''PING!!!", ugh major pet peeve!

 

Okay I feel like ranting today but believe me when I say it is for a good cause. I have never really understood why some people cant communicate or get their message across without pinging! Yes I am referring to those annoying Blackberry users, the ones that use every and any opportunity to choose that dreaded option; ''PING!!!''.

I absofrigginlutely do not get it. I have this annoying ex-contact (yes ex-contact because I deleted his pinging ass a long time ago) who uses the ping option before every flipping sentence! I mean I'm talking like;

''PING!!!

''Hey

''PING!!!

''Hope u slept well?

''PING!!!

''Did u not get my msg yday?

''PING!!!

''Babe r u there?

 

 

errr, dude of course I am here, but I'm just pretending not to notice your pinging ass! why don't some people get that its actually quite annoying? I have been able to minimise the effect that this horrendous action has on me by just removing the ''vibrate'' option on my Blackberry altogether (because the whole idea of the ping is that your phone vibrates when you receive it, right?). So basically when someone pings me now, all I see is just the actual word and no phone vibration. *sigh*

 

Oh oh wait, how about the punks who ping you and then say nothing???! I mean like the ones who ping you and then 10 days later, ping you again, and then 20 days later, ping you again and its a vicious cycle that just goes on and on and on! Seriously though, whatever happened to the words ''hi'' and ''hello'', oh come on!, it cant be that difficult, just freaking come on!!! oh gawsh! you could not have fallen asleep for 10 days and forgotten to finish your sentence each time???! *sigh*

 

Okay I think I'm done for now. Wikipedia defines a pet peeve as ''a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to them, to a greater degree than others may find it''. So guys, what are your pet peeves? Feel free to share.

 

 

 

 

FNLP

xoxo

 

 

 

 



Beautiful Wedding Poem!

Okay so I've been doing a lot of SATC reruns and just in case you're wondering what SATC means, I'm talking about the TV show 'Sex and the City'. So I'm currently on Season 2 and its the episode where Carrie and Big attend a wedding together for the first time. So in it, Carrie gets to read a poem she wrote, call me crazy but I must have watched this show a million times for me to actually remember it word for word, hehe...




His hello was the end of her endings
Her laugh was their first step down the aisle
His hand would be hers to hold forever
His forever was as simple as her smile
He said 'she was what was missing'
She said instantly she knew
She was a question to be answered
And his answer was 'I do'




Beautiful isn't it? don't you just love her play with words? I absolutely do! I think when I get married, if I remember (lol), I'm going to have this poem somehow incorporated into my wedding, perhaps on the back of the programme or something or on some sort of souvenir? what do you think?




FNLP
xoxo

Quote of the day (From Heather Lindsey)

''I've dated the world's way & I kept coming up empty. Then, I gave up & really gave my heart to Christ. Then, in time - I courted God's way & then married God's way. If you're miserable single, a ring on your finger & a wedding dress wont change that. Being content is a mind set, not an event''. - Heather Lindsey


Could she have said it any better really? I love this woman a great deal because she tells it as it is and uses real life examples; herself, her life etc. She isn't a saint or anything and she's not claiming to be one and in actual fact, she did live quite a carefree life back in the day but she found Christ and she got saved.

Marriage shouldn't be a do or die affair or something to be attained 'at all cost'. Consent needs to be sought from God because He Himself created the institution of marriage. Doing things the ''worldly'' way would only leave you coming up empty, each and every single time.  At some point and eventually, you need to quit, breathe and then start again, God's way.





FNLP
xoxo

Quote of the day

  Tupac Shakur (June 16, 1971 - September 13, 1996)

“You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could’ve, would’ve happened… or you can leave the pieces on the floor and move the f**k on.”- Tupac Shakur




I'd go with this advice any time and any day. I tend to overanalyse and overthink things a whole lot. Maybe it's just the Lawyer in me or hey maybe it's just me. Life is too short to dwell on unnecessary stuff or things past. So here's my two cents; whenever you get stuck in a rut and see yourself falling into the trap of analysing and overanalysing a situation that should have been history, just stop, pause and...move the heck on!




FNLP
xoxo

Madiba, great Madiba!!!, R.I.P. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela!

(July 18, 1918 - December 5, 2013)

 

 



Okay so the weirdest thing happened last night, for some reason, I dreamt about South Africa and some other weird stuff that happened in South Africa, and then alas!, I woke up this morning only to hear that the great Madiba had passed on. Strange huh? I'm starting to think maybe at some point I picked up my Blackberry while I slept and perhaps saw a couple of status updates and then went back to bed or something. This could explain the dream right?

At long last, the great Mandela goes home! This man was absolutely phenomenal. To say he lived a good life would be a huge understatement. He lived a GREAT life! Just thinking about apartheid and what the whole era could possible feel like, gives me goose bumps. Now, they can finally let him rest. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

I have been talking a lot about positivity and so in that same spirit, let me leave you with a few quotes from the great man himself.

“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.” - Mandela

“It always seems impossible until it's done.” - Mandela

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” - Mandela

“Appearances matter — and remember to smile.” - Mandela

“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up” - Mandela

“The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.” - Mandela




FNLP
xoxo

Picture of the day...and a few words

Life is too short to be anything but happy. Do what makes you happy. Let go of the people and things that drain you and allow in, the good stuff. What I've learned in life is that, complaining about things and situations never really solves anything. Think about it; complaining does not take it away! So people, lets aim for positivity all through. 2014 is almost upon us, what better way to start the year right?


FNLP
xoxo

A message for unmarried women (Culled from Rachaelz blog)

''My fellow unmarried women, it’s not that I have a vendetta against you; I just want to address some of the things you do, which I think are supremely silly. Yes, I’m ranting about the unmarried women today. This post is targeted at, but not limited to desperate unmarried women.

I know that marriage has always been an important thing for many women, but the race for it today is becoming so bad, it’s almost diabolic. Yes, many women are doing all sorts of infernal things to get stay married. Young woman that want to get married, pause a bit and ask yourself this important question: why do I want to get married?

I ask you to do this because your reason for getting married may very well determine the kind of man you hook up with. If you want to be happy in your union, you’ll carefully and prayerfully choose a spouse. But if you want to be married because all your friends are, or because your family thinks so or because society says your clock is ticking, you may very well end up making the wrong choice. Such as a man that abuses you-be it physically, verbally, emotionally or psychologically.
 
No matter what you say, there are always signs of an abuser, whether he’s a budding or full-blown practitioner of the punching, verbal or emotional slicing arts. When a man makes you stay on a video chat for 24 hours, just so that he can see where you are at all times, he’s an abuser. Please don’t tell me that “he’s just a bit jealous” or “you know men are like that”….that’s not “a bit” of jealousy and not all men are like that!

When a man makes you take pictures of yourself and send it to him 24 hours a day, so he knows where and who you’re with, my sister you’re in bondage…..only that your master hasn’t paid your purchase price. Any man that makes you do this, under the guise that his heart has been broken by the previous women in his life and therefore, you need to earn his trust, is a confirmed wizard. He needs Jesus and you need a copy of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.

When a man flings objects at you during an argument, throws and breaks his phone against the wall and says “Look what you made me do,” he will one day throw you and blame you for it. You’d better run away and from that far distance, text him the number of a psychiatrist and enrol him for an anger management course. When a man tells you that once you get married, because his mother did it, you too will pound yam for him while you’re nine months pregnant, wash his car, feed your three children and drop them off at school, clean the house, do the family laundry, go shopping etc. without help of any sort, I’ll only say this: are you familiar with the letters R.U.N?

When you’re in a relationship with a man who arbitrarily picks up your phone, deletes some male contacts, text messages, grills you whenever you pick a call from a man, logs into your Facebook account and abuses and warns off all the men who say nice things to you, tells you which friends to keep and the ones to dismiss, and short of getting you a bodyguard, shadows your movements in every way possible, I’d like to inform you that that man is not man who loves you, but a monitoring, familiar spirit. The earlier you’re delivered from him, the better for you.

Having said that, I’d like to add that some of this kind of men can smell desperation and know that there’s little or nothing you can or would want to do to them. So my advice to you dear prospective bride, is build your self-esteem, be proud of who you are, be picky (yes, contrary to popular opinion, you don’t have to drag the bottom of the barrel), and know that you deserve a good man. Take your time; because once you make your choice, you’re stuck with him. Don’t be in haste- for where the hare gets to by running, the tortoise will arrive there by walking.''


Truth! Thanks for this beautiful piece Rachael. You can find Rachael here at http://rachaelzheart.wordpress.com




FNLP
xoxo

Picture of the day.

I have come to learn that all fingers are not equal, everyone's lot in life is different. Most importantly, everyone's time is different and there is a time for everything. Even the Bible says in Ecclesiastes 3;1 that ''For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under Heaven''.

Situations change, things change, circumstances change, heck! life.just.happens! and it happens differently for everyone.

Never lose focus, never lower your standards. Know your worth and value yourself.

At the end of the day, ''the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favour to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all''. - Ecclesiastes 9:11


FNLP
xoxo

Oh dear...Chris Okotie is at it again....

The controversial Pastor of the Household of God Church in Lagos Nigeria is at it again.
According to PM News, he told his congregation in church on Sunday that ''All Catholics in the world will go to hell because they worship Satan and are led by an Anti-Christ Pope who is a friend to the devil''. 

He went on to say that the Catholic Church is “a counterfeit church set up by Satan” and that Catholics “bow to idols and crucify Jesus every Sunday when they eat bread claiming they are eating Jesus’ body.”

“They are not Christians and have never been,” Okotie told a stunned congregation.

“They don’t know Jesus. They believe that when they eat bread on Sundays, they are eating the body of Jesus. It’s a ritual,” Okotie said.

 

He said Pope Francis is an Anti-Christ who does the job of the devil and that time is fast approaching when the Catholic church will pledge allegiance to Satan.

 

“The pope is an Anti-Christ and the Catholic church will soon declare for Satan. This is the end of times,” Okotie erupted.

 

 

 

 

All I can say is wow! Is this a joke or what? These are truly the ''end times''. A lot of people are really shocked and upset at his utterances. Is it ever really okay to judge others? I am no Catholic myself but I believe my Bible says in Luke 6:37 that ''Judge not, and you will not be judged, condemn not and you will not be condemned, forgive and you will be forgiven''.

 

So Pastor Okotie Sir, if you are reading this, please calm down and reflect.

 

But really, what do you guys think? Feel free to share your thoughts.

 

 

FNLP

xoxo

 

 

 

 

 



 

America's longest married couple!

I came across this beautiful story in the New York daily news. John (102) and Ann (98) Betar got married on the 25th of November, 1932. They have 5 kids together, 14 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.

Last year, John opened up to ABC News on his special mantra for a successful long-lasting romance. He says ''Don't hold a grudge. Forgive each other. Live accordingly''.
Ann added that ''It is unconditional love and understanding. We have had that. We consider it a blessing''.

 

I think it's really sweet. Just goes to show that unconditional love and understanding go a long way. Through the good times and the bad times, this is what would truly sustain a marriage.

Happy 81st anniversary to America's longest married couple!