How often do people refuse to listen when they feel they do not like the messenger. Often he/she may be imparting words of wisdom.
When we see the best in people, a gate opens inside that admits blessings into our lives. When we see with the “evil eye,” the gate slams shut.
Consider it in your own best interest to see the best in the worst of people after all none of us are perfect !
I have always wondered why we as a people like to learn the hard way and worship and praise people after they have been removed, sacked, humiliated or even died.
Life is full of irony; It takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence.
When i look at many of our heroes i am saddened to see that even whilst they live society often waits for years before eulogising about their greatness!
The simple fact is that in order to grow and improve one needs to constantly change. We need to often reinvent ourselves in order to stimulate growth.
Change though is a choice. Not an easy choice, because people and society are often resistant to change. It is tough because it really takes work to turn around people’s negativity, but keep making the choice and you will see that shift happens.
At various points in my life where i have sought to change the status quo i have come under extreme attack and only time and the faith of those who have sought progress made it all possible!
Remember that it is the collective decision of many which will bring about change and progress so come to terms with this individually and then collectively.
Beginning of a new week gives us all a chance to start afresh with positivity of thought and attitude to others.
It only takes a moment of sweetness and deep appreciation to reignite a person’s smile and smiling can be so infectious
Try lighting up the world today with some sensitivity to others!
One of my favourite phrases is “you can only do what you feel”. This is actually pretty deep and as measure of gauging our actions especially in the case of care is quite clear!
If we are given the opportunity to see someone else’s pain it is because we have the ability to do something about it. If we see someone in pain and we don’t do anything, this is the lowest form of behaviour…. hence my saying…. we can only do what we feel!
Today, know that you can make a difference if you are prepared to act amidst others pain and suffering.
We all get inspiration by a word or an action. It serves to lift and motivate us.
Whats not enough to do is to make the word a permanent lifestyle choice.
If we are able to read, enjoy and then live motivational speeches and quotes the world will be a better place!
At some moment in all of our lives we will feel alone and under extreme pressure. It is at these times that we will see who our real friends are!
The people that are so quick to walk away are the ones that never intended to stay.
The upside is that if you come through your difficult times you will know who your real friends are … if there are any!
Self denial is often the cause of many problems. It is soo important to isolate issues and be able to move ahead with positivity.
There’s nothing worse than being used, except for denying it and allowing it to continue.
Remember what you see is always what it is!
Many people look into the mirror and see themselves as something they are not.
The trick is striking the balance between what you see, what you aspire to be and who you are!
To the anorexic she thinks she looks like this 😦
Always be careful when judging others that you are not suffering in the same way….
For those in darkness it is easy to be depressed and simply count the days! Sadly darkness often begets darkness!
The reality is that we sometimes have to create our own luck. We have to look to that ray of light to take strength and where we have erred to have both the honesty and self belief to promise change and a positive new way!
That starts with our spirit and how we look at life!
Living our lives waiting for the world, our parents, our employers, our teachers, our spouses to be our source of our fulfillment is dangerous because it makes us dependent.
Sadly when they fail to live up to our expectations we often end up unhappy and sometimes destroying them!
Surely the reality is that we are the only ones who can be the source of our own happiness and it is important that we are aware of this.
We must take control of our destinies and if we fall into this state of dependency we must start taking more initiative and doing more.
When you come across difficult situations, people or circumstances see them as situations NOT to react to. After all if you really want to improve and become a better person then it is imperative that you look carefully at how you react to these circumstances!
Although it is easier said than done try not to blame others rather try and see the positive and move with it.
I believe that positivity begets positivity, negativity begets negativity, darkness begets darkness and most importantly light begets light!
Stay blessed and keep the faith!
Herbert Mensah 