SLEEP WISELY

Do you know that scientist has proven that 'one-third of our lives is spent sleeping'? Due to their single fact that a normal man (adult) sleeps 8hrs per day. I was about to fight it , so i did the maths, we have 24hrs in a day and so sleeping 8hrs out of it means one-third of it ,is truly spent sleeping by a normal man. I began to ask questions ,the ones you probably have right now ; how much of my life have I spent sleeping then? does it mean that we ain't suppose to sleep so that we can conserve more time for our lives? I wanted answers and so I decided to share my thought about it with you.
     Sleep deprivation ,isn't the key because it has it's consequences ,of which some of it are as follows:

• It age the skin,
• Makes you forgetful (memory loss),
• Obesity risk increases ,
• Causes depression,
• Causes loss of brain tissue ,
• Stroke risk increases
• Increase risk of heart disease 
• Risk of cancer is also high, 
• Loss of immune function thereby increasing risk of death. E.t.c 

     Obviously, more harm is achieve when we deprive ourself the sleep we require. Sleeping also has so many functions in our lives which includes some of the following:
-  It reduces individual's energy demand and expenditure due to the fact that during sleep , our core         temperature is reduced by 1 degree making us use less energy (energy conservation theory)
- Sleep provide an opportunity for the body to repair and rejuvenate itself, 
- During sleep , the body has a chance to replace body chemicals and repair muscles , other tissues and aging or dead cells,
- Sleep gives the brain opportunity to organize data to help find a solution to problem ,
- Growth hormones are released during sleep such that it helps us to grow. 
All of these shows we indeed need to sleep. This piece is not to bring confusion to minds at all.
             Just so you know , we sleep everyday and we can't finish sleeping as long as we are alive. The amount of sleep we need varies ,depending on multiple factor such as age ,physical condition,psychological condition on energy exerted. Know your type of person because sleep requirement ,depends on individual. Sleeping might not literally mean sleeping on the bed, might mean all those great ideas of ours we've been sleeping on , those great passion of ours or probably those great opportunities we allow sleep take from us . Be extraordinary in the right sense of it and Don't sleep away your life. You can't love success and love sleep at the same time . To succeed and accomplish your dreams in life ,you have to really work hard at it and which include making sacrifices 'Wake up with determination and go to sleep with satisfaction '. Sleep wisely today for your greater tomorrow.

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE "STINGY KOKO"

  Here are some of the things that show you are too stingy ...

When you make budget for yourself only
When you neglect even the minimum requirement needed
When you take advantage of others to save money
When you think everything is over prized or expensive
When you constantly worry about money
When you suddenly become so addicted to money
When you begin to value money more than what it can buy
When you don't want to spend money at all
When you try getting the lowest prize on everything
When you just want to watch your money pile up
When you induce unnecessary hardship on yourself or others in the name of saving your money
When you believe you deserve the entire world by sharing with others
When you're hurt with the thought of giving
When you obsessed with owning money

Which of the above listed is yours or your way of life? Or it's only one of it ,you think you have? The name still hasn't change, it is what it is !!! We can't afford to live like this anymore. A French proverb says " it is a wise man who lives with money in the bank , it is a fool who dies that way", that's the truth. Saving is good but saving all you have and living like a poor person, isn't a life atall. A stingy man or woman is always poor. Selfishness is not something to be proud of ; " No one has ever become poor by giving, the measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you give away. Stinginess is a sickness and can afflict anyone through hardship or background . Prevent yourself from being sick today, paying back the suffering of those past years with stinginess won't make you richer. Let me leave you with this " he who loves money will never be satisfied with money".

TRENDS WE FOLLOW WITHOUT ASKING 'WHY'

It pains me to see some things I do that are baseless , things that I do because I woke up to see things done that way, or because it has been that way before I was given birth to . Things like brushing , (with all the stress of carrying the brush ,buying the toothpaste with hard earn money and now brushing the entire set of teeth),ironing ,( rumpled shirt isn't a sin afterall ),schooling,(what's with the stress of going through all the system ,from kindergarten to university and paying for all the school systems),wearing of shoes,(why can't we all walk barefooted all around , than all the energy that wearing of shoe consumes) male wearing trousers and ladies wearing skirt ,( why not long gown ehn, for both,at least would have ruled out immoral dressing , am sure) , to mention but a few . Please who invented all of those ? Of course, these things are still logical and very important .we can always give reasons why we need to do them, the way they do it , just like we met them on earth . its like asking why we see,or why we walk or probably why we talk and the answers would have been because we are created with eyes ,with legs and with mouth ,so we simply do all those things because we met them created for our use. 
Sampled opinions  about this issue with my friends and about what they think , was surprised they had questions too . The most annoying of all, are the trends we follow that are baseless ,unwarranted and without reasons for example , fashion trends, I mean why can't I wear what I please to wear, must I follow a pattern , why must I wear casual maxi dress, slip dress from designers like Chanel ,Gucci , DG and wear them on designer shoes or heels from Isabel Marant, Christian Louboutin ,Givenchy ,Prada ,before i become fashionable? I don't think wearing the latest designer clothes makes me or you more fashionable but the way you comport yourself with whatsoever cloth you choose to wear should be commended and not looked down upon . Social media trends too , they have really grown in such a way that people now press their phones in gatherings rather than pay rapt attention to the events they came for . Isn't it sad that more attention is given to gadget than human ? Or must we have a BBM pin, Facebook ID before we can communicate with friends or must I have Instagram account, twitter handle, before I become sociable and friendly? We should be able to make friends without the help of social media , meet them up , share ideas together unlike the friends we have not seen before. 
               Please ,people should just spare me about this, not that I am not fashionable or not social but I refuse to do what the common people do , I refuse to do things out of bases or reasons . I am unique and wonderfully made , and so ,if I do things out of the normal,it's my choice and shouldn't be rebuked for it ,as far as it's not doing any harm to anyone. it's good to look appealing and beautiful too. People come close to you, to know who you really are and your personality ,just with the way you appear . They call it 'modern world' and that's what our world is turning into . Am challenging someone today , dare to be different and unique as long as it shows what you are. Yeah, I know we probably can't do without some of these things. We grew up been brainwashed by our environment to follow trends (some important, and others meaningless). While we still contend with new trends, new ones keep popping up. Before I begin to sound like an anti social dirty old troll, I 'll just like to say "Don't follow a trend because its popular, but because its important and beneficial"

10 THINGS AM SURE YOU DONT KNOW

Here are part of the things I know and I thought you should know too,be ahead of the people who don't. Remember "knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes".
1. Your brain is more active sleeping than it is watching TV
2. Everyone has a unique tongue print
3. Average person laughs 13 times a day
4. Mosquitoes have teeth
5. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails
6. Money is not made from paper but made out of Cotton
7. The names of the continents all ends with the same letter with which they start
8. Babies are born without knee caps
9. The right lung takes in more air than the left lung
10. Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the morning.

THE RICHEST OF THEM ALL

       Out of the 196 countries in the world today, 7 continent , 46 countries ,48 Asian countries, 50 European countries, 23 North American countries, 12 South American countries, I became curious to know the richest country amongst them all. I was amused to hear and see a country that it's name isn't that common ' QATAR' ,it was ranked as the world's wealthiest country in a new compiled list by US magazine Forbes. I was also shocked to see U.S at the 6th position But it didn't matter where Some countries are no where to be found in the so called list .
     Qatar, officially 'the state of Qatar 'wait a minute , was this why a state in Nigeria saw ,that made them change their name too? Well, can't blame anyone, good things are good to follow or perhaps richest country is good to imitate. Qatar is  a sovereign Arab country located in Western Asia . Qatar tops the list of the 10 richest countries in the world because of it's record breaking GDP Per capital which is $100,889, it has the highest human development in the Arab world. It is recognized as a high income economy by the world bank. Qatar has a well evolved oil exploration industry and is considered the mainstay of Qatar's economy
    In 2013, Qatar's total population was 1.8 million , at this point , I tried checking for other countries population , I saw a country that has a population of 173.6 million, another country with the population of 13 thousand and something ,but none of these countries were listed . So I was wrong to have thought that population had something to do with how much a country worth. It is striking to note that the petroleum industry control over 70% towards the government revenue in Qatar whereas countries that has more petroleum industries traded theirs with corruption . Qatar's petroleum industry also contribute approximate 85% towards export earnings and over 60% toward GDP .
    Qatar is also one of the nations that has invested hugely in British property and firms . Standard of living in Qatar is high and many expats find living in Qatar a very different experience . Exciting jobs opportunities and equally promising salaries together with the attraction of the country makes Qatar an enticing place . Obviously, this can't be said about other countries . Named countries where graduates and students are not encouraged , lack of employment , too much of poor people over rich ,lack of good salaries to point but a few .
      Let me not bore you with my curiosity , all this is not to boost any country or  weigh any country Down but it's just to let you know that no matter how large or small a country's population is, it is not a factor or barrier for it's economy. A population where corruption is eradicated, where selfishness is not seen , makes a great country . No matter the position of a country now, no matter the current status, it can still be great. Let's stand up and make it right . It begins with you and I. 

BIRTHDAY FEVER

Am sorry but my curious mind won't rest on this one . Let's just ponder this together. Haven't you wondered why people often do strange things on their birthday, some wear new clothes, new under wears, new Jewelries , new accessories , some want to visit places they haven't been before, some want to eat what they have not eaten before. Is that what birthdays are meant for? I know of some culture or let's call it religion or belief that don't celebrate birthdays , I basically don't know why they can't celebrate their existence on earth but even those celebrating it why are they all up about it ? Or is there something more to it ? Someone just wants to overspend because it's his or her birthday .
Maybe am right on it , although there's no research on it but I would like to be the first person to bring out a new term in the medical dictionary ' birthday fever' , the one you suddenly have on that special morning , the one that makes you think weird , the one that makes you think otherwise . I might be wrong you know? Maybe there isn't something like that , maybe it's just one of those days you really want to feel special about yourself that you still alive up to date. Am not convinced yet , I still think there's more to it . Share with me your thoughts on what you think and you never can tell you might be our lucky scientist and please kindly share your thought on the weird things or special things you've done on one of those birthdays of yours.

Little something for your day

Sun shines. Stars shine
River flows  wind blows                                                                                                        
Birds fly fishes swim
Dogs bark cocks crow
All of these do not stop because you stop living
You don't stop living because you failed
You settle for less because you stop trying
Executing ideas, hard work plus prayers brings success
Make yourself the winner you are
Stay strong , be strong
Live life
Life is worth more living for
Believe in yourself
Stay positive