TEENA'S GISTS

  How then can one maximise his or her singlehood knowing that there are so many wide pitfalls ready to trap one once any mistake is made? 1. Work on yourself. If you have temper issues, singlehood is the time to control this so you don't become a wife or husband beater or a  tongue murderer after marriage. Work on your speech. Learn politeness, discipline, respect, courtesy and tolerance. 2. Save and invest. Learn to use money wisely. Learn to save no matter how little you earn. 3. Study, read and learn. Improve you vocabulary. Widen your knowledge horizon. Try to know something about everything. 4. Formulate personal disciplines on your appetite, dress sense, character, prayer life, time, studies and so on. In other words, dos and don'ts for yourself.  5. Package yourself rightly for the kind of people you want to meet; business partners, spouse, friends or employers. Be well packaged in your dressing and behaviour so you do not get intimidated by other people's mer

Last week, I was opportuned to sit under a great man of God and learn from his teachings on how to maximize one's singlehood. I was really blessed so I decided to share my jottings with you my friends so you too can learn.  Singlehood is that period in everyone's life when you are not married. You are single once in your life. No one can be single twice. If you were married and then you lose your spouse to death, you become a widow or widower. if you legally separate from your spouse, you become a divorcee. When filling out a form, there are usually spaces alloted for married, single, widowed and divorced persons. Everyone has to tick on the right box. Singlehood is the period you have all the time, strength, freedom, opportunity, zeal, passion, and whatever else in abundance. You can play all you want, sleep all you want, travel whenever and wherever as long as you have the money. You can read for as long as you like. You can stay in bed all day, see movies all night, you