Everywhere I look and all I see is discrimination. Left, right, centre, up, down its all discrimination. First they came with a way of low self esteem racial discrimination, black, white, Hispanic, Caucasian, self tan, sun burnt. Thank God for the salvation through Jesus Christ.
Looking around me I realised that racism isn’t the only ism we have in our world today, there are so many and it all affects all both directly and indirectly. The issue of gender discrimination is as old as time itself, but thankfully the world has woken up and seen that the price of fuel has gone up and the sexist of old are like archaeological artefacts, buried in the relics of the lost age.
EDUISM
Educational discrimination. This is broad as it involves all aspects of education. When looking for an employment, employers tend to pick those who may have a better education than other candidates but may be less qualified for the job. It also spans to what university the candidate graduated from, the level of degree, and sometimes, they never consider those who went to polytechnics and technical colleges have more in-depth and practical hands on skills. But no, the employers of made in Nigeria do not put this into consideration
And now there is FOODISM
Discrimination against food!!! Yes, and I do not mean the vegans, vegetarians alone oh,
Go into a store and you see labels of foods and fruits ranging from class A, class B, class C. even banana’s are either from Costa Rica or panama.
Seedless breads, bagels with sesame seeds, white bread, brown bread, white rice, brown rice.
If I want to eat bread with seeds or nuts, I will simply go and buy bread and groundnut!!
And oh yes they have the organic rice, beans and oranges from Kenya. Organic ke??? So that means we have a lot of inorganic foods in the world today. Looks like apples indeed are the forbidden fruits.
And now they have free range eggs. or shall I say egg is egg whether bond or free
So when you see that chicken , goat and cow roaming the street think FREE RANGE!!!!!
The next thing we will know is that maisuya will come with his own suism (discrimination against suya)
Free range suya
Organic suya
New age suya
Like someone rightly said suya Na suya all Na from the same cow
Tomorrow it may be ximeanism
I might come in free range or normal
From the archives of the mischievous imagination of a crazy babe
Still crazyafteralltheseyears
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Saturday, 15 May 2010
LAW OF ELASTICITY
This has nothing to do with hookes law of elasticity. Or maybe it does?
I know rubber bands although come in different shapes and sizes, they all operate on the same pricinciple…. STRETCHING
I have stretched as a child when I so wanted that mango on the tree. I knew I couldn’t reach it, but I could climb the tree and get it… STRETCHING
Everyman who has achieved something in life did so by stretching (ask my parents). Remember, great men weren’t born (4get abinibi) only babies. Those babies of yesteryears became great men of today(my father).no one was born into this world full equipped. Every man/woman who has ever made it to the top stretched.
One costly mistake we make is that we usually associate successful people as geniuses of some sort. (Ask albert Einstein )
Success is actually due to our stretching from the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from our challenges.
WHY DON’T WE STRETCH
Most people have refused to stretch for the following reasons…..
1. FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN--- we don’t know what lies ahead , why bother to stretch anyway?
2. we tend to back off when we come against something bigger than us that we just refuse to expand.
3. we are satisfied with where and what we are that we just refuse to stretch further.
The moment you stretch , you are no longer ordinary u become out of SYNC with your friends.
MOTIVATED TO STRETCH
Stretching doesn’t come naturally, we have to be motivated before we stretch. We should also motivate others and help them maximize their potentials.. some factors also motivate us…
Some of us would be racing for our lives before we stretch
Some challenges , which itself stimulates US,
Others are totally dissatisfied with their current state
While the rest are spurred on by previous success..
VULNERABLE IN THE STRETCH
4 factors.
CRITICISM, MISUNDERSTANDING, FAILURE AND DISCOURAGEMENT
Most of us are actually very vulnerable when we are stretching. We begin our lives by stretching we soon discover that this position leaves us prune to attacks and criticism and then some begin to withdraw.
Then we equate stretching with pain and before long we refuse to stretch..
May I remind us that the road to success is paved with critics, and there criticisms are definitely not constructive.
Criticism comes in three stages
1. when people tell you that you are wrong and it wont work
2. they see it is working and they tell you its not important
3. after they see its important and you have made it, they tell you they knew u will make it all along.
THE BEST DEFENCE TO UR CRITICS IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR LABOR!!!!
We are vulnerable to misunderstanding. People feel threatened by us if we are stretching to be our best and then question the validity of our motives.
If we don’t have goals we wont recognise failure, but if we are stretching for success, we fail from time to time. We need to learn how to deal with that and never let failure become final.
Discouragement is failure's partner. The best way out of a discouraging situation is to surround yourselves with people that encourage you. Avoid the infectious…
Until im back wit part 2 of stretching, keep stretching….
Still crazy after all these years
Ximena
I know rubber bands although come in different shapes and sizes, they all operate on the same pricinciple…. STRETCHING
I have stretched as a child when I so wanted that mango on the tree. I knew I couldn’t reach it, but I could climb the tree and get it… STRETCHING
Everyman who has achieved something in life did so by stretching (ask my parents). Remember, great men weren’t born (4get abinibi) only babies. Those babies of yesteryears became great men of today(my father).no one was born into this world full equipped. Every man/woman who has ever made it to the top stretched.
One costly mistake we make is that we usually associate successful people as geniuses of some sort. (Ask albert Einstein )
Success is actually due to our stretching from the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from our challenges.
WHY DON’T WE STRETCH
Most people have refused to stretch for the following reasons…..
1. FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN--- we don’t know what lies ahead , why bother to stretch anyway?
2. we tend to back off when we come against something bigger than us that we just refuse to expand.
3. we are satisfied with where and what we are that we just refuse to stretch further.
The moment you stretch , you are no longer ordinary u become out of SYNC with your friends.
MOTIVATED TO STRETCH
Stretching doesn’t come naturally, we have to be motivated before we stretch. We should also motivate others and help them maximize their potentials.. some factors also motivate us…
Some of us would be racing for our lives before we stretch
Some challenges , which itself stimulates US,
Others are totally dissatisfied with their current state
While the rest are spurred on by previous success..
VULNERABLE IN THE STRETCH
4 factors.
CRITICISM, MISUNDERSTANDING, FAILURE AND DISCOURAGEMENT
Most of us are actually very vulnerable when we are stretching. We begin our lives by stretching we soon discover that this position leaves us prune to attacks and criticism and then some begin to withdraw.
Then we equate stretching with pain and before long we refuse to stretch..
May I remind us that the road to success is paved with critics, and there criticisms are definitely not constructive.
Criticism comes in three stages
1. when people tell you that you are wrong and it wont work
2. they see it is working and they tell you its not important
3. after they see its important and you have made it, they tell you they knew u will make it all along.
THE BEST DEFENCE TO UR CRITICS IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR LABOR!!!!
We are vulnerable to misunderstanding. People feel threatened by us if we are stretching to be our best and then question the validity of our motives.
If we don’t have goals we wont recognise failure, but if we are stretching for success, we fail from time to time. We need to learn how to deal with that and never let failure become final.
Discouragement is failure's partner. The best way out of a discouraging situation is to surround yourselves with people that encourage you. Avoid the infectious…
Until im back wit part 2 of stretching, keep stretching….
Still crazy after all these years
Ximena
Friday, 14 May 2010
in deeper reflection
man is a spirit , he has a soul and lives in a body
Just like the flame
So also are our lives
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Dust to dust
Ashes to ashes
The world mourns and weeps at my graveside
Heart and emotional words of eulogy they pour at my funeral
Even in death , my spirit sheds a tear or two
They say the final words
”God be with you till we meet again at Jesus feet”
And the farewell song as it fades
I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless
Ills have no weights, and tears no bitterness
Where is death’s string? Where, grave ,thy victory ?
I triumph still if thou abide with me
And I know that the only reminder of me in this sinful world
Are the memories we shared
And the engraved writings on my tomb
“here lies ----------------
A child of substance
Child of the Most High
A writer, reader, scholar
Hated by few
Loved my many
Respected by all
And then the voices fade
The footsteps becomes distant
All alone in the cold grave
All dark and eerie
And suddenly my spirit takes flight
As I begin the journey into the unknown
The unpublished works of the chronicles of a deeper reflection
From the archives of the mischievous imagination of a crazy baybay
Just like the flame
So also are our lives
Here today
Gone tomorrow
Dust to dust
Ashes to ashes
The world mourns and weeps at my graveside
Heart and emotional words of eulogy they pour at my funeral
Even in death , my spirit sheds a tear or two
They say the final words
”God be with you till we meet again at Jesus feet”
And the farewell song as it fades
I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless
Ills have no weights, and tears no bitterness
Where is death’s string? Where, grave ,thy victory ?
I triumph still if thou abide with me
And I know that the only reminder of me in this sinful world
Are the memories we shared
And the engraved writings on my tomb
“here lies ----------------
A child of substance
Child of the Most High
A writer, reader, scholar
Hated by few
Loved my many
Respected by all
And then the voices fade
The footsteps becomes distant
All alone in the cold grave
All dark and eerie
And suddenly my spirit takes flight
As I begin the journey into the unknown
The unpublished works of the chronicles of a deeper reflection
From the archives of the mischievous imagination of a crazy baybay
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