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Long as it has positive vibes and great impact in yours and your loved ones' lives and/or greater community, Do it anyway. Regardless of the discomfort it causes people, the haters it attracts, being misunderstood, and causing all sorts of rumors about you, do the good anyway. Your best will never be enough, your presence may be loathed and your beauty condemned; the expectation is that you shrink yourself and the purpose you are meant to fulfill in your time parked just so you are acceptable and correct. Do it anyway, you only die once.

I've come to understand what quotes such as 'new beginnings are often disguised as painful endings mean' and scriptures such as Isaiah 43. The end of something is not always easy, even if you wanted the ending.. Or not, regardless of whether the end is good or bad. The process of transitioning, letting go and starting something new isn't facile. What eases the process however is a number of things including making sure you confront what has ended fully, understanding that the end of one thing isn't the end of everything, be willing to let go and take a chance and be in the new moment for it's unique experience.

I count this day festive as i remember that our faults were atoned for. The act or decision to forgive is never easy nor instant. I've learnt to regard it a gift, a gift to myself. I have learnt that you can only succeed at forgiving if you have understanding, treat the pain as a lesson and interpret it's purpose with the intention to give yourself power. Put your peace, happiness or whatever is of value to you in that situation or with whoever might not be in good standing with or vis-a-vis first. Always choose to Gift yourself first!

The sense of self is inflated, causing overwhelming desperation for approval for those generally degraded /somethings you feel degraded about. We're conditioned to measure worthiness relative to the next best thing, one that's an insecurity in itself. A craze that needs to be balanced, and our minds reconditioned & challenge the status core. We can't still be surprised by what nature, not the world, dictates and in our shock we mock what isn't per 'the standard'. We're where we are but we can reduce the number of what is/we ridicule causing such depressive emotions and behaviors. You are in control of yourself and thoughts, define your own and deny whoever judges it the power to take away your confidence. I share a bit of what i have decided to take away from the world and own such that it's not a concern to me what the world thinks. We need to get over ourselves, and choose what to feel insecure about out of the whole list. Leave a few for the world, not all of you!

I listened to a talk by a very influential and visionary leader the other day and in his message i was reconciled to a parable of Jesus walking on water. [Matthew 14:22 - 33]. He said what's important in this journey, as we transition is to 'lift your gaze'. Life is a tumultuous storm that dispositions us often time and most times because we let our heads hang low in despair. But i encourage you to lift your gaze, and not only in the sense of looking up, but lift the standards and horizon of your gaze (in this case size it up with Jesus) and stand firm in the sight of what your triumph looks like (His promises) .

You are as responsible for another's happiness when you add to it as you take away from it. I am for notion that we are responsible for our own happiness as long as you do not take away from the other person's measure. 'The absence of your contribution to my displeasure gives me a fair chance to account for myself' . You can't keep jabbing at someone and the expectation is for them to sort themselves out and you play no part in reconciling them to their measure of happiness. Unlike other internal or external factors, human beings have this responsibility.

I am inclined to share how focusing on fighting demons that trigger negative emotions and mental issues can cause more adverse impact for some people or some situations. Hence my sentiment, the need to feed our positive triggers to outweigh some adversities. I think it goes without saying, sometimes we avoid the negative conversations, reminders of our setbacks and non progressive to-do lists by managing triggers in ways that only weigh us down. Its easy to make out what gives us good vibes, that's what you should pursue. We do not give what brings us positivity as much attention and dwelling. Much as small things trigger us negatively , some small things can trigger positivity. That song, that one conversation, a hug, solving a puzzle, bungy jumping need to be 'done more' to level up good vibes.

Mine in this episode is to echo facts we all know. We can't help but entertain the insanity and may never stop as it is inate in the human species though im tempted to say it is a doctrine. The doctrine of comparison relative to man made standards, an insanity that steals joy and creates new diseases, occupies our minds and wastes our lifetime. The fact of the matter is while someone achieves things quicker, you need to pray & work a little harder, while you lack a few things, another lacks more, while someone is shorter, you had to be the tall one- this is as life is intended to be. No amount of gossip, self criticism, dislike of who you or the next person is will make the 'make up of life' change. Yours is to know it, embrace it and live the hell out of life with it.

Silence is powerful indeed, that is, if spoken right. Yes, it speaks louder than words as we all know. However like all ways of communicating, it needs to be learnt, like a language if you will and spoken with precision. While being mute with no audible noise within your mind benefits you, the obscurity of/in your silence impacts interested parties. They are often meant to be understanding spectators even if it is an agreed measure but more often than not they are not eased into the process. Silence is reciprocal, but most take it to be a journey taken alone.

Some moments we don't take to mind, some we feel our presence change the atmosphere in a room while in some we are timid, stoked, proud or empty. You are regardless, un/intentionally, a moment eyes, hearts and minds behold. Moments in seconds, days or years your Purpose is served. Best believe you are a moment to behold.