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*🌀26 LIFE PRINCIPLES (A-Z)*

*A*

*ACCEPT*
Accept others for
who they are and
for the choices they
have made even if
you have difficulty
understanding their
beliefs, motives
or actions.

*B*

*BREAK AWAY*
Break away from
everything that
stands in the way
of what you hope
to accomplish
with your life.

*C*

*CREATE*
Create a family
of friends whom
you can share your
hopes, dreams,
sorrows, and
happiness together.

*D*

*DECIDE*
Decide that you’ll be
successful *&* happy
come what may, and
good things will find
you. The roadblocks
are only minor
obstacles along
the way.

*E*

*EXPLORE*
Explore & experiment.
The world has much
to offer, and you
have much to give.
And every time you
try something new,
you’ll learn more
about yourself.

*F*

*FORGIVE*
Grudges only weigh
you down and inspire
unhappiness *&* grief.
Soar above it, and
remember that
everyone makes
mistakes.

*G*

*GROW*
Leave the childhood
monsters behind. They
can no longer hurt you
or stand in your way.

*H*

*HOPE*
Hope for the best
and never forget that
anything is possible
as long as you remain
dedicated to the task.

*I*

*IGNORE*
Ignore the negative
voice inside your head.
Focus instead on your
goals and remember
your accomplishments.
Your past success is only
a small inkling of what
the future holds.

*J*

*JOURNEY*
Journey to new worlds,
new possibilities, is
mostly by remaining
open-minded.
Try to learn something
new every day and you
will grow in Knowledge.

*K*

*KNOW*
Know that no matter
how bad things seem,
to be they will always
get better.
The harshest Winter
always follows the
Warmth of Spring.

*L*

*LOVE*
Let love fill your
heart instead of hate.
When hate is in your
heart, there is *NO* room
for anything else,
but when love is in
your heart, there’s
room for endless
happiness.

*M*

*MANAGE*
Manage your time and
your expenses wisely,
and you’ll suffer less
stress and worry.
Then you’ll be able to
focus on the important
things in life.

*N*

*NOTICE*
Never ignore the poor,
infirm, helpless, weak,
or suffering people.
Offer your assistance
when possible, and
always your kindness
and understanding.

*O*

*OPEN*
Open your eyes and
take in all the beauty
around you.
Even during the
worst of times,
there’s still much
to be thankful for.

*P*

*PLAY*
Never forget to have
fun along the way.
Success means nothing
without happiness.

*Q*

*QUESTION*
Ask many questions,
because you are here
to learn & be informed.

*R*

*RELAX*
Refuse to let worry
and stress rule your
Life, and remember
that things always
have a way of working
out in the end.

*S*

*SHARE*
Share your talent,
skills, knowledge,
and time with others.
Everything that you
invest in others will
return to you many
times Multiplied.

*T*

*TRY*
Even when your
dreams seem
impossible to reach,
try anyway. You’ll be
amazed by what you
can accomplish.

*U*

*USE*
Use your gifts to
your best ability.
Talent that is wasted
has no value. Talent
that is made into
efforts will bring
unexpected rewards.

*V*

*VALUE*
Value the friends and
family members who
have supported and
encouraged you *&* be
there for them as well.

*W*

*WORK*
Work hard every day
to be the best person
you aspire to be, but
never feel guilty if you
fall short of your goals.
Every *sunrise* offers
a second chance.

*X*

*X-RAY*
Look deep inside the
hearts of those around
you and you will see
the goodness and
beauty within.

*Y*

*YIELD*
Yield to commitment.
If you stay on track
and remain dedicated,
you will find success
at the end of the road.

*Z*

*ZOOM*
Zoom to a happy
place when bad
memories or sorrow
rears its ugly head.
Let nothing interfere
with your goals. In
Instead, focus on
your abilities, in
your dreams, and
a brighter tomorrow.

*DOES TIME RUN?* https://goo.gl/DNRwRn

It is fanciful to hear people in a talk that the days have been running of late. Sometimes, funny enough, you eaves drop into these hilarious chats of theirs and all your curious ears hear is “Monday has come so soon!”, “Today is Tuesday, like seriously?” or “Today’s Friday is running far too slow!”

If allowed to contribute to their conversation, the question I will most eagerly ask them would have been: “Since when did some days begin to have 23 hours as others had 25 hours? Since when did the creator of time Change seconds into minutes, minutes to hours, hours to days, days to weeks, weeks to months, months to years, years to decades, decades to centuries and centuries to millennia?”

The problem is not with our illusion of time running fast but our failure to PLAN. We hardly have daily plans, weekly plans even to millennial plans. (If we do have any at all, do we work diligently into our plans? ) Therefore days elapse to make us realize that our goals for the previous days or years haven’t been accomplished. We then conclude that time is running too fast. As we are caught up in the web of procrastination and hypnotized by it, we have forgotten that time and tide wait for no man.

As others wish there were two (2) days in a month and the funny ones would prefer three (3) hours in a year, I will (sacrilegiously?) prefer nil (0) seconds in a day whose implication is inexistence of life but who are we mortals to control time? Come to think of it, even in Greek mythology, Chronos, the god of cyclical and unbound time never dared play-toy time for human benefit. You will want to argue that there’s a Biblical account of Joshua freezing time and perhaps you could fast and pray harder to obtain the anointing to do that. Brother, keep on fasting for this purpose and you’ll die before you realize your expensive ignorance.

Time travel as seen in Hollywood movies is a fiction. Well, I’m yet to hear of someone making this a reality by freezing present time and scrolling it back to yesteryears to enjoy the good old days once more. If there’s anyone as such, please to tell me so I could also pursue that adventure too ’cause I have a lot of things to change about my past life. It will be another great adventure to skip time and zoom into my future to delete all records of sorry and discomfort in it. Till then, I keep to the saying that time which flies returns no more. I wouldn’t waste my life now hoping that one day, I will revisit the past to change all the mistakes I did.

Time is money (precious) and thus, we should seize every opportunity it comes with. Our time should be managed efficiently in order for us to accomplish every task we set for ourselves. Let’s learn to plan and shun procrastination, laziness and idleness so as to live timely lives. The short arm of the clock will still in it’s long-practiced childish play chase after the long arms in clockwise direction till dooms day when many must have been deceived by the time runner theory. Well, I care to ask once more, DOES TIME RUN? You be the judge.

©Francis Aheto 2016