“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” -ARISTOTLE
THANKSGIVING – GIVING THANKS
Today in the United States of America, it is Thanksgiving day. All around, turkey has been cooked in all its forms and variations, cranberry sauce, sweet corn, candied yams, green-beans casserole spread out, some corn bread if you are from the south, sweet potato pies and all kinds of stuff. If you are me, you are wishing for the taste of fried turkey, but hey, Thanksgiving is not a tradition I grew up on, I have adopted it in this adopted nation of mine, and I love the idea of giving thanks.
I am in favor of every opportunity to give thanks, to be thankful. It helps dispel or create a distance between the things we don’t have or wish we could change, and a reason to be grateful for what we do have.
Today I am grateful and thankful for LIFE. My life, is a gift: to me, my family, and my community of colleagues and friends.
I am grateful for God in my life, I believe that the things I have been through would have killed me, my soul, and my spirit, had I not had the knowledge of Him, and the relationship which through faith, I continue to believe and thrive, that He watches over me, and protects me.
I am grateful for the family I have been given. My husband, my children, my parents, and my siblings. These are true riches, and I am not unaware just how truly blessed and privileged I am to know and count each and every one alive. I do not take it for granted, for we are here today and gone tomorrow, so for today I am grateful to still have all alive. I am grateful for my extended family, cousins, and may I say I have the best in-laws in the world. For the year 2014 I know that I could not have auditioned a better pick for the most beautiful souls to adopt me as their child and sibling.
I thank God for my friends, my true friends who have dual titles as both blood relatives and non-blood relationships. Some of them friends from long, never forgotten and some I communicate daily. They are my heart friends, they know who they are for they are reading this blog now as they keep up with me no matter where they are or out of touch. Thank you for thinking of me, and praying for me.
As far as life worth living goes, I don’t have the best life, neither do I have the worst life. We have all been through stuff we think we won’t wish on someone else, and we have also been blessed with incredible favor when it comes to other things. Life is the balance. I am grateful for the balance, the middle ground. I can neither boast of an enviable life, neither can I criticize the one I have. It is my perfect balance. This Thanksgiving, I wish you the best, think of your perfect balance, be grateful for the middle ground.
MAH MEKOLLE
PEARL #82: ACCESS OR NO ACCESS? SET LIMITS
How many people have access to us on a daily basis? We might not think many do, especially when you look at the number of phone calls a day, or how many people you call on a personal level. However, in the new era of social media, changing work environment, and daily routines, there is a huge number of people with access to us.
We can’t control the number of people we get to bypass at work, in the subway, grocery store, school, or bus stop. We sometimes can’t control the friends of friends who view our social profiles, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+ etc. We can however limit the access people who don’t need to be in our lives have to our personal space. Friends, relatives, acquaintances and neighbors can be and should be evaluated before we grant whatever kind of access to us, as well as how much of us we give.
We all are different and have different values, wants and needs. The one indication for me limiting one’s access to me is the positive or negative effect that person has in my life. Negativity, that is a good place to start. However, if this negativity is also coming from us, we must acknowledge that. Bearing a grudge is never the best answer. We can get closure and resolution in order to be at a quiet distant space
Life is precious, peace is key, even within a storm, peace is possible. The people around us are part of this process. Protect your space and that of the vulnerable ones in our care, those who can’t protect their world, like our kids, minors and seniors
MAH MEKOLLE
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PEARL #81: PLAN YOUR LIFE
DEAR DIARY, IT’S NOVEMBER 1ST 2014
“FAILING TO PREPARE IS PREPARING TO FAIL…”
I used to hear this from Dr Dawkins Derrol, senior Pastor and Pediatrician, Birmingham AL. At the time I was just a student in nursing school, working as a Medical Assistant in his Pediatric practice. I wondered, what did that mean? It wasn’t a stretch of the imagination really, it was simple. Dr Dawkins simply meant, you ought to plan what you want to do, and plan how you will execute it.
For me today, I see that so relevant in everything I do. I have seen how things turn out when I plan, and the outcome when I don’t plan. Now, not everything in life can be written down to the last detail, some things are best spontaneous. However, when it comes to important stuff, like the trajectory of your life, a plan better be in place.
The first day of November, 2014, makes me realize, I have exactly 2 months till the end of this year. So, I am taking stock of what my life has been so far, is there something I can wrap up? Next, start planning for next year. When the new year starts, I should already have an idea what I want my life to look like. Deciding to plan in January, is preparing to be a day late. I want January to start with me already running.
Today I spent time in Barnes & Noble bookstore, looking around for inspiration. The first book I saw walking in is one I have been wanting to read, The Alchemist, wow. Then I looked for the book one of my Coaches and Mentors said I should get, The Ten Day MBA, my eyes fell on Joel Osteen’s book, but I couldn’t possibly get all these in one day. The adrenaline though started to fill my blood, I wanted to remain in the bookstore.
I got a couple of journals, my The Alchemist, pens and paper. Tonight, I will plan the rest of my year and the beginning of a new one.
What about you? What are you planning for next week, next month, next year? Need paper, pen? Then get it, start thinking, all the best to you and me, may our dreams come true.
MAH MEKOLLE
(images from my home office collection)
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
ARE YOU A MISTAKE?
The intricacies of the workings of the human body are a marvel to behold.
In my little space in my thoughts, I see in my mind’s eye all the beauty
and complexity of the world my eyes captured all day. It dawns on me, these
are not mistakes, these are carefully created organisms, perfect human beings
in their imperfection. It is clear to me, that God does not make mistakes. So while
we wallow in doubt, self-pity, fear and terror, shouldn’t we wonder, if the Creator
makes everything on purpose, and no one is a mistake, why will He start with me?
This human being who was made out of intention will intentionally desire and create
the world meant for them. Today
Mah Mekolle
MODEL: Nathan Mekolle
MEGA CONFERENCE IN HOUSTON SATURDAY 25TH!
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It is happening here in Houston TEXAS, Saturday October 25th, the mega workshop Empowering Minds, have you registered yet? Speakers from around the country, expert Child Educator Dr Nicoline Ambe, millionaire entrepreneur Darius Allen, Dr Anita Sendze, and many others, all gathered from 9-2:30 just to empower your mind. We will have 3 halls and content for Adults, kids 5-10 years old, and 11- high school. Do not miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to change your world and the world of our youth.
We have such amazing sponsors including some of our speakers, who are donating this opportunity to a select few who want to come but are unable to meet the financial commitment of $20/person. Contact one of the organizers or myself for your free tickets. Be the first to claim your sponsored tickets today. Educate yourself, educated your community. Planning to be at a party? how about you start the party empowering yourself?
MAH MEKOLLE
Pearls of Our Lives 