Statement of encouragement: Act !

 

Eku deede iwoyi o.

Here is this month`s statement of encouragement;

Henry Ford said, “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”

He's basically saying that the airplane has no chance of getting off the ground unless it has some opposition. It has to go into the wind to be lifted to the heights of its possibility.

Similarly, when we come into the winds of opposition and the winds of adversity, there are three possibilities. First of all, it can drift us. The winds of opposition can get us off course. And, drifting is never good. So if you're drifting during difficulty, that's not a positive move. But, secondly, it can sift us. And sifting can be very good because sifting, you think of that as separating the good from the bad. And if we let difficulties separate and get the bad out of us, and we begin to hold onto the good. In those cases, sifting is good. But what I also know, as Henry Ford knew about that airplane, is that the winds of opposition can lift us. They can take us to higher ground. These are possible things you can do during difficulty especially now;

 

1.           Stop complaining and appreciate how lucky you are every day.

2.           Embrace loneliness and reinvent yourself in the process.

3.           Say goodbye to the people that don't bring positive energy into your life.

4.           Throw off the TV and set Internet controls.

5.           Pick one skill you want to cultivate and put all your effort into developing it.

6.           Commit to the goals you set and never look back.

7.           Sweat every day to boost your mood.

8.           Fail forward. Learn from every mistake you make.

 

I'm betting that drifting will not be on your calendar anymore. We're going to let it sift us and make us better and lift us and make us bigger.

We celebrate with you with the spirit of Ubuntu if you were born in April. We wish you good health and prosperity as you add one more year to your age.

Have a great month everybody. Stay safe, stay strong, and stay healthy until we will be able to gather physically again.

 

Eric O.Thompson.