Before the advent of #socialmedia & mobile phones, we used to receive bad news & negativity in small doses - in the daily papers, on network news, by non-smart phones. Our souls had time to process things and space to heal. Now we receive turmoil & stress almost instantaneously.
Our souls are overwhelmed. Our perceptions are being shaped by Twitter and IG without us realising it. We carry the bitterness of Twitter political and gender fights with us. We read bad news constantly.
If you subscribe to the Christian faith, consume the word of God as much as you can. It's an antidote. It's a buffer. It cleanses and heals. Talk to people who truly love you. Call family. They will remind you of joy and happiness and peace.
Take a break from #socialmedia once in a while. Rest your head.
Remember that you are greatly loved. You matter. You are special. The world may not know it yet, but God has purposed you to do wonderful things. You may not change "the" world but you can change "your" world. Your efforts count. Do not be discouraged.
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In her book, @NaijaFlyingDr provides a simple guide to policy decisions that should provide better healthcare to ALL Nigerians. #FixNigerianHealthcare
First, the book presents the bad news and some frightening stats that should precipitate a state of emergency, if we had brain in #Nigeria. #FixNigerianHealthcare
LIFE HAPPENS | “Sho, do you cook?”, my date asked. I replied jauntily, “I used to but not anymore. I now have access to a chef and can afford to order what I like eating.” #Thread#Life#Relationships
My date followed up by asking, “If your boyfriend asked you to cook for him, would you?” I grinned, as I realised my date was sadly playing from a script. I replied, “I don’t have a guy I like who’s asking me to cook, so I can’t say.”
I think my date thought I was being coy. But, I wasn’t. I was just being honest. A while ago, I decided to deal in reality and not hypotheticals. I have tried and failed to control life. All my effort got me was an anxiety problem and therapy.
#HEALING, #MEDICINE & OTHER MATTERS: One thing I struggle with and continue to talk to God about, is the ratio of people he heals versus those healed by medicine or those who eventually die.
Let's discount specific waves of the Spirit, for a moment - the ministries of Kathryn Kuhlman and other documented faith healers. Instead, let's do a simple headcount of those who get miraculously healed in an average church.
We may find that less people are healed supernaturally than those who die, or those who get healed through medicine.
"God, I want my future back." Those were the words I whispered to God two weeks ago, while I was going through the greatest health scare of my life. #Thread#Health#Life
In the midst of the tests and various medical consultations, it occurred to me that my life had stopped. My symptoms limited my movements and where I could go. So, I couldn't plan and I couldn't project forward.
Things like traveling or dating went out of the window. I was stuck on finding a solution to my health challenge. My tests are still ongoing. I'm still seeing doctors, but we think we now know what's wrong. And so, I am hopeful.
My next video & WhatsApp investment course begins on September 7. You can join from anywhere in the world. Here's what I'll teach:
- Foundational principles of investing
- Three investment indices you should track regularly
- How to set up an investment account
- Important documentation you will need for investing
- Professional advisors you will need
- Breakdown of the different areas you can invest in including: Treasury bills, money market funds, stocks & shares, real estate, agriculture, cryptocurrency, exports and venture funding
- How to start investing
- How to develop your investment plan
Yesterday, I thought about how difficult it is for many of us to concatenate being Christian with enjoying life. #Thread#Christianity#Christian
Somehow we imagine one cannot be Christian and sexual, Christian and metrosexual, Christian and gourmand. When we are forced to make a choice, we either choose active Christian and boring or passive Christian and epicurean.
I am so alive. I am culturally exposed and enjoy living. But, there is a centredness to me. Because God lives within me, he modulates everything I do.