The Wordsmith Blog™

MOST people prefer to receive than to give due to the inherent nature of man to be selfish, often thinking of his own needs before those of others. But there is a lot to be gained and stand to benefit in giving instead of receiving.    And giving should not be restricted to money or material items for that's what most of us think of when it comes to giving. Giving includes the giving of time, kindness, ideas, advice, attention, skills, hope, love, touch, and much more. Besides the impact that giving makes in the lives of others, it can benefit the giver also, with benefits ranging from the practical, such as improved health and professional connections, to the intangible, like hope and a sense of connection with others.   Your simple act of giving can improve the lives of others as well as your health and sense of wellbeing, your relationships, your company's bottom line, your happiness and many more. It can give a sense of purpose and fulfilment that you don't get from

...With 32-bones pouNdinG, flipping me from side to side grIndiNg, bloating me with air to burst me, wicked life; they called it eXcitIng. By my shame, their own pleasure they're dEriVing, and what I go through,fire or hell, no one is miNdinG. With every crush I get a squeeze, some pound me fast and give no damn of whether or not am dYing. And when they're done, they let me go. For me, its all about peRsEveRinG. ...They got what they wanted, I lost what I got, but now, ...I've got what I wanted. See me now, I'm nO leSS a BubBlE gUm,I've only gone from being SWEET to become INTERESTING!!! N:B; The way you see and handle life is exactly what it'll be! The real fun begins at the point where the "bubble gum" transforms from being sweet(mere sugar) to becoming Interesting(absolute fun coupled with originality and reality). Life is game of perseverance, if you'll hold on, push on a little more, you find gratification for your every struggles. You ca

Do you worry about the start of a new week? Have your worries now developed into a hatred for mondays? Do you ever go to bed on Sunday night unable to sleep?  Are the stresses of the week ahead keeping you awake?  If you’re like most people, the thought of starting the week can cause for some degree of anxiety.  Many of us actually wish that everyday of the week would be a weekend. It is inevitable to have a start of a new week. And mind you, the note with which you kick start your week goes a long way to dictate what events will take place all through, and your responses to them. To be frank, we all get worried about the start of the week for various reasons best known to us, but there are some universal reasons for these worries. However, there are some simple steps you can take to ease the worry and get your week off to a positive, productive start. 1. Make your list:  Most of us have a running to-do list of both long and short term tasks.  Before you start your week, highlight

There are only 2 answers to every question of Life,besides them, others are mere MODIFICATIONS and never perfect answers. No situation in the life of a man ever leaves him sitting on the FeNcE, because EveRy mAN is either "HERE" or "THERE",and there's nothing like a HERETHERE. We somewhat answer a YES or a NO to every given situation either through verbal or non-verbal communication. Beware! The Yes you say today,may make you a NO tommorrow,and the No you say today can make you a YES in the future. REMEMBER THE SUBTLE YES EVE DISPLAYED IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN? IT BROUGHT US TO THE POINT WE ARE TODAY. Like that folk song we used to sing way back in elementary days; "Wherever you go, wherever you be... Do not say a YES when & where you mean to say a NO". Life is an aggregate of choices, and every man is made or mar by the aggregate of his YES' and NOs. The ability of a man to make PROPER use of these two words in LIFE,is what i call TRUE INDEPEN

1)Fine: This is the word a woman uses at the end of any argument in which she feels she is right about but needs to shut you up. Never use "fine" to describe how a woman looks. This will cause you to have one of those arguments. 2)Five Minutes: This is really half an hour. It is equivalent to the same "five minutes" that a football game is going to last before you take out the garbage. 3)Nothing: This really means, "You'd never understand." "Nothing" is usually accompanied by a woman's desire to turn you inside out, upside-down, and backwards. "Nothing" is often said prior to an argument that will last "Five Minutes" and will end with the word "Fine." 4)Go Ahead (with raised eyebrows): This is not permission. This is a dare. One that will result in a woman getting upset over "Nothing" and will end with the word "Fine. 5)Go Ahead (with normal eyebrows): This means, "

The clock is ticking, the time is drawing near Day break and night fall, the days pass by. I used to live in a whole yard in freedom, now am bound, tied down in this boredom. Now I understand why Gam pretended to be sick, its now so clear to me, he did want to leave the pen. He was fit just seconds before they appeared, it puzzled me to see him change immediately he saw the guests. Lucky Gam, he'll be glad he didn't leave, he acted like he already knew what things would be. Full of experience incomparable, offcourse, he's spent 2years here in Amadu's pen. I wish I knew, but how could I? When no one ever talked to me. I was all alone, all the while, hoping for someone to come end my mystery. Alas it came, i saw the duo moving around us, checking us out one after the other. They where men, looking for something, but I couldn't place what exactly it was that they needed. With so much expectation, I watched the scenes of how they sampled out all of my kinsmen, but

Seated with my legs crossed, eyes straight, mouth ruffled upwards, scratching my cheek to my under jaw, swinging from side to side, I was awaited Usman who promised to bring my share of sallah meat. If the next minute passed without him showing up, it will be exactly an hour since I’ve been waiting for him to arrive. With my eyes so tinted, nose blown out, knuckles cracking under the pressure of their neighbouring fingers, I awaited Usman like a man whose entitlements after retirement was being denied him. In the midst of my wait, I looked away and saw this view, a young man pulling a stubborn ram across the road. Quickly my thoughts ran like a flash, and the question popped into my subconscious; WHAT GOOD DOES SALAH DO THESE RAMS? I beheld the young man pull the ram like “Come here, you are beginning to waste my time” and I also saw the recusant ram draw back like “What good will you be doing me where you are taking me to?” T he tussle got so bad, the young man employed a whip beca