The Truth - 54

 

The Truth - 54

 

The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But The Truth

 

Many Psychologists and Motivational Speakers including yours truly always advise people to focus on the Big Picture and not to let the hassles of living make them deviate from that focus.

My experience however has shown that not many persons even understand what their Big Picture is because they really cannot picture it.

The grind and cares of existence have left many persons just living from day to day, not willing to invest energy and thought into what tomorrow will bring - while this is advisable in order to avoid stressing over things that may not materialize but in terms of personal growth, it is not.

Whatever calling anyone is in, it is essential that they plot a graph of how they wish to grow. 

The Big Picture is looking at 20 years from now, 10 years from now, 5 years from now e.t.c. and putting down on paper what the achievements would be all things being equal.

But the living of the Big Picture is strengthened by the daily activities that one carries on to add one step to achieving whatever they have visualized in the  Big Picture.

The Big Picture is essential for growth - be it Personal or Company or Organizational because it serves as a compass for navigation.

And that which a man is unable to visualize, he is very much unlikely to become

Now that is *The Truth, the WHOLE Truth and nothing but the Truth*

--------------------------Jerry -the First

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The Truth - 53

 

The Truth - 53

 

 

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Happiness is something that so many people strive for each day and yet many times it eludes them.

Often, they feel that happiness can be theirs if only their situations were different. Have you ever felt like that?

So often we get caught up in what I call the “if only’s”. If only my husband were nicer to me. If only I had a better job. If only the children were grown and out of the house. The list can go on and on.

We can waste so much of our precious time dreaming of the “if only’s”. So many people fall into this trap and end up miserable most of their lives.

The problem is that they are looking for happiness to come to them somehow. As if it were something that could be possessed. When happiness does happen to come it seems so fleeting that it quickly passes away.

People erroneously think that happiness is just a feeling like some passing fancy. I am here to tell you that happiness is not a feeling, it can be a way of life.

Happiness can be yours on a daily basis if you will only follow some basic principles.

First, you must live in the NOW. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not promised to us so you need to be present in the now.

Secondly, you must control your thinking and the thoughts that pass through your mind.

Happiness can be called a state of mind and the way to happiness is bringing your mind into its proper state.

If I live in Texas and I want to be in California I need to change states.

In order for me to be in that State I need to make some changes. In this analogy we will decide to take a train. The train must be going in the proper direction and we will arrive at our destination.

We must know which train we are on, or we may end up where we don’t want to be.

Think of this train as your thoughts. That’s right, your train of thought. If you don’t want to stay in Texas you have to get on the right train. If you let any train of thought into your mind then you will be taken to and fro and never arrive at the destination you want.

The question then is how do we get on the right train?

The ticket to getting on the right train is called gratitude.

Gratitude is an attitude and as we look to all that we have to be thankful for instead of dwelling on what our problems are we will find that we too can be whisked away to the state that we wish to be in.

There is a path to happiness and that path is gratitude.

Now that is *The Truth, the WHOLE Truth and nothing but the Truth*

--------------------------Jerry -the First

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The Truth - 52

 

The Truth - 52

 

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Each one of us has different levels of resiliency when it comes to dealing with our life situations.

Do you need to learn some ways of becoming more resilient?

Go through these few questions to find out!

Do you worry constantly and cycle with negative self-talk?

Do you have difficulty concentrating?

Do you get mad and react easily?

Do you have recurring neck or headaches?

Do you grind your teeth?

Do you frequently feel overwhelmed, anxious or depressed?

Do you feed your stress with unhealthy habits-eating or drinking excessively, smoking, arguing, or avoiding yourself and life in other ways?

The most important first step in dealing with your stress is to accept and acknowledge that it is your emotional reaction to a situation or event in your life that causes your stress, not the situation itself.

We cannot often do anything about the situation, but we can work with our reaction to the situation-this is where our power is!

Now that is *The Truth, the WHOLE Truth and nothing but the Truth*

--------------------------Jerry -the First

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The Truth - 51

 

The Truth - 51

 

 

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If you have ever been sick in your life, this testimony below from a 69 year old woman would make a load of sense to you

"Today I’m sitting in my hospital bed waiting to have both my breasts removed. But in a strange way, I feel like the lucky one. Until now I have had no health problems. I’m a sixty-nine-year-old woman in the last room at the end of the hall before the pediatric division of the hospital begins. Over the past few hours I have watched dozens of cancer patients being wheeled by in wheelchairs and rolling beds. None of these patients could be a day older than seventeen."

Does that resonate with you?

At 69, she had had no health challenge until cancer was detected in her system and instead of being nihilistic about it, she was expressing gratitude because she was seeing much more younger persons being taken to the Wards because of same ailment.

What lesson does one have to learn from this testimony?

It should remind us that there is always, always something to be thankful for. And that no matter how good or bad we have it right now, we must wake up each day thankful for our lives, because someone, somewhere is desperately fighting for theirs.

Now that is The Truth, the WHOLE Truth and nothing but the Truth

--------------------------Jerry -the First

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There's no gain saying the fact that these are times of anomie.

The negatives seem to overwhelm the positives

Millions of World Citizens are having very horrible experiences due to the pandemic.

Nobody and I mean nobody not even the seers and Visioner saw the coming of Corona Virus and its attendant consequences on personal and world economies.

The world is shifting faster than ever before and the financial system of many citizens has either collapsed or about to collapse.

But no matter how many messages of doom and gloom come our way on daily basis, we cannot allow that to weigh us down.

In as much as we don't have to bury our heads in the sand like the Ostrich pretending that nothing is happening but we also should not carry all the burden of the World on our heads and get weighed  down by them all

This season should help us to realize that the old system has failed and can no longer be relied upon.  

The World is changing, a new economy with new challenges and new opportunities is on stream.  

Learn the much you can about the new economy and seek to be an uptaker.

Now that is The Truth, the WHOLE Truth and nothing but the Truth

--------------------------Jerry -the First

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The Truth - 49

 

The Truth - 49

 

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For over many Centuries but more these days, everyone has always blamed someone else for their problems and challenges.

It is popularly called the BLAME GAME and how we love to revel in it.

Sure, times have always been tough. There have always been the haves and the have-nots, the rich and the poor, the made and the yet- to - be- made but at the moment, just as it was in 1918, the toughness of these times is largely due to the corona virus pandemic.

While it’s easy to place the blame for economic inequality on the wealthy or the government, they’re not the real culprits.

Part of the issue stems from the fact we have a broken educational system where very little is taught in schools about financial literacy.

And so many persons including even those who earn large sums of money do not know a thing about money management and thus get financially broke quickly.

But even then, blaming others isn’t going to do anything to help anyone reach their  breakthrough be it in wealth or health or love or happiness - just name it.

What will help anyone reach their breakthrough is to take control of their situation and holding themselves  accountable for their choices and actions.

Now that is *The Truth, the WHOLE Truth and nothing but the Truth*

--------------------------Jerry -the First

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The Truth - 48

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In Nigeria of today, things are really looking towards Golgotha

Just in one week

US Dollar is now on the top of the Iroko Tree

Price of fruits and other food items tripled

DSTV subscription increased

Electricity tarrif increased.

Petrol pump price increased.

Interest on fixed deposit in banks reduced to 1.25% from 3.75%.

Lending rate in double digits

Inflation on the rise - 12.5%

COVID-19 induced underemployment – quite high

Unemployment on the rise

COVID -19 induced job loss on the rise

BUT SALARY for those earning it has remained STATIC

And who are the bearers of all these burdensome increases – the same suffering masses 

Under the circumstances, how does the average Nigerian make himself happy? 

Positive Psychologists advise that we hang onto the hope that tomorrow will be better and always look on the brighter side of life.

Good as that may sound, is it not high time that you, yes YOU start doing something to help yourself out of the situation?

Is it not obvious to you that your personal economy can never grow if you are solely dependent on the government economy?

Have you not noticed that salary is not meant to make you rich but to keep you hanging onto the hope that ONE DAY you shall make it?

When will that ONE DAY come?

Any ways, this is a clarion call to you to come out of the self imposed comfort zone and start making haste while the sun is still shinning brighter.

Because when the cloud becomes darker it will be difficult to find the glimmer of light

Your salvation does not lie on the Government or the Church or Mosque or your Pastor or Imam.

Your salvation lies right in your own hands

Now that is *The Truth, the WHOLE Truth and nothing but the Truth*

--------------------------Jerry -the First

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