THE GIFT OF A DAY (02); GOOD MORNING!!!

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” - Marcus Aurelius 

Good Morning

The modern day as we know it is divided into 3 parts, the Morning, Afternoon, and Night. As we examine "the gift of a day", let me begin with the most important part of the day, “the Morning”. The lifestyle of the 21st century in my opinion is designed to rob you of the morning. For some people it is almost impossible to recall a day in 2013 that they were not in a break neck hurry every morning. In mega-cities around the world, people practically eat breakfast, make-up, and even brush their teeth en route work. There is never enough time to create a mental picture of your day before embarking on it. It’s like building a skyscraper on a hurried foundation. Interestingly, the morning is the foundation of your day.

THE GIFT OF A DAY (01): TODAY IS A GIFT!!!

“Forget yesterday - it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow - you haven't even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift - today.” - Steve Maraboli

Today is A Gift

Permit me to specially welcome you to the year 2014, it gives me great pleasure to know you made it, therefore I consider it not out of place to say a hearty congratulations to you. We will kick start the year with a series very dear to my heart “THE GIFT OF A DAY”.

There is so much to be done today, you must wake up every day in 2014 with this mentally, interestingly even when you are at rest your body never postpones what it has to do today for tomorrow. IN a 24 hour period, if you're an adult of average weight, here is what you accomplish in a day: Your heart beats 103,689 times, your blood travels 168,000,000 miles, you breathe 23,040 times, and you inhale 438 cubic feet of air. , You

THE GIFT OF A DREAM (34); DARE TO HOLD ON, AND DREAM AGAIN

"Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise." - Kobe Bryant

The secret to living a “dream come true” life is to believe in your dream because it matters to you. Years ago, people went to America in pursuit of their dreams - work hard, stay focused and achieve the American Dream. For many who had attained the basic American Dream - basic freedom, own a home, own a car, have a family. Finding a dream that'll take us to the next level of achievement can become a fragmented experience.

Stallone popularly known as, "Rambo", wouldn't have become what he is today, but for his "bull-dog" tenacity. It was bad for Clint Eastwood, whose dream was to become a movie star when his ugly experience about the size of his Adam's apple almost killed his dream. Relentless effort gave him a good result in the end and he went on to star in the famous hit movie,"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly". Jim Carrey had to walk around with a signed cheque in his pocket to motivate himself towards achieving his dream. The rest is history today.

THE GIFT OF A DREAM (33); DON’T IGNORE THE SIGNS!!!

Signs

ONE of the greatest inventions of modern societies is the road traffic codes and signs. Imagine for a moment how tedious and totally unsafe driving would be without traffic lights and road signs telling us to slow down at bends, make turns, keep straight ahead, and sometimes stop for a moment before moving again. Statistics show that the violation of road signs is the number one cause of accidents especially over speeding.

After James finally learnt how to ride a bike, he enjoyed the thrill of acceleration and the rush of adrenalin in his system, he loved feeling the breeze blow across his face as he rode his bike everyday in the woods, and he enjoyed navigating corners at stop speed.

THE GIFT OF A DREAM (32); KEEP TRANSMITTING!!!

"All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together." - Jack Kerou

Keep Transmitting

ONCE you catch the dream, one ingredient will be absolutely necessary, for no great vision has ever been accomplished without it. Yes! There must be a team behind the dream, but this one ingredient if not found anywhere must be found in the dream bearer or visionary. The grace of perseverance, when a man refuses to quit, there is nothing practically impossible.

In 1972, NASA launched the exploratory space probe Pioneer 10. According to Leon Jaroff in Time, the satellite's primary mission was to reach Jupiter, photograph the planet and its moons, and beam data to earth about Jupiter's magnetic field, radiation belts, and atmosphere. Scientists regarded this as a bold plan, for at that time no earth satellite had ever gone beyond Mars, and they feared the asteroid belt would destroy the satellite before it could reach its target.