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The Weeping Lecturer

In the morning, the heavens opened and it began to rain. Bella grabbed her umbrella to get to school, as she walked out of the hostel the first

What habit do you desire to change?

The mind unlearns with difficulty what has long been impressed on it. A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit. It takes approximately some days to firmly establish patterns of behaviour.  For example, let's take smoking. When a person smokes their first cigarette, it is not a pleasant experience. With the first attempt at inhaling, the individual coughs, chokes, and his or her body rebels at having smoke in the lungs. It's good to know this, it is only by

How to decide on your goals

Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.  The next step towards taking charge of your life is writing down the goals you would like to accomplish. Until you write them down and begin to act in them,  they are only dreams. " Thinking is different from action " if you see people who write down their goals, they reach 95% or more of those their goals. Goal sheet can be broken into nine areas: spiritual goals, goals with spouse,

Productive or futile years?

How long do you think you will live? Anyway that's not a question meant for you. Of course no one knows for sure how long they will live. But always have it in mind that there is no time to waste. You only have to focus on the limited and estimated time you have to do all the things you would like to accomplish. It primarily deals with the productive years ahead of you. So long as there is life in you, you have to think productive and be optimistic about your future. Now, what would you like to experience? What would you like to learn or be part of in the days ahead? Is there something you would like to shape or change before you run out of time? Will there be something you leave behind that will be better than what you found? All these are self questions and once you are able to ask yourself and focus on them, it will help direct you to your designated destination . Age is never a barrier, regardless of your age, you can do more than you think. You may have a desire to go back

The greatest tragedy of Lookers

Your God-given dream and vision have the capacity to liberate generations, empower nations and change the world, if only you would pursue it regardless of the odds that you may face. Every historical impact begins with a daring visionary and break. Therefore, if you must reverse any adversity and break generational limitations, you must nurture your dreams and visions to maturity. Your generation awaits your manifestation. Our Creator has deposited a

Identifying with your purpose

Your purpose is your green card. Without purpose your future and success are threatened. Just like the Chinese proverb that says "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step" though this is absolutely true but the posing question is, "Do you have a destination for your journey? Where do you want to go in your journey?" This question is what you must not fail to answer before you can talk of motivation to achieve your purpose.  Now what's it you would like to spend

Secret of sowing

It is better to start by saying that giving follows the law of sowing. Just like a farmer who sows seed into the soil. In due time the seeds blossom, produce fruit, and feed many which includes the farmer. In same vein, we can't reap until we sow just like the farmer, nor will we experience the joy of giving until we do it.  The seed must have time to germinate. We can't dig up these every other day to see how they are growing.  We may not see immediate

A giving heart

It is very easy to become so focused on our own problems and trials that we do not see the needs of others around us. Often in our search for contentment we forget that happiness is like a butterfly. If we try to catch the butterfly, it flies away. But when we busy ourselves with doing other tasks,  the butterfly of happiness comes and lands on our shoulders. When we help others,  we will find that our troubles disappear and delight lands in our life. The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve .   Meanwhile, we can serve by giving our money, time, and talents. To back it up scriptural, "It is more blessed to give than to receive" "A man reaps what he sows" "And whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and whoever sows generously will also reap generously" Now, let's talk about giving. You are not suggested to give organization, school, or charity. But truth be told, developing an at

Why forgiveness is so difficult

Have you ever been hurt by someone and wanted to get even? Have you ever felt that what was happening to you was not fair? You may have come from a dysfunctional home where you have an alcoholic parents or relative that was physically, emotionally, or sexually abusive. You may have brothers or sisters you did not get along with or a boss at the office who is hard-nosed and difficult to get along with. Perhaps, your marriage is filled with hostility and anger. Unfortunately, you may have

Purpose of forgiveness

Forgiveness does not beat the offending party over the head with their offense trying to make them feel guilty. It does not try to destroy the reputation of the offending party or get revenge by sharing the transgression with others.  Forgiveness does not wallow in the misery of the conflict. It gets up and moves on with life. It does not rip off the scabs to see if the offense is healing because this only prolongs the hurt. Forgiveness has the courage to work through problems rather than ignoring

Anger makes difficult situation worse

It sparks aggression, creates health problems, and deepens depression. Anger is a strong component that results in divorce, anxiety, guilt and suicide . Anger causes much personal distress and uses up much of our thinking time. It can cause a person his job. Anger has been the cause for damaged property as individuals have physically expressed their hostility. Many people have lost their lives when deep-seated in anger and turned to murder. Can you remember situations