I SURE HAD TO LEAVE IN A HURRY!

The clouds were thick,

The weather ominous,

I believed it was going to be a bad day,

But I still made up my mind to make this trip,

It was going to be an unpleasant experience; I Knew!

Nothing good was going to come out of it; I was certain.

Hurriedly I packed my luggage’s – like one under a spell; I was on my ‘SEASONAL GUILT TRIP’, Headed for the ‘city of regret’. I got tickets to fly there on wish – I – had airlines. It was an extremely brief flight.

I got my baggage which I could not check and I chose to carry it myself all the way.

I was weighed down by a thousand memories of what – might – have – been!

No one greeted me as I entered the terminal to the Regret – city International airport. I say international because people from all over the world come to this dismal town.

As I checked into the Gloom hotel, I noticed that they would be hosting the year’s most important event, the Annual – Pity – Party. I wasn’t going to miss that great social occasion. Many of the town’s leading citizens would be there.

First, there would be the ‘Done’ family, you know; should – have, would –have, could – have. Then came the I – wish – I – had family, you probably know the if – only – I – was – better clan, of course the opportunities would be present; missed and lost respectively.

The most important families were the yesterdays and the procrastinators, they are far too many to count but each one would have a very sad story to share.

Gosh! How could I forget? Shattered – dreams would surely make an appearance; and ‘it’s – their – fault’ would regale us with stories about how things had failed in his life and each story would be loudly applauded by Don’t – blame – me and I – couldn’t – help – it:

To make a long story short, I went for this depressing party knowing that there would be no real benefit in doing so. And as usual, I became very depressed.

As I got back to my hotel room and thought about all of the stories of failures brought back from the past: Low – self – esteem came calling and refused to go away. As I sank deeper into the vortex of self derision, suicide entered a timely appearance and offered a plethora of suggestions.

One thing kept going through my mind, I can’t change yesterday, but I do have the power to make today a wonderful day. I can be happy, fulfilled, joyous, encouraged and my life can still be relevant if only I can leave the decay of yesterday and work towards making every moment of today count.

I made up my mind; I sure had to leave in a hurry, I left leaving no forwarding address. Am I sorry for the mistakes I’ve made in the past? Yes! But there’s no physical way to undo them.

So if you’re planning to take a trip to the – city – of – regret, please cancel all your reservations now instead take a trip to a place called, starting – over – again. I liked it so much that I have now taken up permanent residence there. My neighbours the: I – forgave – myselfs and the New – starts are so very helpful.

You don’t have to carry any heavy luggage because the load is lifted from your shoulders upon arrival.

God bless you in finding this great town. If you can find it (it’s in your own heart) please look me up, I live on I – can – do – it street.

                                      KING

AS SIMPLE AS A, B, C

Attention to little details today would pay off greatly tomorrow;

Beginning on time will take away the pressure of last minute rush,

Carefully sticking to a pattern will eventually give rise to a habit,

Diligent pursuit has great rewards,

Every appropriate sacrifice elicits the right kind of response from the recipient of the offering,

Faithfulness and consistency are two inseparable elements that must be present in any result oriented pursuit;

HEY, HOLD THE LINE!

The incline may seem too steep,

The edges of the cliff too jagged,

The height of the mountain too insurmountable,

But it takes only the brave to DARE.

Challenges give way in the face of courage,

Be consistent,

Be courageous,

Be wise and manage your time effectively.

HOLD THE LINE!

Don’t let go of your faith in yourself.

HOLD THE LINE!

Don’t let go of your confidence in the God whose stock in trade is doing the impossible.

HOLD THE LINE I SAY!

Living a fulfiled life is as simple as A, B , C