Time is an illusion. There is always a unique speed that comes with the ending of the year. Especially the months that is close to the year end. Before you know what is happening we will be in 2026! Even right now people have started saying Happy Christmas. January is just by the corner. And before you know what is happening we start saying Happy New Year. It is not uncommon for people to do their New Year Resolution. I really do not have any issues with New Year Resolutions. But I believe that once you are in alignment every other thing will start falling into places elegantly! I used to be frantic about each year ending; looking for what I have achieved and what I have not. I have grown to realize that life is in stages and everything happens in Divine Timing. You just have to be sensitive to your Divine Timing and opportunities; once you are aligned you will start experiencing serendipities.
The question I want to ask you my dear readers are: now that this year is coming to an end; what is one thing you are grateful for? What progresses have you made in this New Year and what are you looking forward to achieve in the next year? As one who is living in Alternative Reality; I am living my life with the mindset that every day should be a Christmas for me. My happiness and celebration should never be tied to one particular month and date. Yes, I am living with Christos-Sophia and that is enough for me.
No matter how ugly this year has been or no matter the challenges that you are facing or have faced this year. I still believe that there is something to be thankful for. Even I myself have had my own personal challenges this year. I have also made some progresses. I have a lot of things I am thankful for. In fact, the things that I am thankful for are more than the things I am sad about. Do you have any favorite song for Christmas? Mine is All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey. I have been playing the song back to back and I love it so much.
Mary, Baby Jesus and Joseph: Pinterest
For me, I am looking forward to seeing myself in higher heights come 2026. I am excited and grateful not because of the holiday festivals but because I am aligned and walking with higher consciousness (Christos-Sophia). Having the guidance, protection and provision of my Angelic and Guardian Teams is another thing I am grateful for as well. For the peace and perfect health I am also thankful. What are you thankful for in this 2025? I am going to round up this post with the words of Sonia Choquette. I hope you find it inspiring! I will recommend you check out the book by Sonia Choquette titled The Pathway to Joy. It will be very helpful for you!
“The Universe put you here to have an adventure…and will provide all you need to have the BEST adventure! Keep your sense of adventure and allow the Universe to entertain you.” Sonia Choquette
Let adventure take you to:
A hike in nature
A foreign city
An ethnic restaurant
A jazz club
An experimental theater
A religious festival
A drumming circle
An improv class
Happy Christmas in advance and I will see you in the New Year (2026)
I have gotten a lot of inspiration from Anja Loven that is why I decided to share this story about Anja with you my beloved readers. Anja Loven is a Humanitarian Worker and Children Advocate. She is not from Nigeria but she is living in Nigeria protecting Nigerian children who are accused of being a witch because they are born with disabilities or are afflicted with sickness…Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company, DR, has interviewed Anja for a Podcast series called “World Class”. The two Danish hosts, Stéphanie Surrugue and Anders Agger, speak to Danes who, for various reasons, have voluntarily chosen to settle abroad.
Anja Loven
Anja is one of them.
Privately, Anja lives an unconventional family life with a husband in Nigeria and their son, David Jr. who goes to school in Denmark. He himself says that he lives in two countries at the same time. Their lives are back and forth between Nigeria and Denmark. Suitcases are always packed, and waiting time at the airport has become part of everyday life.
But what is it really like?
What drives Anja to give up a safe and stable life in Denmark and instead live a difficult life, in one of the world’s most dangerous countries? And how does Anja’s son feel about having to share his mother with 100 other children at the Land of Hope orphanage?
We know that many of you have asked the same questions. Now Anja puts into words the choices she has made in life–and why. Since the Podcast is only in Danish we have translated it here for you:
You are known in the public eye for your work with ‘witch children’. Are you unhappy with that predicate?
Anja and Hope; the little boy he is rescuing. The same boy on the right picture with Anja after rescued her)
Anja and Hope (this boy was rescued by Anja in Akwa-Ibom State. It is the same boy on the left; before and after)
My mission is for world leaders and large international organizations to open their eyes to the 10,000 children a year who are accused of being witches in Nigeria. You can call me ‘mother of the witch children’. It is also the name of my book. So I have given myself this predicate too.
You move between Denmark and Nigeria all the time. And I have read somewhere that you feel just as at home in Nigeria as in Denmark. Is that correct?
If you ask my son where he lives he will say “I live in two countries”. And that is the truth. My living room floor is full of suitcases. It’s like we live in Frankfurt airport where we fly between Denmark and Nigeria. And on top of that it is two very different countries. It was a choice I made when I met my son’s father in Nigeria 10 years ago. Our main priority and life mission is to spread the word about children being accused of being witches and that means our relationship and family life come second.
Do you sometimes meet each other at the airport?
My husband and I only see each other in Nigeria. He has never been to Denmark and a lot of people wonder about that. He might be exceptional but he does not dream of coming to the western world. His goal is to make Nigeria a better place, and he is also politically active in Nigeria. So he is very busy with that.
How is his view on Denmark?
He thinks that Danes are fantastic. His own son is half Dane. But he also thinks Danes are a little crazy sometimes. He looks at the western world with Nigerian eyes and his world perspective is culturally different from mine. I grew up with Christian values in Denmark which is the world’s least corrupt country. We fight for women’s equality, and he grew up in a patriarchal society in Nigeria, the world’s most corrupt country. Our point of view is different. I may have been a bit naive thinking that we in the western world do everything the right way. But if you look at us from different perspectives that might not be true. He has pointed that out to me. At the same time he knows, we would not be where we are today if it wasn’t for the support we get from the Danish people. After spending 10 years together we have learned that we may have different backgrounds, but we have a common goal and important things to fight for. Therefore, we have to put our own values aside to find common solutions to save as many children accused of being witches in Nigeria as possible. It is not always easy to do so. When I travelled to Nigeria 10 years ago I wanted to ‘save’ Nigeria by telling these poor communities ‘you should not accuse children of being witches’. But I had to realise that these people didn’t even have clean water to drink, didn’t have access to healthcare, and no social protection.
When you describe Nigeria like that I feel the need to ask: Anja, what in the world are you doing? I admire your mission, but why do you want to live a life like that? Have you had time to reflect on that?
Anja Loven with Nigerian children she has rescued
Anja Loven with Nigerian children she has rescued
It has been a question I have had to ask myself. A lot of people have told me I am brave and asked me where that comes from. I grew up with a strong and caring mother who worked at a nursing home. We did not have much money. My father was an alcoholic and he neglected me as a child. They represented two different worlds to me – and I wanted to save my father. My concerns have always been other people’s needs and well beings – not my own. My mother taught me that if I want to reach my goals I have to work hard. So I knew when I started Land of Hope that it came with sacrifices.
Doyou live in the dangerous areas of Nigeria?
We live in Akwa Ibom state. Nigeria has 36 states and Akwa Ibom state is in the South-East of Nigeria near the coast. We live at Land of Hope together with all the children. It’s primitive, but it is what I want to do.
How does your son feel about it? You taking care of other children but him
I don’t want my son to feel like he comes second. But it was difficult being his mother, and at the same time being a mother figure for all the other children. I was afraid he would be jealous. I spoke to my husband about it and he said, I shouldn’t feel guilty. That the children know he is my son and he lives with us. I also questioned–is this life good for him? And I believe it is good for all children to see all sides of this world.
When you get old and look back. What would you like to say you succeeded in doing?
The footprints I leave my son is important. I want him to know the most important thing you can do in life is to help other people in need and be a good person. To listen, be empathic, and not judge other people. I hope he will remember his mother as someone who helped other people. That is important to me–not the fact that I have met Dalai Lama or won awards. It may look good in pictures on Instagram but we also sacrifice a lot. I hope he forgives me for that and instead appreciate that I gave him an insight into a world where children do not have the same opportunities as him. And he learned something from that experience.
American Singer Ciara Visits Nigeria For Cultural Tour
Grammy-winning singer Ciara arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, on Oct 30, 2025, for a cultural tour to showcase Lagos’s art, fashion, and tourism scene. She visited key cultural sites, including the Nike Centre for Arts and Culture. American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress Ciara Princess Wilson has arrived in Nigeria and embarked on a cultural tour to celebrate Lagos’ growing global influence in tourism, art, and fashion. Her visit was announced by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State, Jubril Gawat, on October 30, 2025. He wrote, “International Superstar, Grammy Award Winner, CIARA Princess Wilson is in Lagos, accompanied by the Commissioner for Tourism, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka. He also stated that the Grammy award-winning singer’s visit was a homecoming for her and that she would visit different cultural sites in Lagos.
Upon arrival, Ciara was received by Lagos State officials, including the Commissioner for Tourism, who emphasised that her visit was part of a collaboration between the state government and creative stakeholders. She has since toured multiple cultural landmarks, including a stop at the Nike Centre for Arts and Culture. Ciara was seen wearing Adire, a traditional Nigerian indigo-dyed textile, as part of her effort to connect with the local culture. She praised Lagos’ infrastructural development, urban planning, and cultural vibrancy, calling it a city on the rise. This visit is not Ciara’s first trip to Lagos. In February 2016, she headlined the popular “Love Like A Movie 3” concert at the Eko Convention Centre in Victoria Island. “I’m happy to be here. I’m really excited,” she said. “I know about Lagos. Lagos, from what I see, I’ve seen an evolution of Lagos. When I used to land, I used to see all the dirt roads; now what I see is pavement.”
More About Ciara
Ciara: (Wikipedia)
Ciara Princess Wilson Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Ciara have sold over seven million albums worldwide, and as of June 2010, she had sold more than 4.3 million albums and 6.9 million digital tracks in the US alone. As of 2019, Ciara’s worldwide sales total 45 million, including “23 million records and 22 million singles.
Philanthropy
In September 2008, Ciara contributed to the song “Just Stand Up!” with fifteen other female artists, who shared the stage to perform the song live on September 5, 2008, during the “Stand Up to Cancer” television special. The proceeds from the single were given to the fundraiser. The television special helped raise $100 million for cancer research. In 2009, Ciara became the face of Dosomething.org’s “Do Something 101″ campaign to raise school supplies for those in need at the start of the school year. She filmed a public service announcement to endorse the campaign.
In December 2017, Ciara joined her husband’s nonprofit ‘Why Not You’ Foundation as a board director. Through the foundation, she would eventually open a charter school called Why Not You Academy in June 2021 following an announcement eight months prior. They would also partner with the NFL Players Association and Goalsetter to open checking accounts for students at Denny International Middle School with a donation of $35,000 in May 2021. Ciara would later partner with the Black Women’s Health Imperative and Hologic‘s Project Health Equality on their collaborative ‘Cerving Confidence’ campaign to raise awareness about the disproportionate effects of cervical cancer on black women. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Ciara donated one million meals to Food Lifeline to help the Puget Sound Region.
The Lesson it Holds
What is the lesson we have to learn from these visits to Nigeria? I will summarize it in a few sentence. This visits of Ciara to Nigeria means that if Nigeria and Africa is smooth the Black Americans would speedily return back to Africa. But it is not a reality that Africa is ready for. I really do not blame the Black Americans who have distanced themselves from Africa.
In a jaw-dropping incident that has stunned both locals and medical professionals, a 2-year-old boy in Bihar, India survived a potentially deadly encounter by biting a venomous cobra to death.
What Happened?
The child, Govinda Kumar, was playing near his home in Bankatwa village when a three-foot-long cobra approached and wrapped itself around his hand. According to his grandmother, Mateshwari Devi, the toddler didn’t scream or run — instead, he fought back in a way no one could have imagined. “He grabbed the cobra and bit its head,” Devi told local media. “We saw the snake coiled around his hand, and he had the snake’s head in his mouth. We immediately separated them.”
Critical Condition & Medical Response
Moments later, young Govinda lost consciousness, likely due to venom exposure through his mouth. He was rushed to a nearby health center and then transferred to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Bettiah for emergency care. Dr. Saurab Kumar, a pediatrician at GMCH, called it a “highly unusual case”, noting that: “His face and mouth were swollen, which indicated a reaction to the venom. Thankfully, the venom didn’t enter his bloodstream, which could have been fatal.” Govinda received anti-allergy treatment and was monitored for 48 hours. After showing no signs of further complications, he was safely discharged. The snake, however, died instantly from the trauma caused by the child’s bite.
Why This Case Is So Rare!
Snakebite cases spike during India’s monsoon season, but doctors say this is the first time a child has survived by biting back at a venomous snake. Cobra venom is typically lethal when injected into the bloodstream, but in this case, the venom entered through the digestive system, allowing for effective treatment. Govinda is now recovering at home, hailed as a miracle survivor and a symbol of resilience in his village.
🚨 Snake Encounters on the Rise: What You Should Know
This story is a stark reminder of the dangers that wildlife can pose in rural areas — especially during rainy seasons, when snakes are more active. Always supervise young children outdoors and seek immediate medical help in case of any animal bites.
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Do you want to know the future? I bet you do! But in today’s video, I make my case for why knowing the future is actually not usually a productive thing, and how it can even backfire and slow down your wanted manifestations. I’ll also explain how you’re already getting glimpses of the future and why this often so unsatisfying (even when it’s an awesome future!). Do you want to see the future? Do you want to know what’s going to happen? I bet you think you do! Well, today, I’m going to talk about if it’s even possible to see the future; and why you may not want to. It’s going to be an interesting video! I’m going to talk today about why you may not actually want to see the future. Why it can be kind of detrimental, and even unwanted; and what the pitfalls of that are. So, let’s get started. So, I was having this conversation the other day about seeing the future. Is it possibly to see the future? First of all, let’s start with that.
Can You See into the Future?
Yes, it is possible to see the future, but – you know there’s going to be a big but in there, or a fancy but. However, you cannot see the absolute–100% for sure – future. All we can ever see – and it doesn’t matter how psychic you are, it doesn’t matter who you’re working with – all you can ever see is potentials. You can read – if you’re able to read someone’s energy – you can read the potentials. There might be a very strong potential that something’s going to happen in their life, or they’re going to manifest something. They’ve got some kind of progression going; it’s got a lot of momentum behind it, and you can, kind of, see where it’s going to go. But always remember that no matter what the prediction is, somebody can make a new decision and completely change their energy, and then the potentials may very well shift quite drastically. And even just telling somebody what’s going to happen to them, can actually cause that future to become invalidated.
So, all we can ever see is potentials. What is potentially going to happen and how strong that potential is. How much momentum you’ve got going, how much energy you’ve got behind that; how aligned you are with that potential, or not. Now, a good energy reader can definitely do that, however, there may be a reason for you not to want to see your future. Now, I’m going to talk about it a little bit differently here, in terms of not just you working with psychics, or people who can read your future, but you, yourself, in your own life. Because I’m all about empowering you to do this work yourself, and not to require assistance. That doesn’t mean that there’s anything wrong with getting assistance, but not to require it all the time because you, yourself, don’t have the power to do this. You absolutely do!
A Desire is a Manifestation that is Part of a Progression
So, you may have never thought about it this way, but a desire is actually a type of future prediction, because a desire is actually a manifestation. You manifest desires; you must be a match to a desire. And this is why you can never actually desire anything, without having the ability to manifest that thing, because it’s already part of your progression. It’s already something that you’ve manifested. You’ve manifested the desire, which is, kind of, the first step to manifesting the whole thing, the actual experience into your physical reality. When you get a desire, that is like a glimpse of what’s to come, or what’s potentially to come. Now, people get very frustrated and very impatient when they manifest a desire, and then the desire doesn’t come to fruition instantly, or within a very short amount of time. And when I say people, I mean all of us; it happens to me too. You get a desire, you get really excited about it, you get really turned on by it, you’re wanting to take action, you’re ready, and then nothing happens. Oooh, crap; is the Universe just messing with us?? No!! The Universe is not an asshole.
So, what’s happening in that moment when there is a big delay between desire and fruition is, well many things can happen. Because the desire coming in does not mean that this thing is going to come to fruition in the next 5 minutes. What it means is that a process has started, and it’s started enough for you to already manifest the desire. It is part of a progression that is going to build, so what you want to realize is: It’s started off the process; you’ve kicked off a process. But that doesn’t mean that process is complete.
Lining up to Your Energy with Your Desire
So, there may be some things for you to look at, maybe some resistance for you to get rid of, some fine-tuning to do, some re-focusing to do. These are all things that may need to happen as you get there. But what I want to talk to you about today is that when you get that desire, and then it doesn’t come to fruition, it’s like you’ve seen the future. You have seen the future; you’ve seen a possible future, a potential future. One that you may want to choose, and then can bring about, but you’ve seen the future, but it’s not in the present yet, is it? It’s not actually here yet. And, that doesn’t feel good. It feels frustrating. It might even feel depressing. And, what that is showing us, that feeling when we get a desire and then it doesn’t come to fruition, is, the longer that gap, and the more frustrating that gap is for you, the less you are trusting that you’re actually going to get what you want. So, the less of a match you are to it in that moment. That doesn’t mean that you’re doing anything wrong, it just means that there’s some more aligning to do. There might be, again, some resistance you have to get rid of, some negative beliefs that are blocking that, that you might want to shift out.
Glimpses of Your Future May not Always be Fun to See
But also, I want to point out to you that it’s not actually that much fun to get a view, a glimpse of the future when you don’t believe that you can actually have it. When you don’t really trust that you can have it. People are always wondering: “I want to know the future; I want to know the future.” And then, when they get a glimpse of the future and they’re not aligned with it, it’s not actually that positive of a thing. It can become really, really frustrating. And, it is going to show you how much doubt you have, and that doubt is going to be brought up, so even that is a valuable process. But, think about that the next time that you really want to know what’s going to happen. Understand that you get glimpses of the future all the time. You may not be recognizing them as such. Your desires are essentially glimpses of the future, a potential future that you can line up with. But, if you don’t have that belief that you’re going to line up with it, then that glimpse of the future is incredibly dissatisfying.
A Desire and a Manifestation Happening at the Same Time
So, we don’t actually want to know too far ahead what’s going to happen, because we don’t really want to wait for it; we want it to come in now. And, of course, the more trusting we are, and the more belief that we have in our power, the more we are in our power, the shorter that gap gets. Because, ideally, desire and manifestation come in pretty much at the same time. And, if you’ve never experienced that, that is delicious. I bet you have at times! It’s when something comes in that is amazing, and you didn’t even know you wanted it until you saw it. And, you went, “Oh my God! That’s great. I didn’t even know, but now that I see it, I’ve wanted this. This makes perfect sense to me that I want this, that this is a match to my desires, but I hadn’t actually crystallized them out in detail yet–until I saw it–but here it is.” That would be a desire and a manifestation happening at the same time, which is, of course, ideal. But, most of us don’t experience that all day, every day. Most of us are getting glimpses, and then there’s a gap; sometimes, there’s a big gap between desire and actual manifestation–stage 5 manifestation.
You do not want to be bored (really you don’t)
Now, there’s another reason why you don’t want to know the future well ahead of time. And that is: Boredom. If you knew exactly what was going to happen, every step of the way, for the rest of your life, you would be bored out of your mind. We want adventure – even those amongst us who are really, really afraid of change. Essentially, we want adventure. Because it’s not that we’re afraid of change; we’re afraid of negative change. We’re afraid of bad experiences. We’re not afraid of the good experiences. A lot of people, when they go on vacation, will actually embody this. They don’t plan everything out when they go on a trip. They might plan some big things out – what hotel to stay at, the flight gets booked, that kind of thing. But they like to leave a little bit of a gap for adventure, some flexibility. You’re walking around the city, you see a beautiful café, you decide to take an hour or two, and go into that café, and have a cup of tea, and people watch. We want to be able to do those things; we want, when somebody says, “Hey! Let’s go to this amazing thing I heard about tonight.” – that you actually have the flexibility to go do that, and have adventures and experiences, and awesome experiences that you wouldn’t have been able to plan for; that you didn’t even know where available to you.
It is More Fun not Knowing Your Future
Well, if you start looking at life that way, then it doesn’t make sense that you would want to know everything about your future. Because, again, you want to know everything about your future to mitigate the danger. But when you understand your own power, it actually becomes really boring if you know the future. You want to be able to come into an environment and go, “I don’t know why I’m here, but I know it’s going to be amazing. Bring it, bring it, bring it!!” And then that is super, super fun, and that plays right into the happy shiny puppy metaphor; the symbol of the happy shiny puppy that you go into experiences expecting them to be awesome, and then they are. And you just play, and you have a great time. But you can’t have that kind of experience if you know precisely what’s going to happen, and you’re just ticking off the boxes. Again, the only reason that we really want to know the future is because we’re afraid it’s going to be bad. When you come from a place of knowing, or believing, or trusting, to the best of your ability, that it’s actually going to be good, that it’s going to be awesome, that it’s happening for you, for your benefit, you can let go of that fear bit-by-bit. This is not a one-off process; this is something that happens incrementally over time. But you can let go of that fear bit-by-bit until life becomes one big adventure.
And I can tell you from personal experience, not that I live this way 100%, but I do it a lot, and a lot more all the time, because it’s something that I’m consciously allowing. I can tell you from personal experience that living that way is amazing. It means that you always have fun, because you’re always choosing to have fun! You’re always having a great adventure. You have lots of surprises, but they’re positive surprises, like birthday type surprises. Again, those surprises are often when a desire and a manifestation come in at the same time. When that happens, recognize it, celebrate it. “More like this please. More like this please.” And the rest of the time, maybe recognize that when you’re going in that mode of – I just wish I knew what was going to happen – that you’re actually focusing on it not working out well for you. “So Universe, just tell me what’s going to happen so that I don’t have to worry anymore.” That’s not how it works! You have to stop worrying, before you start having the manifestations that prove to you that you have no reason to worry.
I know–I wish it was different too, that we could just declare it and it would happen, but that’s not how our power works.
Bottom Line
So, ultimately, we don’t need to know the future, and that’s a good thing; you can be excited by that. You can be excited by the unknown and what’s to come. You don’t really want to be bored, and you don’t really want there to be glimpses of the future that don’t come to fruition in a short amount of time, because that’s frustrating. And, it’s just showing you that you’re not trusting. So, the more you trust, the more you believe – the more you choose to believe, the more you make that decision over, and over again, the more that becomes automated. And then life just gets filled more and more with unexpected awesomeness, and adventure that you didn’t orchestrate, that you didn’t actually deliberately choose, but your energy field brought them about because it is what you desired, and it just shortens that time between your desire and your manifestation coming in.
I know this was a little bit more advanced, but I hope it brought you some clarity about why knowing the future is actually not that great of a thing, and why ultimately in this game that we’re playing it’s not something that is incredibly helpful most of the time. So, I would love to hear from you now, and hear what are some of the future glimpses that you’ve gotten. And, in hindsight, maybe you can see where desire came in, and then a manifestation came much later. And how perhaps you didn’t actually need to worry so much because it came about anyway, and the time gap between the two was just filled with unnecessary worry.
While I try to understand where Melody Fletcher is coming from and what is she is trying to tell us; I might as well have to tell you that I am a very curious person by nature and if you ask me. Not just asking me by the way…I mean if I have my way of working around the Cosmic Clock (or God clock and such); I would literally want to know my future completely. Why? It will give me a preview of what I should and should not do. At the same time giving me the chance to correct any upcoming mistakes and remove any potential obstacles that might be on my way. By the way, if we can have a preview of our work on the PC, a preview plan (architectural plan for our houses etc). I strongly believe that humans could have have the ability to know the future. Or are my trying to know too much or nose into God business? I do not think so.
The American Psychological Association (APA),explained psychological resilience as the ability to cope with adversity and to adapt to stressful life events, varies widely from person to person and depends on environmental as well as personal factors. It refers to positive adaptation, or the ability to maintain mental and physical health despite participating in stressful situations.
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According to Very Well Mind, some of the main characteristics of a person who has resilience are awareness, self-control, problem-solving skills, and social support. Resilient people are aware of situations, their emotional reactions, and the behavior of those around them. By remaining aware, they can maintain control of a situation and think of new ways to tackle problems. The key traits of psychological resilience according to Very Well Mind are: problem-solving skills, strong social connections, survivor mentality, emotional regulation and emotional intelligence and self-compassion. Other key traits of psychological resilience are: being authentic, flexible thinking and reaching out for help.
How to Develop Psychological Resilience
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Spending Time in Nature: Nature itself is healing; by immersing yourself in nature it helps to raise your vibrations and build you up energetically. I can personally testify to this as I love spending time in nature a lot. At one time I went out to the woods, it was very quiet and cool. I literally enjoyed the sweet quietness; I did not feel like going back home—I guarantee you that nature is therapeutic.
Meditation and Affirmations: As humans we all have our problems; telling your problems to God/Angels/Universe/Cosmic Forces etc plays a tremendous role in overcoming your challenges. I will remind you that the invisible precedes the visible. According to Florence Scovel Shinn, “Your word is your wand.” And I agree completely; what you tell yourself is what matters most. Cultivating the habit of positive affirmations will imprint it in your subconscious mind. Once your subconscious mind picks this signal; it equips you with developing a sense of optimism because a positive mindset can help you stay hopeful in the face of challenges and a positive mindset can help you achieve a positive life.
Books: Reading about people who have experienced and overcome a similar problem can be motivating and suggest ideas on how to cope. Also reading success stories of others (even if it is not the same with the problem you are facing)
Support Groups: On our own we are powerful but when we join forces, we become unstoppable. Even the Bible said that one will chase a thousand but two will chase ten thousand! Whether it is civic groups, faith-based communities, or other local organizations. Research groups in your area that could offer you support and a sense of purpose and joy when you need it. Joining a support group of likeminded people is a great way to find a network of people who can provide compassion, support and the opportunity for you to talk about the challenges you are facing and express your vulnerability because vulnerability is strength!
Learn from your past. By looking back at who or what was helpful in previous times of distress, you may discover how you can respond effectively to new difficult situations.
Accept change. Accept that change is a part of life. Certain goals or ideals may no longer be attainable as a result of adverse situations in your life. Accepting circumstances that cannot be changed can help you focus on circumstances that you can alter.
Look for Opportunities for Self-Discovery: According to Mooji, step into the fire of self-discovery, this fire will not burn you it will only burn what you are not.” “Man know thyself.” Socrates also said “the unexamined life is not worth living.” Embrace personal development. Always remember that a mind stretched by new knowledge can never go back to its prior form. People often find that they have grown in some aspect as a result of overcoming a struggle. This can increase a sense of self-worth, happiness and wisdom and heighten your appreciation for life.
Help Others. Shelly Rogers Johnson said it well: “No man can sincerely try and help another without helping himself.” Whether you volunteer or support a friend in their own time of need, you can garner a sense of purpose, foster self-worth, all of which can empower you to grow in resilience.
Avoid Negative Outlets. Do not cover your pain by indulging in alcohol, drugs, or other substances. While it can give you a momentary relief the aftermath can be catastrophic. Also avoid toxic and bad people in your life.
Practice Gratitude and Mindfulness. A grateful mind is a magnet for miracles. Mindful journaling and yoga can also help people restore hope, which can help them to deal with situations that require resilience.
Take care of your body. Health is wealth. Self-care may be a popular buzzword, but it is also a legitimate practice for mental health and building resilience. Stress is just as much physical as it is emotional. Promoting positive lifestyle factors like proper nutrition, ample sleep, hydration, and regular exercise can strengthen your body, mind and soul.
Maintaining Good Interpersonal Relationships: Friends, family, and the community can lift you up and give you the support you need when you are in need
People who love and understand music know that Enya is a Goddess on her own right! Enya was the artist chosen to write the song used in The Lord of the Rings. The title of the song is May It Be. She actually travelled to New Zealand where Lord of the Rings was shot to work on the Music. The lyrics of this song is BEYOND Earth!! And she says in her Quenya terms “Mornie Utulie” Enya is a Celtic woman (Irish) and she lives in the Manderley Castle in Dublin with her cats and family. She is a Grammy award-winning singer!! But have chosen to live a very quiet and private life. Enya has noted that she ‘was always quiet, even as a child, so there has always been an air of mystery around me’ also mentioning that ‘at school, they would always say, “oh, we never know what Eithne is thinking or what she will say next.”
Background of Enya
Originally born with the name as Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin on 17 May 1961. Her name was anglicized as Enya Patricia Brennan and known mononymously as Enya. She is the sixth of nine children in the Brennan family of musicians, born to Máire “Baba” and Leopold “Leo” Brennan. Enya is an Irish singer and composer. With an estimated equivalent of over 80 million albums sold worldwide, Enya is the best-selling Irish solo artist, and the second-best-selling music act from Ireland overall, after only the rock band U2. Her music has been widely recognized for its use of multi-layers of her own vocals and instrumentation, lengthened reverb, and interwoven elements of Celtic music.
Raised in the Irish-speaking region of Gweedore, Enya began her musical career in 1980 playing alongside her family’s Irish folk band Clannad. From the age of 11, Enya attended a convent boarding school in Milford, Milford College, run by the Sisters of Loreto; Enya’s education there was paid for by her grandfather. The boarding school, now Loreto Community School, was where Enya developed a taste for classical music, art, Latin, and watercolour painting. She said, ‘It was devastating to be torn away from such a large family but it was good for my music.’
Enya finished boarding school at age 17 towards the end of the 1970s, and she spent a year at college studying classical music. She previously saw herself becoming a piano teacher, as both her mother and grandmother had done, and gave piano lessons for a brief time in the early 1980s. This later evolved into composing and performing her own music. Enya states that ‘music was never far from my mind but contrary to popular belief my ambitions were in no way connected to those of my family, as I knew I wanted to have my own career and make my own mark.’
Answering The Call of Her Destiny
Enya left Clannad in 1982 to pursue a solo career, working with the former Clannad manager and producer, Nicky Ryan, and his wife Roma, as their lyricist. Nicky suggested to Enya that either she return to Gweedore ‘with no particular definite future’, or live with him and Roma in suburban Artane, Dublin ‘and see what happens, musically’, the latter of which Enya decided was best for her career.
After their bank denied them a loan, Enya reportedly sold her saxophone, which she had been learning to play at the time, and also gave piano lessons as a source of income. Nicky Ryan used what they could afford to build a recording facility in the Ryans’ garden shed, formerly a Scout hut, which they named “Aigle Studio”, after the French word for eagle. They would have breakfast and Enya would head off to the studio. Shortly after leaving Clannad and the family home in Gweedore, Enya lived with the Ryans from 1982, until 1989, when she was able to buy her own penthouse apartment in Killiney. Enya lives in the Manderley Castle in Dublin, Ireland.
Enya House/Castle in Manderley, Dublin Ireland (Picture: Wikipedia)
Watermark was released in September 1988 and became an unexpected hit, reaching number 5 in the United Kingdom and number 25 on the Billboard 200 in the United States following its release there in January 1989. Its lead single, “Orinoco Flow“, was the last song written for the album. It was not intended to be a single at first, but Enya and the Ryans chose it after Dickins jokingly asked for a single; he knew that Enya music was not made for the Top 40 chart. Dickins and engineer Ross Cullum are referenced in the song’s lyrics. “Orinoco Flow” became an international top 10 hit and was number one in the United Kingdom for three weeks, and is credited with bringing new-age music to the mainstream market in America.
The new-found success propelled Enya to international fame and she received endorsement deals and offers to use her music in television commercials. She spent a year traveling worldwide to promote the album which increased her exposure through interviews, appearances, and live performance. In 1993 Enya won her first Grammy Award in the Best New Age Album category for ShepherdMoons. Enya was offered the opportunity to compose the film score for Titanic but declined as it would be a collaboration, rather than solely her composition and singing.
A recording of her singing “Oíche Chiúin”, an Irish-language version of “Silent Night“, appeared on the charity album A Very Special Christmas3, released in benefit of the Special Olympics in October 1997. Her song Only If was released as a single in 1997. Enya described the album as ‘like a musical diary… each melody has a little story and I live through that whole story from the beginning… your mind goes back to that day and what you were thinking. In 1998, Enya, Roma and Nicky Ryan received the Ivor Novello award for International Achievement. In 2002, Enya released “May It Be” as a single which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. She performed the song live with an orchestra at the 74th Academy Awards ceremony in March 2002, and later cited the moment as a career highlight.
Accolades
Enya in 2025 (from Google images)
Enya accolades include four Grammy Awards and six World Music Awards, and she holds the record as the most-nominated female Irish artist at the BRIT Awards, with four nominations. “May It Be“, her composition from the soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. In March 2025, Enya received the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Classic Irish Album award, with her 1988 breakthrough album Watermark.
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, US sales of the album and its lead single “Only Time” surged after the song was widely used during radio and television coverage of the events, leading to its description as ‘a post-September 11th anthem’. The exposure caused A Day Without Rain to outperform its original chart performance to peak at number 2 on the Billboard 200, and the release of a maxi-single containing the original and a pop remix of “Only Time” in November 2001. Enya donated its proceeds in aid of the International Association of Firefighters. The song topped the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and went to number 10 on the Hot 100 singles. Making the song Enya highest charting in US single to date.
One thing I have learned from the life story of Enya as with any other stories I have read is that God has MADE the existence of humans to be symbiotic and that reminds me of the Zulu saying “Ubuntu Ngumuntu Gabantu” meaning a person is a person through another person. If you read through the story of Enya, you will notice that, there will never be any mention of Enya without these names: Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan.It was this couple that actually took Enya into their house to live with them and sponsored her music career. Helping Enya to launch herself into stardom as a globally recognized and successful singer!
I personally enjoy listening to Enya songs. Her songs are ethereal with the capacity to send you into a very sublime Celestial Realm of Bliss and Elysian. For example: Orinoco Flow, Caribbean Blue, May It Be, Only Time, Ebudae, Adiemus, Wild Child, Only If, Storms in Africa. I am actually interested in adding more of her songs to my music collection. After reading through the journey and life story of Enya I have come to a conclusion that music is her destiny and I can confidently say that before Enya was born, she already had a soul contract with Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan who would be the channel through which she would be able to fulfill her destiny as a singer. Without Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan no one could have known the name “Enya.”
People with disabilities have historically faced barriers to employment that limit their potential and prevent them from participating in the workforce. They are often viewed as objects of charity or as lacking the skills necessary to compete for jobs. However, people with disabilities have a valuable perspective and benefits that can contribute to a companies growth.
In today’s world, especially in Africa where unemployment rate is rare and difficult to see people with disabilities having a maximum and optimal inclusion in the labour force. With such menace; it is very pertinent to push for the inclusion of people with disabilities into the employment processes as they have been well marginalized. It must be pointed out also that the disabled—in them lies a great wealth of potential and talent yet to be tapped and unlocked. For this reason, giving them access and promote in the employment process can never be overemphasized!
According to The Understood Team, “Disability inclusion at work is about more than hiring people with disabilities. An inclusive workplace values all employees for their strengths. It offers employees with disabilities— whether visible or invisible—an equal opportunity to succeed, to learn, to be compensated fairly, and to advance. True inclusion is about embracing difference.”
Why Disability Inclusion?
Disability inclusion is also crucial to your hiring process. If candidates face barriers during the application and interview process, or if they sense that your business is not inclusive, they’re likely to look elsewhere. Companies with strong disability inclusion programs have better access to talent and better employee retention. They have the tools they need to help their employees thrive.
Everybody gains from disability inclusion
For the one billion women and men with disabilities, inclusion in the labour market, and in society requires the breaking down of existing barriers. By including people with disabilities, companies, individuals and society at large all win.
The benefits of inclusive workplaces
Access to talent By focusing on skills rather than stereotypes, you access an untapped pool of talent.
Increased innovation Employees with diverse experiences have different approaches to problem solving.
Increased engagement and retention Employees who feel included have higher levels of loyalty and enthusiasm.
Better reputation Customers value companies that show a real commitment towards inclusion.
The Maternal Law Group has pointed out employers’ obligations towards People with Disabilities; which are:
Employers must provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job.
Employers must treat people with disabilities fairly throughout the selection process, during employment, and when they remove them.
Employers may not engage in any conduct that creates a hostile work environment, such as offensive jokes or teasing.
Creating a Disability-Inclusive Workplace
To create a successful disability-inclusive workplace, employers should start by:
Educating their workforce. Hiring and training people with disabilities are not enough if the rest of the employees do not know how to interact or adapt to the new work environment.
Communication about accommodating individuals with disabilities should be transparent, and all employees should be involved in the process. It’s crucial to recognize that there is no one-size-fits-all approach.
Companies may need to make changes to their physical environment, such as parking spots or entrance ramps, or adopt new technological applications, videos, or sign language interpreters.
Creating a disability-inclusive workplace is more than just complying with legal reforms. It is an opportunity for employers to tap into a diverse, talented workforce that benefits everyone. When employers create a culture of inclusion, they are sending a message that everyone has value. Businesses that intentionally embrace inclusivity not only benefit from diverse perspectives and talents but also contribute to positive societal change. Hiring people with disabilities not only helps them achieve better economic independence and quality of life but also builds a more inclusive and equitable workforce overall.
I was at the Oxfam Office in Maitama Abuja for a conference with People with Disabilities. A lady who is among the physically challenged persons made some profound points which I am sharing below:
According to her over 31,000,000 (thirty-one million) people are living with disability in Nigeria. She mentioned the interventions that could further help to ameliorate the reality being experienced by the PWDs to include:
Tools to be accessible to the disabled people. The first step is to include persons with disabilities in the affairs of the nation. She commended Oxfam for including people living with disabilities in their meeting at the same time emphasized that disability is never homogenous.
Qualified and educated women/people with disabilities should be given meaningful positions in the government as they will be in a better space to speak and represent the PWDs. Using herself as an example, she cited that her multi-lingual ability has helped to reach the hearts of the PWDs in remote/rural areas as she is able to speak Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo very fluently. According to her when she is in the northern part of Nigeria for campaign she speaks the Hausa language, when she is in the western part of Nigeria for campaign she speak Yoruba language and when she is in the Eastern part of Nigeria for campaign she speaks the Igbo language. She also cited an example where she was in a market in Oyo state for campaign. According to her, as soon as she began speaking the Yoruba language she was surrounded by all the market women as that drew their attention making it possible to reach the heart of those women and had a very successful campaign there in Oyo state.
Quality services in terms of sustainable shelters/welfare and accessibility to the services even if it means giving stipends to the PWDS to enable them transport themselves to the places where the necessary facilities they need are located.
Health needs. Provision of affordable (and even free) medical care for the PWDs.
Training of people without disabilities. She maintained that their organization train people without disabilities which make them serve as advocate and voice for the people living with disabilities.
Contextualization to suit the needs of the PWD. She mentioned that environmental factors and cultural differences matters because what works in the northern part of Nigeria might not work in the southern part of Nigeria and what works in the southern part of Nigeria might not work in the eastern part of Nigeria and same thing to the western part of Nigeria as well. She encouraged a renewed and upgraded mode of operation.
(Jamie Miller in the Adolescence TV Series. Photo credit: Netflix)
The story behind this trending TV Series titled Adolescence is about a 13-year-old schoolboy Jamie Miller who is arrested after murdering a girl in his school. The movie began in an English town in Britian UK, armed police raid a family home and arrest Jamie Miller, a 13-year-old boy, on suspicion of the murder of a classmate, Katie Leonard. Jamie is processed and held at a police station for questioning and then remanded in custody at a secure training centre. It continued with investigations at Jamie school. After being interviewed by a forensic psychologist it was revealed that Jamie has been chronically bullied via social media.
Other students, including Katie, had targeted him on Instagram, calling Jamie ugly and labelling him an incel. Jamie internalized these labels and lashes out at his psychologist. At home, Jamie family deals with the community backlash against them as they work together to cope with Jamie arrest and subsequent detention. The question now is what would you do if your teenage son was accused of murder? This is one of several questions at the heart of the new crime drama Adolescence. The gripping story unfolds in real time as the main characters from the central family to the detectives investigating the crime; search for answers in the wake of a shocking tragedy. Who is actually responsible for this crime? Why did it happen? Could it have been prevented?
I have found this TV drama “Adolescence” shocking and captivating. It has actually captivated audiences around the world. Audience all over the world are saying that it is a rare opportunity to tackle the largely hidden world of online misogyny and violence. Adolescence TV drama was released on Netflix on March 13 and since then more than 96 million people have watched the British four-episode series that begins with armed police raiding the home of a terrified 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a young girl, and ends with a raw illustration of the pain of his broken family. The action in between this Adolescence TV series, shockingly defies the initial disbelief that a child so young could commit such a violent crime! It depicts a toxic online culture known loosely as the manosphere in which common teenage male insecurities about attractiveness and romantic failure can turn into resentment and hatred of the opposite sex. Certainly, people are going to have different opinions. There are people who will watch it and think “but that boy cannot do that.”
This TV series Adolescence reached the home of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He watched it with his teenage son and daughter. According to Starmer, “It hit home hard.” Currently, Keir Starmer is promoting a scheme to make the TV series Adolescence available to schools across Britain and encouraging a national conversation on the issues it raises. Starmer says “this isn’t a challenge politicians can simply legislate for. Believe me, if I could pull a lever to solve it, I would.” For me I have always believed that such incidents or realities of Jamie Miller cannot happen in Nigeria. But I had to think again and realized that teenagers across the world have almost the same characters. But there is a DIFFERENCE.
The realities that play out in other countries does not happen in Africa/Nigeria. Keir Starmer has demonstrated with his actions that UK has responsible leaders and elites. The leaders who have empathy, compassion and the people at heart. How many Nigerian elites or politician are willing to watch a Nigerian movie and at the same time champion the cause of promoting the movie to raise awareness and put a solution to any menace that the movie is talking about? NONE! This is where the DIFFERENCE I am talking about comes in. Unfortunately, in Nigeria issues as that of Jamie Miller are been swept under the carpet. Even if it gets exposed, bribery and corruption will give the culprits the chance to get away with their crimes.
After a meeting with Keir Starmer in Downing Street, British writer Jack Thorne, revealed that Adolescence was to be rolled out forfree across all UK secondary schools as an educational material for students—not just in Britain but the entire United Kingdom. I ask again, how many Nigerian or Black elites and politicians can do what Keir Starmer have done? NONE! Keir Starmer have demonstrated to be a man of the people, a man with a heart of gold and a true leader! A virtue that CANNOT be found among Black elites and politicians.
This statement is from the Bible. The complete statement is “seek ye first the Kingdom and his righteousness. Every other thing shall be added to you.” It has been used in songs and I have actually read about it from the Bible. You might ask: what is the Kingdom of God? How do you seek it? Why should you seek it?
The Kingdom of God
In the Bible, we are told a Paradise Earth that is awaiting mankind. A New World where peace, bliss, glory and eternal life will be for all mankind. According to the teachings of the Church, the Kingdom of God is only possible after the second coming of Jesus Christ. They say that sinners will not enter into the Kingdom of God. I am going to have a different interpretation aside from the Biblical description. Even if my interpretation is different, it is in harmony with what God Kingdom is about. Yes, it does not have to fit with the church teachings.
My Own Understanding about the Kingdom of God
In my own understanding the Kingdom of God is an Alternative Reality. A completely awakened phase for all of Humanity into a Higher Consciousness; where at the time all of mankind must have awakened to Higher Consciousness and that will also include Earth. The Kingdom of God is Alternative Reality. Pattern of living in the limiting 3D mundane lifestyle would have expired and become a thing of the past; because at this time all of creation must have awakened to a higher vibrational lifestyle where levitation, teleporting, direct connection to the Angelic realms etc are made possible without difficulties or restrictions. In this Alternative Reality, magic, miracles, abundance, bliss, love, compassion, harmony, elegance, panache, nonduality, constant divinity, extravagant grace, positive vibrations/energies, peace, empyrean and immortality will be a CONSTANT MANIFESTATION.
Where will the Dark Realms, Satan and Negative Entities Be?
Wondering where the dark realms and negative entities will be at that time? Well, I can tell you for free that in this Alternative Reality; the dark realms must have completed their cycles of existence and operation and would be put out of existence. Or alternatively will be subjected into eternal condemnation—disarmed from influencing humanity.
How are we going to Procreate in Alternative Reality? (AKA God Kingdom)
Procreation was allowed for Earth to be filled up with human beings. As it is now Earth has gotten more than enough humans. Remember there are others who have died that will be returned back to life to experience an awakening into a Higher Consciousness. In this Alternative Reality (God Kingdom); there will be no procreation. We would have become Immortal and in a higher vibration like the Angels. There will be nonduality; everyone will be living in their full divine rights. There will be no political organization and religious organizations anymore. Pure spirituality, elegance, panache, connection to the Greater Realms and Empyrean will be our constant experience and manifestation.
Why Should You Seek the Kingdom of God?
If you want to live a fulfilling life. One of joy and success, then you want to seek the Kingdom of God. That is practicing how to live in an Alternative Reality. This Earth is filled with hiccups, obstacles and heaviness. Practicing living in Alternative Reality (God Kingdom) is a sure way to put you in a positive momentum! A path of dominion, authority, power, victory, success, wealth and happiness. You become a Pillar of Light and a force to be reckoned with!
How do you Seek the Kingdom of God?
Seeking the Kingdom is an everyday work. It is not tied to a church or religion. You can seek the Kingdom of God by befriending your Guides and Angels. Reading spiritual books that are aligned with (true) spirituality. The Bible can be a good start; but there are other books too. You want to also include meditation and spending time in nature in seeking God Kingdom. Apart from the Angels mentioned in the Bible, there are other Spirit Guides (benevolent ones) working in harmony with the plan of God Kingdom to help Humanity arise to a Higher Consciousness. Example of such Spirit Guides are: Buddha, Kwan Yin, Krishna, Ganesha, Lazaris, Galexis and many others.
Unfortunately, religion and church has brainwashed many people (ESPECIALLY Black people) into believing that without going to church you cannot have access to God. Keep in mind that God is way too vast to be caged in a religion or church. For example, when Jesus wanted to choose his disciples, he went to the mountains (spending time in nature), during his fast for forty days and forty night he spent his time in the wilderness (spending time in nature), Jesus was baptized inside the Jordan River (spending time in nature). The 3 wisemen that visited baby Jesus Christ in the manger were magicians (even if it was abbreviated to Maggi. They were also astrologers). This shows us how vast and multidimensional God is. God is there in the waters, mountains, forest and wind. And He can use whatever he please to accomplish whatever mission he desires to! Sadly, religion has limited and caged most of humanity (especially Black people).
I thought I would share these videos with you so that you gain an idea of how to start seeking the Kingdom of God. I hope it helps you!
