The relationships you should hold on to.

 

The relationships you should hold on to are the relationships that add value to your life.

It's time we sit down and evaluate the people who are closest to us. What value have we been able to impart or get from knowing this person?

Am I making any progress mentally and otherwise?

Do I spend quality time with this person talking about others, or do we share ideas that would benefit us?

There are so many reasons why somebody would decide to stay with you, it could be as a result of what they are getting from you, financially, spiritually, emotionally...but you need to figure out what they actually enjoy from your company.

What are you giving out in making your relationship fruitful? We have all been so busy that we hardly spend or create time in building a lasting relationship. Modern technology has helped in widening the gap because communication is mostly on phones.

No relationship last without both parties playing their roles effectively. It's not one-sided. Be the reason why someone wants to always be in your company,not only because they enjoy it, but because you have so much to give, in adding value to their life.

A wake up call to all and sundry, including myself.

#straighttalkwithlizkween

Measure your worth

 She smiled and said,

"You have been taught to measure your worth

By your youth

But consider this carefully:

Is your worth truly measured

By how little life you have lived?

Is your beauty truly measured

By how untouched your skin is?

And is your success truly measured

By how little progress you have made?

From the perspective of your soul.

You are completely timeless, ageless

And precious

At each stage of your ever-unfolding journey

For all who are young will be old

And all who are old have been young

As both are contained within the other,

And one is not superior to the other."

Words by Tahlia Hunter

PERSEVERE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS

 Saturday of the Twenty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time 1 (23 September 2023 - Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina)

📖1 Tim 6:13-16; Ps 100:1-2, 3, 4, 5 (R.v.2b); Luke 8:4-15

🎤PERSEVERE IN RIGHTEOUSNESS

At the end of the First Letter of St. Paul to Timothy, the apostle encouraged his audience, which now includes us, to hold on to the keeping of the commandments of God till the end, when Christ will come again (see 1 Tim 6:13-16). There are a number of things that can make us not to do so, and those things are well represented in the parable of the sower (cf.Luke 8:4-15).

There are some people who are under the manipulations of the devil and as such refuse to let the word of God to perpetrate them. They are like the seed planted by the path (Luke 8:5, 12).

Some others are always excited at the mention of God because they look forward to receiving favour from him. They are in every crusade and revivals, running from one Church to another, but possessing no strong faith in God. They are the seeds that fell on rock (Luke 8:6, 13).

Some are ever ready to temporarily forget about God insofar as some material things would enter their hands. They are ready to skip going to Church on Sundays that coincides with the market day, and may even be ready to become cultists. Quest for material things strangles the word of God in them like the seed that fell on thorns (Luke 8:7, 14).

Yet, there are those who allowed the word of God to perpetrate them, bearing good fruit in them, and guiding their way of life. They always see the hand of God in all that happens to them, both good and bad. They are like the seeds that fell on good soil (Luke 8:8, 15).

Where do you belong?

St. Pius of Pietrelcina, popularly known as Padre Pio, encourages us to seek God alone in humility and patience, and he will supply our needs in abundance. May God help us to accept his word at all times in our lives, and may it bear bountiful fruits in our lives through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Have a favoured and fruitful weekend. Peace be with you.

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The past cannot harm you,

 The past cannot harm you,

once you have chosen to evolve from it.

The failure cannot define you,

once you have chosen to learn from it.

The regret cannot consume you,

once you have chosen to release it.

The pain cannot control you,

once you have chosen to make peace with it.

The fear cannot hold you back,

once you have chosen to move past it.

And the mistake cannot haunt you,

once you have chosen to forgive it.

Words by Tahlia Hunter

Artwork by Elaine Bayley Illustrations

Travail of a Hard Woman

 She’s the one that scares off all the men..she is everything they want yet have no idea the truth that lies behind her eyes.

They don’t know how to approach her nor what to make of her..she’s something rare, beautiful and dangerous to them.

They’ll say she is difficult, hard to please or stubborn, but the reality is that she has standards, she’s guarded and doesn’t settle.

The weaker men will call her the things she isn’t because it makes them feel bigger and stronger..

Not because any of it is true.

She doesn’t need their approval or permission to be who she wants to be..she never has and never will.

In fact, she’ll never need a man, because she’s learned she can do anything she needs herself.

She knows that a strong man will not only understand her but will appreciate her as well..

He’ll be enraptured by her strength, enamored by her spirit and love her heart..

And that’s all she really wants:

Passionate love, soulful connection, and an appreciation of who she is..

But she will never sacrifice her self respect, her heart or her integrity for anyone.

She won’t chase love or attention any more, those were always the pursuits that broke her heart the worse.

If they can’t accept her on her terms, she’ll just walk away..

She’ll never compromise who she is for someone to love her.

The most powerful truth of her is that she doesn’t need love..she is content and complete without seeking her love story.

She’ll find it when the time is right, but she won’t worry about what’s meant to be ..because she learned to focus on what she can control- herself.

She knows she isn’t easy to love, that she keeps parts of herself guarded, because she’s been hurt before and vowed to never again allow someone to destroy her.

Her walls are the highest, but her love is the deepest- she realizes that any man wanting to love her will require patience, empathy and most of all, soulful love.

She’s wild and beautiful, not a creature that will ever be tamed or confined.

The one meant for her will get that about her and most of all, he will encourage and support her dreams and desires.

She knows she’s not for the faint of heart, her fiery love isn’t just for anyone..

but the strongest will find her fire irresistible.

So, until she meets the one who can run with her and loves her burn in only the way her soulmate can, she’ll keep doing what she does best:

Live wild, love hard and always..

She’ll enjoy the moments of her life..

Beautiful and free.

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Daily meditation

 If you can just take a few moments every morning, sit quietly and go within yourself ask this question....Is what I'm about to do today in line with the life I want to live? And then during the day if you stay present in each moment I think you'll get there to that life you really want....give it a try, what have you got to lose?