NOTABLE QUOTES

"If you’re not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.” - Woody Allen

"Every accomplishment begins with the decision to try." - Anonymous

"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy, I'm telling you it's going to be worth it." - Anonymous

"It's the rule of life that everything you have always wanted comes the very second you stop looking for it."  - Anonymous

"If you're afraid to fail, you'll keep failing forever." - Anonymous

"To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong." - Anonymous

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." - Anonymous

"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney

"Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them." - Anonymous

"If you do what you always did, you will get what you always got." - Anonymous

"Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends, fads, and popular opinion." - Anonymous

"Remember, happiness is a way of travel, not a destination." - Anonymous

"Do not be fooled. Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” - Anonymous

"If you're going through hell keep going." - Winston Churchill

"The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do.” - Anonymous

"Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." - Anonymous

"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away." - Anonymous

"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf." - Anonymous

"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." - Anonymous

"No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist." - Anonymous

"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." - Albert Einstein

"Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting." - Anonymous

"Every artist was first an amateur." - Anonymous

"Do one thing every day that scares you." - Anonymous

"What's the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?" - Anonymous

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - Anonymous

"Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent." - Anonymous

"Knowledge is being aware of what you can do. Wisdom is knowing when not to do it.” - Anonymous

"Your problem isn't the problem. Your reaction is the problem." - Anonymous

"You can do anything, but not everything." - Anonymous

"You don't have to wait for the storm to pass. Go be awesome in the rain." - Anonymous

YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME - STEVE GOODIER

Even though her toddler was throwing a furious tantrum, (or, as my southern American friends might say, pitching a fit) from the seat of a grocery cart, one mother was unfazed. "You may as well give up on the crying," she said as calmly as if she were soothing her to bed instead of leading her out of the store. "It won't work. You're stuck with me for 18 years." That little child may not know how lucky she is to be stuck with her for 18 years. Even when she's cranky, out of sorts or otherwise going through a phase, her mother will be there. She's stuck with her. Most relationships that truly matter are built on that kind of sticking-power. And not everyone has someone they can always count on to stick around. A university instructor posed a riddle to her graduate education class. "What has four legs and leaves?" she asked, hoping the students would realize that by considering alternative meanings to the words "legs" and "leaves" that they could arrive at the solution – a table. However, one woman unexpectedly answered, "My last two boyfriends." Maybe you can relate. People will leave relationships for any number of reasons. And sometimes we should put certain relationships behind. Not every friendship or romance has a healthy future. Sometimes we bring along so many destructive problems and behaviours that a happy relationship has no chance of long-term survival. Sometimes addictions make staying in a relationship impossible. Sometimes leaving is necessary. But there's also a time to stick around. Something all relationships of many years have in common is this: every one of them is made up of people who have had plenty of opportunities to bolt or quit, to move out or to move on, but they stuck around. Maybe because they knew that the people they love are not always "lovable" or easy to be with, and that's okay. They want a relationship that matters, one that is important and lasting, and that kind is nurtured by patience and understanding. Author John Gray sometimes tells about a young mother who asked her visiting brother to get her some pain pills. He forgot and, when her husband returned home, she was upset and in pain – more than a bit crazy. He experienced her anger as a personal assault and exploded in defence. They exchanged harsh words and he headed for the door. His wife said, "Stop, don't leave. This is when I need you the most! I'm in pain. I've had no sleep. Please listen. You are a fair-weather friend. If I'm sweet, you're okay; but if I'm not, out you go!" And then tearfully, and more subdued, she said, "I'm in pain. I have nothing to give. Please hold me. Don't speak...just hold me." He held her and neither spoke – until she thanked him for being there. I suspect there will be plenty of other times their relationship will be tested. And I also suspect that every time it goes through a rough patch and survives some sort of adversity, every time they decide that being together is important enough to stick it out and fix what's wrong, then it will change. Maybe not much, but a little. And in time, little by little, that relationship, their "togetherness," will become a thing of beauty; a pearl of great value. And definitely worth sticking around for.

MAN: YOU ARE CREATED TO BEAR AUTHORITY.

These days, I have come to discover the main thing that happen to man which brought him below God's expectation. In so many churches today I have come to realise that the number of women that we have is more than the number of men!!! Even they have more passion for things of God than men....what happen? there is generally problem and battle about the resposibilities of man these days. Men of this generation are not just available for things of God.

What disturb me alot these days is the generation of this day's youth which I try to imagine what the future will be hmmm......but its a cry for this generation if things are not being put in place. Even the youths that suppose to be strong in God are no where to be found infact the way this generation is going it shows that the authority of man is shaking and not functioning. My prayer is that the authority God has place on our life as the head will not be mis-used in Jesus name.

According to Gbile Akanni..........

A REFLECTION OF GOD'S GLORY

'' for a man indeed ought not to cover his head for he is the image and the glory of God:but the woman is the glory of man. For the man is not of the woman; but the woman is of man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but for the woman for man. For this cause ought the woman to have power over her head because of the angels. Nevertheless neither is the man without woman and woman without man, in the Lord.

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman;also by the woman; but all things of God.''(1cor 11:7-12).

The bible says that a man ought not cover his head. There is a reason for this ''since he is the image and Glory of God, but the woman is the glory of man''.What is God speaking about particularly here? it is as if God is saying that according to His own order and ordination, He expects a man to become a complete and an affirmative representation of God in the society. God's expectation is that when anyone says, I want to see God, I want to see how the Lord look like; I want to see His power, His courage,His wisdom, His ability to Handle conflicts'', God desires to have a man to point at and say,'' i have a man here who is my image.''

Why is it that a man ought not to walk with his head bowed? It is because it will give a wrong imoression of the image of God to those who are under His authority. God is looking for a man that reflects and manifests His Glory outlook, his way of thinking and handling situations and conflicts. this is a particular responsibility that God has placed on you as a man. It is not enough to go to work and come back in the night, fall down tired and ask your wife,'' where is my food?'' That is not the reason why you are a man.there is much more to manhood than such ordinary issues.

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy. "Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies." "Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "These puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money." The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?" "Sure," said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle. "Here, Dolly!" he called. Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up... "I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would." With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands." With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup.

Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy. "How much?" asked the little boy... "No charge," answered the farmer, "There's no charge for love." The world is full of people who need someone who understands.....

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