Quote Of The Day

You know,all that really matters is that the people you love are happy and healthy. Everything else is just sprinkles on the Sundae~Paul Walker

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No matter how impossible,unattainable something may seem..,If its meant to be It'll be.

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Here’s how you are sabotaging your future in your 20’s (and how to stop)

Some people were born with a silver spoon in their mouth while others had to struggle through every point and stage in their lives: being sent home for school fees frequently and accumulating thousands of shillings in student loan through college, and that’s just life.

It is what it is and you have to survive. But What did you learn from that?? Do you want to live the same way? Do you want your kids to go through the same financial struggles? I hope not.

I look around me and see a lost generation. A generation that has not learnt from past experiences, a generation that is financially illiterate.

You want to live and depend on a monthly paycheck without savings. You feel the need to live like a celebrity when you clearly can’t afford it.

You don’t want to go an extra mile and make a budget. You don’t even try to equip yourself with the necessary financial knowledge that will help end the cycle of poverty.

You spend most of your salary in partying/fooling around, what the hell are you celebrating every week? is your life that awesome?

Get out of that mediocre thinking and start making change while you are still young and vibrant. 

See I know a thing or two about paychecks, the money barely lasts for two weeks. A few night outs with your “friends”, some shopping and voila! You are broke, and your friends are nowhere to be seen. You even ask for advance salary payment. Payday comes again and the cycle continues. Sad, right??

It’s not too late to change though, learn how to manage your finances and get acquainted with the various investment options over the internet and choose what’s best for you.

Personally, I draw inspiration from many people but the most special person I do that from is my 14-year-old sister. She has been saving since she was 10 years and no amount of temptation would make her spend her savings. She has been putting aside part of lunch money, cash awards received at school and now with a few thousands in her jumbo junior account she baffles me. She makes me believe that haba na haba hujaza kibaba.

 Now you know that you don’t have to be making a lot to start saving and investing, you can start small and smile your way to financial freedom. 

Just remember that for every Shilling/Dollar that you save, you are buying yourself Freedom. The Freedom to stay home with your kids, the freedom to retire and travel around the world, or the freedom to quit your job. That source of income you have right now will make it possible for you to start building wealth today. Think about it.

Do your future-self a favour and Start by making a budget and sticking to it. This way you will know how to manage your debts, expenses and Keep track of your assets. # Life lessons

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PROBLEMS are like washing machines. They twist us,spin us and knock us around.. but in the end we come out cleaner,brighter and better than before.

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6 Benefits Of Maintaining A Healthy Lifestyle

I never really used to take care of my health as I should have been, I would go for months without exercising, I ate junk food frequently, drank less water and It wasn’t pretty. My skin looked dull and broke out. I was also tired and stressed most of the time.

Eventually I realized that Body size shouldn’t be the core reason to why anyone wants to stay and live a healthy life. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle should be a way of life. 

It has long lasting benefits that will make you have a long and happy life with less visits to the doctor. Here are some of the benefits:

1.Helps maintain a healthy weight

Having a balanced diet and exercising daily helps in maintaining a healthy weight which reduces the risk of having diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.

2.Reduces stress

By exercising regularly you will be able to feel energetic active and you will be able to sleep better.

3.Boosts your confidence

Once you start treating your body well by eating a balanced diet, and exercising you will feel good about yourself and hence have a high self-esteem.

4.Disease prevention   

Exercise and a healthy diet reduces the risk of getting major chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes or high blood pressure by lowering the cholesterol levels.

5.Improve your fertility levels and chances of a healthy pregnancy.

Smoking is very harmful to an unborn child and also reduces the chances of getting a child. It also harms the people around so it’s better for you to quit smoking.

6.Helps stay and look young

What you feed your body will definitely manifest itself on your skin. Eat a balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables while drinking plenty of water and exercising regularly.

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Anyone can GIVE UP,Its the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, That's true STRENGTH.

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Inspirational : She Was Badly Burned By Hot Oil At Age 9

 Sometimes the strongest among us are the ones who smile through silent pain, cry behind closed doors and fights battles no one knows about~ Anonymous

I stumbled upon a YouTube video that changed the way I see life.

This young woman a makeup artist and a beauty blogger who has been through it all and is still surviving,strong and very successful.

At a tender age of 9, she and her little sister got accidentally burned with hot frying oil. She sustained burns all over her face and 95% of her head which made her bald.

She describes the ordeal with such confidence and humility that makes me admire her courage to come out and inspire people through her videos

She narrates how she was bullied through school and almost attempted suicide due to the same. In fact, 4 months after she was discharged her closest friend took one look at her and run off as if she has seen a ghost.

I can’t imagine just how traumatic the experience must have been for her. 

Then it hit me just how shallow I am. Worrying about the most trivial things like being broke, lonely or feeling ugly when I wake up with a breakout. 

She wasn’t limited with her scars, she didn’t kill herself even when she was pushed to, and she didn’t for one second compare herself with other make-up artists.

It must have been so hard for her but she didn’t let her scars define her, she didn’t lock herself in a room feeling sorry for herself. 

She never allowed The traumatic ordeal determine her future. She had a choice whether to sit down, cry and blame the universe or accept what had happened and try to change what she can.

She is a strong woman, a survivor and an inspiration to many of us.

What we Learn from her Story

1.Be grateful

Don’t forget just how blessed you are. Stop focusing on having more or owning what everyone owns. Count your blessing and be very thankful for who you are and what you have. It could be worse

2.Do not compare yourself to others

Don’t try to compare or compete with other people. The only person that you should compare yourself to is the person you were yesterday because at the end of the day it’s hard to please everyone. Those who love you for who you are the ones who truly deserve you, so don’t try so hard.

3.Accept that you are not perfect

Love yourself, embrace your flaws and walk around like you don’t care who owns the world. She embraced her imperfections and she didn’t need someone to rate her or make her feel good about herself.  DONT be anyone’s expectations.

4.Don’t rely on external validation

Be different, unique and confident don’t rely on other people to make you feel good about yourself. Don’t live your life trying to please other people or conforming to standards. You will be miserable.

5.Be positive.

Don’t beat yourself down by thinking that you are not good enough, substitute that negative thought with a positive one. Stay hopeful because having positive expectations attracts positive outcomes. Believe in yourself, and know that you are good enough, you are beautiful enough and you will be. 

6.Someone else’s opinion about you is not your problem

The sad truth of the matter is that you cannot control other people’s actions or thoughts about you. You can only choose to react differently. Because there is only one person in control of your emotions and that person is you.

Don’t let the actions of other people make you unhappy, don’t let them deprive you of your joy. Every time you get angry, sad or frustrated about someone else’s actions you are giving them the power over your emotions. Be the best person you can be, be kind, loving and generous but do not let someone else’s opinion define you because they don’t matter, and neither does their opinion about you.

7.Don’t ever give up on your Dreams no matter what

Life has a way of pushing our dreams down. It has a way of frustrating us to the point that you feel that nothing will ever work out and it’s pointless to try one more time. And it always seems like the more you try, the more you get disappointed then you become discouraged and settle for less.

However, the more you fail the closer you get to success. So don’t give up on your dreams be strong enough to get up when life knocks you down.

Don’t get buried in the dust that it pours on you, instead dust yourself up and try one more time because you are so close to making it come true. Read more on How to stay true to your dreams Here

8.Pain and Difficulties are part of life

Every painful thing and struggle makes us stronger so don’t waste your pain, grow through it. Learn and remember the lesson but let go of the negative experience.

Do not tell yourself that you are weak and you cannot handle it because that’s not true. God only gives you what you can handle and every negative experience is preparing you for a greater Destiny. So hang in there and stay hopeful. You know what they say “No Pain, No Gain”.

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Sometimes the strongest among us are the ones who smile through silent pain,cry behind closed doors and fight battles nobody knows about~Anonymous

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12 Undeniable Ways To Tell When He is Cheating

Its better to be alone than in bad company~Anonymous

 

Romantic relationships are an essential part of life, but it makes no sense when it becomes deceitful.

Why do people cheat on their spouses?

Why are they not honest to the people they claim to love?

These are the questions that keep ringing in my head while I write this article. These questions make me so afraid of getting married and having kids with someone who will later on loose interest in what we have and treat me like I dont matter.

I mean gone are the days when people used to chase after others, when they obviously know they are not wanted. Why not just be honest?

Mostly its men who cheat, some actually think that it makes them more manly and they can even brag about it to their friends about how he wasn’t caught. What they don’t know is that women are sharp, they were created with a sixth sense that makes them know, even when they don’t say it. They just know.

However, I find cheating unnecessary If you don’t want to be with someone tell them, it will hurt but it won’t kill them. If you find someone better, more attractive or smarter then by all means tell them. 

While Some women just know when they are being cheated on, others see the signs but overlook them and most of them have no clue. 

Here are the obvious ways to tell when he is cheating on you.,

1.You think it

If your gut instinct is telling you that he is, then there is a high chance that he is cheating on you. Listen to it.

2.He starts spending long hours at work

He starts coming home late, has late night meetings then that’s a red flag he’s probably spending time with someone else

3.He creates or changes the password on his phone and other digital devices

He becomes secretive and all of a sudden needs his privacy

4.He gets so nervous when try to use his Phone and snatches it from your hand

5.He becomes overly nice, charming and sweet.

 He is probably just feeling guilty and wants to appease his conscience or cover up.

6.He gets too conscious of his looks, 

He becomes sensitive to his dressing,spends lots of hours grooming and starts shaving every day when he never used to.

7.He has mood swings 

He lashes at you and starts arguments from trivial issues. He is trying to find a reason to leave you.

8.When you confront him about it he turns the tables on you and tries to make you think that you are crazy and insecure.

9.He takes too long to answer your texts.

He is a bad communicator and answers your long texts with a one-word answer texts. Meanwhile he is texting other girls.

10.He has many unsaved numbers on his phone. 

11.He carries his phone everywhere he goes even in the bathroom. Then spends a ridiculous amount there with the excuse that he was answering his mails

12.He puts his phone on airplane mode.

He doesn’t want to receive any suspicious call when you are around.

If you have seen most of the above signs then he is definitely cheating, if it’s less than three then maybe you are wrong. You just need to talk to him and clear the air.
 

What to do if He is Cheating

1    # 1.Go through his things like texts, check his Emails-It may be hard to find any evidence by going through his phone because chances are that he is good at hiding it. But you got to try.Do it smartly though,you might be wrong and it will create trust issues,that may subotage your relationship.

     #2  Follow Up-Follow him around and see where he goes when he says he is working late, this would be easier if he claims to be at work because that way you could give him a surprise drop by.

3   #3 Confront Him-Ask him about it especially-After collecting all the evidence then ask him about it. Make it seem like it would be nice if he confessed to what was going on.  If he has no reasonable explanation, then he is a cheater.  Why would you want to be with such kind of a man? Just leave because he will never change and you deserve better

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Daily Love Quote

It is better to be ALONE than being with someone who makes you feel ALONE.~Anonymous

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Never Forget 3 types of people in your life;Who helped you in your difficult time,Who left you in your difficult times and Who put you in a difficult time.

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