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Food for Living: The Blessings of by Hope
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By Henry Ukazu
Dear Destiny Friends,
It is instructive to note that nobody has ever succeeded on their own without the support and blessings of others. This is because nobody succeeds in life without blessings.
Blessings come in different kinds, styles, and dimensions. Your parents can bless you; your mentors can bless you, and these mentor-blessings can operate in various forms. It can be political, business, professional or even academic. Your spiritual director can bless you; your creator can bless you; you can even bless yourself. Above all, apart from God, the highest and best blessings anyone can have is personal blessings, and this is the blessings one attract to himself based on the work the person has done.
Everyone needs blessings to succeed. Nobody succeeds on their own accord. That’s why it’s imperatively advisable for one to be as calm as a dove, and as wise as a serpent to decipher when their blessings are around. Your blessings can come from anyone and from unexpected sources.
Some people have however, missed it due to pride, ego, what people will say, ignorance or lack of understanding of the principle of life. Blessings bring hope and succor because when one understands he or she is blessed or has been blessed, there’s this level of joy, happiness, satisfaction, and fulfilment one will have because of the blessings of hope that have been accrued and waiting to manifest.
What is hope? Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. When you have hope, you will be relatively at ease. According to a Nigerian adage, a hunger that has hope can never kill anyone. This is because when you know you have food at home, you won’t cry too much. It’s just like when you are poor and you don’t have anyone you can borrow from, the feeling can be disastrous.
Hope is a success ingredient each one of us needs to prosper. Whenever you have hope, fear, despair, tension, and desperate feelings will appear alien to you. One may be wondering, what are the blessings of hope? The blessing of hope brings patience, love, understanding, wisdom, and maturity. How do the blessings of hope work?
As a student, if you are diligent with your studies, you’ll reap the fruits of your labor. As an entrepreneur, if you are diligent in your business and do what you are supposed to do, you’ll reap the fruit of your labor. As a parent, if you train your children well, you’ll reap the fruit of your labor. The question we need to ask ourselves is, are we doing what we are supposed to do to receive the blessings of hope? I say this because you can’t build something on nothing. You can’t wish for an opportunity without reaching out.
It’s instructive to note that life operates with principles. In the same manner, the blessings of hope work with principles. When you do the needful, the principles of life work for you. To show how this principle works. Can you receive it with a clenched hand? The giver’s hand is always on top. Can you sow rice and reap beans? The more strategic risk you take, the more you open yourself to opportunities. The list can go on and on.
As human beings, it’s normal for one to be desperate when one is searching for a job, life partner, money, opportunities etc. This feeling can make you do unholy things or exhibit characters unbecoming of a rational being. But when you know who you are, the understanding will be different.
Whenever you are desperate for anything, you will settle for less than you deserve. Desperate attitudes can detach you from opportunities because the universe doesn’t respond to rush, rather, it responds to calmness. That’s why it’s not advisable to show how desperate you are, especially when you need something.
When people see how desperate you are, they can use it as bait against you. This is because you will get what you desire and deserve when you have earned the capacity to receive it. Therefore, before you can understand how hope works, you must practice self-discovery. So, whenever you need anything, it’s imperatively important you plan for the best and expect the worst.
Even though some schools of thought believe that it’s always good to think positive, and as such they don’t think negative, yes, I concur to that line of thought, however, I also believe, it’s always good to plan for the best and expect the worst to the extent your plan doesn’t work. This, to me, is a healthy way of living.
Several factors can lead to hopelessness. Whenever you are not prepared, you will have little hope for opportunities, when you are properly trained, educated, informed etc., you will have little hope. But if the reverse is the case, you will get the blessings of hope.
As Christians, many people don’t experience God until they go through the experience of despondency, despair, and abject emptiness. They only rush to God and their creator when they need help or opportunities. The same feeling is applicable to students, mentees, entrepreneurs etc. These latter set of individuals don’t take time to understand the basics of life and the principles of life.
In conclusion, to receive the blessings of hope, you need to practice detachment, only then will you see how the universe will resonate towards you.
Henry Ukazu writes from New York. He works with the New York City Department of Correction as the Legal Coordinator. He’s a Transformative Human Capacity and Mindset coach. He is also a public speaker, youth advocate and creative writer Design Your Destiny and Unleash Your Destiny. He can be reached via info@gloemi.com
Afrobeats music singer, David Adeleke aka Davido, has said he will seek the intervention of United States President, Donald Trump, if anything goes wrong during the forthcoming Osun State governorship election.
The singer made the statement during a livestream hosted by content creator Carter Efe, where he discussed his interest in politics and his concerns about the conduct of elections in Nigeria.
Davido said he would consider joining politics when he is convinced that the country’s electoral system is transparent and allows voters to freely choose their leaders.
According to him, he is confident of emerging victorious in an election that is conducted fairly.
He said the lack of transparency remains one of the reasons he has not ventured into politics despite his interest.
“Until there’s transparency, then I can go ahead with politics because nobody can beat me in any election,” he said.
Davido added that he would be confident of winning if Nigerians were allowed to vote freely and have their votes properly counted.
He also expressed concern about the upcoming Osun governorship election, saying he was waiting to see how the exercise would be conducted.
“I want to see what they are going to do in Osun. We are waiting,” he said.
The singer then disclosed that he would reach out to Trump if he became dissatisfied with the electoral process in Osun.
Davido said he would tag and call the US president and, if necessary, take his concerns to the White House.
“I’ll tag Trump, I’ll call Trump, everybody. If they still don’t see anything, I’ll go in front of the White House and say, ‘Help us,’”
“Trump will just say, ‘I think there’s a Nigerian artiste sending me a message. Don’t worry, my message will be delivered.’he said.
He stressed that his threat should not be dismissed as a joke, adding that he expected his concerns to reach the US president.
Davido concluded by calling on those involved in the electoral process to allow the people of Osun State to freely determine their next governor.
“Leave Osun alone oo, leave it,” he said.
By Henry Ukazu
Destiny Friends,
The word ‘love’ is very significant. This is because of its descriptive power towDearards an action or feeling directed at someone or something. However, love means many things to many people, depending on one’s side of the divide.
Love is a beautiful thing. It is a beautiful experience and feeling when one gets it right. It breaks the heart when one loves someone and he/she is not loved back. Trust me, it really hits differently when one is loved in the manner they wished to be loved.
Love cuts all barriers of life, whether we are talking about purpose, health, academic, spirituality, finance, relationships, family, and career/vocation.
Let’s take a minute to dwell on the concepts of love as it relates to loving what one does.
Purpose:
Our purpose in life is much more important than our career. It’s instructive to note your profession is what you are trained to do as an attorney, doctor, engineer, accountant; your vocation is what one is paid to do as 9-5 work or skill work; but your ministry is your calling, that’s where you find your passion, your gift/talent. Our focus in life is to align our vocation, profession and ministry together.
Health:
If we love ourselves, we’ll pay attention to our health and that entails what we eat, how we exercise, and how we pay attention to our body. When we love our health, we’ll pay attention to what we do because our health will ultimately affect all we do.
Academic:
Loving what we do also affects our academics. It’s sad to see students who read majors they have no interest in just because of the job market. If one studies a major they don’t like, it will have an impact in their personal and professional lives. Imagine reading law when one’s interest is in accountancy, engineering or even Mass communication. The level of impact and fulfilment one gets studying a major they like is different from the impact they will deliver if they one don’t like the major. So, it’s advisable for one to study a major they have a strong interest in.
Spirituality:
Our spirituality plays an important role in what we do. We can’t succeed in life without the support of God. According to Evangelist Ebuka Obi, behind every successful man, there’s a spirit working for him. I totally agree with this saying because when you love what you do, the universe has a way of coming close and conspiring to make you succeed because it’s in alignment with God’s master plan and purpose for your life.
Finance
When we love what we do, it will have an influence on our finances especially when we are good at what we do. Everyone likes the best person who can do a job and that even entails paying for a premium service. One of the reasons why most people are poor is simply because they are not solving problems, even though they are solving problems, they are not solving the right problem, or they are not solving the right problem for the right people at the right places and time.
Relationships
To succeed in life, we must pay attention to our relationships because our relationships determine our network which ultimately determines our net worth. Loving what one does also entails being intentional in the people they let into their lives.
Family,
Family is the highest influence in a child’s life. When there is love in the family, the child will learn to love other people when they go outside. According to Mr. Okechukwu Ukazu, you can choose your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, and best friend, but you can’t choose your family. We don’t have control over who becomes our family either as parents or siblings because that’s how God designed it. Do you see why family is everything?
Career/vocation
Succeeding in life entails working in a profession or vocation we like. When we like what we are doing, and what we are doing like us, we shall be successful. It’s sad to see people working in jobs they don’t like just to pay the bills. It’s instructive to note that at creation God grants us talents and gifts to succeed in life, but because of the challenges of life, some of us now settle for something else. This is why some people are victims of defective success because as they climb the corporate ladder, one day, they will realize that they have gotten to the top only to realize they were climbing the wrong ladder of success.
Have you ever wondered why some people feel frustrated and depressed in life despite having resources at their disposal? It’s simply because they don’t like what they are doing. Loving what you do has a strong correlation to one’s physical and psychological and mental success in life.
In conclusion, to succeed, endeavor to love what you do.
Henry Ukazu writes from New York. He works with the New York City Department of Correction as the Legal Coordinator. He’s the founder of Gloemi. He’s a Transformative Human Capacity and Mindset coach. He is also a public speaker, youth advocate, creative writer and author of Design Your Destiny Design, Unleash Your Destiny and The Six Pillars of Succes . He can be reached via info@gloemi.com
Digital solution provider, Globacom, recorded the highest Internet subscriber growth among Nigeria’s major telecom companies for the month of May.
Data from the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Nigeria’s total Internet users increased to 157 million in May, up from 154.3 million in April. That is a growth of 2.67 million users in one month.
Globacom led the market by adding about 1.2 million new Internet subscribers. This means Glo was responsible for almost half of all new Internet users in May.
The company’s subscriber base grew from 15.5 million in April to 16.8 million in May. Airtel came second with 1.07 million new users, moving from 54.8 million to 55.8 million. MTN added 382,894 users to reach 83.5 million.
T2 Mobile, formerly 9mobile, recorded no growth for the second month in a row. Its subscriber base remained at 802,534. This is despite its roaming agreement with MTN, which was approved almost a year ago to help T2 customers use MTN’s network in areas with poor coverage.
Industry experts say Glo’s strong growth is due to its ongoing network upgrade. Since last year, the company has been building new base stations, expanding its fibre network, and adding thousands of new 4G sites across cities and rural areas.
The upgrades have improved voice and data quality for customers, while Globacom remain committed to providing better network experience and affordable Internet services to more Nigerians.
