LADY, HUG YOURSELF!

Hugs are powerful. Hugging often creates a feeling of calmness and relaxation, lowers stress level and boosts self-esteem. Everyone, or maybe almost everyone loves to hug and be hugged in return.

It is a sign of acceptance and reception. As a matter of fact, some people whose love language is physical touch measure how much they’re loved and accepted by how much ‘hugs’ they receive from their loved ones. The more they are hugged, the more loved they feel.

Today, I will be discussing a type of hug that many of us are not used to. It is self-hug. It is not just about putting your arms around yourself alone. It is beyond that. This is how to H.U.G yourself:

H- HONOUR YOURSELF: Yes! The best way to hug yourself is to honour yourself. To honor yourself is to respect, admire, and appreciate yourself. To honour yourself is not to rise to nobility, but it is a way to respect yourself and give yourself the admiration and commendation that is due. No one will honour you until they have seen you bestowing honour on yourself. This also means running away from anything that can bring dishonour to you.

U- UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIALS: As long as you are holding back your God-given treasures, You cannot amount to much in the area of impact. You are a candidate of real hugs when you unleash your potentials to be a blessing to your world. The more people you bless, the more people you impact, the more lives you touch with your unleashed potentials, the more hugs you will get. People will hug you in their minds in appreciation of your positive influence and impact. So go ahead and unleash your potentials, your gifts, your uniqueness and your fragrance

G- GROW YOURSELF: Grow up! Grow yourself. Nobody can grow you for you. It is your responsibility to be intentional about your personal growth. Invest into your growth. Grow all-round. Don't just grow in one area of your life while you neglect the other areas. Get a coach or a mentor if need be.

If you don't H.U.G yourself in these aforementioned ways, I can assure you that, instead of people to hug you, they may avoid you. Same way you avoid those who don’t add any value to you.

For people to really HUG you, celebrate you, embrace you, love you, appreciate you, and honour you, you must H.U.G YOURSELF first!

Will you be committed to giving yourself a H.U.G?

Written by:

© Bisola Mogaji

WHEN YOU PASS BY, WHAT CAN PEOPLE PERCEIVE?

There was once a lady working in an office. She had a very strong body odour. It was so strong that, long after she had passed by you, you could still perceive her ‘lingered’ presence while you struggle to catch your breath.

Thankfully, she was later helped to better manage this condition.

Just like the lady in the above illustration, we all have our own scent that people can perceive from us both at close contact and long after we have left them. Some of us don't know that, humility has its own scent. Joy can be perceived, just as knowledge, creativity, honour, blessing, grace and other virtues

The same way laziness, pride, incompetence, curses, low self-esteem, bad luck, luke-warmness and other vices also have their scent. Negative scents are easily and quickly picked up by those we come across in our daily lives.

After you have moved from one office to another office, from one friendship to another, from one house to another house, people can still perceive your "positive or negative scent". It is important that we are mindful of the scent we bring into our relationships and most importantly of the scent we leave behind after we are gone.

So tell me, what scent do you emit when people come in contact with you? Are you a pleasure to be around? I have found that you cannot carry the presence of God and emit a negative scent. People may not remember what you said to them, but they will certainly never forget how you made them feel!

Be intentional about the atmosphere around you.

Written by:

© Bisola Mogaji.

BOTH STEPS AND STOPS ARE MOVEMENT

We tend to think that it is only when we take steps that we are moving forward in life. Sometimes, stopping is also a part of movement.

If you are driving and you get a stop signal from the traffic light, it does not mean you are moving back, neither does it mean it is the end of the road. You are still moving forward, just that you are having a Stop.

Making a stop is part of the journey. There are many steps you will take and there are many stops you will also have. Sometimes you may have stops along the path of life journey far more than you envisaged.

Sometimes, stops are required when the road is not too clear and there is need for visibility so as to avoid accidents, commotion, or chaos.

Do you feel like you are making stops instead of taking steps? Relax, it’s all part of the journey. Be intentional about encouraging those around you who might be experiencing stops on their journeys. Let them know the stops are not bad neither are they final.

It’s not enough to celebrate only when you are taking steps. Learn to celebrate your stops as well. Count it all joy. It’s all part of the movement.

The journey is still ongoing. It may not be easy, it will surely be worth it.

Rest assured God has got you covered!

So, which of the two are you experiencing now? A STEP or A STOP?

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© Bisola Mogaji