@Ericmannie

My crypto journey It all started June last year when I joined uptrennd and since then it has been a really,nice, worthwhile and up and down journey. Before I joined uptrennd I thought crypto was really risky and those who involve in it have huge sums of money and always engage in losses but I joined cryptos with an empty wallet but right now I've got some bag,not too huge though but I'm grateful. It all happened when a guy living next door came to borrow my phone to take a picture,then I was using a galaxy s10 plus....too bad I carelessly spoilt it. So the guy was taking so much care and aspiring precision to take the picture, so it drew my attention " why would this guy be taking so much passion and care in taking just a selfie"? So I stood up and was forced to ask him what he wanted the picture for and he said there's this site that pays for engagement,that he's taking the picture to participate in a giveaway....I was like so I can earn cash just by being on a site? He said yes,I can,just by making posts, commenting on other posts and up voting the posts too.... sounds interesting. I asked him to give me the link so I could join....he did and I joined the next day and I won't lie it was really stressing and time consuming and sometimes boring....I gave up for almost a week but I don't know what drew me back....some how I got back and started using the platform again. From there I knew read.cash and many other platforms I could earn from. I've incurred some losses during this journey but my wins have been far more and today I'm holding some really good coins that are promising. I'm not much of a trader during this journey and I just want to start my crypto trading journey this January. I'm gonna start by trading spots on binance and then I can go on with futures if I see good progress. I wanna make my portfolio at least 5000$ at the end of this year and I pray God helps me with it. Before all of these I was earning BTCfrom an online faucet called cointiply but I had no idea then about how crypto work,I could remember I sold all then at a lowly 50$ then,I didn't know anything about market cap or total supply or anything then. I only knew ethereum and bitcoin back then and I was scared cause everyone was thinking bitcoin price could fall beyond what was 6k$ back then. I later got to know about all these coin total supply, amount in circulation,market cap and coin Ranking when I got to join uptrennd and also the use cases of coins. I really wished I got to know about crypto currencies earlier but it's never too late,there are still many things in store for me.

How I spend Christmas Christmas has always being a time of merry in all parts of the world and even if you don't celebrate it you can't help but notice that's the most busy and cheerful time of the year. You'll see Christmas lights everywhere,fancy clothes, Christmas songs everywhere and that is the time everyone must look fine and beautiful.....if you ain't beautiful during Christmas then you can never be fine. I'm from the southern part of Nigeria, Delta State and this is my first Christmas after being a graduate. I usually celebrate Christmas with my family at home,I go back home wherever I am at this time of the year just to spend that joy and happiness of the season with the most loved people in my life....I can't bear to Miss it. The journey back home is always full of memories of previous years, reminiscing on all the past Christmas periods. During this time I usually stay at home,my friends will come visit and we'll have fun n tell gists of how our year has been, we'll visit places together most especially to catch fun and take some booze and on that Christmas day my mum will make a special dish that we'll eat and share to neighbors. That Christmas day is always the day of eating, they'll be a lot of food from the neighbors and your loved ones. I don't just stop eating on that day, I'll taste from every food in order to access the best food and judge the best cooks. That's the day I'll visit all my friends that has being visiting me because I wanna eat their Christmas meat too..... I'll eat n eat till there isn't any space left in my tummy and I'll come home n sleep. Painful thing is I'm not fat. I am that greedy. Then later in the evening I normally go out with my siblings and see the beautiful places in my town and we get back home at around 9pm. Christmas has always being fun and this year won't be an exception.

Saying no!!! In this life of peer pressures and social media influences,so many people find it hard to say no.....they wouldn't want to do something but just because they're friends do it and the friends think it's cool....they have no choice but to do it. And that shows how immature and how irresponsible our generation has become. In this generation we go on blaming others for our mistakes as if we were forced to do it. Social and peer pressures is what must surely occur,but we have every right to choose what we want and if we don't like the idea,we can boldly say no without thinking what our friends and how the other parties would feel. How we feel about what we're about to do is what matters and not what the rest of the population thinks or feels. For example A friend says "Hey come take this pill...it will make you feel good and dope" And you reply "No!!! I don't want to" "Why?" Your friend questioned "Cause I don't want to" you retorted. He or she can't question or push you to take that pill anymore cause u stood your ground and he wouldn't even dare to show you that or even bring up the idea of you taking it again cause he knows you're not interested. Now another example....this time u didn't say no. "Hey,take this pill,it will will make you feel nice and dope" And you reply " I haven't popped pills before,I don't think I can" "Hey man, it's just a pill, don't worry it's cool,I take it too" your friend pressured while throwing a pill in his mouth. Now your already pressured ass,cause u didn't say no at first can't say no now,will ask "are you sure?" As you take a pill and throw it down your gut. Your friend will fist bump you,call you good names and now you feel you're among the gang. And that's how it will continue, your friend will confront you with everything you've never tried before. Saying no will stop and end alot of pressure from your peers and they'll respect you cause you can't be manipulated..... Stand your ground and never do anything to be among the gang....if the clique is yours, it's yours. Learn when to say no!!!

2020 and it's lessons 2020 and it's lessons I remember I started 2020 with so much bliss in my heart and I didn't think the year or my life would be as it is right now. So far 2020 has thought me that: I can live without most things I can't live without. The most important thing is staying alive. The things you learn outside the classroom is what differentiates you from the rest of the population. I can earn a living just by pressing my phone. Material things don't last. We plan but God decides. Our governments are greedy,selfish and bad. Cryptocurrencies are the future. Good things takes time. You can achieve anything if you believe you can. Little things matters a lot. Our religious leaders are not invisible. Nature has been so injured. Humans are stubborn It feels bad to be caged. God never fails. It is never over until it is over. Things you neglected are important asf. If you take care of things they'll last. You can't predict the future. You can't get all you want or deserve. I have being ungrateful and not thankful enough. You can touch more souls than you can ever imagine. Nothing lasts forever. Your riches and wealth can't save you. You are forgetten so easily. A good time for you is a bad time for someone else. And finally God loves us all.

Meet Terracredit Terracredit previously credit is an African based blockchain technology token that is developed by Dan Ronchose which is the chief token of terrabit platform and was launched in 2019. It has an all time high of 0.02$ and an all time low of 0.0000012 and it's currently trading at 0.00259 as I'm typing this. Terracredit is still very unknown but has a lot of benefits that we might all wanna explore. Though the community is still small, I see a lot of light in it. Benefits of terrabit Very low supply: Terracredit has a circulating supply of just over 90million and a total supply of just a 101million....if you look at the coins doing well you'll notice that they have almost the same supply range. Staking and mining rewards: You earn passively when you own terracredit...you can either mine using a masternode on a computer,which is more profitable or by staking on the terrabit platform by placing your coins in the mininode while using your phone. Low transaction fees When you transfer terracredit,no matter the amount you're charged just 0.00000003 terracredit which is a very low amount compared to what Bitcoin and ethereum is doing. Super fast transactions Terracredit can be transferred from one wallet to another in just one milliseconds..... exactly what BCH and tron can offer. Uses of terracredit Staking Like I mentioned up top,it can be staked to get rewards. Peer to peer transaction It can be used for payment to your friends or someone who accepts it as payment. Private transactions It can be used to make anonymous transactions that cannot be traced to any blockchain....this is very good for those who want that extra security. Terramart spending It can be used to purchase items on terramart and using it can give you a considerable discount during purchase. Where can you get terracredit. You can get terracredit by mining or staking or by buying. I've already told you about mining and staking. Now where can you buy terracredit? You can buy terracredit from: Hotbit,catex,probit,terrabit exchange,skixit or crex24 at the range of 1.5 naira to 1naira at the time of this post Terracredit and terrabit is growing and it's nice when you join the early train. Invest what you can lose and DYOR.

I am pierced I am pierced So today I was was scrolling through my WhatsApp status and I found something really piercing.... Long story short....it was the story of a man who had a dream to become a doctor,who ended his dream just to do the right thing by getting married to the love of his life whom he got pregnant in college. After over 33 years in marriage with three beautiful girls from his wife.....he got to find out his wife had an 11years old affair and all his supposed kids to whom he showed so much love and cartered for wasn't at all his children. The man hung himself cause the world he thought he was livng in wasn't real. He trusted his wife so much that he couldn't bear knowing she could do such a thing....if I was the one I would be really broken too cause just from reading it,I really felt broken and thought of how that would hurt...I couldn't imagine. I've been hearing trust no one everyday before and I thought I got some exceptions of people I could trust but after reading that status this morning I knew,no one can be trusted. Brace your mind to accept anything,cause people will fail you, disappoint you and do the least you ever expected of them. Trust no one,when I say no one I mean no one. Time heals everything is just a fallacy... somethings are not skin deep but heart deep...save your heart the injury.

Ever heard of dlike Today I'm bringing you dlike and I'll be telling you everything you need to know about dlike. Dlike is a social media platform that pays you for sharing posts and recommending posts to communities just by liking them. Dlike also reward you when you stake dlike on the platform. Dlike rewards you with their native token dlike which is a tron based token. How to earn from Sharing posts on dlike One can earn just by sharing posts on dlike,you have a maximum of 5 posts to share daily on dlike.io. The posts can be your own posts or someone else's but you can't share a post that's already being shared on the dlike platform. You earn 0.35dlike when another user likes your post and recommends it to the community. So if u get 10 likes on a post, that's 10*0.35 dlike to you from a single post and there's no limit to the amount of likes you can amass from a post. How to earn from liking a post Like I mentioned before,you can earn by liking and recommending posts to a community. This can be done by clicking the love button underneath a post you like and you'll notice the love swirling till a green pop up appears at the top of your screen saying "recommended successfully". For each like you give,you earn 0.30 delike and you're entitled to give 29likes a day which will give you a total of 8.70 dlikes everyday when you completely use your entitled likes. How do you earn from staking Now this is the best part,you can earn from dlike by doing absolutely nothing...yes nothing. All you have to do is to stake enough dlikes that puts you in the top 200 position of stakers(this number will increase to 1000 as the dlike community grows). And you earn from the 20% allocated to stakers everyday. The good thing is you can claim your rewards and your stakes at anytime. The stakes can only be done using tronlink wallet and with the connected wallet only. How are dlikes generated When a user likes a post 1 dlike is generated....35% goes to the owner(author) of the post,30% goes to the liker(curator) of the post, 20% goes to the staking pool which is shared to stakers at the end of each day,5% goes to affiliate and airdrops,4% goes to the team,2.5% goes to the foundation,2.5% goes to DAF (donor-advised fund) and 1% goes to charity. So the more the community members activities,the better it is for each member. How to withdraw your earned dlike It's very simple,with a tron wallet connected and while accessing the platform through tronlink wallet,all you have to do is go to wallet on the platform and click "withdraw" or go to your staking rewards and click on "claim" and you dlike will immediately be sent to your tronlink dlike wallet. Note: have a steady data connection and at least 2tron in your tron wallet for powering the transaction. Dlike platform is easy to use and user friendly... embrace dlike today and see a lot of reasons smile tomorrow. You can join dlike here http://dlike.io/welcome/ericmannie

Have you ever been heartbroken? In our love and relationship life,there have sometimes being times when we felt like we were not good enough for the ones we're with,yes we have. There's rarely those ones who never had at least one wrong partner that we end up being heart broken at the end. Heartbreaks are normal and do occur to almost 90% of people who has dated but that's not the real issue.....the issue is how did we deal with heart breaks after they occurred? Did you let it get to you and changed for worse after the heart break? Or did you get through and past it and became a better person? Now let's hear from you, have you ever being heartbroken? If no you're safe but if yes....tell us how you dealt with it.

Tiny, little, small but Important Have you ever come across somethings and just wonder how small and tiny they're and how of they of use to something far bigger than them and the big things might just crumble if you take them out or they get faulty? Then you would never stop wondering cause every big thing is made up of very tiny and micro pieces and those pieces could cause a lot of damage or improve the functioning of those big stuffs. I remember when growing up,there were a lot of things I used to see as useless and just throw them off without checking their importance....I grew up to regret some though and sometimes I laugh at myself when I do remember. What I'm trying to say is that we should never look at things because they're small and tiny and say they're Important....every big move started with one small move,every big achievement started with a small one,every big item is made up of small pieces. A single tiny plug could stop a whole truck from moving so never look down on anything or anyone. Everything or anyone is important and useful in this world....no matter their size.

The river of emotions Emotions.... something that controls our physical and mental well being and state. Emotions is what you feel at a particular point in time but most people find it hard to show it and that is what I call weakness, though some people consider showing emotions weakness but they're totally wrong. Failing and refusing to state,express and show how you feel is cowardice to me and shows you ain't bold enough. Emotions can be expressed in many ways,from laughter,to a crying,to tears,to frowning,to a smile,to screaming can be one of those ways. But today we'll be talking of the river of emotions,that is emotions expressed through tears and it's quite funny,a year could drop from your eyes when you're having any form of emotions at all, that's is why it is called a river cause it carries them all. It could be a single tear or a load of tears (crying). Have you ever being so happy that you felt the need to cry? Or shed a year or you wear so angry that you felt your eyes soaking up? Or you were sad that you couldn't help to but got your eyes flooded? Now what did you do when any of those happened? Did you hold it back and quickly hid it so no one would notice and think you're weak? If you did this then you're weak....how could you? Why would you hide how you feel when that's the most unique thing about you? It should be your pride and power that you're able to show how you feel and I bet you people would love and admire your transparency.... though they'll be some people who'll be out to take advantage of you with this but you could prevent it when you're wise. I respect people who don't hide their feelings and Don't hold back the river....it takes a lot of courage to do that....feel a tear in your eyes let it out,let it roll down your cheeks till all of it is gone and you'll be amazed at how you'll feel.... it's not weakness,it shows you're human and your tear sacs are working. You know what happens when you don't allow a river flow? Good things die in it,it becomes stagnant,it smells,it gets infested by bad things,it becomes a breeding ground for insects,it gets eaten up and when it is over full it breaks and rush out with might and anger....I bet you don't want your river of emotions to be that way so let it out so it can flow freely,it will be fresh,it will smell nice,it would have beautiful things in it that are alive,no insect or rubbish can breed in it and for sure it will reach and fill it banks and it will never explode and break out with anger because it's free flowing. Everytime I've let out those tears in my life I've been better at the end. Not just tears but always let known any emotion that you feel....it soothes the soul and uplifts it.

You and your health There's a lot of things we have to be careful with and should do in other for us to remain healthy cause they're some tiny factors that can trigger underlying conditions if not properly checked. These conditions include stroke, heart diseases,cancer, diabetes, kidney diseases etc But if we constantly check these little but Important risks we might reduce the risk of developing these conditions. Things to do to keep your health in check Eat healthy This is very important,I made a post about snacking some days back and I guess you guys found it useful. The things you eat really has a lot of effects on your health,so it is advisable to take a balanced diet regularly as that would keep you healthier and stronger rather than eating too much meals that are not balanced. A healthy food can help you lose weight, reduce your cholesterol levels and also prevent you from developing diseases. Regular exercising Exercises can prevent you against a lot of diseases like heart diseases, stroke,cancer, diabetes and even kidney diseases. Regular exercising of 30 to 60minutes,5 days a week can kill depression,help you lose weight and also reduce your rate of getting injured.... please do and exercise regularly. Lose weight when you're overweight. being overweight puts you at risks of getting several diseases like heart disease,stroke,cancer, diabetes,high blood pressure,high cholesterol etc. A very common problem with overweight people is arthritis in the joints of overweight persons. They're are a lot of things that can help you lose weight like exercising, reducing meals, eating healthy, taking fat burning meals and fruits etc....lose weight and keep your health in check. Safe sexing The safest sex is the sex between just two committed partners and the use of condoms to prevent the transfer of sexually transmitted diseases. Safe sex is good for the emotional and physical well being.... practice safe sex and keep your health in check. Protect your skin Exposure to the sun has been the reason to many skin cancers,wear protective clothing when going out in the sun and also use good sunscreens that protects against UVA and UVB rays on your face and other body parts exposed to the sun. Do not sunbathe or use tanning booths or draw tattoos as they can be damaging your skin and exposing it to cancer. Do not smoke or use tobacco Smoking and using tobacco are very bad and damaging habits,they expose you to heart disease,lung, throat and mouth cancer....they can also cause COPD ( chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Do not smoke and if you're already smoking,the sooner you quit the better for you. Reduce your alcohol intake To much alcohol is damaging to your health. It is advisable for a man to take just 2 drinks a day and a woman just 1,as anything more than these can cause damaging effects to your body like kidney disease,liver disease,stroke cancer etc. Alcohol abuse has been the cause of some deaths,murder and suicide in recent years so mind the way you take it. See your doctor regularly. Yeah seeing your doctor from time to time is really crucial in being healthy too. It is important visit your primary doctor,eye doctor, dentist from time to time in order to keep your health in check. Take flu shots annually,ask for a list of medicines to keep you in check,ask how many calories you need in order not to be overweight etc. Doing these things continue will keep you healthy and in good shape all year round.

The goodies that comes with ethereum 2.0 The news about the launch of ethereum 2.0 has been throwing waves over the cryptocurrency world. Before it's failed launch in August,a lot of people dived into the market to get all the ethereum they could get and we saw a massive surge in the price,increasing by almost a 100% in less than a month,it was a massive step for the ethereum blockchain as gas fees increased due to higher transactions and gave a lot of profits to ethereum miners, stacking up over a 100000$ in their pockets everyday. But too bad that the promised launch failed and to punish the buyers more,the prices of all cryptos took an unexpected turn which resulted in so many losses. With the launch postponed and promised to take place in November,below are some of the things we should be expecting. Reduced gas fees We all know how the gas fees for ethereum transactions could send you to your village,the gas fees sometimes would be higher than what you want to send which was really frustrating. I remember I did a transaction of 10$ but had to pay almost 6$ as gas fees....it was frustrating but I had no choice but to do it. We won't experience that again when ethereum 2.0 is finally launched,gas fees will be far lower and transactions would be faster as promised by the projects developers....I hope they achieve it because we will all be so happy. Staking rewards Before now ethereum had what we know as smart contracts where you are rewarded for bringing downlines to your chain but after the launch of ethereum 2.0, there will be a plus,where you can hold your ethereum in a wallet and stake with a validator and earn passive income as your ethereum stays and shines in your wallet. Now to the last and best part Increase in ethereum price. This is where the whales will rub their fingers and be ready to hold all they can get.... with a lot of validators trooping into the ethereum 2.0 staking project in which they are expected to hold up to 500,000 ethereum in their wallets, we'll notice a huge scarcity of ethereum and they'll be huge demand ahead of supply,thereby causing a huge surge in price.....so holders continue holding cause your rewards are yet to come.

Reliability An eleven lettered word that has so much importance. Are you reliable? Reliability is the ability of others to believe in you and trust in you in a specific type of situation. When you're reliable it puts you above others and when people want to make a choice,they pick you first before the others. They're a lot of places where reliability really counts but I'll just cite a few in this post. Reliability to your family. Does your family rely on some certain things,money aside,I mean things like loyalty,advice,love,ideas and even friendliness to them? When your family can rely on you on so many things you become the family's favorite that things wouldn't even start of without you.... they'll be like "you have to be home during this event...cause without you this place wouldn't be cheerful and lively" cause they trust in your friendliness. When they rely on you for advise, you'll be the first person they'll run to when they need ideas on what to do or they're confused about something. If you don't give them an idea they won't feel easy with what they want to do. Then when they rely on you for love and loyalty,they feel so comfortable around you,they always love it when you're around and they always know you got their back and would never do anything to hurt them. They'll tell u their deepest secrets cause they know you'll keep it. I've seen families where a certain person is loved more than the rest because of reliability. We should be reliable in our family, it's really rewarding and it really makes you indespensible Reliability at your place of work. Have you ever wondered why some people are furloughed from work why a few people are left behind? That's because those few people are reliable and indespensible, they're so important and trustworthy that they can't just be allowed to go, that's what's reliability can do,it can get you promoted, increase your salary and keep you for longer at your place of work....so for any job we're doing we should do it deligently so we can be relied upon. Your employer would say "give it to him,he can do it" cause he relies on you. Reliability to friends This is where you become best friends to people without your notice because you're reliable with secrets,care,help and many other things. People believe in you when you're reliable,they trust you and love you and just wanna keep it going with you. You've wondered how just one person is liked so much among a set of people? That's because they're reliable.... I've being in that position where my friends would be arguing who's my best friend and I didn't know how I got that far in their lives. I'll end here,with all typed and composed in this text you've seen some of the importance of reliability....in whatever you do,do it with love and people will love you,rely on you and even make you indespensible.

Not the first and not the last. Good morning everyone. This post is based on two situations and conditions one can find himself in this life and you shouldn't let them get in your head to ever go rogue or go silent. The proud and arrogant rich. I don't know why people get so arrogant and full of pride when they're rich or after getting rich, they feel like they're on top of the world or even assume they own the world. They insult people, curse at people and even step on people's head (this is metaphorical). You can't even advice these set of people no matter how close you're to them,they believe they're always right and when you're not as rich as they are,they picture you like shit. These people are so full of themselves and the reason they're this way is because they wanna show that they're in power and no one can compare to them but deep down they're weak and eaten and scared...in order to hide these weaknesses they wanna show everyone that nothing compares to them. They brag about their wealth and properties and you don't even need to ask them what they've got,just provoke them a little and they'll give you a long list of what they have. "Folly" that's how they call it...they think they're the richest and they're the first person that became rich forgetting that they were not the first rich person and would not be the last,why not keep the pride then and be humble. They're people that are and were better than you that still got broke because of pride....the world doesn't revolve around you. The broken,unconfident and unmotivated poor. This persons are the complete opposite of the proud rich person.... these ones are eaten and consumed by their present condition and think that life has ended,they have no hope or faith that they can ever become rich,you shout at these sets they swallow it, they can't stand up and fight for their rights, they're are enslaved by their poverty and when you show them a little opportunity,they get scared and Don't even wanna try thinking that wealth is only for the rich,they think small just within their circle and don't even wanna try anything to change their lives....they have accepted poverty as their fate and are ready to lay in it....these people are very few when compared to the number of proud rich people. They've forgotten that with determination you can achieve anything irrespective of your condition and that they're not the first or last poor person. Motivate yourself,believe and you'll make it,your live isn't the worst, they're people you're better than that still made it,change that failed thinking and put up the winning one.

Reasons why Bitcoin cash is the real Bitcoin. Bitcoin cash is a popular crypto currency and ranked just a little bit below Bitcoin and ethereum, though it's transactions are low and super fast,it is not widely used like it's popular counterparts like ethereum and Bitcoin,this is mainly because people see it as a lower priced coin compared to Bitcoin,some even call it pump and dump scheme while others think it's trying to rival Bitcoin and bring it down but they're all wrong,cause with what I've heard and read about the original Bitcoin project and what was listed in the original Bitcoin whitepaper shows that Bitcoin cash is the original Bitcoin because the Bitcoin we call Bitcoin today has shifted away from the original project and now has a greedy motive because it's community was overtaken by a greedy set of core members. Bitcoin cash was formed from the first hardfork of bitcoin and it's still retains the main Bitcoin properties and projects. So below I'll highlight some good reasons why I think Bitcoin cash is the real Bitcoin. 1. Bitcoins transactions are meant to be fast. When Bitcoin was just introduced, anyone with Bitcoin in their wallet could send it to another end of the world in a matter of seconds and that was what made it widely adopted then and also one of the promises Nakamoto Satoshi proposed to the then growing community but since the community got taken by these set of core members,the reverse has being the case,you now make transactions with Bitcoin that takes up to a week to even deliver instead of the transactions to be fast. The causes of this delayed transactions you'll see as go down the post. But in the case of Bitcoin cash, transactions are relatively fast and mostly within seconds,my transactions of Bitcoin cash haven't taken up to a minute before. So as you can see, Bitcoin cash still follows the project of the original Bitcoin by delivering fast transaction so it should be the real Bitcoin. 2. Bitcoin transaction fees are meant to be low If you've transacted with Bitcoin of late you would have seen the spike in transaction fee,which could range from over a dollar to fifty dollars and it could higher as times goes on with increasing amount of transactions....this was digitally designed by the core members because they want to limit the number of transactions a block could hold,the reason why they haven't increased the data a block can hold over 1mb so transactions pile up,since Bitcoin doesn't allow 0-conf,the transactions doesn't just jump into the block without confirmation so the one with the highest processing fee will be accepted first and if a new one with a higher processing fee comes,then it is processed and sent first leaving those with lower gas fees unsent and sometimes are sent back to the senders wallet. This was not the motive o Bitcoin,satoshi mentioned in his whitepaper that Bitcoin transactions would be very low and sometimes even feeless and right now the reverse is the case. Bitcoin cash on the other hand has fees lesser than 0.01$ sometimes and still stays with the promise of low transaction fees as satoshi promised with Bitcoin therefore it is the real Bitcoin. 3. Bitcoin is supposed to be reliable. Is Bitcoin reliable right now? I don't think so, because of the continuous use of the 1mb block system, transactions at a particular time are limited and not sent instantly and you need a higher processing fee to surpass the already waiting pack to get a faster transaction,so you make a transaction and don't know whether your transaction will go through or not,cause others can pay a higher gas fees than you did so your transactions can take days or even more and can even be returned if not sent within a specific time. Bitcoin was not supposed and proposed to take more than sends or latest minutes but with Bitcoin cash which has a 32mb block size (recently 8mb),a large number of transactions can be processed at once and making transactions limitless as promised by Satoshi Nakamoto when he introduced Bitcoin to the world. 4. Bitcoin transactions are supposed to be instant The very painful removal of the 0-conf from the Bitcoin transaction system by the greedy core members has caused a very long delay to transactions where transactions can stay more than a day before being confirmed and placed in the block because of the "higher gas fees,the first to be confirmed system" has made Bitcoin transactions less instantaneous. And this was one of the many reasons why Bitcoin was adopted because it makes transactions faster and instant but that has long gone. But with Bitcoin cash transactions are instantly sent and relatively fast making it the real Bitcoin. 5. Bitcoin is a peer to peer transaction system. Have you ever heard or come across posts of people saying Bitcoin is the new gold? I bet you have. Now what does that mean? It means that Bitcoin is now a store of value, people are now buying it to keep rather than to use for transactions as proposed by Satoshi...this is as a result of the high gas fees and slower transactions that is now discouraging people to use for peer to peer transactions and they'll rather store it in their wallets. Bitcoin cash still retains the peer to peer transaction goal of bitcoin while the so called Bitcoin has diverted from it. 6. Bitcoin was meant for merchants. With the transactions fees of bitcoin getting high and high everyday, merchants are beginning to divert from Bitcoin and look for other means of payment...so Bitcoin is losing merchants everyday while Bitcoin cash on the other hand is gaining more merchants by the day because of lower transaction fees. 7. Bitcoin is meant for the unbanked population. We all know that the unbanked population are those that aren't too rich and wealthy,now with transaction fees ranging from 1 dollar to 50 dollar how can a not very wealthy person make a transaction and pay 10 dollars for it,so Bitcoin has failed the unbanked population by their drastically increasing gas fees. But Bitcoin cash has kept it's promise of bitcoin to the unbanked population by ensuring the minimal transaction fees which could be even less than a penny. Bitcoin cash is the real bit coin. 8. Bitcoin is supposed to be decentralized Since the core members has taken over the Bitcoin community,it has becomed a centralized system allow just themselves and nobody else to make decisions about the cryptocurrency projects but on the other hand, Bitcoin cash is decentralized as promised by Satoshi,given all members and everyone in the community to make decisions about the projects and plans, making Bitcoin cash the real Bitcoin. With these I think I've being able to convince you that Bitcoin cash is the real Bitcoin and therefore I drop my pen and bid you goodbye till we meet again.

Done and dusted Today marks the end of one sweet journey and the beginning of another remarkable journey in my life. Went to camp November last year and now I'm finally out,it was a very productive year,it hasn't paid off quite much shaaaa but I know I'll reap alot in years to come....served in Oyo state,oyo west local government and it was really worth it, though the town wasn't my type when I came but I settled in to like the place very much,I meant new people,learnt new things and most especially learnt about cryptocurrencies through uptrennd....thanks @peter faith for bringing me to uptrennd and make it known to me.... At the end my service year was a really fantastic one,thank God I didn't relocate and stayed back in oyo. Congrats to all there corps members passing out today and I wish all of us the best in the favor market.

The unrequited love Have you ever loved someone and they didn't love you back....mehn it hurts and can really break you down but physically and emotionally....that sense of not being enough and rejected by someone you hold so dearly in your heart,it really messes up your mind big time and you feel so little of your self after that. Sometimes it's not just you but it's them,they didn't click with you and you weren't meant for them so you have to pick up your self,be strong and move on and I'll also advise that you channel that love back to yourself and love yourself as much as you want to be loved and you'll see Beautiful changes. Not only will you have tons of people loving you but you'll also be contented with yourself, happiness will never leave and you'll never find another unrequited love again because anyone you'll love after loving yourself will definitely love you too cause when you love yourself, there's this aura and charisma that goes with you and the person you'll love will sense and feel it and the person will feel real when ever they're around you. I've seen unrequited love kill some people emotionally,guys turned to pimps,or weren't able to make their feelings known again while girls turned into prostitutes or didn't trust anyone they meet again because they were rejected by someone they love and didn't wanna feel that unrequited love again....I don't see it as rejection though,I see it like the a didn't wanna lead you on, pretending they love you when they didn't....infact they did you great help by telling you how they really feel and you should respect them for that. I know it's hard to move on after being turned down by someone you love but that shouldn't change you negatively, rather it should drive you into loving yourself and that would change you positively. And you know one thing unique about self love? It attracts Beautiful people to you and not just beautiful people, people that will respect and love you just as you want to be loved. I would share a short story about how a guy turned unrequited love into true love. So this guy had a friend,a girl who was so close to him,he has being in love with her since the first day he saw her but they were so young then and before he could make his intentions known,they were so close that he didn't want to let her know cause he didn't know how she will take it and maybe it might destroy their friendship. He had to summon up courage and tell how he felt but to his outmost surprise he was turned down by the girl who told him she wasn't in love with him,that broke him instantly but it changed him for better,he became a better man and he didn't stop being friends with her,he loved himself so much that the girl could feel it. Years passed and one fateful day the girl confessed her love to him because she couldn't help but fall in love with the man he grew into and till right now they're still very much in love. That's what unrequited love which was channeled into self love can do. I'm out.

Excessive snacking and how it harms you Firstly,what is a snack? A snack is an item of food eaten between meals. Most people love snacks and take them as food too and not just between meals and I must say I'm one of them too. Snacks have a considerable unexpected negative effects in our body when we take them so it is advisable to reduce our daily intake of it. It is only until recently in human history that we started taking our three square meals and snacks in between them. Until recently breakfasts didn't even exist as a meal as the ancient humans such as the Romans and Greeks consuming just one meal and that was just after midday. It was industrialization and recent early schedules that brought about breakfast and structured mealtimes to sustain hardworking labourers and workers and by the end of the eighteenth century eating three squared meals have widely spread all over the world. But recently people are eating and consuming meals more than ever before and even eating meals in between meals and that has brought snacking to a very high consumption. New data have suggested that we now have erratic eating patterns and we spend more than fourteen hours of the day well fed because we continue snacking and don't eat at definite times. Some of the effects of continuous and excessive snacking are highlighted below. The transient inflammatory response Our bodies have two different metabolic states: the fasted which is without food and the post fed which is just after eating. The post fed is when the body absorb nutrients and also the time of immune system activity. When we eat, we don't just take in Important nutrients but we trigger our immune system to produce a "transient inflammatory response". Inflammation is a normal body response to sickness or hurt or injury or disease, it's an automatic response to protect our body against external bodies...so the act of eating triggers this inflammatory response automatically and causes physiological stress on the immune system,so to those snacking all day long are putting their bodies in a constant state of inflammation which affects the immune system. Four hours after we eat each meal there are tiny microbes in our gut that comes out to act on the food items and these microbes are what triggers the immune system into inflammation and this is largely caused by the hormone "inflammasone" that is highly sensitive to nutrients and releases the inflammatory molecule "interleukin-1beta". Inflammation is supposed to be a short term process of immune system activity but the constant snacking makes it sometimes last a whole day which is largely detrimental to the body. Postprandial inflammation which is the inflammation cause after eating has increased significantly as a result of our snacking which are usually calorie filled, excessive fructose and saturated fats. This postprandial inflammation caused by excessive eating can be highly detrimental over time and is related to heart diseases and diabetes. Eating less is more beneficial than eating more as it makes you loss weight and fats and reduce your risks of having metabolic diseases. Increased cholesterol,glucose levels and increased insulin resistance. The regular and consistent eating of snacks,which are highly packed with calories, fructose and saturated fats increases your cholesterol and glocuse levels and this two are the main causes of heart diseases and diabetes and also sometimes kidney diseases and these can be really life threatening and can be chronic. The high calories iand the saturated fats in snacks,if not exercised and burnt can increase body fat and weight to a very high extent that put you at risk to heart diseases because of the consistent deposit of fats in the adipose tissues. When we eat most of these snacks,we don't exercise to burn those excess calories from our body and with time it is accumulated till it is excessive and when something is excessive,it becomes bad. It also increase your body's insulin resistance which leaves you very hungry the next day. So instead of eating more times in a day,why not reduce your meals and make them specific and healthier, also increase the times between your meals to 10hours or more and also eat earlier in the night than eating late nights and your body will definitely thank you for it. Say no to excessive snacking today and leave healthier.

Reasons why cryptocurrencies are criticised and why the critics are wrong. So many of us on here are new to cryptocurrencies and Don't actually know how they work cause most likely we just wanna earn from it and get discouraged when we see dips but the real lovers and those that have passion for it know it's better to save and invest in cryptocurrencies rather than investing or saving in Fiats and with DeFi now in place you can get rewards either just by holding your coins in wallet or staking them in with a validator. So it's a win win situation for you if you look at it properly. So what are cryptocurrencies? These are currencies that are digital or virtual currencies,that are secured by cryptography,which make is nearly impossible to counterfeit or double spend. Most of them are run by what we call blockchain technology that is decentralized making it's issuance not to be by a central body and giving them immunity to government control and influence. The first crypto is Bitcoin which is the most popular and other coins are either a fork from it or built from scratch. So below are some of the reasons to problems and critics that cryptocurrencies are passing through and facing right now and me proving them wrong that cryptos isn't the cause of those problems. 1. Cryptocurrencies are being used for illegal activities and scams: Because of their anonymous nature and their untraceable physical destinations cryptocurrencies are being used for fraudulent and phishing activities. This is true as I've being a victim before and I learned my lessons and mistakes. We all have this greed of longing for something bigger than we already have so I don't blame anyone that got scammed....but I'll blame you if you don't learn your lessons. Why they are wrong: These critics seems to forget that before cryptocurrencies came into existence they were already scams,fraud, phishing that's even bigger than the ones we hear today worldwide where con artists could swindle you in a couple of minutes before your very eyes. Cryptocurrencies shouldn't be blamed for scams and frauds.... Jobs and proper innovations Should be provided so people would have a good job and stop frauds and scam....it all boils down to the government which are to be blamed for the increased scam and every other illegal activities. And that is why cryptocurrencies are here to save people from financial stress and give financial freedom.... embrace cryptocurrencies today. 2. Exchange rate volatility: We all know a cryptocurrency can make a 1000% jump or fall in just a day, making some people wealthy or some poor in a twinkle,yes we all know of this,these kinda jump only happens in the crypto world and I don't think there's anywhere else.This risk and uncertainty about cryptocurrencies is why it is being criticised by some people. Yeah I used to be one of the critics because of this but since I got to understand this peer to peer cryptocurrency system,I don't see it as a problem anymore. Why they're wrong: the cryptocurrencies exchange market and the foreign exchange market is just the same,the only difference is the volatility,it all boils down to proper risk to reward management....in every investment they're are risks and that is why you have to manage your risks properly and do your exchanges and trading at the right time....a good one in your favor can make you wealthy in a twinkle and vice versa. Embrace cryptocurrencies today and manage your risks and cryptocurrencies won't fail you 3. vulnerabilities of the infrastructure underlying them: This is one that really fears people a lot.... imagine putting your files on a SD card or flash drive and the flash or card got corrupted and has to shot down. We all know that cryptocurrencies digital assets or currencies that are built on computer via blockchain technology that can get corrupted or just shut down or you could lost your private key and all your assets and everything are gone,yes u could get broke,very broke in a matter of seconds but if you look at upside it is worth the risk. This is entirely true and I see no reason they're wrong here, that's why it is always advised to risk what you can loss and if the reward isn't worth the risk then don't even try to invest in the first place and always remember to keep your private keys safe. Goodbye till we meet again.

Who could be Satoshi Nakamoto? Since Bitcoin was introduced in 2008 and the white paper published till right now, we don't know the person or group of people behind the Satoshi Nakamoto group which developed a project that has revolutionised and changed the digital transaction history for a very long time now. Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin project changed the world and brought about the cryptocurrencies we're having today...from defi to stable coins all basing on its pattern of coding, using blocks,hash and running a blockchain. You can now make a financial transaction across the world from anywhere within a second all thanks to Satoshi Nakamoto....but who is he or the group behind that name is what we don't know. We only know he left the community in 2010 and hasn't been seen or heard from again since then. For almost 12years researchers have been trying and hunting to find him or the group of people behind that name but still haven't yet. Though they suspect some persons but it hasn't really been confirmed who yet. In this post I'll talk about a number of persons that are being suspected to be Satoshi Nakamoto. 1. Hal Finney Late Hal Finney was from california and used to work for the PGB cooperation. He was an experienced developer and one of the first persons to run the Bitcoin codebase and also has the address for the first Bitcoin transaction. Because of his expertise in programming it is believed that he could come up with the programming for Bitcoin but too bad he passed away in 2014 and no one could confirm if was the person behind Satoshi Nakamoto. 2. Nick Szabo Nick Szabo is assumed to be one candidates that could be Satoshi Nakamoto,he designed a project called BitGold just before the invention of Bitcoin and he also came up with term we call smart contract today....it is believed that he's not really a cyberpunk and his BitGold project didn't share the same idea with Bitcoin,but who knows? He could be the Satoshi Nakamoto we're looking for. 3. Shinichi Mochizuki Mochizuki is a mathematics prodigy with an American background and british writing skills just like the Bitcoin's creator and is able to create the Bitcoin's codebase...his long history with mathematical innovation makes him Fall among the suspects too. 4. Ian Grigg He is a financial cryptographer and inventor of the Ricardian contracts and popular known for his work "Triple entry accounting". He is believed to be Satoshi Nakamoto because of his technical expertise and his triple entry work that made mention of Byzantine generals where he solved the problem remarkably and also discussed the blockchain technology concept just three years before Bitcoin was introduced. And his partnership with self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright makes people believe he's one of the persons behind the Satoshi Nakamoto group. 5. Dorian Nakamoto Dorian Nakamoto whose birth name was Satoshi Nakamoto was a Japanese American engineer who lived in California. He was accused to be Satoshi Nakamoto in 2014 and he denied it completely saying "he was no longer involved in that". It was later found out that the "that" he referred to was a government project he was working on. 6. Wei Dai Dai is unknown and was mentioned and referenced in the Bitcoin whitepaper and it was found that his writings matched that of Satoshi Nakamoto. It was also found that he and Satoshi wrote mails to each other but could he be playing double agent? Who knows? 7. Adam Back Adam Back is the CEO of blockstream and the reason he made this list is because of his YouTube video titled "barely social" which say that Back could deny accusations if contacted for the blockchain program and Back wasn't seen until Satoshi left the community in 2010. And it's works shows that the blockchain program must have been in progress since the late 1990s. Could he be Satoshi? No one knows

How to purchase simple ledger protocol tokens on memo.cash On my last post I promised I'll make a post on how to purchase simple ledger protocol tokens on memo cash and here it is. Firstly what is memo.cash? This is a an online peer to peer trading platform,where you can create posts like blogging to earn Bitcoin cash,you can trade your Bitcoin cash with any simple ledger protocol token and also sell your tokens too which you'll be paid Bitcoin cash in return also. It's a really smooth site and you can get through it without any help. But here am I, guiding you through it. Incase you Don't know what simple ledger protocol tokens are,you can check on my previous post. So first of all when you input memo.cash into your browser,it takes you to the homepage where it tells you to register,since I'm an already registered user,this is my homepage below,where it's asking me to create a post to earn Bitcoin, asking me to set up my name and profile and also asking if I want followers suggestions. Since we're only talking about how to buy simple ledger tokens on here so lemme put you through gently and let's focus on it. When you've registered and at the homepage like me,all you need to do is click Bitcoin cash sign at the top of your screen as you can see below and it will take you to your account where you can see your account balance and your memo.cash wallet in which you can deposit Bitcoin cash or simple ledger protocol tokens....the one for simple ledger protocol tokens starts with "simpleledger" while the other normal Bitcoin cash address starting with "qq" is the one you'll deposit Bitcoin cash into. When you're done with the deposit and your deposit has reflected,then click the three lined button at the top right of your screen and there will be a pull down list,on that pull down list click on "tokens" as illustrated below: wait for the page to load and after loading you'll see the list of tokens,click on sort and select if how you want them to be arranged,then click on the one you'll love to purchase,let's take honk as an example. After clicking honk wait for the page to load and after it's done loading,click on "for sale" and click on for sale on the pull down list as illustrated in the picture below: Then on the next page you'll see the list of orders available,now click on the best order that you'll love to take. Note: the entire order is picked by you as you cannot split it,so if you see a 400000 quantity of token on the order list and you click on it, you're actually buying the entire token and leaving no one behind so if you don't have sufficient Bitcoin cash in your balance to clear the order,you won't be able to clear the order. It's as simple as that,so after the transaction is completed,the purchased token is transferred to your simple ledger protocol wallet,which you can either leave on there or transfer to another simple ledger protocol wallet or use it for anything you want to. I hope with this I've been able to help you with how to purchase simple ledger protocol tokens....if you have any questions,you can ask in the comments section.

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Simple ledger protocol (SLP) The simple ledger protocol is a token system that runs directly on top of the Bitcoin cash network system, enabling fast peer to peer services and transactions, which are transparent,cheap and smooth that as soon as you click send the tokens are in your simple ledger wallet before you even switch tabs to the wallet window. Yes the transactions can be so fast. It is unlike the ethereum and other token networks where you're charged hugely for transfers and also takes time to go to the receiving wallet. Bitcoin cash have made these transactions so fast and cheap and good thing is it has no native token that you need to own in a wallet before you can make transactions and good thing is that they can be traded peer to peer to like other tokens and coins but we'll get to that. These tokens can be created easily on the Bitcoin network system with very little cost but you have to create a goal and motive for the token you're creating and it must be a reasonable goal. Some examples of simple ledger tokens We have quite a lot but I'll just mention a few and then we'll move forward. Some of these are: The renewable cash (RNEW) Zapit (ZAPT) Sour token (SOUR) Refund (RFND) Ham (HAM) And many others and all of these tokens can be stored in non-custodial wallets having "simpleledger" as the start word. Properties of Simple ledger protocol These tokens have everything you need to hold,spend, issue and easily share your tokens and some of these vital properties can be seen below 1. The simple ledger protocol is the first and only Bitcoin cash system to support light wallets. 2. All transactions are transparent and can be seen on the Bitcoin cash blockchain for full auditability by any party. 3. Simple ledger protocol is very simple and easy to understand to users and gives users confidence. 4. Simple ledger protocol is an open source to everyone,they have several open wallets like electron cash, badger wallet and the latest zapit wallet. 5. It is extensible and can be expanded to cover a wide range of tokens as long as the issuers have whitelisted them on the Bitcoin cash network with regulated securities. 6. It is permissionless as it can be traded peer to peer without any permission just like other cryptocurrencies 7. It has no native token so you don't have to own a particular coin or token in your wallet before you can make transactions. They run directly on top of the Bitcoin cash network. 8. They have flexible issuance i.e you can issue a fixed supply, a time supply of tokens,or multiple supply of tokens with a wide range of options. 9. It is robust and safe. They're are limited set of rules that makes the system reliable and there's just one unique wallet format that protects the tokens against lost. (The "simpleledger" format I mentioned earlier) 10. It is scriptable i.e you can use multi signature addresses and other Bitcoin script features with your simple ledger protocol tokens. 11. It is flexible and it's tokens can be easily burnt back to BCH, that's how sweet and nice Simple ledger tokens can be. More are still being done to develop the token system and make it even better,the uses of these tokens will even shock the creators in years to come. Now we come to the last part of this post which is "Where can you get simple ledger tokens?" You can get simple ledger protocol tokens from memo.cash an it's really simple and fast all you have to do is deposit Bitcoin cash and look for the token you want to buy and click on the best offer you can afford. I'll make a detailed post on how to use memo.cash on my next post with clearly outline the steps of how to get your simple ledger protocol tokens without stress. Simple ledger protocol tokens and Bitcoin cash is the future. One of the many benefits of simple ledger protocol tokens is that you can stake your simple ledger token just by holding them in non custodial wallets and you'll receive airdrops from time to time, sometimes same tokens while sometimes others. Note: Non custodial wallets can be zapit,badger wallet, Bitcoin.com wallet etc

How far are we from extinction? With the world civilizing, industrializing and deforestating with the speed of light,how close do you think we are to extinction? To me I don't think we're very far from it,but I would have grown old and died by then and I wouldn't suffer the extinction period with that generation. With the way industrialization and deforestation is going right now,I think we're heading through that path really fast and it won't take time before we get to the end and only then we'll know what we're doing and what we did in the past was wrong. I don't know why humans love destroying without repairing or replacing. You don't know what we destroy? All right let's get over to it. According to recent studies,the amount of trees cut down and destroyed each year,only about 10 to 20% is being replanted or replaced,now narrow that down to the next hundred and we'll run out of trees to make our furniture,timber,paper and many other things from. I pray we don't go to the museum someday to see the last living tree on earth or we say to our kids "hey kiddo,this is what trees looks like" when pointing at a picture to them on our phones.....yes!!! It could get that bad if we don't stop. I don't know how someone sane could destroy something so important because they got so much more....a typical example of "You Don't know what you have till you lost it". Now how would this lead to extinction you might wonder and this brings us to the next part of this article "INDUSTRIALIZATION". Most of us would have heard this word before,if you know what an industry is,then you probably know what industrialization entails but for those who don't,let me just give a brief explanation. An industry is a place where goods and products are manufactured from various raw materials, usually done by burning fossil fuel or other petroleum products. Therefore industrialization is simply the act of siting industries in a given geographical area. And as I said above they carry out most of their activities by burn fossil fuels or other petroleum products. What does the burning of fuels emit? We all know them,the many poisonous gases,from carbon dioxide to methane to nitrous oxide etc,we call them green house gases and they are the main causes of global warming as we know it,global warming is a topic for another day, our major concern here is the carbon dioxide that is being emitted that trees would have absorbed through their stomata and used used up in no time creating equilibrium in the atmosphere and right now as I'm typing this,the amount of trees available can't even cope with the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere right now notwithstanding when another huge amount of trees will be brought down in a year's time so carbon dioxide will be readily abundant in the atmosphere and oxygen supply will be less,yes it will be because trees are the main suppliers of oxygen into the atmosphere and with their numbers decreasing, oxygen supply will be decreasing too. And with industrialization moving at a high pace,more trees will be cut down too,cause the places that are to be industrialized,used to be inhibited by trees....so we cut the oxygen providers down to provide more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.... we're just intelligently foolish beings. And carbon dioxide is a highly radioactive compound that can cause heat,death and some really bad diseases. Imagine us having more carbon dioxide than oxygen in the atmosphere,then the whole world won't last a week unless you can pay for medical oxygen which probably only the rich can afford. We should save trees,plant more and save lives in the future and our selves too before we head to extinction.... #trees #nature #oxygen is life

The many blessings of the Lord that we can't just count The many blessings of the Lord that we can't just count Many people don't understand what is called blessings that's why they still fuss and complain about things like they're the worst people in the world. If you begin to list your blessings through out this year you'll write a whole book and you are not even done listing them yet. That's how good our God has been and a lot of people still don't acknowledge him for his goodness. He has done more that we don't even know and can't even imagine,these things are right before our eyes but we're so blind that we can't even see them and we end up complaining like he hasn't done anything. So what are those things that he has done that we need to cite and be thankful for them everyday.... I'll list a few in this post and then I'll roll out. Waking us up everyday We sometimes set alarms and ask our friends to wake us up for something important in the morning but is it really the alarms or our friends that do wake us up? No It's the Lord that does that, giving us life in the morning and allowing us to wake up is a big miracle and we need to be thankful to him for that. We just set alarms because we are hopeful and thinking we'll wake up tomorrow, it's the Lord that seals it and tell "hey!!! It's morning,get your lazy ass up" lol. If you don't think it's the Lord,then place an alarm close to dead person and see if he or she will wake up...no they won't cause the Lord didn't wake them up. A lot of people do sleep at night and don't wake up but we're so graces and lucky and good is so merciful that he keeps waking us up and keeping us alive each day. So if you have nothing to thank the Lord for then this is one very important thing to thank the Lord for cause if it wasn't for Him then you wouldn't be reading this my post right now. Healing and curing our ailments when we're sick or hurt We all get sick and hurt sometimes at one point or the other in this life,who do you think restores your good health,heals your wounds or cure your ailments? Is it the drugs you take or the injections administered to you by the doctor, physician or nurse? No it isn't. They can't heal or make you whole again,the best they can do is administer treatment and hope that you get better by the grace of the Lord. Like the doctors' popular saying " we can only treat, it's the Lord that heals and cures" and that is it,even the people we think are the healers and curers acknowledge God as the healer and curer. So why won't we acknowledge him and be thankful to him for healing and curing us of our ailments,pains, wounds and diseases. He alone can do it and he deserves all the praise and thanks for it. You have a lot more he has done for you, he's keeping your loved ones safe,you can still see and read this article,you can still breath freely without any aid, some people are on oxygen right now but you're here healthy and being fine without no aids. I'll stop here cause if I want to go on, I'll go on listing and listing till my hands will get so tired and fall off my wrists, that's how good the Lord has been and how long the list could get. So people, don't stop praising and thanking the lord cause He has done a lot for us that we can see and mention and they're also a lot he has done that we can't see. He deserves everything. Count your many blessings,name them one by one and it will surprise you what the Lord has done and always count your blessings ahead of your stresses and you'll feel better and happier

Walking in love When you hear love here, it's not just the love you show your partner, your spouse or your wife or husband or anyone you share romantic feelings with....this is the love you show people around you, people you walk past, people you don't know,people of different religion and ethnicity,people you've had fights with, people that hate you and people that count you as enemies. This love makes you feel lighter and better and even draws your closer to God and can sometimes even make you christlike. This love is a very good characteristics and an important virtue....you show kindness and care to anyone you come across in your life and that's a big one and God will surely be proud of you to show love to people. In this post I'll be talking about a few cases where you ought to show that love to people. During fights with siblings and your family Yeah we all have fights among our selves between our siblings and even our parents and most times we keep malice and don't talk to them anymore....for Christ sake they're your family and you represent them so why the malice or hate because of a little fight? It's improper I remember sometime ago I had a fight with my elder brother and I said to myself that I wouldn't speak to him again....lol I look back at it now and laugh at how foolish I was then Now when we have fights,after all the banter of words,I call him or when he calls,I just apologize,even if I'm at fault or not,I just say I'm sorry for the fight and I try my best to make sure we discuss our faults gently and then we see where each one of us are at fault and we let it slide and we're back and good like we used to be before.... we've now made this discussion after fights a norm and it's working well for us. No time for grudges and malice, fights and quarrels are ok but not settling those fights and quarrels is immature and doesn't show love at all. So if you're reading this and you're having fights or already have fights with any member of your family,have a discussion, settle that dispute and remove those grudges and malice from your heart and you'll see and feel yourself becoming lighter and better and you'll be of that hate in your heart. During fights with your friends We all know friends can be very annoying and really bad and some good ones at times can pull a bad stunt and you guys might have an issue. For the bad friends,you don't need to keep the malice or that grudge, you still have to love them and be kind to them and also continue talking to them but with limits and restrictions cause you don't want to backstabbed again but never stop loving them,you see a good thing,you can also tell them about it and let them know and you can also render help if you... that's love and might eventually change them to a better person. While in the case of good friends when you have problems or issues with them, these issues will definitely come up because we're all humans,all you have to do is to ask for a peace talk. You don't know what a peace talk is? Well it's simple,you make them know you love and care about them and tell them why you got angry and you're way over it now,if the person is a good friend they'll apologize and tell you they're sorry and accept their faults but a bad friend will be angry that you got angry and will still wanna stretch the issue but a good friend will understand and accept their faults and you guys will be good again without malice and grudges.... The fact is just spread love to your friends and let them know you love them whether they're good or later turned bad. When you meet people that need help We're all familiar with these kinda sceneries,we meet people that need help whether we know them or not,it might be an old friend,a new friend,a little kid down the road that needs help to lift something, people who have no food to eat etc, I can't name them all They're are a lot of people that need help around us and places we go through and when we're are aware that they do need help and we were capable of helping but didn't help them then we're not walking in love at all. We should help those in need of help in anyway we can,whether we know them or not. When I help other people genuinely I feel really happy and better and I think the feeling is universal... it's a way of showing love to people and showing love and love itself is my greatest religion irrespective of ethnicity or background it just makes me happy. Don't stop spreading love my people and you'll see life becoming better and happier. Be kind,caring and sweet at all times and even when you get angry and spill out the venoms in you, don't forget to rub the sugar in after. I've got to go now till we meet again.

The untold impacts of music Music they say is life and indeed it is,it can do alot than we can ever say or know. Those melodious sounds moving into your ears, through your ear drum and through the nerves to cause sparks and unique emotional feelings in your brain, making feel high,motivated and alive once more....the only thing that gives more of that emotions than music itself is when you're cumming after having sex.... lol, don't tell my mum I said that. Music has really done a lot of inspirational works for me,and since I don't do drugs,music is one thing I need to motivate and inspire me to do things that I couldn't do or seem to weak to do I'll share a few instances with you guys. Helping me with chores and work Ever woken up in the morning that you don't feel like doing anything or you're so lazy to even stand up? Yeah I've had those kinda days,infact I have it almost everyday, I can be that lazy. You know what I do when I have such days and I really need to do whatever I have to do on that day....if I can't find an headset I'll just hit one good song and hit up my phone volume and before I know it,I try to move my head to rhythm and from there I've gotten the strength to get up,move my body a little bit, I'm a bad dancer though but when a good song turns up,I must move a part of my body....so from that movement that's how I move myself to do whatsoever I got to do while dancing as the music plays on and before I know it I'm done with what I'm too lazy and tired to do. Helping me overcome depression You know that feeling when you feel like the whole world has left you and you're all alone and you just wanna end it all by taking your life or you just want the whole world to swallow At that moment when you just want to focus but your head is running to a million places and returning in that very second....mehn depression sucks Like there was one time I got a bad result in school and I felt like a waste to my mum and other members of my family,I was so lost in thoughts and I thought of just leaving everyone behind and taking my life but music came to the rescue,I just plugged my headset,walked to the back of my house and listened to lyrics and the beats and before I knew it,I was back to life and bubbling again. Once again music was my drug against depression. You can see how powerful it is. Helps to improve my thinking When I'm really disturbed and wanna do better in so many things or wanna solve a puzzle that's really really confusing and hard..... I've noticed with music I get puzzles and problems solved faster and the music will help me settle down,think again and get a better choice rather than when I just decide without music.... without music I've made choices that almost killed me....lol I don't wanna talk about them So when you really and you don't know what to do and you're finding it hard to make a decision on something just plug in a headset or play a good song you love at a reasonable volume and you'll do better at that decision making. Helping my confidence We naturally have people that lack confidence and aren't bold enough to do some certain things and my people I was one of them. I remember when I went to defend my project during my National diploma program mehn I was so scared and was trembling very bad in front of my lecturers and I swear that day was really bad,I was so ashamed of myself after leaving there cause I couldn't say a word but the next project defense I did,even without reading but the way I was talking with confidence and answering the questions the lecturers threw at me with confidence you'll think I read through my work but I didn't....I remember I told one boldly that the question he asked wasn't part of my work and the other lecturers supported me....why? Because I was confident It all boils down to music,I got to school like an hour before my time and just went to an empty class with my friends and played music and just joked with my whack dance moves before my time came and till today I don't just know where I got that inspiration from....I went into the hall facing those lecturers with confidence.... waiting and ready to take anything that comes at me and to my own surprise I haven't done better. All thanks to music Lemme roll out here before I bore you with my stories. Whenever you feel like your world is turning upside down just plug in that headset or turn up the speakers if there's no headset and you'll do better Music can do so much more than you can say or think.

The dangers of premarital sex Ewww that word sex has really turned this world into one crazy place...we all know it's nice Making out,the feelings, emotions and relief that comes after it is all done,one good cum can make you feel like you're in heaven,yes that is as sweet as it gets but it also has some really bad sides when you're having it before being married. It's really ok to have sex when you're married and you know you're responsible and ready for anything that comes out of it but when you're unmarried and having it, somethings that comes out of it can really break you rather than make you it you're not strong enough and we are going to talk about those things in this post,I know it would be long but do hold on and read and let these things sink in. Most people that engage in premarital sex usually engage in unsafe sex which exposes them to dangers like STIs,STDs and even unwanted pregnancy. STI/STD What are STIs? STI is an abbreviation for sexually transmitted infections. These are infections transmitted through sexual intercourse from one person to the other,it can be as a result of a virus, bacteria or parasites that was passed during the sex. The list can go on for a long time if we were to list all of them but I'll list a few and talk about them. 1.Human papillomavirus (HPV) This is an infection that causes warts in various parts of the body, depending on the strain. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) with more than 1.5 million cases per year (Nigeria) It has so many strains,some types preventable by vaccine,some can be treated, but this condition can't be cured and it can last for years or be lifelong. Medical diagnosis and laboratory testing is required for its confirmation. How it spreads We all know it's a sexually transmitted disease so it can spread by having unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex. It can also spread from mother to baby by pregnancy, labor, or nursing. Symptoms Symptoms are not always seen in infected people,they may look well and still be able to transfer the virus to others through sexual activities but the most common symptom is usually a wart on the genitals or surrounding area. 2.Genital herpes A common sexually transmitted infection marked by genital pain and sores. Caused by the herpes simplex virus, the disease can affect both men and women.it is very common with more than 1.5 million cases per year in Nigeria. Treatment can help, but this condition can't be cured and can last for years or be lifelong It is usually self-diagnosable though Laboratory tests or imaging often required to confirm the infection HOW IT SPREADS It spreads by having unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex and also by a mother to baby by pregnancy, labor, or nursing. Symptoms Pain, itching and small sores appear first. They form ulcers and scabs. After initial infection, genital herpes lies dormant in the body. Symptoms can recur for years. 3.Chlamydia This is usually so common and has no symptoms with more than 100 thousand cases per year. It can be treated by a medical professional resolves within days to weeks It requires a medical diagnosis and Laboratory tests or imaging always required It can be spread by having unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex or byy mother to baby by pregnancy, labor, or nursing Symptoms Many who have chlamydia don't develop symptoms, but they can still infect others through sexual contact. Symptoms may include genital pain and discharge from the vagina or penis. 4.Gonorrhoea A sexually transmitted bacterial infection that, if untreated, may cause infertility. Regular screening can help detect instances when an infection is present despite having no symptoms. It is Very common with more than 1.5 million cases per year. It is treatable by a medical professional resolves within days to weeks Requires a medical diagnosis Laboratory tests or imaging often required to confirm the infection HOW IT SPREADS By having unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex. By mother to baby by pregnancy, labor, or nursing. Symptoms Symptoms include painful urination and abnormal discharge from the penis or vagina. Men may experience testicular pain and women may experience pain in the lower stomach. In some cases, gonorrhoea has no symptoms so a test is always needed to confirm 5.HIV/AIDS HIV causes AIDS and interferes with the body's ability to fight infections. The virus can be transmitted through contact with infected blood, semen or vaginal fluids. Common with more than 100 thousand cases per year (Nigeria) Treatment can help, but this condition can't be cured It is chronic and can last for years or be lifelong Requires a medical diagnosis and laboratory tests or imaging always required to confirm HOW IT SPREADS By blood products (unclean needles or unscreened blood). By having unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex. By mother to baby by pregnancy, labor, or nursing. Symptoms Within a few weeks of HIV infection, flu-like symptoms such as fever, sore throat and fatigue can occur. Then the disease is usually asymptomatic until it progresses to AIDS. AIDS symptoms include weight loss, fever or night sweats, fatigue and recurrent infections. 6.Syphilis contact that starts as a painless sore. Syphilis develops in stages and symptoms vary with each stage. Rare with Fewer than 100 thousand cases per year (Nigeria) Treatable by a medical professional and resolves within months Requires a medical diagnosis and Laboratory tests or imaging always required HOW IT SPREADS By having unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex. By blood products (unclean needles or unscreened blood). By mother to baby by pregnancy, labor, or nursing. Symptoms The first stage involves a painless sore on the genitals, rectum or mouth. After the initial sore heals, the second stage is characterised by a rash. Then, there are no symptoms until the final stage which may occur years later. This final stage can result in damage to the brain, nerves, eyes or heart. You can see how dangerous STIs could be,so why not abstain from premarital sex and remove the fear of contracting these infections? UNWANTED PREGNANCY This is not a new case to all of us and as we know, it's the ladies that's always the victim of this. After engaging in premarital affairs, most especially unsafe sex,I don't even know why I call it unsafe because even when using protection for sexual intercourse you're unsafe...you want to know why? Ok the condom is made of rubber and most rubber as we know expand and stretch,yes they do if you didn't know this before. And when they stretch, there's tiny little holes which the semen can escape through...I once worked at a laboratory and had to confirm this by viewing condoms under the microscope and I was shocked to see holes without even stretching it. So if you're thinking you're safe without using condoms,think again. So when you have unsafe sex like people call it, you're in dangers of getting pregnant as a lady and not for the first time,you sexual partner could deny the pregnancy and that would put you in a whole lot of dilemma, you'll be confused,feel rejected,the father of your baby isn't taking responsibilities and sometimes your family can abandon you and that brings you to a very stressful and "not prayed" for life. So instead of facing these dangers and protecting your self against them while having premarital sex,why not just abstain from it and have nothing to worry about? You won't hear HIV and your heart will start pounding or miss a period and start asking all the unanswered questions. Stay safe and abstain from premarital sex All STIs are sourced from www.healthline.com

It will be worth it at the end Hi everyone, good morning from Nigeria. I believe anything worth having is worth waiting for. Below is a little story about my love life. Weird though but I hope you read and enjoy it. I remember asking her out back then on the fourteenth of February 2015 and she said she wasn't interested in any relationship. Before then I've been in love with her for over 3 years but I was hiding it cause I didn't want to break our friendship,we were so close that I didn't want to lose her but at the same time I was feeling something romantic towards her and I wanted more than friendship so I had to swallow my fears and ask her out. It was when I came back from school during valentine and she came by to visit me as her friend that I dragged her into the room and told her I wanted to tell her something....I started telling her how I feel and how I didn't want to destroy our friendship that was the reason I held it for so long but I couldn't hold on any longer because I really love her....*smiles* that was the first time I was telling someone I love them. All these I said with pounding heartbeats and trembling hands because I was scared to be rejected. And when she said she was confused I thought I was winning but she concluded by saying she isn't ready for a relationship yet and we could just to be friends...I felt really bad,I could feel my heart breaking and I felt like not talking to her anymore I blocked how number so she wouldn't call me and deleted hers from my phone so I wouldn't call her either and tried as much as possible to avoid her just so I would forget her and wouldn't think about her but I couldn't stay too long before talking to her again cause it makes me feel happy whether as a partner or friend,I always enjoyed her company. So fast forward to 2018 September,I got a text on WhatsApp from her and this time she was the one who wanted to tell me something,i was shocked cause I wasn't expecting her to tell me anything out of the blue and she popped up the question from where if I still felt the same way I felt about her back then,of course I still did but I had to know why she asked before I answered that question,she made my dreams come true by telling me one of the most beautiful words I've ever read,the dreams I've never stopped dreaming,of she being my girl and showing her off to everyone as mine came to existence on that fateful day. And I must say, the wait was worth it I'm still dating the Love of my life for over two years now and I still feel the same way I felt seven years ago and even more. I've seen and we've gone through things that made me understand why we had to wait to the time we did before we started dating. Good things do take time. So I believe if I could wait for love for over five years before it came to me, anything I'm waiting for now will surely come,so long I keep working and never give up on it. I believe anything that is what having is worth waiting for and most things that happen suddenly without building up would probably not end well. I'll always believe in God to make everything right as I stay patient and always be hopeful. And I also hope one day I'll be scrolling through my posts on read.cash and see this and smile cause my dream of tying the knot came true and I got everything I have ever wished for. From Eric with love From Nigeria

Sex and it's importance We all know what sex is but most of all don't know the importance of it except the sexual pleasure that we derive from it,yeah it is one very sweet activity when it's being carried out *winks* Oh ok for those who are just new to the word sex,lemme give an easy definition. Sex is a physical activity that involves the physical stimulation of the male and female sexual organs by either the fingers,the tongue, other body parts and other materials by either yourself (masturbation) or someone else (intercourse) that causes pleasure and sometimes ends with orgasms.... Don't know orgasms? Well let's leave that for another day Sex is an important factor in your life Sex and sexuality are a part of life. Aside from reproduction, sex can be about intimacy and pleasure. Sexual activity, penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI), or masturbation, can offer many surprising benefits to all facets of your life: *physical *intellectual *emotional *psychological *social Sexual health is more than avoiding diseases and unplanned pregnancies. It’s also about recognizing that sex can be an important part of your life. How can sex benefit your body? Wanna know? Then subscribe and wait for my next post.

Do you believe in cryptos? I remember early 2012 when Bitcoin was hawked to my school and even to my mum's shop,they were begging us to buy bitcoin even if it was 1000naira or 500naira worth but no body bought that time cause we all thought they were going to scam us,I wished we had known that a 13650naira worth of Bitcoin there would have made us a millionaire 8years later....but we didn't we had no idea what crypto was. How could we have even risked it,when gold package and many other online stuffs has ran with people's money. I still had the idea that any asset kept online doesn't last until I came to uptrennd lol yeah uptrennd and that was three months ago. Since then I've attended and watched classes that has proven to me that crypto is the future and we'll get to that point when crypto investors now will be the next billionaires. Do you believe in cryptos?