A small kind word so fitly spoken
Heal our ills and mend the broken
But a small unpleasant word uttered out of turn
Sinks deep into our spirits and cause the soul to burn
So when next you must speak
Keep your words pleasant, soft and sweet
For the delicate heart wounded and hurt
May be like an irremovable stain upon a shirt
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I found love…
I found love underneath the carpet and swept it out by mistake…
I found love but miserable me got the better of me and stole it…
I found love and ran the car over it one morning while rushing to work…
I found love but hated its inconvenience features and traded it in for a microwave instead…
I found love on my door step one morning I woke up but never appreciated it and so it left…
I found love but was too scared, too blind and too deaf
Then one day love amazingly found me…
Arrested me by the heart, told me to be quiet and bounded me…
Now I am as happy as can be….
Ever since that day love found me…
I found love but miserable me got the better of me and stole it…
I found love and ran the car over it one morning while rushing to work…
I found love but hated its inconvenience features and traded it in for a microwave instead…
I found love on my door step one morning I woke up but never appreciated it and so it left…
I found love but was too scared, too blind and too deaf
Then one day love amazingly found me…
Arrested me by the heart, told me to be quiet and bounded me…
Now I am as happy as can be….
Ever since that day love found me…
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Love’s risk
Oh love, why do you favor the brave...
Why do you make it so hard to find you...
And at times you seem to be in my heart and all over my mind …
Why do you make it so painful to bear when you leave…
And at times you seem so true with those who want to deceive…
Oh love, why do you favor the brave…
Why to find you, I must become you, give you and do you…
And at times I feel you are with me, and other times you are not …
Oh love, why do you favor the brave…
It is hard to find you, twice as hard to keep you and devastating to live without you…
You are a risk I must take, a choice I must make.
Why do you make it so hard to find you...
And at times you seem to be in my heart and all over my mind …
Why do you make it so painful to bear when you leave…
And at times you seem so true with those who want to deceive…
Oh love, why do you favor the brave…
Why to find you, I must become you, give you and do you…
And at times I feel you are with me, and other times you are not …
Oh love, why do you favor the brave…
It is hard to find you, twice as hard to keep you and devastating to live without you…
You are a risk I must take, a choice I must make.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Your Precious Reminder
Your Precious Reminder
If you think no one loves you…I do…
If you are feeling sad, lonely and uncertain of yourself…I woke up with you on my mind today and I sent the sun just so you could see the day and find your way…
If you are coming under the weight of the pressures of life…I am here to help you carry your burden, let me lift it from off your head, there’s just too much there…
You have been walking around with that ‘guilt cloud’ hanging over your head and on your back for some time now…Oh my child…I shed my blood for that too, now you can be free…Rise up and walk…leave it behind you…
If you are feeling discouraged and bitter…I am here, I am here so reach out for me…I am here…
I am here, my precious child…I am your Lord…The God Almighty
I made all your parts, including your heart, so I know you inside out…Talk to me…Pray to me and worship me…
Let go of the things that hold you…Those things that are making it difficult for you to walk with me…Be free mentally, emotionally and spiritually...I love you
If you love me too…then you’ll know just what to do…I placed my words in your heart so you can wear it…obey it and live it…like a garment, put it on, cover yourself with it…I love you
If you think no one loves you…I do…
If you are feeling sad, lonely and uncertain of yourself…I woke up with you on my mind today and I sent the sun just so you could see the day and find your way…
If you are coming under the weight of the pressures of life…I am here to help you carry your burden, let me lift it from off your head, there’s just too much there…
You have been walking around with that ‘guilt cloud’ hanging over your head and on your back for some time now…Oh my child…I shed my blood for that too, now you can be free…Rise up and walk…leave it behind you…
If you are feeling discouraged and bitter…I am here, I am here so reach out for me…I am here…
I am here, my precious child…I am your Lord…The God Almighty
I made all your parts, including your heart, so I know you inside out…Talk to me…Pray to me and worship me…
Let go of the things that hold you…Those things that are making it difficult for you to walk with me…Be free mentally, emotionally and spiritually...I love you
If you love me too…then you’ll know just what to do…I placed my words in your heart so you can wear it…obey it and live it…like a garment, put it on, cover yourself with it…I love you
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Travelers
Travelers
We are all but travelers...
Passing through this moment in time...
I just happen to be a part of your journey...
And you just happen to be a part of mine...
We are all but travelers...
Of all the people God could choose...
Of all the possible times you could travel through this place...
He chose me; He chose you, and then put us together to run in the same race...
We are all but travelers...
I will pass up all opportunities to hate you or hurt you...
Gladly I will embrace the opportunities to love you...
Share a moment, a smile, a journey or even a thought too...
We are all but travelers...
Perhaps you I would have never known...
Had it not been for this juncture, this phase, this stage...
You are a part of my travel, so let's make it worthwhile...
We are all but travelers...
If at the end, time must choose its favourite time...
Let it be the times we have shared and the time we met...
These precious times, that time itself will never forget...
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
It is late, but not too late
It is late, but not too late
Do your remember how you felt the last time your arrived late for work, school or church?
Can you imagine what it would be like if that was your very last chance?
What do I mean by that?
Well…Let us suppose because you were late this time around you would no longer be able to participate in school, or you would no longer have a job or be able to go to church anymore…what would that mean for you? What would you do?
It is a frightening thought.
The last time I was late and had to go through a much longer process than normal was just yesterday. I was attending a meeting as a Pension Trustee but was a little over 25 minutes late and so too were some other attendees. The organizers arranged the first set of attendees to park in the main car park area and the remainder to park at another car park located 7 minutes away and then be shuttled back to the meeting auditorium.
To make it even more heart breaking for me, I was not allowed to go in the main meeting room but had to settle for an overflow room with a screen and a speaker box to hear and watch the proceedings in the main auditorium.
The point is I was late, but not too late.
If you look at the world and judge it by the bible’s clock you would recognise that it is late, but not too late.
In Genesis 6:12 it says “…God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth”.
This was the situation just before God destroyed the world with a flood in Noah’s days. It would then be wise of us to realise the very same conditions now exist across the world today. It is late, but not too late. The world is corrupt.
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Think about this, only eight persons made it safely in the ark, the rest were too late. Everyone believes they still have time, so they can enjoy the pleasures a little more.
I know I still have time to write a song to help a struggling man, girl, boy or woman.
There is still time to share a word that can bring hope, change a heart and bring new birth.
Surely it is late, but not too late. Some think they still have time, maybe they are right, or maybe they are wrong.
Do your remember how you felt the last time your arrived late for work, school or church?
Can you imagine what it would be like if that was your very last chance?
What do I mean by that?
Well…Let us suppose because you were late this time around you would no longer be able to participate in school, or you would no longer have a job or be able to go to church anymore…what would that mean for you? What would you do?
It is a frightening thought.
The last time I was late and had to go through a much longer process than normal was just yesterday. I was attending a meeting as a Pension Trustee but was a little over 25 minutes late and so too were some other attendees. The organizers arranged the first set of attendees to park in the main car park area and the remainder to park at another car park located 7 minutes away and then be shuttled back to the meeting auditorium.
To make it even more heart breaking for me, I was not allowed to go in the main meeting room but had to settle for an overflow room with a screen and a speaker box to hear and watch the proceedings in the main auditorium.
The point is I was late, but not too late.
If you look at the world and judge it by the bible’s clock you would recognise that it is late, but not too late.
In Genesis 6:12 it says “…God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth”.
This was the situation just before God destroyed the world with a flood in Noah’s days. It would then be wise of us to realise the very same conditions now exist across the world today. It is late, but not too late. The world is corrupt.
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Think about this, only eight persons made it safely in the ark, the rest were too late. Everyone believes they still have time, so they can enjoy the pleasures a little more.
I know I still have time to write a song to help a struggling man, girl, boy or woman.
There is still time to share a word that can bring hope, change a heart and bring new birth.
Surely it is late, but not too late. Some think they still have time, maybe they are right, or maybe they are wrong.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
I am Feeling Excellent
I am feeling excellent
Today as I was speaking with a friend online, she asked how it was I was feeling excellent… and most times that is really how I am feeling and how I am.
I responded by saying that everyday when we wake up there will be people and things that are fighting for our mood...they want to dictate how we ought to feel, think and behave...stop…don't give them the slightest chance…Fight for your mood…Fight for your faith
Since most people allow their mood to influence their faith, you must fight for your mood first. Then as you mature and gain more control over your mood, you will grow into allowing your faith to dominate. When your faith starts to take control then your mood is secondary. So when you are not feeling much like it, you will want to do it anyway.
Your faith talk is what some call positive-talk. Your eyes are closed but you are seeing anyway. Your ears are not listening but you are hearing…See beyond your current struggles, see the greater results, the greater you…I am feeling excellent and I radiate excellence as I go…Catch it if you will…you determine what you catch and also what catches you in so many ways.
Despite all that’s happening, I am feeling excellent, how about you?
Today as I was speaking with a friend online, she asked how it was I was feeling excellent… and most times that is really how I am feeling and how I am.
I responded by saying that everyday when we wake up there will be people and things that are fighting for our mood...they want to dictate how we ought to feel, think and behave...stop…don't give them the slightest chance…Fight for your mood…Fight for your faith
Since most people allow their mood to influence their faith, you must fight for your mood first. Then as you mature and gain more control over your mood, you will grow into allowing your faith to dominate. When your faith starts to take control then your mood is secondary. So when you are not feeling much like it, you will want to do it anyway.
Your faith talk is what some call positive-talk. Your eyes are closed but you are seeing anyway. Your ears are not listening but you are hearing…See beyond your current struggles, see the greater results, the greater you…I am feeling excellent and I radiate excellence as I go…Catch it if you will…you determine what you catch and also what catches you in so many ways.
Despite all that’s happening, I am feeling excellent, how about you?
Where are you right now?
Where are you right now?...
It is still a fairly new year and a lot is happening around the world right now…
But where are you? ...
Where is your head space? Where is your heart? ...
Are you just going through the motions of completing what life demands? ...
Do you have hope for a better tomorrow? …
Or did you quit with the happenings of yesterday? ...
How are you feeling right now? …
Excited, resentful, sad, depressed, pensive, reflective, happy, helpful…
Where is your heart? ...
This is one of the most important questions you could ask yourself right now? …
Where is your heart? Is it with your Creator, your Maker?
At times I search for myself and do find it and bring my heart back home to where it belongs.
Do you need to go out in search of you?
Do you know where your soul walks when you become unconscious?
Whether a brief moment while you are awake or while you are in a dream.
Where are you right now?
It is still a fairly new year and a lot is happening around the world right now…
But where are you? ...
Where is your head space? Where is your heart? ...
Are you just going through the motions of completing what life demands? ...
Do you have hope for a better tomorrow? …
Or did you quit with the happenings of yesterday? ...
How are you feeling right now? …
Excited, resentful, sad, depressed, pensive, reflective, happy, helpful…
Where is your heart? ...
This is one of the most important questions you could ask yourself right now? …
Where is your heart? Is it with your Creator, your Maker?
At times I search for myself and do find it and bring my heart back home to where it belongs.
Do you need to go out in search of you?
Do you know where your soul walks when you become unconscious?
Whether a brief moment while you are awake or while you are in a dream.
Where are you right now?
Monday, December 28, 2009
11:59 On the brink of a…
(Reposted for your pleasure...since first publishing this poem in 2007 this poem has inspired many other writers and event organisers across the world)
We all experience it, we all dread it
Buzzing with excitement or caged by fear
Change birth stress and
Stress forces change
A change is looming at eleven fifty-nine
For we all experience change in our lives, at some time
A change of day, a change of month or year
We lose or gain something, someone dear
You could love it
You could hate it
One thing is natural
We all must have it
If your clock doesn’t stop ticking
You are bound to be changing
For even when your clock stops
Change even in death you must
But why we say eleven fifty nine?
By no means maligned
A lot you can buy with dollar and dime
But not much can be given in exchange for time
Change is neither certain nor constant
For only time changes change
And change changes time.
Whatever your story, things never remain the same
After Eleven fifty-nine
Copyright (c) 2007 J D Gordon All Rights Reserved.
We all experience it, we all dread it
Buzzing with excitement or caged by fear
Change birth stress and
Stress forces change
A change is looming at eleven fifty-nine
For we all experience change in our lives, at some time
A change of day, a change of month or year
We lose or gain something, someone dear
You could love it
You could hate it
One thing is natural
We all must have it
If your clock doesn’t stop ticking
You are bound to be changing
For even when your clock stops
Change even in death you must
But why we say eleven fifty nine?
By no means maligned
A lot you can buy with dollar and dime
But not much can be given in exchange for time
Change is neither certain nor constant
For only time changes change
And change changes time.
Whatever your story, things never remain the same
After Eleven fifty-nine
Copyright (c) 2007 J D Gordon All Rights Reserved.
God loves me anyways
My lips have uttered many lies and deceit, yet He loved me anyways…
My eyes wandered and lusted at the world, the human body, the jewelry and the glimmering life, yet God loved me anyways…
I am hurting, and I have hurt others too, feeling abused and even heartbroken I have broken a few hearts too…yet God loves me anyways…
My mind struggles to remain pure, to remain clean, yet He loves me anyways…
I steal, I cheat, I hate, I grudge and I judge, But God still loves me anyways…
I have messed up, not once, not twice but so many times, yet He loves me anyways…
God loves me anyways…
Oh, so many times I think to myself I just don’t deserve this, it seems oh too good to be true…but He loves me anyways…
I am not without flaws, oh no, I am not without my issues, yet God loves me anyways…
I become proud and feel as if I know it all and I have got all the answers, but He loves me anyways…
Many nights when I become weary of life I cry and cry and cry some more…But still God loves me anyways…
I said I will never let this happen to me again and surely it does, yet He loves me anyways…
I have wasted so much of the time he has given me living selfishly and being swallowed up in self-centered desires and wants, but God loves me anyways…
He loves me just as I am; He waits for me just as I am…
He still loves me, He still loves you anyways.
My eyes wandered and lusted at the world, the human body, the jewelry and the glimmering life, yet God loved me anyways…
I am hurting, and I have hurt others too, feeling abused and even heartbroken I have broken a few hearts too…yet God loves me anyways…
My mind struggles to remain pure, to remain clean, yet He loves me anyways…
I steal, I cheat, I hate, I grudge and I judge, But God still loves me anyways…
I have messed up, not once, not twice but so many times, yet He loves me anyways…
God loves me anyways…
Oh, so many times I think to myself I just don’t deserve this, it seems oh too good to be true…but He loves me anyways…
I am not without flaws, oh no, I am not without my issues, yet God loves me anyways…
I become proud and feel as if I know it all and I have got all the answers, but He loves me anyways…
Many nights when I become weary of life I cry and cry and cry some more…But still God loves me anyways…
I said I will never let this happen to me again and surely it does, yet He loves me anyways…
I have wasted so much of the time he has given me living selfishly and being swallowed up in self-centered desires and wants, but God loves me anyways…
He loves me just as I am; He waits for me just as I am…
He still loves me, He still loves you anyways.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
This time is for you
This time is for you
He knew you had fallen and there was no way you could climb yourself back up into heaven and so he sent His Only Son to get you instead.
St. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that if you should believe in him you shall not perish but have eternal life.”
This time is for you
He knew you would have been battered and beaten by life, surrounded by misery and longing for peace. He knew you would be hurt and wounded and in need of healing so he allowed the whipping of His Son.
Every flogging he received paid your medical and health bill to secure your healing.
Isaiah 53:5 “But he was pierced for your transgressions, he was crushed for your iniquities; the punishment that brought you peace was upon him, and by his wounds you are healed.”
St. John 16:33 “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."
He knew you had fallen and there was no way you could climb yourself back up into heaven and so he sent His Only Son to get you instead.
St. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that if you should believe in him you shall not perish but have eternal life.”
This time is for you
He knew you would have been battered and beaten by life, surrounded by misery and longing for peace. He knew you would be hurt and wounded and in need of healing so he allowed the whipping of His Son.
Every flogging he received paid your medical and health bill to secure your healing.
Isaiah 53:5 “But he was pierced for your transgressions, he was crushed for your iniquities; the punishment that brought you peace was upon him, and by his wounds you are healed.”
St. John 16:33 “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."
This time is for you
But though you have eyes you will not see it unless you look
And though you look, what you see won’t make sense until you open your heart to Jesus
Then when you see as Jesus does it makes a whole world of difference. You want to find your way…You want the truth…
St. John 14: 6 “I am the Way the Truth and the Life. You cannot come to the Father except through me.
This time is for you
Some call it Christmas, others call it yuletide etc.
All over the world people are looking forward to this time, they want hope; they want escape from the ills of life, they want light. This is your time. Make this festival a Christian festival. This time is really for you…he did it for you
St. John 1: 10 – 11 “He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. 11 He came to his own people, and even they rejected him.”
This time is for you
This time is for you, It may seem too good to be true…a great God did such a marvelous thing for you…but he did…yes He did…will you receive it?
St. John 1:12 “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,”
Friday, December 18, 2009
Economic Crisis and cost cutting
The shortsighted and unimaginative managers of our time again and again
interpret cost cutting to connote human resource reduction.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
She looks for love…
She looks for love...
She looks for love from a guy who she feel will make her complete
She looks for love from a guy who tells her she is so sweet
Daddy you weren’t there to tell her what she needed to hear
“My darling you are so beautiful and so dear”
“My darling you are my precious jewel, your father’s heartfelt cheer”
She never had that love she needed
Though her soul begged and pleaded
So she gives in to the voice of the first pretender
Her entire heart she surrendered
Daddy if you only knew how much she needed you
The hugs, kisses and tender words she needed too
She looks for love, but not sure what are men made of and who are they
So she hurt herself in the process
Grieving that her life is a mess
So now she is confused, feeling violated and used
She learns to distrust men, hate them and resent a few too
She looks for love from a real man, a man who will protect and provide
A man who is good enough to make her his bride
Finally her heart one day finds love
Oh but all that hurt and pain has made her a divided soul
Who has grown bitter and ice cold
A soul of quiet shouts and tearless cries,
She defines love by her reality, though far from the truth
A fate of early love that torments the mature and our youth
She looks for love yet still,
But a wise heart knows The Heavenly Father’s will
She looks for love...
(This is true for our world today, please feel free to share with a girl, a woman, a boy or a man – Someone really needs to hear)
~~HELP~~HER~~FIND~~LOVE~~
She looks for love from a guy who she feel will make her complete
She looks for love from a guy who tells her she is so sweet
Daddy you weren’t there to tell her what she needed to hear
“My darling you are so beautiful and so dear”
“My darling you are my precious jewel, your father’s heartfelt cheer”
She never had that love she needed
Though her soul begged and pleaded
So she gives in to the voice of the first pretender
Her entire heart she surrendered
Daddy if you only knew how much she needed you
The hugs, kisses and tender words she needed too
She looks for love, but not sure what are men made of and who are they
So she hurt herself in the process
Grieving that her life is a mess
So now she is confused, feeling violated and used
She learns to distrust men, hate them and resent a few too
She looks for love from a real man, a man who will protect and provide
A man who is good enough to make her his bride
Finally her heart one day finds love
Oh but all that hurt and pain has made her a divided soul
Who has grown bitter and ice cold
A soul of quiet shouts and tearless cries,
She defines love by her reality, though far from the truth
A fate of early love that torments the mature and our youth
She looks for love yet still,
But a wise heart knows The Heavenly Father’s will
She looks for love...
(This is true for our world today, please feel free to share with a girl, a woman, a boy or a man – Someone really needs to hear)
~~HELP~~HER~~FIND~~LOVE~~
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The brilliance of a 15 month old baby boy
The family had just returned from church and I went into the bedroom to change when our fifteen month old son Joshua followed sharply behind me. He took my white pair of sneakers and went into the living room.
Shortly afterwards I heard my wife in the living room calling out to him not to put the shoes in the settee..."take it to daddy" she told him
He marched back into the bedroom and returned the white sneakers and took up a pair of brown dressing shoes this time...oh by the way, there are four different types of brown shoes where he toke the pair from...anyway...
I heard my wife once again calling out to him not to put the shoes in the settee...to bring it to an end I then I approached him and thank him for the shoes....I turned to my wife and said...you are missing it...you are too concern over the settee and as such you are missing the most important lesson in this...
I said to her, he is demonstrating his ability to select shoes of the same color and style which is far more valuable than a dirty settee, we can always clean it, re-wrap it or even throw it out...who cares?
I told her there are many grown men who still put their socks or shoes in the wrong places and of course my wife agreed and smiled. I also told her that Joshua is thinking that it is the wrong pair of shoes, and as such he returned each time and changed the shoes.
This was my little Ah! Ah! Moment on the weekend…sheer brilliance
Shortly afterwards I heard my wife in the living room calling out to him not to put the shoes in the settee..."take it to daddy" she told him
He marched back into the bedroom and returned the white sneakers and took up a pair of brown dressing shoes this time...oh by the way, there are four different types of brown shoes where he toke the pair from...anyway...
I heard my wife once again calling out to him not to put the shoes in the settee...to bring it to an end I then I approached him and thank him for the shoes....I turned to my wife and said...you are missing it...you are too concern over the settee and as such you are missing the most important lesson in this...
I said to her, he is demonstrating his ability to select shoes of the same color and style which is far more valuable than a dirty settee, we can always clean it, re-wrap it or even throw it out...who cares?
I told her there are many grown men who still put their socks or shoes in the wrong places and of course my wife agreed and smiled. I also told her that Joshua is thinking that it is the wrong pair of shoes, and as such he returned each time and changed the shoes.
This was my little Ah! Ah! Moment on the weekend…sheer brilliance
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Why students fail?
I know you would have liked for me to tell you the single most important reason why students fail.
But failure isn’t something you bumped into or it just happened; it is a process. In a similar way winning and being successful can become a habit, so too is failing.
Understanding where you have gone wrong is one of the first steps in moving from a state of failing to being successful. I have outlined six main areas that I believe will help you better prepare for your upcoming exams. Just how well you apply the tools below could actually determine which side of the fence you end up on.
Lack of adequate planning
I have always heard the saying, if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.Planning for your exams include from preparing your pen, ruler and geometry set days before the exam, to planning your answers while in the examination room.
Failing to plan properly will make you more anxious and doubtful of your ability.
Don’t just rush into things.
Stop! Take a deep breath and spend a little time to plan your study and revision schedule.This could go a long way in helping you to manage your time efficiently.
Planning to read over your notes each day is a good habit to develop.
Tip: Always do the most important things first. Plan before you start, and don’t leave the more important things at the mercy of the less important stuff.
Poor time management
Students often times postpone learning. This is often done especially when the topic is either difficult or we just don’t seem to grasp it immediately. This will have the effect of students using their study time to learn something that should have already been covered.
If this is you, don’t panic.
Just as you would plan your study and revision times, you must also set aside time for learning new materials that you either did not previously cover or wasn’t grasping too well.
Some subjects require more attention than others and it is usually good to split subjects into weak and strong areas. If you do fairly well at Chemistry and poor at Mathematics, then you would want to spend a little more time practicing math.
Practice, Practice, Practice
Do a lot of past papers and practice often. I found that sometimes questions are repeated in future exams with just minor changes.
Study guides and books with worked answers in the back are great, but only if you use them for help and not as an easy way to get your assignment done. Don't let a book or classmates do your work for you. Do not copy someone else’s work either. They won't be available during the tests, which usually count for a big portion of your grade.
Notice I said practice, not cram.
Caution! Don’t fall into the trap of devoting all your time to a subject you love and enjoy doing.
Share your time based on where the need is greater.
Focus – Put your heart and mind into it
A part of managing your time properly is to ensure that your heart and mind is into what you are doing.
Find the right place and time that will make you be at your best. Here are a few simple and effective steps you can take to better manage your study time:
Turn off the TV.
Tell your friends you are studying and that you will not be accessible during certain hours.
Get rid of all possible distractions.
As a teenager I have always found it difficult to switch off the TV while studying. But, I later on told myself that the Movie Makers already knew just how they were going to earn their living. Therefore I needed to take a conscious decision to pass my CXC. This I knew would have given me a head start in life. Find something to motivate you.
Tip: Be discipline, get use to it, you will need it throughout your entire life.
Procrastinating
You should never do today what you can put off until tomorrow, right? Wrong!
“I will look at this tomorrow”, is always the easy thing to say.
Remember we said earlier that failing is a process? Get into the habit of passing exams and studying properly. I need not say anymore.
Tip: Stop procrastinating – Yesterday you said you would have done it tomorrow and tomorrow you wish you had done it yesterday.
Poor eating and sleeping habits
Develop good eating and sleeping habits. You will do yourself more harm than good trying to study when you are tired and exhausted. Know your body and how it responds to certain foods. An empty stomach in the exam room may be just as bad as having too much to eat.
Doing regular physical exercises helps with the flow of blood in the body and mind.
Tip: Always have a good meal, not too heavy and not too light. Also taking sweets to chew on during the exam is a good way of replenishing your energy.
Quitting too quickly
Never give up while the exam is in progress. If you keep worrying over what you cannot do, you might end up doing poorly on areas that you thought you could have done well.
Things to always do in an exam:
Write clear and easily understood answers.
Review your answers.
Make sure your handwriting is legible for written papers.
Corrections should be neat.
Tip: There are many times I believed I failed an exam only to get the results showing that I not only passed but got a good grade too. Don’t fail yourself, keep going, you can do it.
Fear of exams
The sixth and final reason why students fail is due to the crippling effect of fear on the mind.
If you are like me, then you never really get to like exams. In high school I was always afraid of exams and this was evident in my many trips to the bathroom. I have since changed my attitude.
I have now adapted the “I can approach”.
Your attitude towards your exam could determine if you have a mind block during the exam.
RELAX!
Things are never as bad as we imagine them to be. I have always found that praying help me to focus and relax, especially just before I begin writing my exam paper, you can try it.
Tip: Be calm, be cool and always do something to relax your mind before and during the exam.
But failure isn’t something you bumped into or it just happened; it is a process. In a similar way winning and being successful can become a habit, so too is failing.
Understanding where you have gone wrong is one of the first steps in moving from a state of failing to being successful. I have outlined six main areas that I believe will help you better prepare for your upcoming exams. Just how well you apply the tools below could actually determine which side of the fence you end up on.
Lack of adequate planning
I have always heard the saying, if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.Planning for your exams include from preparing your pen, ruler and geometry set days before the exam, to planning your answers while in the examination room.
Failing to plan properly will make you more anxious and doubtful of your ability.
Don’t just rush into things.
Stop! Take a deep breath and spend a little time to plan your study and revision schedule.This could go a long way in helping you to manage your time efficiently.
Planning to read over your notes each day is a good habit to develop.
Tip: Always do the most important things first. Plan before you start, and don’t leave the more important things at the mercy of the less important stuff.
Poor time management
Students often times postpone learning. This is often done especially when the topic is either difficult or we just don’t seem to grasp it immediately. This will have the effect of students using their study time to learn something that should have already been covered.
If this is you, don’t panic.
Just as you would plan your study and revision times, you must also set aside time for learning new materials that you either did not previously cover or wasn’t grasping too well.
Some subjects require more attention than others and it is usually good to split subjects into weak and strong areas. If you do fairly well at Chemistry and poor at Mathematics, then you would want to spend a little more time practicing math.
Practice, Practice, Practice
Do a lot of past papers and practice often. I found that sometimes questions are repeated in future exams with just minor changes.
Study guides and books with worked answers in the back are great, but only if you use them for help and not as an easy way to get your assignment done. Don't let a book or classmates do your work for you. Do not copy someone else’s work either. They won't be available during the tests, which usually count for a big portion of your grade.
Notice I said practice, not cram.
Caution! Don’t fall into the trap of devoting all your time to a subject you love and enjoy doing.
Share your time based on where the need is greater.
Focus – Put your heart and mind into it
A part of managing your time properly is to ensure that your heart and mind is into what you are doing.
Find the right place and time that will make you be at your best. Here are a few simple and effective steps you can take to better manage your study time:
Turn off the TV.
Tell your friends you are studying and that you will not be accessible during certain hours.
Get rid of all possible distractions.
As a teenager I have always found it difficult to switch off the TV while studying. But, I later on told myself that the Movie Makers already knew just how they were going to earn their living. Therefore I needed to take a conscious decision to pass my CXC. This I knew would have given me a head start in life. Find something to motivate you.
Tip: Be discipline, get use to it, you will need it throughout your entire life.
Procrastinating
You should never do today what you can put off until tomorrow, right? Wrong!
“I will look at this tomorrow”, is always the easy thing to say.
Remember we said earlier that failing is a process? Get into the habit of passing exams and studying properly. I need not say anymore.
Tip: Stop procrastinating – Yesterday you said you would have done it tomorrow and tomorrow you wish you had done it yesterday.
Poor eating and sleeping habits
Develop good eating and sleeping habits. You will do yourself more harm than good trying to study when you are tired and exhausted. Know your body and how it responds to certain foods. An empty stomach in the exam room may be just as bad as having too much to eat.
Doing regular physical exercises helps with the flow of blood in the body and mind.
Tip: Always have a good meal, not too heavy and not too light. Also taking sweets to chew on during the exam is a good way of replenishing your energy.
Quitting too quickly
Never give up while the exam is in progress. If you keep worrying over what you cannot do, you might end up doing poorly on areas that you thought you could have done well.
Things to always do in an exam:
Write clear and easily understood answers.
Review your answers.
Make sure your handwriting is legible for written papers.
Corrections should be neat.
Tip: There are many times I believed I failed an exam only to get the results showing that I not only passed but got a good grade too. Don’t fail yourself, keep going, you can do it.
Fear of exams
The sixth and final reason why students fail is due to the crippling effect of fear on the mind.
If you are like me, then you never really get to like exams. In high school I was always afraid of exams and this was evident in my many trips to the bathroom. I have since changed my attitude.
I have now adapted the “I can approach”.
Your attitude towards your exam could determine if you have a mind block during the exam.
RELAX!
Things are never as bad as we imagine them to be. I have always found that praying help me to focus and relax, especially just before I begin writing my exam paper, you can try it.
Tip: Be calm, be cool and always do something to relax your mind before and during the exam.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
This very minute
This very minute a woman is giving birth...
This very minute another soul is departing the earth...
This very minute a girl is finding love...
This very minute someone is angry at love...
This very minute, an achievement someone is proud of...
This very minute, some action someone is disappointed of...
This very minute there’s a man giving up...
This very minute there’s a child wising up...
This very minute someone is grieving...
This very minute someone is believing...
This very minute a girl is feeling lonely...
This very minute someone special is thinking of you, their one and only...
This very minute a family is having a fight...
This very minute a couple is getting it right...
This very minute may not count much to you...
But this is all the time someone has left to make it through...
This very minute may be your final and only chance...
To share hope, to love or even to dance...
This very minute wont last...
It will soon become your precious past...
Make this very minute count...
This very minute may seem like forever...
Let your memories be pleasing to remember...
Be thankful for this very minute, before it is over...
This very minute another soul is departing the earth...
This very minute a girl is finding love...
This very minute someone is angry at love...
This very minute, an achievement someone is proud of...
This very minute, some action someone is disappointed of...
This very minute there’s a man giving up...
This very minute there’s a child wising up...
This very minute someone is grieving...
This very minute someone is believing...
This very minute a girl is feeling lonely...
This very minute someone special is thinking of you, their one and only...
This very minute a family is having a fight...
This very minute a couple is getting it right...
This very minute may not count much to you...
But this is all the time someone has left to make it through...
This very minute may be your final and only chance...
To share hope, to love or even to dance...
This very minute wont last...
It will soon become your precious past...
Make this very minute count...
This very minute may seem like forever...
Let your memories be pleasing to remember...
Be thankful for this very minute, before it is over...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Girl # 2 - The way men look at me
A stranger standing pose
At me dared to lift up his nose
A penetrating stare
On my neck I felt his exhaled air
From the distance he zoomed in on my skirt
With eyes so fixed
What could he possible missed
Was he lusting, flirting
Swearing, wishing or dreaming
Like the shining sun upon the skin
His stare sunk deep, deep within
I then took a gaze
And my, my I was amazed
This stranger choosing to look at a woman
Was not quite a boy and not quite a man
With one glance
I quickly calculated his chance
His hands seemed rough
Hair twisted and curled
Face looked good enough
In my mind lingered random thoughts
My attention he caught
Though not my type
It doesn’t hurt to be nice
So before my meal I buy
I ventured over and said,” Hello” and he said, “Hi”
At me dared to lift up his nose
A penetrating stare
On my neck I felt his exhaled air
From the distance he zoomed in on my skirt
With eyes so fixed
What could he possible missed
Was he lusting, flirting
Swearing, wishing or dreaming
Like the shining sun upon the skin
His stare sunk deep, deep within
I then took a gaze
And my, my I was amazed
This stranger choosing to look at a woman
Was not quite a boy and not quite a man
With one glance
I quickly calculated his chance
His hands seemed rough
Hair twisted and curled
Face looked good enough
In my mind lingered random thoughts
My attention he caught
Though not my type
It doesn’t hurt to be nice
So before my meal I buy
I ventured over and said,” Hello” and he said, “Hi”
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Who is affecting you?
Sometimes our lives can become absorbed with those who are affecting us negatively.
Quite often this is the case and is usually someone we resent and wish would go away.
Today, take time to acknowledge that your life would be much different if certain persons were not in it. The people who make living more worthwhile and getting out of bed so much easier are the ones you should allow to affect you the most.
Take a little time to really reflect on who is affecting you and how.
Answer these little questions, who cause you to do it most?
1. Become upset
2. Cry
3. Become discouraged
4. Worry
5. Feel bad
a) Laugh
b) Smile
c) Be hopeful
d) Think
e) Feel inspired
If you had jot down your answers on a small sheet of paper then you might have noticed how some persons name appeared more than once on your list. If not, that’s ok too. But having the same person appearing more than once is a good indicator of who is affecting you mostly.
Now, the area you are most affected in will depend on you. If it was easier to answer questions 1 to 5 than a) to e) then you know the negative influences are weighing down more on you.
Our lives are touched by the people we meet, our family and friends or even a total stranger in the street. I always crave the touching, heartwarming moments than I do the disturbing ones. I do not make room for the negative energy.
I do not make myself a magnet for negative and disturbing influences.
Having completed this exercise myself, I did two other exercises you may also want to consider.
Firstly, I rid myself of the disturbing encounters and persons who are magnets for attracting unpleasant encounters. Soon I was happier and I felt more fulfilled. I also had more energy to help and empower those who really wanted to be helped.
Secondly I took five minutes to let those who have touched my life in one way or another know how much they mean to me. Five minutes of gratitude, five minutes of thank you and appreciation, five minutes of, “I love you’.
I was strengthened and they too were strengthened from receiving those wonderful compliments.
If you are being affected by others and you dislike the person you are becoming, then it is time for you to take back the reins. I talk more about this in my upcoming book, “DISCOVERING THE GOLD IN YOU”.
You must remain in control of your life, it is then and only then you will be able to give it to your Creator. Walk well!
~~~~~
Quite often this is the case and is usually someone we resent and wish would go away.
Today, take time to acknowledge that your life would be much different if certain persons were not in it. The people who make living more worthwhile and getting out of bed so much easier are the ones you should allow to affect you the most.
Take a little time to really reflect on who is affecting you and how.
Answer these little questions, who cause you to do it most?
1. Become upset
2. Cry
3. Become discouraged
4. Worry
5. Feel bad
a) Laugh
b) Smile
c) Be hopeful
d) Think
e) Feel inspired
If you had jot down your answers on a small sheet of paper then you might have noticed how some persons name appeared more than once on your list. If not, that’s ok too. But having the same person appearing more than once is a good indicator of who is affecting you mostly.
Now, the area you are most affected in will depend on you. If it was easier to answer questions 1 to 5 than a) to e) then you know the negative influences are weighing down more on you.
Our lives are touched by the people we meet, our family and friends or even a total stranger in the street. I always crave the touching, heartwarming moments than I do the disturbing ones. I do not make room for the negative energy.
I do not make myself a magnet for negative and disturbing influences.
Having completed this exercise myself, I did two other exercises you may also want to consider.
Firstly, I rid myself of the disturbing encounters and persons who are magnets for attracting unpleasant encounters. Soon I was happier and I felt more fulfilled. I also had more energy to help and empower those who really wanted to be helped.
Secondly I took five minutes to let those who have touched my life in one way or another know how much they mean to me. Five minutes of gratitude, five minutes of thank you and appreciation, five minutes of, “I love you’.
I was strengthened and they too were strengthened from receiving those wonderful compliments.
If you are being affected by others and you dislike the person you are becoming, then it is time for you to take back the reins. I talk more about this in my upcoming book, “DISCOVERING THE GOLD IN YOU”.
You must remain in control of your life, it is then and only then you will be able to give it to your Creator. Walk well!
~~~~~
Monday, November 9, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
WHEN I AM...YOU ARE
When I am alone at nights and have no one on whom I can call…
You are the only one I can depend on, when on my knees I fall…
When I am confused, no peace, and no sleep…
You are the only who can restore me, you’re my shepherd, and I’m your sheep…
When I am worried even though it never brings me what I need…
Your word is all I have, you’ve promised to meet my every need…
Whenever I am afraid for the world is such a scary place and sometimes unkind…
Your word reminds me I have power, love and a sound mind…
When I get too comfortable here on earth…
A better home has been prepared for me, this hope of my new birth…
Whenever I place all my hope in this land…
You remind me of your better plan…
When I am alone…
You remind me I’m not my own…
When I am sad…
You are that best friend I’ve always had…
When I am depress…
You are my fortress…
When man fail…
You prevail…
Yes! Lord, I need not fret…
You have never failed me yet…
When I am lonely, you are never far
When I am…You are
You are the only one I can depend on, when on my knees I fall…
When I am confused, no peace, and no sleep…
You are the only who can restore me, you’re my shepherd, and I’m your sheep…
When I am worried even though it never brings me what I need…
Your word is all I have, you’ve promised to meet my every need…
Whenever I am afraid for the world is such a scary place and sometimes unkind…
Your word reminds me I have power, love and a sound mind…
When I get too comfortable here on earth…
A better home has been prepared for me, this hope of my new birth…
Whenever I place all my hope in this land…
You remind me of your better plan…
When I am alone…
You remind me I’m not my own…
When I am sad…
You are that best friend I’ve always had…
When I am depress…
You are my fortress…
When man fail…
You prevail…
Yes! Lord, I need not fret…
You have never failed me yet…
When I am lonely, you are never far
When I am…You are
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