We've all been there haven't we? That point in life where you feel like all the world is coming down crushing on you, like you've tried so much but no good is coming out of it...we've all been there haven't we? Some of us are still there while some of us are headed there right as you read this...it is scary...yes it is dark and hopeless, it is heart-breaking and painful but here is the thing; just when you think that it is never going to get any better you are always one step away from that door that you've been working for to see it open. I understand how harsh and heart wrenching your troubles might be...right now someone is falling apart because of a love gone sour, someone is tired of looking for job, someone is sick of the family that awaits him/her at home, someone is tired of being broke or even struggling with a job...truth is we've all been here and we are all here but just don't give up on yourself...i know the world might be staring at you behind a clown mask but i want you to know you are stronger than you can imagine and if you just don't give up on that which you are fighting for then you are simply one step away from achieving that which you've been looking for...you are just one day away...i cannot assure you that when you wake up tomorrow you'll find everything in place but i promise that if you wake up tomorrow you will one step ahead of where you are today. Don't view your troubles as your punishments for they are not...troubles come to teach us endurance and remind us that we have something to live for. Always remember that when the going gets tough, the tough get going...when life gets tough be tough too...don't be blinded by troubles that might be awaiting you tomorrow...give each day its due and don't worry about that which you have not seen. So listen, for i want you to remember this, your greatest test comes when you are close to the end of your troubles and the harsher your troubles the stronger you are, for we all know that God cannot let you handle that which you are not capable of...so just promise me that you won't wait for the train that's coming from the end of the tunnel but instead you'll go for the light yourself...waiting for that light is giving up, going for it is being strong. Everything that has a beginning has an end and so are the harsh times too...don't close your eyes, just stay focused on where you want to be.
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Have you ever just taken a minute and paused everything you are doing and just look in the face of people passing by you one by one? I did, and it is heart wrenching how a lot of people are going through a lot of hidden pain in them. Everybody is just a walking volcano and most of these people's pain is triggered by other people who ignored just shutting up or speaking the right words when needed.

This is my letter to all those who are going through that pain and social depression. I am with you.

People are going to treat you bad, walk on you no matter how nice you try to be to them. They are going to make you cry and you are going to feel like life hates you because you give it the best and in return people give you their worst. Don't give up, just never give up because I promise you that it gets better. All the pain that hurts in your heart will one day fade and once again, the magic waterfall will pour in your heart. No matter what you are going through, shed your tears, forgive them and just humble yourself; remember fire doesn't cool fire but water heals the burns...where you sow good, it is good that you will reap; love only comes where it is invited and God only saves those who are broken. Whenever they pin you down, think of Christ; he was spat on, he was beaten, abused and killed by the same people he came to save, but never even for once did he think of vengeance as much as he had the power of God in his palms. For he knew victory that comes with the wounds is always the sweetest. Don't let people change you...be God's instrument and His rewards will amaze you. Remember people can only mistreat you if they are intimidated by you but always take the high road, don't stoop to their level.
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So i was thinking today of how we take important things for granted and magnify our times on certain things that truly hold not much value in our life...these that basically brings us "security" but not love...i mean on a serious note, what is more insecure than being lonely? Everyday we wake up and the first things we think of are of monetary value and we go all through the day with nothing but this thought. This has become part of our lives to the extent we don't remember that money only bring us temporary happiness, but friends and family brings us joy but still we'd rather choose career over family. Marilyn Monroe once said, " A career is wonderful but you can't curl up with it in bed."...we've all become nothing but zombies yearning to be humans.

Yesterday a friend of mine lost a friend through accident and she told me how she was shocked on how life can be so short. It had me thinking, why do we ignore people as if we know they'll be there tomorrow when truth of the matter is that, we are not promised that?  We hold resentment in our hearts when we know can show love, we postpone things in ignorance when we can just do them today, you make mistakes saying that tomorrow i'll apologize/we'll talk and everything will be alright when you can just avoid it in the first place, we take people for granted when deep within us we know that we need them. Humans are considered to be ruling the highest rank in knowledge capacity but sadly enough i find it that humans are the most ignorant of all God's creations. The big question is, when you wake up today and find that friend/family member dead, will you say you lived a well satisfied life with him/her? Or will you forever hold thirst in you that will never be quenched?

If you have a friend that has made you smile or has really influenced the person you are today, but of late the communication link between you two has been on a wreck, why are you waiting for him/her to call you first if you can do it? If you know you had a fight with someone special in your life that you never want to lose, would you trade that for his/her death? A family member that you have not been on good terms with, what if he/she is stolen today? It is always said, the beautiful things in life are free...stop chasing for temporary happiness if you've been blessed by people you know make you happy in your life. I am not saying that we should not go for our dreams and work hard, just remember life is not for going through but to be lived and money creates no memory....for this life is nothing but a whisper. Let the ones that add/have added colors to your life know that their presence in this life is valued...in this life you can regain everything you have lost, but not a moment stolen.
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Yes, yes, yes...my bucket list...the list i can't survive without. We all know what bucket list is...but for those who don't know what this is...well this is that list that contains all the things you wish to to do, or places you wish to travel to or even food you always wish/want to eat eat before your living time clicks to zero (die)...well, i have been modifying mine ever since i don't know when 'cause when you grow up you, you outgrow some of the passions. Well so here is my bucket list of which i hope i'll manage to clear before i die...God help me, i haven't even done a quarter of the list....so here we go (the one(s) with tick, are accomplished) lol, that if there's any.

Bucket/Wish List
1. Reach the peak of Mt. Kenya....yes, why would i want to start elsewhere if charity begins at home.
2. Visit Australia. This has been my childhood dream and somehow the only dream that i have managed to keep to date. Most definitely, i'll start with Sidney and it beautiful Opera House then to the beautiful coral reefs. I hope this happens to be around New Year, i heard the town gets really colorful during this period.
3. Travel to Nevis. Why? Because my favorite character in my novel in progress is named after this Caribbean island.
4. Visit Charleston, South Carolina. My book made me fall in love with this town. Since the setting of the book is Charleston and i have never been there physically,  i had to do a lot of research about the town and everything about it just made the baby in me scream YAY!! Definitely this is a MUST!!
5. Visit Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand. This has always been my most desired vacation destination. What more can i say about it? Nada!! Just google it and you'll see the beauty.
6. Watch a movie in a drive-in theater. I know this is so old school and so "The Notebook" movie, but come on, what beats the thrill of watching a movie in a field in your car, with that special someone?
7. Publish a minimum of three books. Okay i know as an author (to-be), i should be talking about thirty books or something, okay that will happen when that time comes but as per now i just want to have my first novel, my poem collection and inspiration stuff in paperback...the rest will come with time.
8. Help someone fulfill a goal. Not for fame or anything but because even i myself i am where where i am because of hands that decided to spare time for me.
9. Go night camping. Okay this totally is insane that i have never been to night camping...day camping, yes i have done that when i was still a scout but i'd so love to spend time just under the stars in nature. I'm planning for one to happen this December, i hope it'll come to happen.
10. Write myself a letter and read it ten years letter. Okay i don't know how i can explain this :D but i find it interesting. I am to write a letter now and never open it until i am thirty-three, i hope the thirty-three year old me, won't be disappointed in the twenty-three year old me.
11. Go sky diving. Totally and seriously who doesn't want to do this? I know i am freakishly afraid of heights but this is the ultimate bonus. At least it will corroborate to me that i can achieve anything.After this certainly i will try bungee jumping.
12. Watch all Marilyn Monroe movies. Well so far, i have managed five.
13. Watch top 100 movies of all time. Yeah this related to the one above and congratualtions to me i have watched like only sixteen. Damn that's bad, well the list is not ever constant and varies a lot but as for me i follow imdb movie list and life'd movie list. http://www.lifed.com/top-100-best-movies-of-all-time and http://www.imdb.com/chart/top
14. Get passionate about a cause. Okay currently i am supporting cancer, breast cancer cause specifically, not that because i lost someone to it but i was researching about it because in my first novel there's a character who is a victim to it and my third novel is a bout a lady succumbing to it. The research did open my eyes to a lot of things and that's why i decided to take it.
15. Take a week long technology hiatus. Yep...a week away from anything that has technology embedded to it. So far i think i have managed two days and that was because i traveled to a very remote place.
16. Throw a huge party and invite all my friends. Okay i have done this except it was not huge.
17. Learn how to play piano perfectly.
18. Record at least three songs, not for fame or anything but just so that one day my child(s) can listen to.
19. Drive a Pontiac Solstice GXP coupe or Jeep Wrangler (whichever edition).
20. Have two dogs, preferably German Shepherds. I basically i am not a fan of pets and since i can't legally own a shark plus it is a bit stressful, I want to have these two.
21. and the final one, set foot on all seven continents. Yes that's right, Africa, Asia, N.America, S.America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia. I hope you don't need glasses to figure out why it is the last on the list. If i can accomplish everything up the list, that means i have finally somehow stepped on all the seven continents.

On the picture is the beautiful twin peaks of Mt. Kenya...So so far, i noticed i haven't accomplished any of the things above, maybe, just maybe because the list is an updated one, there are certain things i am sure i have accomplished that i always wanted to do while i was young, like writing a poem that can draw more than five people to tears.
Everybody should have a bucket list. Stop living a mundane life and make one if you don't have one, or better yet just watch the movie Bucket list, starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson and you'll definitely understand what i am talking about . §
In case you need help with creating your bucket list,  just google Bucket List and it will bring you the cool sites that have some crazy ideas of what to do before you kick the bucket. Damn i should have added "stop biting my nails" in the list above...but then, i enjoy this lol...
Next...let's wait and see my top five everything list. Cheers.
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So today i want to to talk about my role models, those that i always look up to as an example and my trend-setters. Well i have been thinking about them and what makes them special to add them to my list or what make me think i want to be like them. It's rather absurd that most of them of them were either drug addicts, are dead or people term them as nuts but i love them.

So first, what do i look for in a role model? See, basically role models are people that we want to be like but as for me, they are people who were somehow like me but i want to be either bigger or better than them so that's why somehow you'll find them as people that society really never appreciated them that much...but i love them because, it is from them that i have learned how to deal with certain stuff and people and life in general, 'cause i say "if he could manage to rise above that problem why can't i?"

So without further a due, let me get  to them...

1. Marilyn Monroe

Yes, Norma Jeane Mortenson, widely known as Marilyn Monroe. Okay right now i know she is a figure that a lot of girls and dudes look up to and worship, plus statics show that she is the celebrity figure that has gained the most fame after her death than when she was alive. Her merchandise have surpassed E. Presley's and M. Jackson's and even The Beatles. 50 years after her death and her fan base keeps grown more and more each and everyday. I must say i am proud of her, i'd want my legacy to live on like that, i'd rather be famous after my death than when i'm alive, because after you die you become a god among men. So what makes Norma Jeane a tick? Well looking at her personal life growing up, she went through some evil stuff like being stuffed into a bag by her own mother, moving from one foster home to another, sexual assaults and torture among others and despite all these she held her dream in her heart that one day she'd grow into a big star. Even after her breakthrough, trouble did not seem to have abandoned her. Most of her relationships were a wreck and when you follow her story well you'll notice she was the girl screaming in the Cinderella dress. Despite the fame and everything, she just wanted to be normal but she could never match the patch....the misunderstood type. Basically that's the type of person that i am too. Despite always being the adored, i still feel like i never belong plus my life is always full of drama and that which everybody want to poke there nose in and not to forget my past, i grew up around some really harsh environment. I love her in the fact despite all the drama she managed to rise and sit with presidents and made herself a brand that people will forever remember. I don't wish to sit among kings and queens but i do hope that my work will some day be the voice to the ones always shut out. Like Norma once said, "Behind the make up and behind the smile, i am just a girl who wishes for the world"...so to shut the speculations, i hope you understand that i love her not just because she is a Gemini, but for many reasons.
R.I.P Monroe, i wish you could see how much we love you now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe

2. Eminem

Yeah, this is the part that everybody always goes "What the heck?" and i answer, "you heard me right." Marshal Bruce Mathers III is my second role model. We pretty much all know the background of Marshal. Growing in the black neighborhood, growing up without a dad and his relationship with his mom plus being one of the first white rappers emerging into rap industry. I am not going to go into so much details of his life but we all know him and either love or hate Marshal from his rebel attitude and from him i have come to learn that the society always wants to create you into whoever it wants, thus making a lot of people afraid to stand up and stand out. Everybody is made to believe that speaking your mind is being imperfect and thus if you speak what you think, you are not good. Well most call Marshall a bad influence but i have never heard it anywhere stated that Hailie his daughter, is smoking pot or not going to school, that makes him somebody that can foster a good child then...i speak my mind a lot and i am basically not harmed by it, for i know that when i bottle all that stuff up in me, i'll either end up retarded or dead by 25. From Marshall i have learned that, do whatever you love, go for your dreams at the end of the day not everybody will approve your path. From him i learned that, the pains that people cause me, i can them use as the stones to build myself with, after all being different does not make you a victim but special. "I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There's no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it."

3 David
I am talking about David from the Old Testament for those who know what bible is :') ...I understand to some people he is just a make up story just like superman and stuff, but when the only book you get to read as a child looking for a better tomorrow is bible, then you'll believe that he is real. To me not only is he real, but also my hero. From what aspects though? Well i am a Christian and all those who are like me know that the only thing that makes you special is your faith in God. David growing up, he was the last born in his family and the one that was considered the only thing he could do better is sing and look over the flock of his father. Pretty much if you look at my family i am not well built and strong like my brother neither am i all that smart like my sisters, in fact i used to be one of those considered weak in primary school. Nobody believed David could face Goliath and deliver Philistines in the hands of Israelis, but he had faith that nothing could stop the power that was living in him and with just a sling and a stone, he brought Philistines to their knees. I love that, if i can just have even a drop of that faith whenever i face any challenge in life...i am sure nothing can bring me down. David too rose from nothing to a name that we all know will reign forever. I too want to have that sort of faith that you live each and everyday knowing there's someone you can rely on.

4. My Dad
Well nobody fits this part better than my dad since he is one person i have witnessed life from him first hand. From a distance when you look at him, all you'll see is just an ordinary person, an ordinary dad but i am who i am today because of him. I never grew up with my mother and as we all know how most fathers would be, all reckless and stuff, my daddy never for once forgot that he had kids to look after and he would sacrifice all he had just so that he can see my brother and i happy. From him i have known how to be a better parent someday when i have my kids...at least i'll know how to raise them. From his big heart i have learned how to feel what people go through and never to overlook anyone. From his struggle i now can persevere through the fire (that is a facetious statement, don't try to pour hot coal on me)...and the list is long but you can google Four-to-Nine Steps and read more about him from that poem i poem i wrote. 
 
So there they are, like i said my role models are either dead or considered bad influence; at least my dad doesn't fit in both categories. My role models don't influence my career path as in the case i see among most people...no, mine influence how i handle my life. So don't confuse my mentors and role models. My mentors guide me on how to better myself in different areas of my life and my skills but not my whole life, the likes of Joel Osteen, Oscar Wilde, Emily Dickinson, Niccolo Machiavelli among others...

My role models though, are people who set the standard for me and i try to live above it.... 

Next i'll discuss about my mentors. Cheers.

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By the way when i say I.Q i mean Internet Quizes not the other intelligence thingy...i was bored i had nothing to do and i love pretending that i am a celebrity and i am being interviewed...so this my moment of fame went...




What is your name?: Gio
Are you named after anyone?: Yes
Would you name a child of yours after you?: Nope
If you were born a member of the opposite sex what would your name be?: Corrine
If you could switch names with a friend who would it be?: I don't know
Are there any mispronunciations/typos that ppl do w/ your name constantly?: Yes, always
Would you drop your last name if you became famous?: Never

Basics
Your gender:: Male
Straight/Gay/Bi:: Straight
Single?: Till proven
If not, do you want to be?: Oh man...
Birth-date:: 04th
Your age:: 23
Age you act:: 57
Age you wish you were:: 23
Your height:: 5'8"
Eye color:: Ebony brown
Happy with it?: Nope
Hair color:: Dusty black
Happy with it?: I think i look good with red
Lefty/righty/ambidextrous:: ambide-what? Right
Your living arrangement:: Parallel
Your family:: I love em
Have any pets?: Is a doll a pet?
Whats your job?: Cashier/Indie Author and poet/Ghostwriter
Piercings?: Nope
Tattoos?: Nope
Obsessions?: Books
Addictions?: Biting my nails
Do you speak another language?: Yes
Have a favorite quote?: *itch run. He's gon kill you!!
Do you have a webpage?: diary-of-gio.blogspot.com

Deep Thoughts About Life and You in it
Do you live in the moment?: I doubt
Do you consider yourself tolerant of others?: Yes
Do you have any secrets?: Just 1 or maybe 2 or 3 or 4 oh jeez they’re plenty
Do you hate yourself?: Never
Do you like your handwriting?: Yes on keyboard
Do you have any bad habits?: Yes
What is the compliment you get from most people?: You are crazy gio
If a movie was made about your life, what would it be called?: The Diary: Chronicles of Neill
Can you sing?: Yes
Do you ever pretend to be someone else just to look cool?: Yes...that i am Eminem
Are you a loner?: Yes
What are your #1 priorities in life?: Seeing the ones i love happy
If you were another person, would you be friends with you?: Definitely, i mean am cool
Are you a daredevil?: Somehow
Is there anything you fear or hate about yourself?: That i might end up not having nails one day
Are you passive or aggressive?: Depends if it is after coffee or before
Do you have a journal?: diary-of-gio.blogspot.com
What is your greatest strength and weakness?: Caring and caring
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?: Length of my hair to be long
Do you think you are emotionally strong?: I doubt
Is there anything you regret doing/not doing in life?: Not taking chances
Do you think life has been good so far?: So far so good not best
What do you like the most about your body?: My brains
And least?: Nails
Do you think you are good looking?: Excuse me, people get killed by cars b'coz of me. I mean they keep saying i am Johny Depp
Are you confident?: Yes
What is the fictional character you are most like?: Clark Kent
Are you perceived wrongly?: That i am an alien

Do You...
Smoke?: It's been awhile, I just did try though
Read the newspaper?: Only cartoons and T.V guide
Pray?: Everyday
Go to church?: Depends on your definition of church
Talk to strangers who IM you?: Yes
Sleep with stuffed animals?: Oh, my Jessica, I miss you
Take walks in the rain?: Yes
Talk to people even though you hate them?: I don't hate, i'm just not convinced to like them
Drive?: Mercedes SLK in Need For Speed
Like to drive fast?: Police are always chasing me for over speeding in Need For Speed

Would or Have You Ever?
Liked your voice?: Yes
Hurt yourself?: Yes
Been out of the country?: Yes
Eaten something that made other people sick?: Lol no details
Been in love?: Yes
Gone skinny dipping?: Yes
Had a medical emergency?: Yes
Had surgery?: Nah
Ran away from home?: Yes when I was seven years old
Got beaten up?: Yes
Beaten someone up?: I owe it to my kung fu techniques
Been picked on?: Been a piñata yes
Been on stage?: Yes
Slept outdoors?: Nope
Thought about suicide?: A number of times
Pulled an all nighter?: Yes
If yes, what is your record?: like 3 days playing Play Station
Gone one day without food?: Yes
Talked on the phone all night?: Yes
Slept all day?: No, who does that by the way?
Killed someone?: Lol i kill a lot of people everyday in my brain everyday
Made out with a stranger?: No
Kissed the same sex?: pUKE!!!
Been betrayed?: Yes
Had a dream that came true?: Yes
Broken the law?: Severally
Met a famous person?: Yes
Have you ever killed an animal by accident?: No, just intentionally
On purpose?: I've said yes
Stolen anything?: Yes
Been on radio/tv?: I was in a riot, yeah on T.V
Been in a mosh-pit?: No
Had a nervous breakdown?: No
Bungee jumped?: No
Had a dream that kept coming back?: Severally

Beliefs
Believe in life on other planets?: Yes
Miracles?: I am one
Astrology?: Yes
Magic?: Nope
God?: Yes
Satan?: Yhea i know he's there but don't get it twisted i don't believe in him
Santa?: Nope
Ghosts?: Yes
Luck?: No
Love at first sight?: I think but more of lust at first sight
Yin and yang (that good cant exist w/o bad)?: Yes, it's called the balance
Witches?: Take of the W and replace with B, then yes
Easter bunny?: Nope
Believe its possible to remain faithful forever?: To God yes
Believe there’s a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?: Nope
Do you wish on stars?: I don't believe in wishes

Deep Theological Questions
Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell?: Only biblical
Do you think God has a gender?: No answer
Do you believe in organized religion?: Huh?
Where do you think we go when we die?: First we soar on nothingness until the day Christ returns

Friends
Do you have any gay/lesbian friends?: Oh yes
Who is your best friend?: Pinocchio
Your favourite inside joke?: Right now i am killing you in my imaginary world and you don't know
Newest?: Beth Kiszack
Shyest?: Sophie a.k.a Gabby Dans
Funniest?: 90% of my pals are funniest
Sweetest?: Schneidy
Closest?: Oh you're getting personal now huh?
Weirdest?: Charity
Smartest?: None of em lolest
Ditziest?: Giovanni
Friends you miss being close to the most?: Soph, Mercy, Fred, Liyah and Kate
Last person you talked to online?: Mercy
Who do you talk to most online?: Kaya and Richie
Who are you on the phone with most?: Teddy, Allen, Djountel and Biasha...
Who do you trust most?: God
Who listens to your problems?: Pretty much all of them but Schneidy takes the trophy here
Who do you fight most with?: Soph lol oh and Richie
Do you always feel understood?: Yes my small circle does
Do you trust others easily?: Yes
Do your friends know you?: Yes
Friend that lives farthest away:: That would be Schneidy

Love and All That
Do you consider love a mistake?: Oh no
What do you find romantic?: Not being interrupted while eating my favorite meal
Turn-on?: Appreciation
Turn-off?: Watching Nigerian movies
First kiss?: My ex
If someone u had no interest in had interest in dating u how would u feel?: Like jumping off a 90 storey building
Do you prefer knowing someone before dating them or going: Most people pretend to be who they are not during the dating period so no
Have u ever wished it was more socially acceptable 4 a girl 2 ask a guy out: Don't they do that nowadays?
Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive: Lol yhea i don't know what i was on but i thought Fiona of Shrek is just wow
Do you think the opposite sex finds you good looking?: I am like the modern Tom Cruise to them but i am always like, oh please get yourself together gurls
What is best about the opposite sex?: Brains
What is the worst thing about the opposite sex?: Ego
Are you in love?: Well yhea
Do you consider your significant other hot?: You getting personal again buh yhea

Who Was the Last Person...
That haunted you?: Jeepers Creepers
You wanted to kill?: a cockroach
That you laughed at?: Patrick.
That laughed at you?: Patrick
That turned you on?: Don't you dare go there man
You went shopping with?: My ego
That broke your heart?: Really?
To disappoint you?: Obie
To ask you out?: Mercy
To make you cry?: ERROR!!
To brighten up your day?: Djountel
That you thought about?: My dad
You saw a movie with?: Patrick
You talked to on the phone?: My sister Bey
You talked to through IM/ICQ?: Brittnay
You saw?: Steve
You lost?: How?

Right This Moment...
Are you going out?: Nope I am indoor
Will it be with your significant other?: Refer to the previous
Or some random person?: Shut up are you missing a link in your brain
What are you wearing right now?: Rubber bands on my hand
What are you worried about right now?: How i am going to answer this question
What book are you reading?: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Are you bored?: Of course
Are you tired?: Almost
Are you talking to anyone online?: Nope
Are you talking to anyone on the phone?: Nope
Are you lonely or content?: Both actually
Are you listening to music?: Yes


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...we all are scared of being alone. One thing we miss to understand is that loneliness in us is created when we ignore finding time for ourselves. We wake up each morning with the thought of being happy around others, being happy with others and being happy because of others. WRONG. Learn to be content with just being yourself without attracting the vibe of happiness from others. We only become lonely when we cant stand sight of being on our own.

Don't be too scared of losing those in your life to the point you become scared of yourself. Those who matter most in your life they'll always be there and just because someone walks out of you it don't mean that you are bad or unable of maintaining friends, nope. God brings the right people in your life at the right time and so does He also take away people out of your life at a certain time for reasons best known to Him. Use the lonely time to grow and know yourself, cease bungee jumping in relationships. Sometimes it is good to fall and remain on the ground; it helps you to see the view from below.

You are what and where you are for a reason. Nothing is a coincidence and ALWAYS, ALWAYS remember you are never alone for God is with you. Well view it this way. When we were young, our parents always yearned to spend time with us and at times they'd take us away from our friends just so that they can be with us, so does God...He wants us for Him too, thus comes moments that He is forced to drive us to solitude so that we can be with Him too. It's as simple as that but we are always blinded and deceived that it is at that time that God has forsaken us.

Don't also forget that the enemy will also always bring the wrong people at the right time in our lives to keep us from what is meant for us.

Use solitude/loneliness to grow...~ ♥ GG

The strongest action that you can take in any situation is to go to your knees and ask God for help. The highest purpose of faith or prayer is not to change your circumstances but to change you for the circumstance at hand. We are in every situation for a reason; either to learn or grow strong. So next time you are in a "foul" situation don't ask God to change your situation but ask from Him wisdom and strength to get through it. Somebody, somewhere, someday, somehow in someway said, "If you want to help someone hungry don't give them fish but teach them how to fish and for that you'll save them a million troubles."

When we pray, we whisper words with hope and faith that our prayers will be answered...don't just pray but practice your prayers. When it is raining don't go hide under a shed waiting for the rain to cease falling but instead walk through the rain and dance in the rain and you'll learn to find your joy in every drop. Like i said yesterday there is no event that you cant find joy.

Prayer may not change things for you but surely it changes you for all things ~ ♥GG