IF YOU ESCAPED, WHY GO BACK?

By Vernalee

The African Proverb - If you escaped from the lion's den, why go back for your hat has a thought provoking meaning. Don't confuse a brave act with a brainless act. If you have managed to overcome a big challenge, why chase after little things that will lead you back to that dangerous path? We must optimize the chances that we get; minimize risks; maximize opportunities! A hint to the wise - Don’t go back if you successfully got out!

Photo Credit: pininterest; Reference: Country's Proverb: Somalia

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE, BELIEVE THEM

By Vernalee

Admittedly, I am slow to judge people. I have always felt that there is good in everyone. Why I fail to recognize that good folks can do bad things and bad folks can do good things is beyond my comprehension. Go figure. Giving folks the benefit of the doubt has always been my forte and to some extent, my downfall. Sorry! Silly me! Perhaps, I tend to see the good, not the bad; the successes, not the failures. No matter what cover up process is used, invariably people will show you who they are. It is in their DNA. Well said by the late great Dr. Maya Angelou, “When people show you who they are, believe them ...”

Our failed acknowledgement to admit what we see or refuse to see who they are is our fault, not theirs! Stop making excuses. Don’t wait until they do something despicable that hurts your feelings! Injury knows no preference. We can’t say that they didn’t give us a warning or preview. With wide opened eyes, we saw! Our task is to believe! Consider me the choir singing to myself as I have been duped before too - more than once! I’m learning. I’m growing. I’m believing. I’m better than I once was. Thank God!

EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY

By Vernalee

“Your time will come; you will eventually come into your own.” Destiny, luck, training, education, generational wisdom, prayer, preparation, planning ... in addition to a few other factors will determine where we land. Eventually, everyone can succeed at something! Good things will come your way. That is what we optimists believe, think, and feel. Sure, there will be those individuals who do not wish you well; those who are filled with envy, jealousy, and spite. Relegate them to a place that is out of sight; out of mind. Negative energies have no place in your life! Since the days of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, we have heard the popular phrase, “Every dog has its day.” Keep an open mind and with positive reinforcement, you may take hold of another saying, “What goes around comes around.”

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