«A group of frogs were traveling through the forest when two of them fell into a deep pit. The other frogs gathered around the pit and looked down, seeing how deep it was, they told the two frogs that there was no hope left for them.

However, the two frogs decided to ignore what the others were saying and tried to jump out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that it was too high and they would never make it, but the two frogs continued to jump as hard as they could.

Finally, one of the frogs took heed of what the others were saying and gave up, falling down to his death. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could, and eventually, he leaped out of the pit.

When he got out, the other frogs asked him, «Why did you continue jumping? Didn’t you hear us?» The frog explained to them that he was deaf and thought they were cheering him on the entire time.

The moral of the story is that words have the power to lift us up or bring us down, so we should always be careful with what we say to others. Our words can inspire and motivate others to achieve great things, or they can discourage and bring them down.»

EYA Oliver Uchenna®️

Strategies to overcome procrastination:

1. Concentrate on forming habits by taking small steps forward everyday. If you want to finish a 500 page book. Start by reading 10 pages daily, not 100 pages daily.
2. Just start working:

Force yourself to start and to make the first step. The hardest step is always the first step. Once you take the first step you forget about procrastination and the job gets done.

3. Consider your energy levels.

Take regular breaks throughout the day (walk, stretch, eat, water, nap, etc.). Find your peak productive hours and push yourself. When your energy is getting low take those breaks.

4. Find ways to have more energy.

Get enough rest (7 – 8 hours), eat a healthy diet, exercise a few times a week, drink enough water, etc. Low energy typically leads to procrastination.

5. Overcome the fear of failure.

The fear of failure can lead to procrastination. Although, failure is a key component of success. You can’t have one without the other. If you want to succeed faster, you have to fail more. Learn from those failures and thrive.

6. Make sure perfectionism isn’t holding you back.

Trying to get it perfect will lead to procrastination, and understanding that nothing will ever be perfect will help you beat procrastination. By breaking the habit you will go to places you would have never imagined before.

7. Create a list.

Lists will help you feel like you’re doing something, and crossing something off as «DONE» will keep you motivated. Making a list will reduce the risk that you forget to do something.
Oluwatunmise success

To be honest, life is so much better when you look closer at the small fragments of blessings that have been given to you.

When you appreciate the little things in life you allow happiness to come into your heart without even noticing it.

The simplest things in life that we often don’t appreciate like when you wake up in the morning with a smile in your face, when you do household task then you felt good and productive,when someone prepared a breakfast or coffee for you, when someone educate you about the topics you don’t know, when you arrived safely on your home, when your parents and relatives give you that soothing hugs and kisses that erase all your worries and exhaustion away.

When you start focusing on the things that you have than focusing on the things that you want to have you feel the warmth within your heart and will realized how truly blessed you are.

And I think that’s the truth about genuine happiness, your ability to appreciate everything around you without doubting yourself if you deserve it or not.

✍️ EYA Oliver Uchenna®️

There is always suffering in living. But I realized that there is also hope, and we must never lose sight of it. Because once we lose sight of hope, that’s where our lives start to crumble. We start thinking negatively, and we never know what to do to make ourselves feel better. It’s actually hard when we are lost in the dark and can’t find any light. It feels like we’re about to die at any moment, and it’s all because of loneliness and pain.

Sometimes, no matter how hard our situation is, we must force ourselves to hold onto something that gives us a little hope. If we feel like giving up, we must look back at the reasons why we once chose to keep going. But of course, sometimes we can’t convince those who have already given up on themselves. All we have to do is be there for them. All we have to do is give them hope again. Show them love and kindness, and make them feel that they are worthy.

There is always suffering in living. But there are also some people out there who will make us feel that we are not alone while we suffer. We might sometimes lose the courage to live, but the most important thing is that there is still a little part of us that wants to stay. Because sometimes, just like what they say— we don’t really want to die; we just want to be saved.

✍️ Shiori X. Journey of Life.

Blessed and happy evening from Spain 🇪🇸

When you’re barely staying afloat—trying to juggle work, family, friends, schedules, health, and emotions—the last thing you need is for someone to hand you one more thing to carry.

But what if that someone is Jesus, and what if that thing is a life raft?

Spending time with Jesus isn’t just one more thing to add to your checklist. It’s THE thing—the buoy—that’s going to keep your checklist from dragging you under.

In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus says, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Jesus is not a life coach. He’s a Savior. He doesn’t just want to help you cope with the water filling your lungs. He doesn’t just want to stand on the shoreline and give you technique advice about how to get your head back above the waves. He wants to dive in and pull you up out of something so deep it will kill you.

Sympathy says, “I’m sorry you’re in that situation.” But sympathy isn’t what Jesus operated in. Over and over again, Scripture tells us Jesus was moved by compassion. And compassion doesn’t say, “I’m sorry you’re in that situation.” Compassion says, “I want to change your situation.”

Jesus has that same compassion for you today. All He needs you to do is come to Him, and let Him be your life raft.

His yoke is easy. His burden is light.
Sit with Jesus, and find your rest.

Blessed and Happy afternoon 🌞

Joy does not arrive with a fanfare,
on a red carpet strewn with the flowers of a perfect life.

Joy sneaks in, as you pour a cup of coffee, watching the sun hit your favourite tree, just right.

And you usher joy away,
because you are not ready for it.
Your house is not as it must be,
for such a distinguished guest.

But joy cares nothing for your messy home, or your bank-balance,
or your waistline, you see.

Joy is supposed to slither through the cracks of your imperfect life,
that’s how joy works.

You cannot truly invite her, you can only be ready when she appears.

And hug her with meaning, because in this very moment, joy chose you.
♥️

Donna Ashworth

Art by Plus Love Designs.

From WILD HOPE: healing words to find light on dark days ♥️