Month: December 2020

Creating Your Own Opportunity

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Personal Growth

A problem is a learning opportunity

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“Your life is not static. Every decision, setback, or triumph is an opportunity to identify the seeds of truth that make you the wonderous human being that you are.”- Oprah Winfrey

Whether you want to accept it or not, you are a great person. What you need to do great things in your life is within you. Don’t ignore it. Nurture it. Bring it out. Don’t hide your best self. If you want to do your best work on this planet, you must first bring out your best. Do not let fear stop you from being you. Do not let people stop you from doing your best work on earth. Listen to people who are ready and willing to lift you up. Do not worry about those who can’t get anything done. They can’t see opportunities.

We don’t see opportunities because we are scared. We don’t want to look stupid. We are okay with what we are doing. We are okay with where we are, even though we don’t like it. If you want to be successful in your life, you must not take yourself too seriously. You must learn to go with the flow. Let things happen. Don’t ignore a problem. It is the bridge between where you are now and where you want to be. If you want to grow in your life, look for problems and solve them. The world is looking for problem solvers, not problems creators.

You can change your life. To do that, you must not be afraid to fail. If you believe in something, go for it. Don’t worry about naysayers. Worry about what you are doing. Why is that? Because it is what you are doing that is going to change your life, not what naysayers are saying about your progress. If you want to really live and build a great life, follow your path.

Allowing Yourself To Let Go Of What Is Making You Unhappy

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Personal Growth
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To let in, you must first let out. If you want to live well, if you want to be happier, letting go is the way. To invite happiness into your life, you must let go of negative thoughts. To invite more love into your life, you must think love thoughts. To connect with yourself, you must let go of anger, hate, greed, jealousy, lust, fear, and unpleasant feelings.

Letting go heals. It transforms your life. It frees you. You let go of negative things because you want to free yourself. In order to really connect with your soul, you must practice the art of letting go. Sometimes you want to let go, but your ego says ‘don’t do it.’ Remember that you cannot live a better life without first destroying your ego. If you want to move forward in your life, you must destroy your ego. You must destroy your enemy: EGO. Detach from your ego and you will be free. In his book Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within, Chade-Meng Tan writes, “A person suffering from greed, hatred, anxiety, fear, lust, or other afflictive mental state is like she is holding a peace of burning hot coal in her hand. The solution? Just open the hand and let go of the hot coal.” Is it going to be easy, no. But you can do it.