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Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. It is impossible for an end to exist without a beginning likewise it is impossible for a beginning to exist without an end. At the beginning of this Service year, the journey looked endless, it looked rough, bumpy, and so uneven but the certainty of its end was a surety. We’ve been through it all, the extremes (the hotness, the coldness, and the windstorms). Now once upon a 15th of October, 2015, the journey that looked endless yesterday has finally ended. It took a beginning to have this end. It took a start to get to this finish line. Unsurprisingly, a new beginning simultaneously starts as this journey ends. One phase has ended, another just begun. I am however wishing you goodies in your new journey. I’m wishing you money (lots of it), I’m wishing you health, I pray that you will be tall. I’m wishing you thrills and bliss’s. In short, I wish you whatever you pray for yourself because that is probably the best I can offer you. I’ll see myself at the top. 

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'GOOD MORNING'

A phrase we all use all the time. I say it to my neighbors, my friends, my brothers, my employees. I guess you could say it’s some kind of blessing to one another, to start the day, a greeting to break a coffee. Maybe just a habit to some or an act of politeness but to me it has a whole different meaning. It is a greeting of a good new beginning, good times, and good life. It is a start of a new day, a new season, and a new moment. The start of a new story: of getting on with our lives. A new day to live your life, a new day to leave an impact, a new day to find your way, a new day to smile, to rise, to shine, to love, a new day to be thankful, to be grateful, to celebrate life, a perfect day to correct yesterday’s mistakes. It’s a new morning to stop mourning for there is hope today of changing your story. I am therefore wishing you a good new beginning. Good Morning Sun shines.

#GoodNewBeginning

#GoodMorning

Adetayo OJO.

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DESPITE THE ODDS

Despite the odds – the road looks rough and bumpy, an unpaired path with potholes and pits, bushes and shrubs scraping the sides of our vehicle, an uncomfortable ride with a lot of jolting and bumping in the seat. But fortunately and unfortunately, it may be the only way to the top. What can we do? We could change our plans, turn the car around and go back home or drive back and forget about our journey to the top or we can curse and swear at the discomfort and keep going. That journey is our life. The vehicle is us. The driver is our decision. If the driver is determined, he just won’t give up. There is a hidden good behind the odds, a secret benefit at the back of the chance. We could end up winning despite the odds; we could end up succeeding despite the story all up-hill. This journey is our life; however, putting a lackluster performance is a recipe for failure. It is better not to start than to put in a lackluster effort. Despite the odds, we will give our best. Despite the odds, we will never relent. Despite the odds, we will stake our highest. Despite the odds, we will never stop until we come out tops. 

#DespiteTheOdds

#WeCouldEndUpWinning

Adetayo OJO.

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FOLLOW YOUR BLISS

Every one of us has got something that makes us bliss out. We all have a passion or interest that radiates paradise in us. It is that area of our life that exudes a beatific curiosity. We enjoy doing it. It makes us better, happier and overjoyed. Be aware that only if we follow that route are we guaranteed an effortless happy journey to the top. The heroic Joseph Campbell did say “follow your bliss, find where it is and don’t be afraid to follow it.” Following your bliss means doing the things your heart most desires as opposed to honoring the obligations and rules of others. It is the deep and pervasive sense of actively pursuing your passions and not settling for anything lesser. Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be. The great Confucius said ‘choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life’. Take a step towards where your heart is. Take a note of where your heart rises up with joy and excitement. Realize that bliss is always within us, ready to bubble up. When we trust and follow the wisdom of the heart, doors will magically be carved out of the most impenetrable walls. Therefore, find your paradise, stay in it, follow your bliss. It will take you to the zenith of your dreams.

#FindYourParadise

#FollowYourBliss

#ItWillTakeYouToTheTop

Adetayo OJO.

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NO PROMISE OF TOMORROW

I learned that tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone, that we have to be our best today. Today is all that we really have. Now is all there is. Life is tough, there are no guarantees. No shortcuts. There is no magic pill to rid life of its classics. There is no fairy god-mother floating in the sky to grant our every wish. So we must abide by its rubrics and live as if today is our last on earth. There is no assurance of tomorrow, so do whatever you want today. No one knows what tomorrow will bring. The reality of now trumps the promise of tomorrow. Enjoy the moment while you still have it. Make this count. Play full out. Appreciate this moment and take from it everything you possibly can. Act like you just have one day – today and be happy in it. Be best in it. Love a little deeper, love like you‘ve never loved before, laugh a little louder, dream deeper than you’ve ever imagined you could dream. Seize the day (Carpe Diem). Experience all that your heart desires.  We are only given today, tomorrow is not promised to anyone.

#SeizeTheDay

#LiveForToday

#NoPromiseOfTomorrow

Adetayo OJO.

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MAKING MISTAKES

There is no problem in making mistakes, at all. All of us make mistakes but the real problem is not learning from them. Matter of factly, all problems and mistakes are opportunities. We find balance by making mistakes; they give us experiences and the opportunities to improve our lives. They are parts of our growth and they teach us that next time we need to do things differently. Making mistakes doesn’t therefore make us useless, incapable or worthless. It actually makes us better than we were yesterday. Never therefore be afraid of making mistakes. In actual fact, you are allowed to make mistakes. When you have made a mistake, just get up better and keep going. What really affect our performances are our fears and doubts. We are all here to learn, nobody is perfect. Instead of focusing on the problems in the past, focus on the results you want. Be confident! Never ever hesitate. Mistakes are opportunities in disguise. They are a part of being human. Therefore go ahead, take chances, and make mistakes. Make all you can, make lots of it. Learn from them. It shows you are out there doing something and because that's where you will find your success - on the far side of unending effort.

#MakeMistakes

#LearnFromThem &

#MoveOn

Adetayo OJO.


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SHARE IT

Everyone has a story, everyone has a song. Everyone has a poem. Each one of us is blessed with a lyric. There is something distinct about everyone. It is like your personal signature. Only you can sign your name that way. The best counterfeiters in the world cannot perfectly duplicate your signature exactly the way you would do. No one else can tell your story the way you’ll do. So, therefore tell it the best way. Share it to the largest crowd. Sing it with the loudest voice. Recite it with the best rhymes. You are the best poet of your poem, the best scriptwriter of your story, the best artist of your painting, the best choir of your song. Who you are, what you become is completely up to you. No one else will help you outside of yourself. There is something bravura about you, something grand, something worth listening to. Share it with the world. We are all anxiously waiting for your story. 

#YourStory

#YourSong

#ShareIt

#WithTheWorld

Adetayo OJO.