HAPPINESS COMES FROM THE INSIDE AND CANNOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH MATERIAL THINGS

HOW TO DISCIPLINE YOURSELF TO BE HAPPY

As I said earlier weigh the reason why you are unhappy and the positive effect you will get when you are happy balance the two and say to yourself, no matter what happens to me in life, no matter the situation I go through in life I must always be cheerful, I must always be happy.

NEVER ASSOCIATE HAPPINESS WITH MATERIAL THINGS

Some people have everything they could ever wish for, but they still find themselves unhappy because they feel a little area of their life is lacking whilst some people’s life have been destroyed by several crisis but they still look back and smile and say to themselves I am still alive despite all odds. This is so because the later has been able to discipline himself towards those things that are supposed to be giving him sleepless nights. Happiness comes from the inside regardless of the possessions you have acquired.

WORRYLESS ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE

There are situations in your life that are unchanging one which can be about your physical appearance may be you were born that way. Some people complain about almost everything, and even worry about things that shouldn’t be worried about. Example of which could be; oh! It is too sunny, or its been raining all week, wow! This place is too stuffy and you find them talking and talking and talking about these issues that nothing can be done about, issues that are natural therefore, things that are very impossible to change try as much as possible to discipline yourself on how to let go and be happy.

 Some people are in positions where they feel they ought not to be. I will tell you, you must have heard this over and over again, the God that kept you till this day never dozes nor slumber. Always remember people have greater problems than you in this world.

DETACH YOURSELF FROM THINGS THAT KEEPS YOU IN A CONSTANT STATE OF UNHAPPINESS.

85% of our happiness will come from happy relationships with other people. Unfortunately fully 85% of our unhappiness and problems will be associated with other people as well. We let people in and out of our lives but they do not define us.

Zen Buddism teaches that the main causes of human suffering and unhappiness is attachment.  People become attached to ideas, opinions materials things and they are reluctant to let go of them.

 No 1 rule to happiness, learn to detach yourself from things that can steal your happiness

Is it childlessness? You have been to several hospitals and the doctors are saying you are ok; but yet you have been unable to conceive. You don’t have to think about it for long when there is someone that you can always lean on. Are you presently in a financial crisis? God can always change that situation for you. Detach yourself and run to God. Are you physically challenged? He has always been called the mighty healer, now is the time to run to him.

In the nutshell “nothing” at all should steal your happiness, you deserve to be happy, face it, focus on it, and just be happy.

 

BY ZITA ANYAECHE

MUST READ: KCEE & NICKI MINAJ'S COLLABO

The secret of Kcee's collabo with Nicki Minaj is officially out, the "Limpopo" singer is reportedly set to record with 'Pink Friday' rapper.

"It is true we are in the process of doing a song with Nicki Minaj. We actually wanted it to be a surprise for the fans but since its out there now, we plan on taking it bigger", his manager reportedly told NET.

"She's already sealed to be on the track but now that everyone knows, we're still going to surprise the fans by getting another person from YMCMB", he continued. Kcee is currently in the US and is set to perform a series of shows around the States. 

Source: MTV

POPE FRANCIS ON ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE COVER - FEBRUARY ISSUE

Papal celebrity former Archbishop Buenos Aires, Bergoglio now Pope Francis is on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine after already appearing on the cover of TIME Magazine. He is said to be the first pontiff to grace the cover of Rolling Stone. He's on the cover of the music magazine's Feb. 13 issue as part of an in-depth profile entitled "The Times They Are A-Changin".

According to Rolling Stone Magazine

His recognizable humanity comes off as positively revolutionary. Against the absurd, impossibly baroque backdrop of the Vatican, a world still run like a medieval court, Francis' election represents what his friend Elisabetta Piqué, an Argentine journalist who has known him for a decade, calls "a scandal of normality."

Since his election last March, Francis has consistently confounded expectations with the simplest of gestures: surprising desk clerks at the hotel where he'd been staying during the papal conclave by showing up to pay his own bill; panicking bodyguards by swigging from a cup of maté (the highly caffeinated tealike beverage popular throughout South America) handed to him by a stranger during a visit to Brazil; cracking up cardinals with jokes at his own expense hours after being elected (to those assembled at his first official dinner as pope, he deadpanned, "May God forgive you for what you've done").

After the disastrous papacy of Benedict, a staunch traditionalist who looked like he should be wearing a striped shirt with knife-fingered gloves and menacing teenagers in their nightmares, Francis' basic mastery of skills like smiling in public seemed a small miracle to the average Catholic. But he had far more radical changes in mind.
By eschewing the papal palace for a modest two-room apartment, by publicly scolding church leaders for being "obsessed" with divisive social issues like gay marriage, birth control and abortion ("Who am I to judge?" Francis famously replied when asked his views on homosexual priests) and – perhaps most astonishingly of all – by devoting much of his first major written teaching to a scathing critique of unchecked free-market capitalism, the pope revealed his own obsessions to be more in line with the boss' son.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/pope-francis-the-times-they-are-a-changin-20140128#ixzz2rsuBZqna

BEAUTY TIPS FOR THE SEXY LADIES - HOW TO BEGIN

Hello ladies,

So, most of you would probably love me to start out the 1st article with what every girl wants to achieve right now, the perfect brows. Or what every woman wants, to look 5 years younger. Well, I would love to cut the chase and head for the kill but no. This right here is going to be a gradual process and we are starting off with baby steps, because the things you deem as unimportant could end up being the factor you've been missing all along.
With that said, lesson 1 is focused on teaching you the techniques of concealer, foundation and powder application. I know what you're thinking, "is this a joke?", well, its not and you will be surprised at how sloppy people could be when it actually comes down to this.

No1: The Concealer  

The purpose of the concealer unlike foundation is not just to give the face a nice finish but to COVER spots, blemishes etcetera, hereby making the face appear smoother and the make-up, flawless. Now, most people tend to apply the concealer like the foundation, by just rubbing it all over, when instead it should be dabbed on not rubbed. It can be applied in as many layers as necessarily required to cover what needs to be covered and only on affected areas.




It should not b applied all over unless you have a serious case of acne, in which case you should be careful of how much you put on, as the concealer tends to be heavy and cakes easily. Also, when using the concealer, it is always advisable to use a shade darker than your actual skin shade, as this covers better and due to its nature to cake, when you use a foundation that is your skin shade, it blends it out better and you do not end up looking like snow white.




No2: The Foundation

The foundation is applied to all parts of the face in a backwards pattern in order to make sure it touches all the required places, like the hairline, the ears, the jaw leading down to the neck, cause believe me, you do not want to walk around looking like you are wearing a mask. The foundation however is meant to give the face a smooth and nice appearance and if concealer was previously applied, to blend it in better and give it a better finish.
The foundation should be applied with a foundation brush or with the use of your hands.
Be careful not 2 press too hard, especially on the areas having concealer, as to not smudge it.


No3: The Powder

For your powder application, you also apply it in the same backwards pattern as the foundation for the same reasons which are to meet all the necessary places. You could apply using your powder brush or a puff, popularly known as "foam". I personally prefer to use the puff as it gives it a better mat look.


                                                                                                                                                                                 


                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                  Yours truly,
                                                                                                                   Beauty&Diamonds

Kelly Rowland will be Performing At Darey’s ‘Love Like A Movie 2

Popular American actress and singer Kelly Rowland has been unveiled as the surprise performing act at the second edition of Darey Art Alade’s  highly admired music concert which is titled “ Love Like a Movie”: The Love Roller Coaster.

Darey Art Alade speaks on why Miss Kelly was selected. “Kelly is a great performer and we’re delighted to have her on board LLAM Season 2: The Love Roller Coaster! She’s an extremely talented artiste, beautiful, sexy, very friendly and humane. She will undoubtedly enjoy her stay in Nigeria and I’m also hoping she will try some pounded yam and efo riro before she leaves!”“I’m so excited to be a part of this innovative concert! And I’m really looking forward to coming to Nigeria too. I hear LLAM Season 1 was simply magical and I really can’t wait to get on stage and give a great show.

The Grammy Award winning artist and also the best selling female RN’B group Destiny Child will thrill the stage and will be accompanied by her famous dancers. The fashionable song actress who is recognized by UK magazine, Glamour in 2012 as one of the best dressed women in the world will also be hosting the red carpet/fashion police with Darey and analyzing the style and also fashion that will grace the red carpet in this year’s edition of LLAM.LLAM 2, an exciting fusing of world-class music and awesome theatrics promises to surpass the incredible excitement provided in Season 1 with an amazing line up of artistes and performances.

There will be just a little if everything and also much more at this year’s edition of Love Like a Movie some of which are music, excitement, astounding acrobatics and you will get lots more of jaw dropping surprises. , Darey assures.”Other artistes to perform at the second edition of LLAM include D’banj, Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay, Mo ‘Eazy, Zaina, Timi Dakolo, Waje, Muna, JJC, Eva and others.
This special event is a must attend and it will hold on Saturday 15^th of February at Eko Hotel & Suite Oceanview Grounds.

17 people dead in Nigeria Market Bomb

BREAKING NEWS!!!

17 people were killed in a busy market in Maiduguri, which is the capital of the northeren Nigeria state of borno. The police chiesf in the state said this happened on Tuesday.

According to http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com “From our preliminary reports, we have 17 dead and at least five injured from the blast in the post office area” of the city, Lawan Tanko , the police commissioner said he warned that the toll could arise.

This is not clearly stated if the bomb was planted by the Boko Haram insurgents.

today's inspiration was my lesson (continuation)

Think of what you could possibly do that is capable of changing your present mood.

I woke up at dawn this morning with the mindset of writing a story about a woman popularly known as Mrs Nkoli. Since I had in mind what I was going to write, I went back to bed. When it was the break of dawn, my mum woke me up with a harsh tone in her voice, thinking it was for our normal morning devotion, she said “ Zita those pots and utensils you guys used to cook make sure you don’t leave for work without cleaning them up” and I was barely awake as at the time. You know how it feels knowing you are waking up with an extra morning duty. When I finally woke I was so angry because I felt I was the only one doing the whole domestic chores in the house. When I know fully well I have an elder sister at home who does nothing except for on Sundays when she cooks.

As we were saying our morning devotion, I wasn’t concentrating, all that was in my head was how I would tell my mum that she wasn’t fair enough in her delegation of duties in the house, and that I and my sister also goes to work and most times she comes back before me but I will still be the one to make dinner for everyone in the house.

 I was pondering over all these even after I had done what my mum instructed me to do. I prepared for work carrying a moody face all through. When I was in the vehicle on my way to work, that was when it dawn on me that I was actually unhappy and I said to myself, “wow I’m not bright this morning and I feel sad from the inside. I felt irritated at everything around me; anybody that talks it seemed to me like they were saying bullshit or I felt like I should tell them to just shut their mouth.

It was then I realized I was also an inspiration to myself, because I was preaching about being happy and staying happy but I was actually doing the opposite that was when the inspiration came to me and I felt I had to change the story from Mrs. Nkoli to Miss Zita.

This is to say no one is perfect except God and all we need is just self-discipline, self-control and self-mastery as Brian Tracy would say so as to achieve total happiness. I thought of what could cheer me up and brighten my day. Two things actually came to my mind, the first was to start working and the second was to make a call, that is to speak to someone who I was such would cheer up at the end of our conversation although, I had to play some little pranks before I could get him to call me.

This brings us to an exercise for today, think of the things you could possibly do, or the person you could possibly be with or talk to as I did that revive your mood when you feeling unhappy or disturbed. Some people listening to music could help them, playing with their kids could also help them, being with their partners could help them, saying a quiet prayer (i.e talking to God could also help) etc. think of what you could do or rather find out the things that interests you that could put a smile on your face again.

Secondly, some of the things that gets us upset are basically trivial issues and most times the other person we are angry at don’t even have us in mind at all, we just get angry and keep causing unnecessary damage to our health. You just have to be happy, because you owe yourself that.

 to be continued

by Zita Anyaeche

DESMOND ELLIOT'S FAMILY RELOCATES TO GIVE KIDS BETTER EDUCATION

Interesting News:

Famous actor,  Desmond Elliot has relocated to United State with his wife and children. The relocation was not just because of the luxury and fun abroad but because the wonderful father wants to give his children a better education. Though they left few months ago but most people thought it was just for a vacation, meanwhile a reliable source confirmed recently that the Elliot's won't be coming anytime soon.


According to http://entertainment.todaysnigeria.com

However another source has this to say about their relocation; 'as per the call of nature between husband and wife, Desmond, has resolved not to go about sowing wild oaths all over town. "you know Desmond got married as a virgin. he will be holding on until he goes to see his wife or the woman comes to visit. He is not randy at all', the source said.

Awww...this is so  lovely...such a wonderful man!!!!!

JUST BE HAPPY (AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE)

JUST BE HAPPY

Is there any reason for you to be unhappy? Just have a rethink, why should I be happy?

There is every reason why you should be happy; you have every reason to be happy. Aristotle wrote in one of his books, that the ultimate purpose of man is to be happy. If you are not happy, what else are you doing in this world? To be happy is one of the reasons why God created us in the first place. When he first created man, he gave man dominion over all the things he created; this is so that man can live happily.

I have an exercise for you, just pause for two minutes and think, am I happy in the present situation I find myself? If yes, you can carry on but if no, state the issues that are giving you sleepless nights, that is making you unable to smile and making you shrink inside and then address those issues head on.

My mentor Brian Tracy in one of his books of self discipline said that human beings are purposeful, striving towards achieving goals and end results. However, behind each goal lies another goal and then still another

goal until you finally arrive at the first moving force in life. This always turns out to be the desire to be happy.   

Everyone wants to ride this latest car, want to wear expensive dresses and make ups, want to live in a mansion, want to look healthy and want to eat a good meal etc our wants are insatiable, after achieving all these the first thing that happens is that our brain releases endorphins that makes us happy. There is no feeling that as good as when u want something, you are able to get it.

You owe yourself happiness; no one else can do it for you.

To be continued

BY ZITA ANYAECHE

WINNERS OF GRAMMY AWARD 2014

The winners of the 2014 Grammy Awards are:

Album of the year: Random Access Memories, Daft Punk.


Song of the year: Royals, Lorde.
 


 New artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
 


Pop solo performance: Royals, Lorde
.


Pop vocal album: Unorthodox Jukebox, Bruno Mars



Pop/duo group performance: Get Lucky, Daft Punk with Pharrell
and Nile Rodgers. 

Rap/sung collaboration: Holy Grail, Jay Z with Justin Timberlake.

Rock song: Cut Me Some Slack, Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear.                                                                                














Country album: Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves.
 















 

Traditional pop vocal album: To Be Loved, Michael Buble.


















Rap performance: Thrift Shop, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz. 

Rap song: Thrift Shop, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz. 

Rap album: The Heist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. 
  












R&B performance: Something, Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway















Traditional R&B performance: Please Come Home, Gary Clark Jr.
 

The other award winners are:


R&B song: 
Pusher Love Girl, James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake.
 

R&B album: 
Girl on Fire, Alicia Keys. 

Urban contemporary album: 
Unapologetic, Rihanna
. 
Rock performance: 
Radioactive, Imagine Dragons. 

Rock album: 
Celebration Day, Led Zeppelin. 

Hard rock/metal performance: 
God is Dead, Black Sabbath.


Alternative music album: 
Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend.  

Dance recording: 
Clarity, Zedd featuring Foxes.  

Dance/electronica album: 
Random Access Memories, Daft Punk. 

Producer of the year, non-classical: 
Pharrell Williams. 

Latin pop album: 
Vida, Draco Rosa 

Latin rock, urban or alternative album: 
Treinta Dias, La Santa Cecilia. 

Latin jazz album: 
Song for Maura, Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente. 

Tropical Latin album: 
Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Pacific Mambo Orchestra. 

Country solo performance: 
Wagon Wheel, Darius Rucker. 

Country duo/group performance: 
From This Valley, The Civil Wars. 

Country song: 
Merry Go 'Round, Kacey Musgraves, Shane McAnally and Josh Osbourne. 

Gospel song: 
If He Did It Before ... Same God (Live), Tye Tribbett 

Gospel album: 
Greater Than (Live), Tye Tribbettlatin 

Blues album: 
Get Up!, Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite. 

Folk album: 
My Favorite Picture of You, Guy Clark. 

Americana album: 
Old Yellow Moon, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell. 

Bluegrass album: 
The Streets of Baltimore, Del McCoury Band. 

Reggae album: 
Ziggy Marley in Concert, Ziggy Marley. 

World music album: Live: 
Singing for Peace Around the World, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Savor 
Flamenco, Gypsy Kings (tie).
  
Children's album: 
Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well, Jennifer Gasoi. 

Spoken word album: 
America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't, Stephen Colbert. 

Comedy album: 
Calm Down Gurrl, Kathy Griffin. 

New age album: 
Love's River, Laura Sullivan.


Jazz vocal album: 
Liquid Spirit, Gregory Porter. 

Jazz instrumental album: 
Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue, Terri Lyne Carrington. 

Large jazz ensemble album: 
Night in Calisia, Randy Brecker, Wlodek Pawlik Trio and Kalisz Philharmonic. 

Pop instrumental album: 
Steppin' Out, Herb Alpert. 

Compilation soundtrack album: 
Sound City: Real to Reel, Dave Grohl and various artists, Butch Vig. 

Score soundtrack album: 
Skyfall, Thomas Newman, composer. 

Song written for visual media: 
Skyfall, Adele and Paul Epworth. 

Musical theater album: 
Kinky Boots, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Stark Sands, Sammy James Jr., Stephen 
Oremus and William Wittman. 

Producer of the year, classical: 
David Frost. 

Instrumental composition: 
Pensamientos for Solo Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orechestra, Clare Fischer. 

Orchestral performance: Sibelius: 
Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4, Osmo Vanska, conductor. 

Opera recording: Ades: 
The Tempest, Thomas Ades, Simon Keenlyside, Isabel Leonard, Audrey Luna, Alan Oke, Jay David Saks. 

Choral performance: 
Part: Adam's Lament, Tonu Kaljuste, conductor. 

Short-form music video: 
Suit & Tie, Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z, David Fincher, Timory King. 

Long-form music video:
Live Kisses, Paul McCartney, Jonas Akerlund, Violaine Etienne, Aron Levin and Scott Rodger. 

Historical album:
The Complete Sussex and Columbia Albums of Bill Withers, Leo Sacks, Joseph M. 
Palmaccio, Tom Ruff and Mark Wilder, and Charlie is My Darling, Teri Landi, Andrew Loog Oldham, Steve Rosenthal and Bob Ludwig.