Little things with great LOVE!

We make a living by not what we get, but we make a life by what we give. ~Winston Churchill


I visited the motherless baby home in lekki and its like two streets from my sisters house so we just strolled down. I was so pleased with what I saw when the gates were opened. It was a very cute set up they had for these kids. They had a couple of buildings and in the middle of those buildings a play ground. I was very happy to see that these kids were been taken care of well. Going to places like that just reminds you of how much all the ‘supposedly’ big things we complain about are not important. I’ve been sponsoring a 7 year boy old well now 9 year old in the Philippines for a year and a half and it’s the most rewarding experience I have had so far. We have written to each other a couple of times and this experience has been a life changing experience for me. I know many of us want to help but do not feel like were in a position too. “Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.” Your just one and may only have a little but you can do something. Even the little things matter like your words, allowing someone keep the change and helping to increase awareness about those in-need. So today I challenge you once again do “small things with great love.” And whatever it is you may be going through always remember that you are not alone.

Love always,
Daddy's little girl (Mbang)xoxo

"No we're not lucky, we're BLESSED!!!"

Sometimes I forget to remember how blessed and fortunate I am and am trying not to do that again. This happens especially when I feel things are not going the way I want them to go or when things are not working out well. Anyways, if you can tell I haven’t blogged for a while and though from time to time I find myself scrabbling stuff on a piece of paper, or writing stuff in the memo pad on my blackberry I have been struggling to actually write a full post and put it up. It’s weird because I get inspiration to write all the time, every day; whether its from the lyrics of songs (i.e. Coldplay, Dido) talking to people, meeting new people or watching a show and a scene comes up with the right music playing it can be so personal for me. But, somehow I find a way to procrastinate blogging. I kept telling myself that I would blog when I start my NGO but seeing as that is taking longer than I hoped it would I might as well start blogging again now that I got serious inspiration.

Yesterday I went to the palms to go see a movie with a couple of friends. For those of you who don’t know what the palm is, it’s a shopping mall in Nigeria where every one well, maybe not everyone but most people are overdressed like their going to the club. Like it’s pretty intense some days most babes are in really high heels and
I always feel so under dressed lol. But yea, so my friend came with some of her other friends one of which was physically disabled. The crazy thing is that though she’s on a wheel chair she doesn’t let it upset her or stop her from doing absolutely everything. She is one of the liveliest people I have met and her out look on life is so amazing. Despite her disability, she would do everything she can possibly do herself and be pleasant about it. She does not allow this disability to limit her or define her.

Most of us have it so much easier though we are still ungrateful, depressed and limit ourselves. We do not have any physical or mental disability limiting us though we limit ourselves. We don’t need someone to take us to the bathroom just to use the toilet or, to lift us up to sit down and many little things we take for granted put yet we do not realize how blessed and lucky we are. So many people are lacking the basic things we have like food, shelter, clean water and good health but yet we seem to think we have it bad. Many people do not know where their next meal is coming from. Yes, things may be pretty bad with you but there are so many people that have it worse so even when things are pretty shitty (excuse my language) there are still many reasons for us to be grateful.

Today is also September 11 and it’s been 10 years ago since the terrorist attack occurred in New York. So many lives were lost and though it’s been ten years, families and friends of victims especially are hurting like it just happened all over again. My prayers and thoughts are with you and also to anyone out there who may have lost someone dear to them from my personal experiences it gets better, you get better. One day you wake up and it doesn’t hurt as much and even if it does you learn to deal with it. Just remember you’re not alone and though it may seem dark, lonely and difficult right now the sun will eventually come out. Things would get better. Like I always say, you can make your way back from anything and your not alone☺

PS: Special shout out to my sister Toun who just joined the blog world Yay!!. Be sure to check her out on: http://toun-anjous.blogspot.com/


Love always,
Daddy’s Little girl (Mbang)…..xoxo