Habits – Deeperlook

Good Habits

That will help your life

Preamble

Okay……

The new series that would be started here is still on preparatory mode.

The habits I will share are very simple but they have helped me develop a better sense of judgement. I hope you find them helpful too.

Pray

All the time.

All the time

No matter how you are feeling, allow prayer be constant on your lips. It helps you reduce complains, worries and other unhelpful emotions.

Even when you are happy, pray

Yes

Lay your bed

Lay it. ……

I learnt this habit from the boarding school. I always loved to lay my bed from an early age but it was not a habit until after living in the boarding house where laying the bed was necessary.

This habit helps you recognise how small actions have a way of causing bigger effects. Before I leave my space I always lay my bed no matter how late I am. Whenever I return and I am tired, the well laid bed is comforting to meet.

I have two options

Either lay it fully
Or leave it bare and clean

No clutter 😒

Drink water

When you wake up and before you sleep.

Do not wait until you are thirsty, just drink water.

Water helps regulate your body temperature and metabolism. Your cells need to be hydrated properly.

Drink more water than carbonated drinks or energy drinks or coffee or tea.

More water……

proper hygiene

Please spraying perfume is not equivalent to taking your bath.

Bath in the morning and in the night.

Washing my clothes with antiseptic solvents also give them a refreshing clean smell.

I do not use perfume as such, however, I make sure to have a deodorant, and a use a good scented cream and vaseline.

My recent retrial at perfumes. A local perfume that is applied in small quantities

Keep quiet

You do not always have to say something.

Sometimes, allow others talk and give your opinion if asked.

You will save yourself a lot of unnecessary stress of making promises you cannot fulfill, harsh words you will regret, comments that will ruin your reputation or another’s.

It is not easy but it is possible.

Eat

……….

Eat good food.

Have a healthy food habit.

My food page talked about that here

Compliment others

Make it a habit to compliment others well. It is easy to notice faults, however, sometimes overlook.

Even if you have corrections, focus on the good aspect first before moving to the faults you have observed.

Your words are strong

Do at least one active thing

Before your day ends, do at least one thing that was productive.

At least one……..

Mind your business

It is not easy but it is possible.

Minding your business is healthy. Poking your nose in other people’s business is stress especially when they do not involve you.

Yes

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Closing Remark

The Bible encourges me to pursue that which is pure and true, and with these encouragement I am able to live a life that pleases God daily.

3John 3:11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but [imitate] what is good. The one who practices good [exhibiting godly character, moral courage and personal integrity] is of God; the one who practices [or permits or tolerates] evil has not seen God [he has no personal experience with Him and does not know Him at all]. (AMP)

If I am to copycat anything, it should a good habit.

Ephesians 5:1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.(NKJV)

It is not easy but it is possible through the help and strengthening of the Holy Spirit. To imitate God is to read His word and to practice it and to obey every leading He gives with sincerity and without ulterior motive.

Psalms 24:3-4 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. (KJV)

What else?

If you have other good habits to share, mention in the comment section…

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CopyCat🐱 (The World of Influence)

Preamble

I love cats.

I say that a lot.

I am a cat person.

Watching cat videos makes me happy. It helps relieve stress.

I have connection with cat behaviours.

Cats are special.

I love cats.

Meow…

Why it is copycat

Studies show that cats mimic their owners. I believe that is where the word was derived from.

Copy copy

This is a commonly used Nigerian tautology in place of copycat.

That is; copying twice.

Anything wrong with imitating?

I find nothing wrong if it is a good habit, pattern or behaviour.

We learn by copying something

I have had so many funny incidences but I will share none

Scratch that

I imitate unknowningly. I do that when I like a particular pattern and have observed it for long. I start doing it without much thought.

For example ‘Scratch that’, a recent phrase is copied from a friend. I recently thought it fun to use and I am enjoying it.

One type of my laughter is a result of watching one of my classmate in secondary school laugh in that manner repeatedly, I found it so cute that I only realized I had started laughing that way months after we parted from secondary school.

There are incidences that what I imitated unknowingly were not healthy and that brings me to healthy and unhealthy imitation.

Unhealthy imitation

Imitation could be unhealthy. The imitator usually starts mildly before converting into a real case of trouble.

I remember an incident that happened when I was younger.

I discovered I was having severe pains in my hip joints and leg. My mother sorted that out for me when she called me out for imitating my cousin’s walking steps. She went ahead to teach me how to walk uprightly, and I have continued walking that way💝

Some traits are unhealthy, and most times we are not aware that we have already picked them up.

When you notice that you are doing things which you would have never agreed to do few weeks ago, that are against your principles and morales, it is important to do a re-check. You may have picked that up from a close person.

Naming all those traits is long work..

E.g Being extremely critical. Unforgiving. Insulting. Angry. Blasphemous. Risky. And the rest.

Proverbs 22:24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
King James version

Healthy imitation

I said previously that we learn by imitation.

Good habits are learnt by imitating good habits.

I have learnt a lot of good habits by imitating others.

I will share a personal incidence again😂😂

I used to eat so dirty as a child. Imagine someone eating with her mouth wide open because she claims that closing her mouth would not allow her chew properly.

I really irritated my brother a lot with that attitude 😅😅

After many years of noisy eating, my cousin changed that in few weeks when she came visiting. She ate so decently and clean that I watched her in awe. After that experience, I immediately picked it up and have become an advocate on eating properly✌😂😂😆

I have learnt to be more tolerant by imitating the Word of God, and some humans.

I learnt to be honest, confident and stand for the right thing from my parents.

I have learnt about hair, beauty, D.I.Y’s from other human girls.

I learnt to be passionate from watching my Father for years, my mother for years and some classmates.

I learnt about loyalty by observing my siblings.

I learnt to be more creative from some aliens.

I am still learning giving, kindness by watching some humans.

There has been so much learnt by imitating the right attitudes and approach to life and my life is getting more interesting.

N.B I only mentioned some of those things✌

Are you offended?

When someone copies you?

Do you feel threatened that they will steal your shine?

Do you feel uncomfortable about it?

Just to tell you: Don’t feel those negative feelings.

You are being an influencer.

An influencer changes the world by their actions, and you are doing just that.

We change our world when we start from ourselves. Others watch, imitate and pass the change to others.

Change is progressive and starts from an individul who refuses to stop.

1 Thessalonians 5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good
King James Version

A story about flowers🌻🌼

A friend had been getting flowers some months ago. It was interesting to watch her do that, and I admired the flowers.

I have always loved flowers especially as I am one.

Rose

You get?

But I had never thought of getting one soon. I was planning when I had a static home of my own. I always talked about getting a cat, cats had more plans on my mind.

Some days ago, I saw one of her flowers, she had described them beautifully and when I saw them, I wanted them too.

We went and bought flowers, and I bought an extra one😁

It felt nice to buy a living thing, and since I do not have a cat yet, I could pour that affection to the flowers.

N.B I am a lover of nature😊🍁. Nature is therapy❤

Not a fan of naming my personal items, only a few have names but names came to my mind for the flowers, and they fit perfectly.

INTRODUCING YOU TO

COMBINED

They are both in plastic bottles, recycled them for them✌. Flowers help the climate✌

To make it clear, the Orange-yellow flower is Ada. The Red is Oma.

Ada means First girl in Igbo. Oma is beautiful.

They still describe me✌🙈

When I get a Rose, I will name her Rose or Twinnie❤

I am only aware of the Orange-yellow’s specie: Marigold (as told by my friend)

I forgot to ask the florist for the Red, if you know the name, kindly let me know in the comment section below.

What habits did you imitate?

Are you aware of them?

Good or bad?

It’s a world of influence, and we influence ourselves✌
O.R.A

I influence, and I do it right✌

I influence, and I love it when they imitate.

Keep the boat afloat✌

3 John 11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God
New International Version (NIV)

Listen to this podcast about Engaging Culture

N.B I do not have a cat because of location. That is on my list🐱

N.B Please give credits to people’s work. Do not steal the hardwork of another creative.

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Late Coming (African Time⏰)

Preamble🕛

Before you start reading this post, check if your watch is working because I cannot understand those people who wear broken watches. When you ask them for the time, they will smile akwardly and say “Sari, it doughsnt werk”

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

To make sure you are not in a time ship, make sure the date is 2020.

If it isn’t, please let us know what year you are in and why you are there..

We await your response

What is time?🕧

Time is a number thing that somebody put together and cajoled the world to start using.

They were using sunsets and sunrises (forgive me😂😂) then they switched to sands in glass bottles before they decided to switch to numbers in a container🙄

Time does not have a definition. It is just time.

Did I answer the question?

Who created time?🕐

As a beliver, my response is God.

Humans started measuring it with instruments.

Now you can say “You are late!” “You are early!” “You are almost early!” “You are almost late”

God is not limited by time. Time is just a variable that exists
O.r.a

There is time for everything🕞

Ecclesiates 3

This chapter of the bible is renowned for talking about time. I will encourage you to read it. It makes a lot of sense.

I will not add more. The heading is self explanatory

Wait for me!!🕦

Shouts someone who is swimming late (who says running is the only suitable action to chose?😏👞)

The girl smacks her lips, making sure the lipstick goes round only to peep at her clock and realize she has 10 minutes to get into the class, and it would take her 8 minutes to get there..

Or the boy that lazily opens his eyes, 5 minutes to the lectures and he has not yet taken his bath😂😂😂😂😂

The older teachers that have taught me for 6 years are very time conscious, they are consistently early to their classes. They rarely miss it.

My parents are so time conscious that it can get annoying sometimes😂😂😂😂

Me? Let me tell you later…

I am coming…..🕟

Says the joker boy or girl who has not left their houses but are lying that they are in the transport vehicle

God is watching you

There are people when you hear these words from, you already know that it means you will wait for the infinix stones to become yours especially as you cannot fight Thanos😷

So you either forget or wait….

The late habit🕣

God is always on time, humans are not
O.r.a

Lateness is a habit. It can be cultivated and encouraged.

I love being early for occasions because it gives me the opportunity to scan the environment and settle down.

But….

I realized that when I ignore the trend of lateness in one week, it spills into the next week. If I do not correct the trend then I would continously go late for that specific activity.

And if you are like me, who does not rush and makes sure you do your normal routine before leaving then going late can be a big nuisance to maintaing your routine in the order it is supposed to be.

No matter how late I am, I always do my routines. It only leaves me uncomfortable because I am conscious of how late I am.

The africaN time thing🕡

There is something called African Time

It exists on this principle: Come more than an hour late.

It is as chronic as the amount of late time the area agree invisbly in their minds.

Once there is an occasion, an extra hour and more is added to the original time.

It is alien when time is on the dot. It catches people by surprise😂😂

It is not helathy and it is time wasting and other things are wasting such as resources and effort (money is included)

Early bird and worm🕢

Why not bread?

Why not corn?

Why not cockroach?

Maybe because worms crawl in the morning😐

Early coming is a habit⏰

My mother is so..early to literally everything😅😅

She always add an hour or two earlier to the original time.

It is habit.

Early is better🕚

It better to be early. It saves a lot of stress, money, nuisnace and body aches.

It is better to prepare without haste

Lateness breeds hasteness.

It is better to be relaxed while performing duties, you do it better.

December was quite cold and that dragged my feet so bad and I was late multiple times🤒

There are always excuses but habit beats them to it..

What are your excuses for being late?

Are you planning to be earlier?

Are you part of the African time committee?

Are you an early bird or worm?

Just share what your thoughts are in the comment section below..

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VINTAGE 2

“I am using lether(polythene bag) as my purse”

Silence

“I put it in my lab coat and everyone was just looking at me in the supermarket” I laughed at myself.

Silence

She was already tired of telling me to get a purse😂😂😂😂

I have one old purse that I bought four years ago that I take nowhere. I just love the patterns and though some of it’s zips have spoilt, I have not bought another🙄🙄

My bed….one of my tics. I hate it getting rumpled. I prefer lying on a no laid bed than to always organize the streaks on the bed. Since boarding school, I always made sure to organize my bed before going out. Till today, no matter how late I am, my bed must must look neat. It makes me feel calm that my abode is balanced😂😂

Looking back, I think I had a sought of pseudo OCD…. I was just so irritated by dirt but could do little about it🙁. It affected my feeding (I always searched for something weird in my food). I will always arrange and arrange and arrange and not be satisfied🙁🙃 (have controlled that a bit now). I call it pseudo because my mind has been able to suppress the extreme urges to always have everything in perfect shape.

The most annoying part was creating an environment in my head that I found so hard to bring into reality, it was like living in torment and it always made me moody. One day I told myslef to take it easy……

I have been able to not let those tics get me…..

Funny enough, I get irritated when others ask me a question repeatedly but I always do that to myself😂😂😂😂. I have been doing that to others too and most have been patient😊😊. So if I do that to you……understand😂😂😂😂

Night time must have plates washed (only few rare times, they are not). Cannot bear the thought of leaving dirty plates to go out. Except if someone else does it……

N.B plate washing gives you enough time to think🙂

I love ceramic and glass but scared to use them often due to past history of multiple breaks. But they are best for tea!! Beverage!..and beautiful drinks😂😂

I love quietness….

Quietness to think

I love my space

I love to meditate

I love to ruminate

I love to observe and always create those plays in my head. Those stories I am yet to share.

I love to rewatch movies especially those few ones that string a cord with my being. Few…that leave a very strong impression on me.

I love wherever I make my corner because I make that environment the way it feels for me wherever I stay. I will say..I carry my aura and fix it to a place I call an abode….(But Home Home is still the best😍😍)

Let me add….I love my space, physically or in the mind because that is where I talk to God and also brood over His words. I love the quietness that allows me to sing without distraction, pure sweet melody, psalms.

I love my self😍

Hope you do too😇

N.B would try and get a new purse😂😂

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