a gift of love, it goes a long way, it costs nothing and it enriches those who receive it.

It is documented that it takes seventeen muscles to smile and forty-three to frown. Imagine that! Imagine going through a whole day without smiling, that means you’ve used up a lot of energy frowning. If you are tense it’s because you’re not smiling. Everyday you spend without a smile is a lost day. Invest some smiles into your day. I encourage you today; do not let another day go by without you smiling. A smiling face radiates beauty; I’ve never seen a smiling face that looks ugly. Every smile is beautiful. Even as I write now, I find that I am smiling.

My encouragement to you today is to smile in spite of whatever your problems might be, though life may be difficult, smile regardless. If you don’t have a smile, I’ll give you one of mine, so receive it now and start smiling, and please don’t just keep the smile to yourself, give it away and it will surely come back to you. A smile may take but a moment or a second but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. So, go on and give someone a big smile! Give a stranger one of your smiles. It is a gift of love.
“Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” ~ Mother Teresa
(Written by Freda Ladé-Ajumobi, 2010 © All rights reserved. Pictures used by permission, please do not copy. )

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Let Each New Year Find You A Better Man

Happy New Year! I’m back to writing again after such a long break!
Once again, I want to encourage you to look up this year. Don’t you look down and observe any lying vanities. What is a lying vanity? The root meaning of a lying vanity is something that comes against you to change your mind.
If you’ve made up your mind to change bad habits then do not allow anything to influence you to change your mind. Be determined to change and stick to your vision of change.

In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let each New Year find you a better man.”

I encourage you this year, be determined and make up your mind to kick old habits, bad habits, old attitudes etc. Start with a fresh page. Kick out the old so the new can come in. Change anything that is not going to profit your growth in life. Don’t start the New Year on old habits. Be determined to change and usher in a new beginning.
Something new is something not before seen or known. To begin something new you must be rid of something old.

May your tomorrows be greater than your yesterdays. May all that you lay your hands upon prosper and may this year be a fruitful and very productive year for you.

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” ~Author unknown

Have a very Happy New Year and God bless you!

(Written by Ladé, 2009 © All rights reserved.)