Happy New Year 2016!!!

2015 is now gone and in retrospect, I feel like I let the year slipped away with an inclination on my part to put weight on trivial issues. I wasted valuable time on almost everyone else, but very little on me, my plans and my year's goals, fortunately, I feel happy. Irrespective of the fact that I focussed attention on being the bridge on which others could cross, I managed to assemble enough energy to see my targets obtained; a journey which took me three years to accomplish with an extra additional year of abeyance. The abeyance was worth it; my little one was able to read, I was able to rebuild me and to understand who I am. The retreat saw me delete all those who clogged my mind and made me unable to live in the present- to enjoy the essence of the now. I got rid of friends who were rather negative in every aspect, and in every issue-I read beautiful books like The Alchemist, Americanah, Half of a Yellow Sun, To Kill a Mockingbird, and One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days and 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength and Personal Growth. I also read a piece on the Art of War-very interesting and it is a recipe for success in any battle. I watched beautiful movies, visited lovely and amazing places some of which made me feel rather humbled and got me thinking that, truly, I am but an ant on a ginormous mountain. Well, It's been a year and like every year, we lose people to a world where every being decomposes after a while and all that's left is our mental connection with the people we cannot hold, touch or speak because they've traveled to to the world beyond and our last resort is to pray for a repose of their souls. That's life-we are born, fed, and thereafter, we are expected to give birth, feed ourselves and others, and most importantly, live in a way that is in accordance with the energy that is mightier than ours-in my world it is the Alpha and Omega. 

This year, my target is to set goals and achieve them. I shall not delve into the nitty-gritty of my goals for where I come from, saying goals to others could hamper its realisation because others may not be happy with your life's goals and their negative energy towards your ambitions may halt your progress. That's me being superstitious even though I am cognisant that if God is for me, no weapon fashioned against me shall prosper! All the same, allow me to be human for there are moments in life where our trust in God may drop, but that doesn't mean we lose our ratings in his heart. Mind you, I never deviate from clinging unto God as the firm rock on which my house is built and even the outrage of the strongest tempest cannot destroy because I am his most favoured daughter. I also read that, people who talk about their intentions are less likely to make them happen. Announcing your plans to others satisfies your self-identity just enough that you're less motivated to do the hard work needed (Sivers, n.d.http://sivers.org/zipit). However, there are people who could help make our goals come true if we share them. Although I recognise the value others could have in upping our ambitions, there are many who will drain you out of your progress-choose your friends, wisely.

Thank you all for journeying with me this 2015 on whatsapp till this date. It’s been a wonderful year albeit its ups and downs, particularly reading your feedback on my write-ups. I love the feedbacks-very enriching and keep them coming this 2016 because they are the wings I use to fly.

Thank God for 2015, and we hope 2016 is the year that will see us soar in every area of our lives and also may God furnish us with all that we require that we do not know we need.

I will now leave you to a few quotes which could activate or deactivate your potential; it all depends on the lens from which you view them. Have a year filled with rewards; a beautiful one!!!

With lots of love,

Delphine