TEENA'S GISTS

Under the glow of a very bright light She takes dazzling strides with all her might She is bold, she is fearless She is one of a kind She is a true African woman The true African woman is proud Very high she raises her shoulders She is comfortable in her own skin And bothers not about changing its colour She can not be intimidated She is to be imitated The true African woman is diligent   Hardwork and dexterity are her motto She labours to provide comfort for her household And she gives them a stronghold A virtuous woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies Wealth and honor are her clothing And she'll rejoice in time to come Africa, Africa The true African woman is a true patriot Her love for her roots overwhelm her She slanders not and murders not She does the best she can To make sure that it stands The true African woman is a beauty to behold With her jigida around her waist She swings her hips to the drummers beat Her smiles takes you ou...

Today, I got this gist about this 'friend' of mine. He had a set back in something really important. My first reaction was to smile and think, 'Yes! Nemesis has caught up with him'. But my sane and righteous conscience pricked me. Then, I realised that all along, unforgiveness and hatred towards him had been living inside of me. I'd been too angry, pained and too hurt to forgive him and let go. I fell on my knees and cried to God to change me and purge me of these emotions. That moment, It felt like a log had just been lifted off my shoulders. See, alot of people are still holding onto something or someone or maybe hurt, pain or anger that a bad word, heartbreak, death,failure or missed opportunity caused. Yes, I understand how much sadness that person or situation brought. But honestly,you've got to stop holding on and live. They are in your past. You've got to let go. If you don't let go, you can't move on and you can't live f...

I weep for my country where people sit in cozy chairs in beautiful airconditioned and decorated rooms, steal our money and are given millions as allowance to travel out and spend the stolen money. I weep for my country where the health workers that do their best to save lives and are greatly exposed to life threatening risks in the process are given #5000 hazard allowance monthly. I weep so much because the health workers instead of realizing that we need to unite and tell the FG the truth she doesn't want to hear, create separate unions and fight one another. Pride and greed have so much overtaken us that we can't see that we are somewhere at the foot of those people up there and that what we should be doing is to help one another come up. I weep so much because somewhere in this country, Lassa fever is killing health workers by the day and no one is talking. No one seems to care that especially nurses, doctors, medical lab scientists and even attendants are...

The tongue is very little yet it is probably the most dangerous organ in the human body. Words proceed from the mouth. Th e words we say can either make or mar a person forever. Words go a long way to define who and what a person is.  Some people have sworn never to forgive members of their family and even friends because of what they were told by them maybe while growing up or as adults. I once had a roommate who swore never to have anything to do with her father because of how verbally abusive he was to both her and her mum wen she was younger. Alot of people are depressed, feel inferior, may never succeed and may never be happy because someone at some point in their lives said something to them that destroyed their ego, zeal, self esteem and happiness. Verbal abuse is probably worse than physical abuse. Have you noticed that when you walk into a room, you can easily tell the attitude of nearly everyone in the room after listening to them talk for just 5minut...

There are a million and one preachers around us. One wanting to correct your mode of dressing, another trying to cut your throat over your make up, and yet another that won't stop banging on your door to remind you that you talk wrongly or you act wrongly and should repent. While I salute these people because I tell you only a handful of people can summon the courage to preach to others, I still think a number of them need to shut their mouths up. The other day, I joined a bu s on my way to Enugu. Not long after the journey commenced, a lady beside me started the 'usual' prayers for journey mercies and repentance, which I do not mind partaking in. She took nearly 40minutes of journey time to remind us of how make-up, trouser wearing, fighting, quarrelling and jealousy among other 'sins' will take us all straight to hell. After the message and prayers, everyone got very sober and remained mute almost throughout the remaining part of the journey. When...