Awaken Your Purpose

Do you realize that you were created on purpose for a purpose? Yes, you!. And only you can carry it out in your own unique way, with your special touch.God designed you with a purpose. That is the truth. Just because you're not feeling your purpose, however, that doesn't mean its gone. It doesn't mean you never had one. You purpose may be tempered, hidden or dormant, but its still with you.

In fact, your purpose is the absolute essence of you.

But the fact that its there doesn't mean its all that easy to see. Here are a few ways we keep ourselves from seeing our purpose… and what to do to wake it up:

1. You lose sight of your true purpose when “wrong vision” hides it. What I mean by that is that God is calling you to something BIG, but you keep looking at things that you have been taught to look at… Things that have been put in front of you all your life. They are distractions. They are small. They use up a lot of your energy and your attention. Sometimes the wrong vision can come from your family and friends and what they are doing—or from trying to live the life that other people live or make you think you’re supposed to live.  To awaken your purpose, you must stop looking at what seems “good” and start sensing what God is leading you to do.

2. You keep looking for purpose in all the wrong places. Purpose is not something that you find; it is something that you awaken. It is something that you bring forth that has always been there. Sometime you can't find it or see it because you are looking outside yourself for what has always been within you. If you've had the experience of buying yet another brand-new self-help book that was going to be your salvation, you've looked for purpose outside yourself.

In Jeremiah 1:5, one of my favorite scriptures, God says, “Before I formed you in your mother’s womb, I knew you.” I find the very idea that God would form and fashion and design me both comforting and energizing at the same time.

God had an intentional design for you. He intended something to come forth. There was always an intent associated with your birth. He goes on to say: “I intended something very special for you.” And, “I made you a prophet to the nations.” God's plans are that is embedded in your DNA and your voice. That's how important you are. To awaken your purpose, you must ask God who He has always intended for you to become, not just asking him to bless your plans.

 

3. You discount the importance of your purpose. Sometimes, you don’t want to find your purpose because some part of you just doesn’t want to. Maybe you think life will get too hard. You’ll have to step up your game, be someone else, or lose freedom or downtime or your comfy old lifestyle.

If this sounds like you, know that your purpose is the very thing that God is asking to be awakened. Whether you get busy or distracted… or just get very good at ignoring God when He tries to speak to us, we really need to remember how vital this is.

So… how do you awaken your purpose?

One of the simplest and most effective way is simply to listen. Carve out time to listen to God’s message for you. Pray with a surrendered heart and ask to be shown what you need to know and who will walk with you on your path. Keep your purpose’s awakening in the front of your mind and heart. Remember the incredible power of intention and expectation.  Expect Heaven to speak. Be open to the signs, nudges, and confirmations.

 Culled from Mashawn Evans blog

101 ways to get and keep his Attention (1)

From the title on my earlier post (the thing about men), I'm sure y'all should know we're talking about(focused on) men,men,men!!! Everything that needs to be known about the "M" factor.

There are key things we must examine about the whole man. Men are three-dimensional beings. They are living entities(just like us) that have a spirit that resides in a body.  Also, there are 3 levels in them that we must appeal to - Physical, Emotional and Spiritual(P.E.S). Beyond this, they have 5 senses that involve how they respond - to sight, sound, smell, taste and touch.

To keep that man's interest, you must involve all levels(P.E.S) of his being as well as all of his senses.

Truth is one thing that catches a guy's attention is your physical realm, men view us quite differently. The lips, legs, eyes(its a varied list depending on who's looking your way). Now we're on to the 101 things that keeps a man.

1)      Eyes: the power of the eyes (in terms of body language) can do wonders. Let's just rewind to moments when our moms(particularly yoruba moms) give their kids that stern look, that look alone passes a message across to us even without the use of verbal language. Now back to the matter, the gospel truth is God created women to attract men#fact#. The effect a woman's eye can have on a man is either to arrest him, captivate him, invite or deter his approach. No wonder the Tuface said "when I look into your eyes I see the fire in there". Nigga saw the fire of love. LOL.

 As for me, my eyes are soft and gentle like that of a dove that beckons my man to come closer, iono the message your eyes passes across, are they filled with the pains of your past relationship?

Are they filled with doubts? Are they filled with mistrust? Check those eyes out.

2) Lips: lips come in all sizes and shapes(thin, wide, voluptuous, pouty, streamlined et al). You can tell if someone is angry by either looking into their eyes or observing the set of their lips. The way it looks stiff or turned downward is one way to know this person is in a bad mood. Irrespective of the brand of lipstick you've used ranging from MAC, Tara, MarkKay et al, that colour can't conceal the way you feel.

Are your lips soft, inviting pleasant conversation or do they threaten a rebuke?

3) A welcoming smile: it'd be so cool if we learn to deal with those grim lips that hides the beautiful inner you. Deal with whatever shii that's inside you and set the outside free. A smile can do more than words, who knows if that smile from you could make that niggas head spin without control. Fact is what makes a woman approachable is her smile, an expressionless look (from you) would scare them away.

If you're always dressed up, looking good, and still wondering why the world is passing you by? My dear, get happy and smile.

4) Beautiful teeth: personally, I love gap tooth, to me they seem charming (but that's not the key thing). Gleaming white teeth are desirable, health is not enough. What does it profit you to have a fabulous teeth but no one sees them? Bad teeth can be a deal breaker, infact, terrible breath is just enough to scare the guy away.

5) Complexion: we come in many shades that are appealing to various men. Fair, dark, ruddy, pale (whatever), do not despise what someone else might celebrate. If you're dark, please maintain that colour, you can't fit into the fair girls clique, so enjoy that complexion of yours. Babes that tone their skin color and end up with dark knuckles(please stopiiiiiiiit). Appreciate your complexion.

6) Beautiful skin: Personally, I've tried out two practicals(via google) with my skin (mostly when I know I won't be outta the house for a week because of the skin reaction). I've used honey and lemon and I realized those natural things(without the mixture of chemicals) makes your skin turn out great. I keep testifying to the wonders of lemon, that's more or less a skin toner, clears off blemishes, spots. You don't wanna know the wonders of Lemon.

Now it doesn't matter what shade your color is. Care for it tenderly and allow its finer properties to shine through. You never know who's looking at you. Save the huge amount you waste on mixing creams and try out the natural skin care(honey, lemon, shea butter, cucumber e.t.c).

7) Hair: men love it. They always wanna touch it.(big ups to my man).   What's more important here is keeping an healthy hair, learn to wear your hair well.

8) Hands: men pay attention to little things. They could be fondling your hands but trust me, their eyes are on it. Strong, sensitive hands are appealing in their books. Learn to keep your nails neat. This speaks of the little time and attention you pay to yourself. Just recently, I met a friend, while chatting with him,  he noticed my nails if I used henna(lali) on it, of which he said he likes it. Funny enough, the henna's fading away, those little things we ignore are what the dudes appreciate, we should learn to take care of it.

9) Arms: learn to release your arms for hugs or to embrace others(not strangers). If you're in a relationship, reach out to your man, you really don't know the wonders of hugs. Not untill you realize the wonders, you'd learn to always doll out hugs to the man.

10) Neck: It can reflect defiance, submission, pride or humility. The neck can say a lot. Its tenderness is particularly tender to a man. 

FADE IT OFF WITH LEMON JUICE

Lemon juice does more than give us a cooling, refreshing and uplifting drink. Lemon is rich in fruit acids and it’s all natural beautifying properties have been relied upon by many throughout the ages.Lemon juice clears the skin, reduces acne, softens wrinkles, removes age spots, blemishes, scars and cleanses excess oils. Personally, I've tried it out on me and it worked great on my skin.I can attest to the wonders of lemon.

Brown spots can appear on the skin in any area and can be the result of aging, sun damage, an impaired liver or a nutritional deficiency.

Brown spots can also appear in the form of streaks or blotches after using a sunless tanning cream that was not applied evenly. Lemon juice has acidic properties that can lighten the skin and peel the first layer of skin away over time.

The juice is less expensive than creams or skin treatments, and it can be purchased in a grocery store or squeezed from a lemon. let's go natural girl. 

Step 1

Pour some lemon juice into a bowl. You can use bottled lemon juice or squeeze it fresh from a lemon. To use fresh lemon juice, cut a lemon into wedges and use your fingers to squeeze the juice into the bowl. For larger amounts, cut a lemon in half and twist each half onto a juicer, collecting the juice in a bowl.

Step 2

Use a cotton ball or cotton swab to apply fresh lemon juice to the brown spots twice a day.

Step 3

Allow the lemon juice to dry and then rinse it away. Be sure to do this before going outdoors, because your skin will be more sensitive to the sun while the lemon juice is still wet and it could cause sunburn. Lean to always use sunscreen and avoid unnecessary time in the sun..

Step 4

Repeat daily until the spots are gone. The gradual process can take a few months as the acidic juice fades the brown spots.

TIPS AND WARNINGS

-Wear sunscreen, hats and protective clothing to

prevent future brown

spots that occur from sun damage.

-Lemon juice can also be used to strengthen nails, lighten hair, treat dandruff and freshen breath.

  You may need to lighten entire areas of skin if you have a darker skin tone. Using lemon juice to fade brown spots works best on light skin tones and can cause splotches on dark skin.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED

*Lemon or lemon juice

*Bowl

*Knife

*Juicer or sieve

*Cotton ball 

Chibok by Samuel Olatunji

Here, fine feet fade like fireworks
shining inn shards.

With white pick-ups
they  have picked up our white dreams.
they have plucked off the stars from our future sky.
the cry of their kalashikovs is our killing cry.
when the future is forked out of the present,
where shall be our destination?
when the moonbecomes a local lamp
with a drilled bottom and leaking oil,
which light will guide night's eyes?
Chibok has lost her chickens to men,
whose everyday is a Christmas day;
and their Christmas day is a chaos day

The Thing About Men

The chorus lyrics from Pink's "The truth about love" struck my mind when I glimpsed through the first chapter.

Fact is we ain't going to figure out "the truth about love" untill we know "that thing about men".

We ain't going to have that perfect relationship untill you figure out what that man wants, and do it in the right way at the right time.

Most times, you wonder why I've got that great perspective about love, I'm able to sort out a friend's relationship with that short and simple advice of mine, but can't even manage my relationship for 6months.

Truth is you haven't figured out "that thing about men".

I know someone's on with a raised eyebrow and within your mind, you're like "MEN's a general term for the "masculine gender"(men) but we've got different kinda traits in those men"

Yea! We've got different kinda traits in them but the most important thing here is; they've got almost similar things about what gets their attention that we(baes) don't know.

Its not jes about what gets their attention, but more importantly what keeps their attention. The greatest discovery is "we(ladies/women) over think this thing called attraction. We magnify the miniscule(small things) and overlook things that are major deal makers or breakers in their minds.

The most important of all is :

* Men love and want a godly mate but not a boring one. This' applicable to all, not just directly specified to the "holier than thou sisters"

* Men appreciate compliments. Learn how to give compliments either its worth little or nothing.

One thing you should learn to be cautious of is that you might find yourself being challenged on different personal habits and with attitudes. The bottom line is you have to deal with the reality of wherever you are presently so as to incorporate the changes you need to make in order to move forward and achieve that lasting relationship goals.

I will try to stay dedicated (to this blog) as regards posting all my views + Michelle's points on the 101 ways to get and keep his attention.

I'm sure you really want to know how to get the attention of that special someone that triggers your heart, pull up a chair, girl, and let's start at the beginning.

Hi Lovelies

Hello Lovelies, Its really been a while, as the Yorubas would say “Oto ojo meta”. I’m sure you’re doing real good and you really should forgive me at my inconsistent act(as to posting stuffs on the site). I’ve been off for so many reasons that I might not state all (the reasons) at the moment.

One of them been that, presently, I’m in my final year at the University of Lagos and it seems as if I’m just experiencing the hurdles of school Life. Even me has little time for myself regardless of my target.  

Infact, today I spent close to 3 hours with my group members on a field trip to the motherless home. That made me appreciate my parents more, I felt sad within me when I saw cute kids and was told how their parents dumped them. (anyways that’s by the way)

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Also started my Make-Up training alongside, Damn! Nothing in this life is easy. I tell you. Even to copy or imitate somebody or something  (name it anything) aint easy. Give it a try and you’d find yourself struggling to do it.

And yea! I still remember I promised posting reviews from the Michelle Mckinney Hammond’s book I got. Truth is I only skimmed through. Beht I’m still on the matter.

Above all I want to thank you guys for motivating me,  somehow, regardless of the cobwebs on my posts, you still check on my blog daily. last week, a friend of mine was still saying “she’s sure the traffic audience won’t be more than 5” and hahaha! The silly badmouthed girl was put to shame. A BIG THANK YOU to y’all *kisses*.