For you to come this far in this virtues series, it means there is a quest, a desire, a yearning inside of you to fulfil purpose in life. As we wrap up this series, I urge you to always review and practice these nuggets till they become habits. Happy reading.

1. Orient yourself to the mean, not the extremes: This is a principle first discussed by Aristotle. Too much of a good thing can turn into something bad. Virtue can often be found in the middle ground, between two extremes of a characteristic. For example, take self love. An extreme excess of this principle will result in narcissism (excessive love of oneself) but an extreme deficiency will produce low self esteem. You need to love and respect yourself to show love and respect to others, but you need to also love yourself in moderation so that you do not get carried away. 
   
2. Commit yourself to a virtuous life: If you really want to be a virtuous person, you need to prepare yourself for a lifetime commitment. A virtuous life is not an act you put on for a few days. True virtue is a lifestyle. 
   
3. Practice virtue till it becomes a habit: You can commit yourself to a virtuous life without becoming a perfectly virtuous person overnight. The best way to create virtue in yourself is to practice virtuous behaviours so often that they become new habits. Do not be discouraged by past mistake or mistakes you make along the way. Ultimately, if you practice principles of virtues long enough, they will become habits and characteristics of your overall person. 

VIRTUES IN THE HOME 

1. Respect your parents: Your parents are responsible for bringing you into the world and raising you to become the girl or woman you are presently. To be a virtuous person, you need to give them the respect they deserve by adhering to their rules and principles, by respecting and listening to their ideas because as adults, they have gone ahead of you, they have seen things and they know more than you. If you are a victim of abuse from parents, you need to love and forgive them no matter how difficult it is. 
2. Respect your husband(if applicable): If you are married, you need to love and listen to your husband. Your marriage is a partnership and respect is reciprocal. If you want your husband to respect you, you should respect him first. Fidelity is a major way to respect your husband. You need to be faithful to him and must never cheat on him. 
3. Being a loving mother(if applicable): If you have kids, you must put their needs above your own. Raise them according to a virtuous example and help them to develop into virtuous men and women themselves. You need to nurture them and attend to their needs even when it means self sacrifice on your part. For instance, a virtuous woman or mother will tend to her sick child even if it means catching the flu herself. You also need to discipline your children with care and wisdom so that they know the difference between right and wrong 

INWARD BEAUTY

1. Have faith: Faith is a feeling, conviction or belief that something is true or real. First, you need to have faith in God, you need to believe Him and trust Him wholeheartedly because He is the embodiment of virtues. Next, you need to exercise the principle of faith by being faithful in your pursuit of virtues. You need to constantly believe and be fully convinced that it's possible to be virtuous. A biblical example of a virtuous woman is Ruth, who choose to follow the God of Israel in spite of the difficulty it brought her. It would have been an easier decision for her to return to her people in Moab and continue worshipping the gods of her childhood but she decided because she was convinced to follow the God of Israel. Ruth committed herself to faith in the God of Israel and was ready to face the consequences. You too should commit yourself to your faith in God and in the goodness of virtues and remain faithful despite all odds. 
2. Keep your body pure: Another way to put this would be "respect your body". Treat your body as a treasure, always remember that it is God's temple and for God to dwell in your body it means you are precious and highly favoured. Do not give your body away to just anyone in the name of love which is actually lust. Keeping your body pure means waiting until marriage before having sex. Sex should be treated as something special that should be cherished and practiced between legally married couples. If a guy really, truly and sincerely loves you, he would be patient enough to wait till your wedding night. Being a virgin, pure and chaste before marriage is what makes marriage beautiful and sacred. If you have lost it (your virginity), don't kill yourself, leave the past behind, you can still be pure and chaste, just refrain from all forms of sexuality. Don't say it's just a hug or kiss or it's just few minutes of romance, trust me those are the tiny sparks of fire that leads to the main deal. If you are still a virgin, congratulations, don't feel strange or weird, you are not alone. Yes, the pressure is high and temptations are everywhere, just have faith in God, believe in yourself, flee from ALL appearances of evil and wait for your wedding night. You'd be glad you did. 
3. Be receptive: Learn to be open to advice and critique from others, instead of being stiff and sticking to your own opinions regardless of whether they are right or wrong. Be willing to weigh the options of others carefully to determine if it is useful or not and act accordingly. 
4. Cultivate reason: Women (ladies, girls and adults) are very emotional beings, and the downside of emotion is that it can often blind or cripple our reasoning. A virtuous lady or woman accepts her emotions and mood swings but she is able to use reason to temper her reactions. You don't talk or act harshly because you are angry or hurt. In the book of Proverbs in the Bible, we are told to govern ourselves by wisdom rather than by folly. 

To have a better understanding, please read this and this.
                 

Outer Virtues. 

1. Serve others: Think highly of the needs of others and endeavour to be available to take care of those needs when you can while not ignoring your own needs. You can do this by volunteering your time and energy either formally in the case of organizing programs and conferences or informally by being there for a friend who needs a shoulder to cry on even if it means missing out on something important. 
2. Be generous, hospitable and kind: Being kind is more than pleasant smiles and nice words. To be truly kind you must have a giving heart, you must be willing to give to others. A kind person is one whom others can turn to when they need words of encouragement and actions of love. 
3. Don't leave tasks incomplete: A virtuous person does not falter or fail in their responsibilities. If you are given a task at home, school or work, finish it on time and shun procrastination. You need to be self disciplined, don't work with the aim of getting praise from people. Even when no one is watching, do not procrastinate on a task, do not put less than your best effort into it, still do your best and complete the task promptly. True virtues is not found merely in the actions that others can see, but in the actions you perform when no one is looking. 
   
4. Spend wisely: Handle monetary issues responsibly, do not spend money flippantly. Avoid unnecessary expenditure of money. Frugality or being frugal is a type of virtue. This does not mean that you should be stingy or cheap but it does mean that you should take care of your financial obligations and responsibilities before spending your money on irrelevant things. Set your financial priorities right. In other words, as a student for example, you should not spend money for textbooks and other academic materials on a show or picnic. 
5. Use your time wisely: There is time for EVERYTHING. It's true that you need time to relax and sleep since you can only be your best when you are well rested but that doesn't mean you should become lazy or slothful. Time is a very priceless treasure, it cannot be bought with money. Once it's wasted, it cannot be gotten back. Therefore spend your time as if your life depends on it, actually your life depends on how you spend your time. If you want to fulfill purpose and destiny you must start now. Spend your time on profitable ventures. Time waits for no one.  

"There is now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit" Romans 8:1 (KJV). 

Hi guys, I stumbled on an article some time ago when I was doing research on how to live a virtuous life. I found some very interesting stuff which I won't like to keep to myself (you know I'm very generous, lol). Check this post for a preamble on this topic. So I'd be sharing it with y'all in this Virtues series. Let's get started.

Part 1 - BEAUTY

1. True beauty lies within: True beauty develops out of a good character. A lady with a good character will automatically be a beautiful lady on the outside even though she might have some 'flaws' on her face. 
2. Let your outward beauty reflect your inward beauty: Possessing inner beauty (good character) does not mean that you should not look beautiful on the outside as well. Beauty is harmonious, the inner beauty needs to be in harmony, compliment or agree with the outer beauty. If you are beautiful on the inside, you should take care of your outer body and treat it with respect so that people can see your outward beauty as well. It won't be appropriate to have an awesome character and be unkempt and messy on the outside. No one would even come close enough to notice that you are actually a lovely person with great character. For beauty to be complete, outward beauty must harmonize with inward beauty. This doesn't mean that you need to go to the extreme and add artificial and unnecessary things to your body in the name of trying to be beautiful. As seen in this post, we don't need all those enlargements, extensions and additions to be beautiful. We were carefully and wonderfully made by God, our body is the temple of God, He is supposed to dwell in us and He won't dwell in a polluted temple because He is holy. It doesn't also mean that you should be scared of looking your best. There is a certain amount of self satisfaction one feels when looking in the mirror and liking what one sees. Loving yourself enough to strive for that sensation is a healthy and virtuous amount of outward beauty. 
3. Do not use your outward beauty or features to tempt others: Most ladies find it difficult balancing the fine line between looking their best (classy) while dressing modestly. You do not have to expose the sensitive and delicate parts of your body all in the name of dressing classy. You can actually wear clothes that are very classy and trendy without tempting others into vices in thoughts and actions. A revealing outfit might temporarily attract men, but men of character are won over by ladies of virtues. You may try to justify yourself by saying that men are responsible for their thoughts and actions, yeah right, that's very true but you should also note that they are visual beings and are easily influenced by what they see, that's their major weakness. Being kind and respectful enough to give the men around you one less source of temptation is another mark of being virtuous. 
4. Treat your body well: There is a certain amount of virtue in respecting your body and treating it well. We need to stay healthy by eating well and staying fit by exercising. Respect is a virtue, in this case SELF RESPECT. If you respect your body, you should at least try to care for it well enough to stay healthy and avoid exposing your body to things that are harmful such as drugs or abusive amount of alcohol. 

I was with some friends over the weekend and they were admiring my hair, it's texture, length and how I styled it. One of them asked me to style hers and I humbly styled it free for her (friend benefits, lol).  Then they started complaining about their hair, one said she had dandruff, another said her hair was breaking and another was complaining about her edges (they have turned me to a hair doctor), I told them a few things they could do and that was what inspired this post, so I'd be sharing in details how to deal with natural hair challenges.
Most of the hair challenges we face today are due to improper hair care which can eventually lead to hair infection. When you don't wash your hair regularly, there would be build up from products and germs which can cause the scalp to start itching.

Itchy scalp: I had this challenge earlier this year and I think mine was as a result of dry hair, I wasn't moisturizing my hair as I should. Itchy scalp can be very embarrassing, it does not know time or place. Your hair can start itching anywhere and anytime even when you are in the middle of a presentation and it can be quite frustrating too.

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Some causes of itchy scalp are: dandruff, dry scalp, dirts, product buildup, hair infection, not drying your hair properly after washing and poor diet as seen in this post. You can get rid of itchy scalp by using the following

• Lemon juice: Lemons are citrus fruits with acidic pH, this makes them antiseptic. They can be applied directly by extracting it's juice and rubbing it on the scalp, leave for 5 minutes and wash off with a mild shampoo. The juice can also be mixed with coconut oil before applying to the hair. 
• Apple cider vinegar: It helps to kill the yeast and virus that might be responsible for the itching, it also helps to balance the pH level of the scalp which may help to reduce itching and dryness. Rinse your hair and scalp with water, mix equal amounts of apple cider vinegar and water, apply this mixture directly onto your scalp with the help of cotton balls, leave for few minutes and wash with shampoo and water. Do this once or twice a week.
• Aloe vera gel: It contains moisturizing properties which may relieve excessive dryness and itching. Apply aloe vera gel on scalp using fingers, allow it to sit for 10 to 15 minutes then wash hair with a mild shampoo.

Dandruff: This is the shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. It's cause is usually due to scalp dryness and infection. The remedies above for itchy scalp can be used to get rid of dandruff also.

Receding hair line: This is also called frontal fibrosis alopecia. It is when the temple or frontal hair begins to thin and break. There are several causes of receding hair line such as improper hair care, dry scalp, tight hairdo that pull the edges, hormonal imbalance, poor diet, etc. No matter the cause, receding hair line can be cured and stopped by doing the following; sleep with a satin bonnet or with a satin pillow case, massage your hair line with oils like castor oil to enhance blood flow which leads to increase growth rate, avoid tight hairdos that pull your edges, moisturize your edges daily, take fruits, vegetables, water and vitamins supplements.

Hair thinning and breakage: Just like our body needs food to be healthy, our hair also needs food. Deep conditioning, protein treatments and moisturizing helps to make hair thicker and healthier. Check this post for some deep conditioning recipes.

I hope this helps. See you later.

Source. Dami and I at the hair event.

My infuser bottle

Cut the fruits into small pieces, put them in the smaller container with holes, pour clean water into the main bottle, put the smaller one into the bigger one, close tightly and refrigerate over night. Your infused water would ready for consumption in the morning.

Infuser bottle with fruits and water

The flier

Beautified  stage

The convener, Funto and I

My team members and I, #volunteers

Babara on stage

Babara's sister, I and Babara

Team Becoming

I tried jumping but the camera said NO

The Beautified confession

And it's a wrap, how was your weekend? I hope you have a great week ahead.

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• Inability to please or meet up with standard of parents, guardians or older siblings
• failure to meet up with standard from peers
• Being the odd one out at home, school or working place due to skin color, hair, faith, etc
• Absence of praise, love and affection from family, friends and loved ones
                                         

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As I promised in this post, I’d be teaching you how to make some natural hair products yourself in your kitchen, bedroom or wherever you want. Since my big chop in November 2014, I can almost count the number of times I’ve used commercial shampoos, deep conditioners and hair cream. I call myself Mz DIY because I love doing everything myself, so in the past 9 months I’ve been making my hair products myself and it has been fun. As a naturalista, the basic products you’d need for healthy hair are sulphate free shampoo, deep conditioners, moisturizing hair cream, daily hair spritz and essential oils. Your natural hair is like a tree which should naturally grow when supplied with enough air, water and nutrients so before you apply any product on your hair, check the product description to know what you are feeding your hair with cause some products can actually be poisonous to your hair and the result of using such products would be hair breakage and thinning. With that said, let’s get to the business of the day, natural hair products.

1. Hair shampoo: The purpose for shampooing your hair is to take off dirt, buildups from products used, excess oil and dusts from your scalp basically and to also add moisture to your hair. Most commercial shampoos contain sulphates which help to cleanse the hair but also strip your hair of its natural oils leaving it dry and prone to breakage. A good shampoo should be able to cleanse the hair and leave it moisturized too.
Materials needed: Black soap (dudu osun), glycerin, honey, aloe vera gel, essential oils (coconut oil, olive oil, amla oil), vitamin E oil and a container (empty shampoo bottle)
Preparation: Cut the black soap into small bits, put in a bowl and add hot water to it for the soap to melt. Allow it to stay for 20 – 30 minutes; the clear water would have turned brownish black by then. Carefully pour out the liquid into your container about ¾ full. Add 1 tsp of glycerin, 2½ tsp of honey, 1 tsp of each essential oil and 3 tsp of aloe vera gel, shake well. Your shampoo is ready.

2. Deep conditioners: After washing your hair, it’s necessary to deep condition so that you can replace the oils and nutrients lost in the cleansing process. Deep conditioning is the key to healthy and longer hair. It’s advisable to apply heat when deep conditioning so that the nutrients can penetrate into the hair properly. You can order for good affordable deep conditioning cap here.

Deep conditioning cap.

*Over ripe banana, 2 tsp mayonnaise, 1 raw egg, 2 tsp honey and 1 tsp each of essential oils.
Blend till very smooth, sieve properly to avoid particles sticking to your hair, part your hair into about 4 parts and apply the smooth paste from root to tips concentrating on your tips because they are the oldest part of your hair. Cover with a plastic or shower cap and allow to sit in or 30 to 45 mins. Rinse with cold water.
*1 over ripe avocado pear, 1 over ripe banana, 1 cup of coconut milk, 1 tsp honey and 1 tsp each of essential oil.
Same procedure as above.
*2 eggs, 2 bananas, 1 avocado, mayonnaise, 1 cup of almond milk and essential oils.
Same procedure as above

3. Whipped Shea butter hair cream: This is used to seal or lock in moisture so that your hair can remain moisturized for a long period of time.

Source: Unknown

Materials needed: Shea butter, essential oils, aloe vera gel, glycerin and honey (optional).
Preparation:
#Melt the Shea butter by putting it in a bowl and placing the bowl in a bigger bowl that contains hot water. Add the essential oils, aloe vera gel, glycerin and honey, mix properly and pour into a container with air tight cover. Place in the refrigerator for 10 – 20 to solidify, your hair cream is ready.
#Put the Shea butter, essential oils, aloe vera gel, glycerin and honey in a mixer (cake mixer). Mix properly into a smooth paste. Pour into a container with air tight cover. You can watch this video.
4. Daily hair spritz: When your hair is dry, the tendency for it to break is high. Hair spritz is used to keep your hair moisturized at all times. Whenever you feel your hair is dry, just spritz.

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Procedure: Mix 70% water, 15% essential oils and 15% aloe vera gel, honey or glycerin. Shake properly and apply to your hair and edges.
So ladies, it’s time to use our hands. Try any of these products and let me know in the comment box. Thanks for reading.

                      Hi guys,
hope your weekend was great? Thank God it’s Monday, wishing y’all a productive week ahead. I was going through my diary or journal (I really don’t know what to call it, I just write important stuff in it) and I stumbled on something I wrote  several months ago for myself and I decided to share it with y’all. If I can remember vividly, at this point in my life when I wrote this, I was acting carefree, loose and nonchalant about some core principles and values I already had and someone watching had to call me to order. Dear, something you should never forget is 'there is someone watching you, looking up to you, admiring you and longing to be like you', so when you come to that point when you are about throwing in the towel and putting on that “ I don’t care” attitude please remember that there are little eyes watching and there are some discouraged minds that are lifted just by speaking to you, so gird up your loins, don’t give up and keep living virtuously by so doing, you are affecting lives positively.
Back to my story, I was not aware that I was losing something until a friend called me and said ‘you are not the Chinomso I used to know, what happened to her? That question stroke me so hard and made me think and examine myself thoroughly. When I got back to my room that day, I prayed, brought out my journal and wrote these down, titled ‘SELF DISCOERY’

~I am a virtuous lady with a testimony that should not be soiled
~I must not lose any of the virtues I possess instead I must gain more till I am that perfect image in God’s plan for me.
~I must stop all bad habits and careless living and package myself as a daughter in God’s kingdom.
~Shun all looseness in the way I talk, act and in my comportment. Live a presentable life.
~Dress decently and classy to glorify God
~Be an example of a godly, righteous and virtuous lady always.
~Don’t trade my time with God for anything.
~Be me and stop trying to be someone else.
~Don’t make anyone or anything the source of my happiness.
~Stand out of the crowd, don’t mingle with them.
~Trust in the Lord and lean not on my own understanding, in all my ways acknowledge Him and He would direct my path (Proverbs 3:5,6).
~Surrender my all to God and allow Him to direct me.
~Dare to be different, dare to stand alone for what is right, dare to make positive impact
~Enrich myself spiritually, possess spiritual depth, get a deeper understanding of spiritual things
~My life must not disappoint God.
~Trust God to give me the very best in life. Don’t underestimate yourself.
~I am born to make impact and a positive difference. I must remain focused and stick to God’s plan for me.
~Watch my thoughts, words and actions. Be disciplined.
~Run with a vision, burn with a passion and trade with a talent.

Anytime I read this, it pulls me back to the right track and the right direction to take. Life is full of distractions and challenges that forces us to deviate from the right path. Someone that does not know who she is or doesn’t have a direction would be easy swayed with the least form of opposition. There is therefore the need for self discovery if you want to live a purposeful and meaningful life. Dear reader, have you discovered  yourself, do you know your position in Christ; if not why don’t you do exactly what I did, spend some time to pray, allow God to lead you, then pick up a note pad or diary and write it down.

N:B. Tell someone about the love of God this week.

                         Hi ladies,
How are you feeling today? (write the answer to this question in the comment box… lol). If you have not read my first few posts here, here and here please do and don’t forget to drop a comment, cause that’s what keeps me going. Today I'd be talking about my natural hair journey, my setbacks, breakthroughs and my staple natural hair products.
Actually, I've been natural allllllllllllll my life (emphasis on the all, lol) and I've spent twenty something years on earth already, that’s huge right? I am sure someone is wondering how I coped through the years, don’t worry I'd tell you. I never relaxed my hair because my mum didn’t relax any of her daughter's hair when we were kids and when I became of age I realised I didn’t need relaxers so I stayed natural. My mum cut my hair when I was about 6 or 7 years because my hair was so thick, coarse, tough, very difficult to manage and quite full, plus I was always crying whenever I had to visit the hairdresser. So my lovely mum helped me end my pains and headache by cutting it. Then I attended a miliitary secondary or high school where girls were not permitted to make their hair, so I was on low cut or tweeny weeny afro as its called today for about 10 years. I graduated from high school in 2009 and that was when my real hair journey started. Then, there was little or no interest for natural hair, every girl relaxed her hair,it was quite abnormal and strange to have natural hair, even babies that were not up to 5 years old had their hair relaxed, twas that bad. Each time I went to the salon I was reminded that my hair was trouble to them, the hairdressers kept advicing me to relax my hair. I had a funny friend in the university that said she would buy the relaxer for me if that was the problem, but I told her I wasn’t interested, then she threatened to to buy the relaxer and relax my hair when I was sleeping, lol, she was obviously joking but the struggle then was hard. There were no good hair products, no proper knowledge on how to care for my hair and unfriendly stylist that would almost pull out my head from my neck when combing the hair and if I complain they would tell me to relax my hair. Suprisingly, my hair was able to thrive in those harsh conditions as you can see here.

My hair was  2 years and some months here

In 2013, my hair stopped growing or it was growing and breaking due to use of hair products that had sulphates, silicones, petroleum and other harmul stuff,  improper hair care and exposure to heat from continous use of hair straightners. My hair was heat damaged, lifeless, breaking and getting scanty as seen below.

Heat damaged hair

I eventually stumbled on some hair care materials and started taking proper care of my hair but the damage had already been done. Normally when I straighten my hair, it reverts back to its natural, shrunken form before the next 24 hours or immediately water touches it, but at this point it was so damaged that it refused to revert. I continued managing the hair till November 2014 when I decided to have a big chop after trimming it once.

Big chop, November 2014

I was in my final semester in the university then and had lot of things on my mind, my hair was the least in my priority list so that was the best time to cut it. I had the knowledge of how to take care of my hair but the natural products available were expensive and as a student I didn’t have much to spend on hair products. Fortunately, a friend rescued me by introducing me to a natural hair page on Facebook Natural hair babe's (you should check them out). They share procedure and recipes used to make natural hair products,  so I followed their steps and started producing my own shampoo, deep conditioners and hair cream. My hair is 9 months old now, and its been really growing though I'm experiencing some setbacks at the moment. My major aim is to retain length, reduce breakage and shedding to the minimal and keep my hair moisturized always.

Length check. April 2015.

So that is all about my hair jouirney, its been a long journey indeed but it is really fun when you understand your hair. In my next hair post, I'd be sharing recipes and procedures for making natural hair products yourself. Stay tuned, don’t touch that dail (lol, I know it's not a radio station). Thanks for reading and keep living virtuously.

Hi pearls, happy new month, happy 2nd half and happy birthday to all July babies. Welcome to the month of July, the first month in the second half of the year 2015. It’s been an awesome journey down the year from January till date. For me, January to June was the toughest and most trying time in my entire life. Several things happened to me and my family, but all the challenges and troubles made me stronger and pulled me closer to God. First, I narrowly entered into the year 2015; few days to the New Year God delivered me and my family from fuel explosion. That incidence would have claimed my life or left me permanently deformed, anytime I remember what happened I’m reassured that God truly and really loves me. Next, few days into the New Year my little sister was involved in a motor accident that left her with a broken right arm. She was on POP (Plaster of Paris) for about a month without any significant improvement, but she’s totally healed now. Next, I was robbed twice within the space of 5 days and a phone I bought with my hard earned money was also stolen, the phone was just about 3 months old. Next, I wrote my final undergraduate exams in the university last year December but when the graduating list was released this year, I could not find my name on it, not because I failed a course or had an outstanding course but because the grade for a very minor and insignificant course that I passed was not recorded. One story led to another but the bottom line was the issue was not rectified on time so my name was not in the graduating list which implied that I won’t be going for NYSC (National youth service corps) with my mates, I’d have to wait for the next batch later in the year. All of this happened at almost the same time and it left me shattered, at a point I could not hold back the tears, I cried till I became sick. I could not pray because I was probably angry with God; my life was in a mess. While I was going through all this, God was with me, He kept telling me to hold on, that delay was not denial, that I’d be fine and everything would turn out for my good but I kept asking why? Why me? Why am I so unfortunate? I brought out my journal and read the plans I wrote down last year for this year and I was so sad because my life was taking another path different from the initial plan. At this point it was hard but I decided to trust God more than I’ve ever done because I realized that worrying and thinking won’t change anything but trust and faith in God would. So I came out of my shell and started trying my hands on new stuff, just to keep my mind busy. I volunteered to help organize some conferences where I meet great people, I started writing and developing myself in various aspects, I was introduced to a business opportunity that will make me a multi millionaire in the next few years by Gods grace and I started this blog Shanyi Tots something I never saw myself doing. It’s been a great experience so far and I doubt if I’d have been able to achieve all this if my life went as I planned.
Dear friends, these are the lessons I learnt from the past 6 months:
1. To trust God at all times
2. To cast all my burdens and cares on Him, cause the truth is it doesn’t make any sense trying to carry them ourselves
3. To be flexible when making plans
4. To always, always and always include God in my plans. He should be the center of our least endeavors and decisions.
How was the first half of the year for you, what are the lessons you learnt? I’d really love to know, please use the comment box and let us share together. Have a ‘Julicious July’ (don’t bother checking, it’s not in the dictionary yet….lol) and enjoy the 2nd half of the year 2015.
Love y’all always.