Credits: Unsplash / Bernard Hermant Trust in God for everything Trust in God’s mercyTrust in His salvationTrust in His goodnessTrust in His LoveTrust in God’s faithfulnessTrust in His provisionTrust God for your family. Trust Him regarding the work of your handsTrust Him in your abundanceTrust Him in your insufficiency Scriptures When you are tempted to … Continue reading Trust in Him
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Of Kings and Kids
Credits: Pexels The King rulesover his domainBut a kidhas no rule over anything There’s a king and kidin everyone independent of our ages The king in us wants:to lead peoplebut first has to lead him or herselfto have dominion over its subjectsbut first must have dominion over selfto rule its kingdombut better to do it … Continue reading Of Kings and Kids
NBA Lane
http://www.nba.com/watch/video/welcome-to-nba-lane-nba75 Did you see the short movie clip commemorating the 75th NBA history? If not, click the above link to watch, courtesy of the Association, and produced by Michael B. Jordan. Yes, some noteworthy players were left out. Intentionally or otherwise, it's impossible to include every player. I wonder though what the selection criteria for … Continue reading NBA Lane
Watch that Salt Shaker!
Credits: Heart.org Salt is a compound element made up of sodium and chloride. It can also contain iodine or be neutral. Salt has health benefits. For example, Sodium is essential for nerve and muscle function and is involved in the regulation of fluids in the body. Sodium also plays a role in the body’s control … Continue reading Watch that Salt Shaker!
Loving Basketball: 2021-22 PreSeason and 75th NBA Season
Credits: Pexels To the Hoops Enthusiasts As you may or may not know, the Preseason started last Sunday. The Teams are different from what they were the previous season as several players have found new homes (teams) all in the race to win the Championship. The Preseason games, already played, featured mostly the younger and … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2021-22 PreSeason and 75th NBA Season
What would you do …?
Credits: Pexels Let’s dream a little for Monday Financial Nuggets … What would you do if you won a half-a-billion dollar ($500 million) lottery: A. Liberate several people and families B. Liberate yourself with whatever freedom means to you C. Build at least a school, hospital, or some infrastructure D. Donate it all to charity … Continue reading What would you do …?
Think-Talk
Credits: Unsplash / Belinda Fewings Ideally, you Think before you TalkBut that will make a robot of youTo pause to Think before every TalkSo Think daily so you don’t have to just before you Talk. Take time to ponder and meditate dailyAnd let Wisdom breathe on you. There are those who Talk alwaysAnd folks are … Continue reading Think-Talk
S-Spiritual Development: So you think you’re ready for Marriage
Credits: Pexels The Spiritual Development is the seventh post continuing with the PEMFESS+P Series; So you think you’re ready for Marriage. In my opinion, the Spiritual Development, should actually be the first step because all the other developments build upon it. But, as I previously stated, the acronym, PEMFESS, just fits in better. Spirituality means … Continue reading S-Spiritual Development: So you think you’re ready for Marriage
BMI
Credits: Math Easy Solutions What is BMI? BMI, body mass index, is a measure of relative mass based on your height and weight. It is calculated by dividing your weight by your height. It does not however measure your body fat. As you can see above, the Chart is color-coded. The greens are the ideal … Continue reading BMI
Why Worry
Credits: Unsplash / Kelly Sikkema Worry if you wantNot a stature will it addWhy worry Worry if you dareMore gray to youAging before your timeWhy worry Worry if you wantMore stress to your elbowsLiving in Anxiety landWorry Makes life worseDepriving you of joy for the moment It’s Non productiveIt’s a Wheel spinnerAnd Overall mental tortureWhy … Continue reading Why Worry
Loving Basketball: 2021-22 Season begins soon
2020-21 Recap What a spectacular ending, in July, to the 2020-21 Basketball Season that catapulted the underdog Milwaukee Bucks (MB) as that season’s Champions. I was elated for several reasons; one particularly of which I felt that Giannis Antetokounmpo (GA), who led the Team, had been disrespected and routed by all; the media, fans, and … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2021-22 Season begins soon
Hooray, No to The Recall! Now what?
Credits: ocregister.com I don’t know about you, but I had almost sleepless nights about this Recall. Sleepless nights just wondering how someone, or some people, will selfishly desire to squander millions of dollars, like they were peanuts, to want to usurp another without regard to the impact of his/her/their actions on others. All on flimsy … Continue reading Hooray, No to The Recall! Now what?
Why is America unemployed?
Credits: Pexels Unemployment, or under-employment, is not fun. If you’ve ever experienced any, you’ll know what I mean. I have experienced both at different times of my worklife. Being unemployed means just that - no work; that you are able and qualified to do the job, but cannot find one and, though you’re fiercely looking, … Continue reading Why is America unemployed?
Californians, go vote on the Recall
Credits: Pexels Tomorrow, September 14, is the deadline to cast your vote for the California gubernatorial recall. Booths are open and you can mail it in if you prefer. To be or not depends on you. Please let your vote and voice count and be heard. I voted as soon as the booths first opened … Continue reading Californians, go vote on the Recall
Genetics and Money Management Skills
Credits: Pexels Genetics play a significant role in our lives whether we like it, admit it, or not. How we manage money, or fail to, including our money habits are also genetically linked. If any of one’s parents is a spendthrift and philanthropist with whatever they have, certainly at least one of their children will … Continue reading Genetics and Money Management Skills
Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy
I did a Poll over two months ago asking readers and followers what they did with their Sundays. The Poll had a total of 30 views (21 in June & 9 in July). Of the views, 10 bloggers liked the post, while only 5 participated in the Poll. My sincerest gratitude to those who participated. … Continue reading Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy
So you think you’re ready for Marriage; how are you in your S-Social Development? Part I
Credits: Unsplash / Duy Pham “I have friends in high places” was a saying among my siblings and friends during our teenage to young adult lives. We used to say it to one another when asked how we amazingly got certain things done. To us, the saying did not mean the obvious reference to influential … Continue reading So you think you’re ready for Marriage; how are you in your S-Social Development? Part I
Part II: So you think you’re ready for Marriage; how are you in your S-Social Development?
Credits: Unsplash / Duy Pham It is advisable to have a good and diverse social network. In the Psychology and medical worlds, healthy social development skills begin at infancy and follows us through adulthood. These skills are necessary and important in order to develop into a healthy child. A lack of, or delayed, development in … Continue reading Part II: So you think you’re ready for Marriage; how are you in your S-Social Development?
Meditation is the most important aspect of Prayer
Credits: Dictionary.com Meditation means different things to different people. Some meditate for medical reasons, some for spiritual reasons, while most meditate just because. Though, per the influential Mayo Clinic, there is no scientific research conclusions to draw on the benefits of meditation, medically, meditation has been used to calm the nerves and reduce stress. It … Continue reading Meditation is the most important aspect of Prayer
This is so sad – what’s going on?
Credits: Unsplash / Tyler Nix The news and social media have been buzzing about the dissolution of the marriage of Dell and Sonya Curry after thirty-three (33) years. Dell and Sonya are the parents of basketball favorites, Steph Curry (and his siblings Seth and Sydel). Steph Curry, the affable Golden State Warriors’ point guard is … Continue reading This is so sad – what’s going on?
When love is not enough
Can a relationship or marriage be sustained by love alone? What instances could love not be enough in marriage or a relationship? I’m learning that people marry for different reasons, other than love. Call me naive if you want, but I’ve always thought that the only reason one married is because they love one another … Continue reading When love is not enough
Never Ever Give Up
Credits: Unsplash / Tony Eight Media Once upon a timeI was the life of every partyIt ain’t a partyIf Joy was not at it. Everyone who was someoneClamored to be a friend;Only the friendship were flaky, shallow, And all about what’s in it for me. Fast forward several yearsAnd life happenedAnd my life turned topsy … Continue reading Never Ever Give Up
Does It Take a Village? – Waking up on the Wrong Side of 50
What would you do if someone left a disturbing comment on your blog? Let me clarify: I don't mean a troll. I don't mean someone who attacks you, or your post. When I say disturbing I mean more like, they write about how sad they are, or depressed, or how life is just horrible... So,… … Continue reading Does It Take a Village? – Waking up on the Wrong Side of 50
It takes a village … does it really?
Credits: Unsplash / Tim Mossholder We are all too familiar with the saying “it takes a village to raise a child.” It is an African proverb that has filtrated the American and western cultures for decades. We can equally use the proverb in other instances; it takes a village to (fill-in-the-blanks)” to avert a suicide … Continue reading It takes a village … does it really?
Women in Economics – IMF Blog
Women in Economics – IMF Blog — Read on blogs.imf.org/2021/08/06/women-in-economics/ For Monday Financial Nuggets, I'm sharing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) Blog on Women in Economics. As much as I enjoyed reading each lady's contribution to Economics, I was disappointed that the Blog was biased in its showcasing, lacked diversity, and merely focused on one … Continue reading Women in Economics – IMF Blog
The Recall
Credits: Unsplash / Brian Wertheim The Preamble 1. My people perish for lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6). Knowledge, not of books (academics), but of a thorough insight into all areas of anything, plaguing or concerning us. We need a holistic not peripheral view or lens. Grant us Your Spirit of knowledge and truth, dear God. … Continue reading The Recall
Loving Basketball: Welcome back, Ighi!
Credits: GSW As you may or may not know, it has been a whirlwind in the NBA since August 2nd when the annual free agency trades began. With it came new mega contracts that’s making my head spin so hard; all in the bid to stack up on the best of the best of players … Continue reading Loving Basketball: Welcome back, Ighi!
Why You Shouldn’t Max Out Your 401(k) – Of Dollars And Data
Why maxing out your 401(k) might not be as beneficial as you initially imagined. — Read on ofdollarsanddata.com/should-i-max-out-my-401k/ I think this is worth sharing for Monday Financial Nuggets. This is for you if you work 9-to-5, or have ever contributed to a retirement account, or are thinking of contributing. Many, if not all of us, … Continue reading Why You Shouldn’t Max Out Your 401(k) – Of Dollars And Data
apple.news/AT8WiqycJQ_y_ZjnzpxSH1w Read this Wall Street Journal story about families dying of covid. Hope it inspires you to ensure that your family and friends are vaccinated. It's a sad-story outcomes of unvaccinated folks. Don't be a victim. Love your family, friends, or neighbors, encourage them to vaccinate. Since the Herrings died, Ms. Parish has felt judgment … Continue reading
Get vaccinated
apple.news/AT8WiqycJQ_y_ZjnzpxSH1w Read this Wall Street Journal story about families dying of covid. Hope it inspires you to ensure that your family and friends are vaccinated. It's a sad story - outcomes of unvaccinated folks. Don't be a victim. Love your family, friends, or neighbors, encourage them to vaccinate. Since the Herrings died, Ms. Parish has … Continue reading Get vaccinated
Still Wearing My Mask
I’m fully vaccinated, but I live in Florida where only 49.8% of the population can say the same. Good old Florida, where the number of those infected…Still Wearing My Mask Let’s do our part. We all need to be vaccinated against covid. It costs you nothing, but could cost you everything if you don’t. Ignorance … Continue reading Still Wearing My Mask
Is this what we’re drinking?
I rarely drink soda (also known as pop or soft drinks). The last time I craved some was over two decades ago when I was pregnant. Surprisingly, I craved some last night. So I included one in my food delivery. After enjoying my dinner, I reached out for the bottle to open and gobble it … Continue reading Is this what we’re drinking?
How many daily blogs is too many?
Credits: Unsplash / Pineapple Supply Co. How many posts do you write in a day? Is there anything such as a rule or framework for the daily number of posts/blogs? What makes bloggers post multitude a day? What is considered a reasonable number? Is the purpose simply because it aids SEO, analytics, etc.? Or is’t … Continue reading How many daily blogs is too many?
Hope. Esperanza. Ireti.
Credits: Unsplash / Carl Hunley There’s hope for a tree if it’s cut down, that it will sprout again. And that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And … Continue reading Hope. Esperanza. Ireti.
Your Covid vaccine does not grant you perpetual immunity, but …!
Credits: Pexels Will covid ever be a thing of the past for us? Or is’t going to become like flu where we have to have the shot every year? I cannot wait till that day when we can heavily sigh “thank goodness it’s over!” My precious daughter unfortunately just tested positive though she’s been fully … Continue reading Your Covid vaccine does not grant you perpetual immunity, but …!
Monday Financial Nuggets: The Poor, The Rich, and The Wealthy
The poor, the rich, and the wealthy: God made them all. Baring any financial inheritances, and level playing fields, God created all equal - one head, two eyes, and two legs. None was born with two heads and three or four legs, right? Such a being will no longer be human. Why then are some … Continue reading Monday Financial Nuggets: The Poor, The Rich, and The Wealthy
Draft Picks Kuminga and Moody Ready to Get to Work with the Warriors | Golden State Warriors
The Warriors have added two new members to the 2021-22 roster following Thursday’s NBA Draft. Welcome to the squad Jonathan Kuminga (7th overall pick) and Moses Moody (14th)! Get to know more about the latest additions to Dub Nation and what they could potentially bring to the hardwood. — Read on http://www.nba.com/warriors/news-blogs/kuminga-moody-20210729 Rep the Rookies! … Continue reading Draft Picks Kuminga and Moody Ready to Get to Work with the Warriors | Golden State Warriors
Loving Basketball: 2021 NBA Draft Pick Is Tonight
Credits: Pexels It's that time of year again for NBA Teams to pick their Rookies. It's happening tonight at 8 P.M. ET. http://www.nba.com/draft/2021 The above NBA link shows each Team's pick number. Though I have several favorite players, my fave Team, Golden States Warriors, has the #7 First Round Pick. The Season's Champions, Milwaukee Bucks, … Continue reading Loving Basketball: 2021 NBA Draft Pick Is Tonight
Hug Someone Today
Credits: Unsplash Love Someone Today Credits: Unsplash Smile to Someone Today Credits: Pexels Show Kindness to Someone Today Credits: Pexels Show Someone You Care Today Credits: Pexels Not when they are gone But Today!
Of Money Magnet and Money Repellant
Credits: Pexels Today’s post is all questions. Answering them, in my opinion, will make you aware, if you are not already, of your thoughts and beliefs. Thanks for participating. Does money flow to you easily or is money attracted to you and vice versa? What example(s) do you have of #1? Do you repel money? … Continue reading Of Money Magnet and Money Repellant
The Steve Graves Weekly: Finding Your Scottie Pippen
The Steve Graves Weekly: Finding Your Scottie Pippen — Read on us10.campaign-archive.com/ Who is your Pippen or Chuck? Two weeks ago, I had thought of a blog topic, using basketball as an allegory. The topic was “every MJ has a Pippen.” But with the Finals in full swing, I wrote the title, then shelved it … Continue reading The Steve Graves Weekly: Finding Your Scottie Pippen
A poem using my Name
Credits: Unsplash / Preslie Hirsch “God gives me Joy”OluwaFunmiLAyoThat’s who I am Joy personifyI live and breath my name I hope I gave my parents (of blessed memory)Lotta joy while they lived. I hope I have radiated some joyTo you today or at some other time. I delight to resonate my nameAlwaysTo strangers and foes … Continue reading A poem using my Name
Secret Lovers
Credits: Unsplash / Igor Rodrigues He stopped by again unannounced as he had previously done over the past years. “Hey. Why?” She asked him. “You’re getting married this weekend. You promised me you wouldn’t come again.” “I just wanted another night with you,” he blurted out. I came to get you. Let’s go to The … Continue reading Secret Lovers
So you think you’re ready for marriage. How’s your E-Educational Development?
Credits: Unsplash / Tim Mossholder Literacy in itself is no education. Literacy is not the end of education or even the beginning. By education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man-body, mind and spirit.Mahatma Gandhi Education does not stop after graduation from high school or college/university. Real educational … Continue reading So you think you’re ready for marriage. How’s your E-Educational Development?
So, Bucks made the History on Game 6!
Milwaukee Bucks are the 2020-21 NBA Champs! It’s all over the media! And lots of histories were made: Giannis Antetokounmpo (GA) and the Milwaukee Bucks finally made history; in 50 years!!And what an amazing way to make it happen with Giannis’s 50 points game night!!!And Giannis being the first international NBA Finals MVP And Bucks, … Continue reading So, Bucks made the History on Game 6!
History in the Making! Will it happen today?
Photos from ThinkTalk’s Conference Finals library Have you been watching the NBA 2020-21 Championship between Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns, like I have? What a ball it has been! Game 6 will be played today, at 9:00 P.M. EST in ABC. That’s in approximately three hours. It is the game NBA Analyst, Steve Aschburner, has … Continue reading History in the Making! Will it happen today?
Want to be the next self-made multimillionaire? Follow these 10 tips
http://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/06/grant-cardone-10-tips-to-become-a-self-made-multimillionaire.html Monday Financial Nuggets: 10 Tips for the Next Multi-Millionaire by Grant Cardone The article is a bit dated, but its contents are still relevant today. I also don't know much about GC, but the tips sound surefire. Have a successful week ... To your financial success. 😍✌🏾
Of Sinners and Saints
Credits: Unsplash / Left, Maximalfocus; Right, Belinda Fewings I had posted similar opposing-titled blogs; Of In-Laws and Outlaws, Of Poverty and Riches, Of Marriages and Divorces, Of God and Satan, Of Fathers and Daughters, and Of Mothers and Sons. All of which were self-inspired by observations and personal experiences. Today’s post’s title however was inspired … Continue reading Of Sinners and Saints
Twitter. Twitter. Twitter!!!
Credits: Unsplash / @brett_jordan Talking about fake news Have you being receiving bogus tweets from folks on Twitter? Comment if you have received any in your mailbox or had some popped up on your account. I have received tons. And I recently just paid attention to them. The other day I deleted 400+ emails received … Continue reading Twitter. Twitter. Twitter!!!
Waking up Africa, the Sleeping Giant
youtube.com/watch I love this lady, Adeola, for her humorous and satirical manner of sharing news, especially those concerning Nigerian and African leaders. Check her YouTube channel for more. On this TEDTalk, she's doing her part to wake up The Sleeping Giant. We all have a part to play. The role is not only for Nigerians … Continue reading Waking up Africa, the Sleeping Giant
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