Hope

I had been reunited with an old friend with whom I shared quality time catching up on old times.
Our discussion covered almost every ground and as we chatted on-and-on, i could see peace in her eyes in spite  of her dreams not being fulfilled yet. She was overly confident and hopeful. I'd say that's 'something'.

Well, it's easier to feel hopeful on a beautiful day, but there will be dark days too -days when you feel terrified and without a way out. However, then is when you need hope the most.

I see a new Nigeria, a nation with great institution made out of sheer values and strength. A platform set on togetherness,  ushering in a coordinated society embracing equality.

From me to you, Happy Independence Day.
Stay hopeful, Be hopeful.

Yours,
Obajowo Jimmy Michael, a Musician| Biologist| Social media analyst| and Christian next door.

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Happily Ever After

A friend once asked when it could be said that one is either happy or sad, and in response I had this to say.
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Happiness ������ isn't a thing that happens down the road, or a mood that comes once in a while. It is an active sense of feeling������, borne out of the in-depth knowledge of self. You're either happy or you're not������, there's no in-betweens.

When a large part of your emotions is spent waiting �� for the occurrence of an event to propel you into the realm of pure bliss, then you might have just lost ������the meaning of happiness and true rest.
At this point, it could be said that you aren't living maximally������, and what you have termed happiness could be likened to a boss, who's never satisfied and would always have so many more tasks to 'dish-out' in order for you to grow wit to execute just another one -a tail of an insatiable desire������.

Happiness is discovering who you are, it is finding your heart, loving yourself, expressing the joy garnered inside-out, and offering the same measure of gifts acquired unto others, regardless of who deserves what or not ������

By so doing, you'd have gained mastery over your mind and obtained pure happiness������.

Therefore, regardless of your thought-pattern or belief, make a decision to not wait for anyone or events before you choose to be happy����������.

...then and only then can you live happily ever after...
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I'm Obajowo Jimmy Michael -a genetic counselor| Social media analyst| Musician| and a Blogger|.
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The best gift for Valentine

Ed Note: It is but a few days to the globally celebrated love's day, the world is definitely in a state of excitement  and so am I.

Growing up with my parents -like most other kids- was fun, but there were times I wished I had had a say in determining who they were.
My folks were neither the best of couples to have graced the earth, nor the best parents to have lived with. Though, they endured each other, as the word love didn't always communicate affection.
I had grown to the believe that marriage is in relation to endurance and suffering, and it would be cowardice to consider otherwise. However, all this changed after I encountered what I would say swept me off my feet.

'Finding a spouse could somewhat be likened to buying a vehicle'. I can blatantly say that it is one of the best experiences that there is to life and some memory to forever keep sacred.

When buying a vehicle, usually a fairly used product, the focus is adequately placed on the specifications and aestheticism, than it is on other details. Little wonder we are stunned by the details of some other parts, such as the 'boot'.
The boot here can be likened to our hearts or minds, and in it lies all manner of junks ranging from the unforgivable, unforgettable, regrettable, to the hopeful. An endless list of issues that would not only run our lives, but ruin it eventually if neglected.

Just as it is impossible for a vehicle to travel any distant further once it develops a technical difficulty, so is it for a heart that is unhealthy.
An unhealthy heart, often respond to the yearnings of its emotions, so much that it refuses to tackle the series of toxins in its confines, thereby leading to its death.

Indeed, there is more to love than meet the eye, it can be quite fascinating yet heart-wrenching.
The issues of love is far from the euphoria, heart-warmth, and the mushiness. Along with it comes challenges prior to human differences, which could lead to a well pronounced level of disparity amongst the parties involved.
Also, a ghastly end if not properly sorted.

To be strongly inclined to someone, is to be dedicated to such person. That way, every little detail counts, every move matters, and everyday is supposedly an opportunity to learn a little much more than before.
There will be times when our faith will be tested and our emotions wounded, but at the end, love will survive.

So, my little gift to you, "Forgo the rulings of your emotions and face reality, life is not a bed full of roses, it comes with thorns sometimes". Stay in love and discover new heights in your relationship, nothing can be more fulfilling than this.

From me to you, Happy Loving!!!

Me, the journey to 'self'

Every year has been a blessing back-to-back. From birth, through school, defining the borderline between hobby and career, to my first job, falling in, out, and staying in love, and being born-again, what more can one simply ask for.
God has been faithful, and He's taken over a long time ago.

Birth
I find the most intriguing and indescribable part of man's in his or her conception. I mean, how do you explain intra-relationship between the chromosomes, or the stage where both the mother and the child co-exist for a time of say 36-40weeks. That long with no clue of what has really been happening.
My birth, just like every other was indeed beyond science, it is everything and a miracle. A testimony to be precise.

Education
Elementary and high school were the most interesting for me, as I was naive, boisterous, mischievous, yet appeared innocent.
I was one chap with little or no direction, just wanted the good things but was not ready to compromise. Little wonder I was not successful on my first attempt at the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), then the university entrance examination which I wrote for a record of three (3) times, before being finally offered an admission.
At this point, I knew I had to see life from a different angle, and find the charge to do better with life.
Anyway, I am here and working towards my second degree (great shift isn't it?).

Relationship and Heartbreak
I had read quite a number of books on relationship before I finally got into one. I thought that was it, that I understood the terrains, and what could possibly come out of it.
You definitely guessed right, not only did i fail, I lost what was 'most' precious to me at the point.
This left me defenceless for a pretty long while, broken, and  used. I repelled love and its constituent, considering the fact that I offered relational advises and applicable counsels (though from the books).
Note: "Life is far from the books, it is applying the knowledge acquired therein 'Proverbs 13:16'".

My failed relationship didn't hurt me as much as it did those around me (mentors and mentees), there I realised how true the saying "with great power comes greater responsibility".
Anyway, I was able to love again, first by forgiving myself then i asked to be forgiven.
This simple act, led to my award winning article 'I love me' at the Grace Nugget Bible School, and then helped me to love others.
(A blessing-in-disguise you would say!)

(Recommendation: For a better relationship with yourself, friends, spouse, and relative, read ' I Love Me http://jimmymichaelwrites.blogspot.com/2015/07/i-love-me.html by my humble self ' and 'The five love languages by Gary Chapman')

Hobby/Career
I always knew I had flair for life and the science behind it. Little wonder I found myself in one of its disciplines, Genetics.

Defining what my hobbies were was not difficult at all, mom said "i was already singing in the womb" *chuckles*. Plus, i was a lover of the pen and paper as far back as she can remember.

I kind of had this sorted already, though at some point it was pretty confusing to the extent that I was totally clueless as to which to follow. But then, there is nothing a right counsel cannot solve.

"When the sky is not defined, every star would bear a glimpse of the reality. Look carefully, take your time, and seek the right counsel before you take the lead. ~Obajowo Jimmy Michael".

Note: be careful to not mistake your hobby for a career.  

Growing up
I was not different from every other kid who was born into a Christian home.
I got to learn the doctrines along with the church mentality. This continued until I felt I had had enough, I needed to know God for me.
As it was disturbing how one could attend all the services that there is to attend, yet feel so empty. The only time I felt filled was at the place of worship, but I never understood how to remain there. So, I needed to go back service-after-service, alter-call after alter-call, yet no difference.

I had taken my life back as much as I had given it, and at a point I just knew I needed a conformational change, then I met  Jesus.
I cannot say that I am perfect judging by my works, but trust me through His right-standing, i am His righteousness on earth.

You can be the same, the very essence of God on earth, shining His light in the darkest places.

Give Him this time your heart, you know He's been knocking for a long while. And in reality, it pays to have the very one man who can bare all the burden without asking for a thing in response.
Reconcile with Him, He's been around since like forever.

Well, thanks for reading through my birthday article, and for the wishes. God bless, and I love you.

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Love you all *kisses*.

mending heart

What goes through your head when your partner says he or she needs time-out temporarily?

Do you go sobbing, depressed, try convincing him/her, or just live with the fact that by-gone is by-gone?

Rather than the usual feeling of heaviness that follows with break-up, i believe we all should see light in it. Because it gives you a fresh start, coupled with experience.

It should not be the end of the road for you, it is just a call for you to improve upon the areas you were faulted.

Mending a broken-heart takes all the right and positive elements in the world. And to achieve such, one would require true love and compassion from oneself then from true friends. It is this two blessed elements that can help initiate the process of healing and development. And also boost the chances of you loving yourself for who you truly are.

The resulting image of the person built from this developmental process, will eventually be sent towards the direction of the special-one ahead. 

Then and only will true love be reached again.