Why So Afraid

Our hearts, our lives --- our world.

Whatever constitutes the above mentioned, we are very protective of them.

Written Excerpts From Jim Carrey's Speech At Maharishi University Of Management, Iowa.

Culled from Jim Carrey's Speech

"I cannot be contained because I am the Container.

There's a big difference between a dog that's going to eat you in your mind and an actual Dog that's going to eat you.

Ladies And Gentlemen --- Which Way?

So I'm thinking.......

Is it a bad thing to desire affection?

Does it make the giver and receiver foolish to some extent?

Does it make them less, or loosen their dignity and rep in the real sense of it?

Does it connote insecurity when you just desire some lovin' up from the one you love?

Is it plain foolishness when we:-

The Uniqueness Of Mothers --- Is It Just Me? Or Does Anyone Wonder Why Too?

I appreciate mothers, I love mothers --- Nigerian mothers specifically. Don't get me wrong, I'm not racist, I just haven't been opportune to live and interact with mothers from other countries.

However, what I'm about to talk about, I believe, is prevalent in mothers everywhere, including intending Moms.

There's this protective instinct

We've Got It All Wrongly Twisted.

"Love is a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another". It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, one's self or animals. Love may be understood as a function to keep human beings together against menaces and to facilitate the continuation of the species.
^^^ Source: Wikipedia

Beyond the frills and beyond the thrills of "love"......
There's an entirely new layer of life, of love; waiting to be discovered.

Just like I discovered;

Motivation: What's Yours?

My inspiration to write about motivation came from a pal who requested that I write a summary about the life and times of Queen Esther of the good book. I promised to do so after I'd read her story again --- I never quite got around finishing it, but I tried jotting this from what I'd read about her earlier.

Stop Belittling And Devaluing Yourself

So, you’ve been called a whore, you’ve been labelled “cheap or finished goods”. You’ve been told either directly or indirectly; by words and/or action that you could never possibly attract the man/woman of your dreams.

Random Thoughts

So I'm thinking........

Why are people like me always so serious?

Why do we sometimes find it hard to just live, to just be?