We have
no choice of what colour we're born or who our parents are or whether we're
rich or poor. What we do have is the choice over what we make of our lives once
we're here.
~Mildred Taylor
We live in a time where there is
a higher temptation to live like everybody else. The temptation to conform and
not to confront. The temptation of being in a gang for identity. A time where
we are losing the essence of originality. The danger is that our environment
will determine our destiny. If you are hanging around with nine (9) broke
folks, then you are about to be the tenth. If you have toxic friends, the
chances are that you are already toxic or on the way there. If you are in a
circle of WhatsApp addicts who spend time laughing about what’s trending, the
chances are that you are wasting just as much time as they are. Wake Up! You
may be living a con life and it’s not yours!
Success is not about chasing what
society has described to be the true color of success. It’s not about the car
that you drive nor the Job that you have. Success does not abound in the things
you own for they are just vanity. Society has kept everyone busy trying to
chase what cannot be found and that is true success. Everyone is busy being
busy trying to climb mountains that lead to nowhere in the hope they will get
to the top and only discovering that it was the wrong mountain. Think about it!
You may have been living other people’s agenda except yours. You have been
living to meet other people’s expectations for the love off having cheerleaders. Your friends have prescribed your boundaries and you have been happily
abiding by them for acceptance. Society has hypnotized you to assume a false
identity. You have lost your power and given it to the so-called celebrities
thinking they are cut from a different rare cloth.
It’s time to start living life on
your own terms because that is what true success is all about. Living a life
of freedom to express your God-given talents and gifts to impact other lives in
a positive way. Living a life that everyone celebrates because you showed up
on this earth. Living a life of self-acceptance and love, where you don’t need
anybody’s approval to love yourself, your structure, your facial look, your skin
color and above all where you came from. It does not matter where one starts
their life, they can be born in a manger as long as they don’t come out of it
as a ‘Cow’ but because they were born there, and everyone can celebrate the
Manger as the symbol of 'Christmas'. It matters how one ends there life. Don’t
laugh too early at anybody because you don’t know how their life story will
end. Being a nobody today does not mean you cannot be the billionaire of
tomorrow. Forgive those who despise you today because they can’t see the end of
your story. I may not know you personally, but there is one thing I am certain
about your life and that is you have greatness hidden in you and it’s just a
matter of time before you explode for all to see.
My encouragement to you today is
that It’s time to start walking your walk and reflecting on your dreams. Adopt your own language of destiny and start
the journey. All you need is to make the decision for your life. It’s time to
celebrate yourself.
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