Living, II.

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This is the second part of the series on Living and you can catch up with other parts of these life's series below:

Life Is About Balance.

Life Is About Living, I.

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Someone once said that he would rather live for just a single day and touch as many lives as he can than to live for hundred years and not be remembered by anyone for having done anything remarkable. Part of living is for us to be able to leave our positive impacts or trail on the sands of time. What indelible mark are you making? Who are those who would comfortably go to bed every night thanking God for coming in contact with you? What are you doing with your life?

This is a call to challenge us to think outside the box and focus on solving problems rather than just getting everything for ourselves. What are you doing with that gift, that talent and those resources?

We need to have a purpose to live for and if we are the only person we are seeing in that equation, then we are not truly living. We have to foresee the future ahead. My heart was drawn when I heard the way iPhone was presented. They said they are not trying to make another phone but trying to make life easier for others. Others might dispute with that but that's people-oriented and when you have people in mind, all that you need would naturally gravitate towards you and here we are, the dream and vision have surpassed even Steve Jobs himself.

We need to write out names on stones and not just on the sand of time. What indelible mark are you hoping to leave on this earth? What can you be known for? It's time for you to start living. Most of us can never forget the amazing impact of @MarcDeMesel and other amazing people who came together to birth Read Cash. That's a massive gift to many of us because we can do so much as a result of this. We shouldn't only be consumers but also givers. What are we doing with the things we have been receiving as well?

Life always gives but what have we given back to life? What would generations to come, look back on and thank you for? We don't have to go for something big, think of the little stuff and if one person can break through from it, you have helped a generation indirectly. We need to be too relevant to be ignored. Most people don't have to like us but we need to get them to respect us.

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Most people are also scared of thinking big or dreaming big but someone once said that if your dreams or goals don't scare you then they are not big enough. We are too cautious and wouldn't want to take the needed risks. There are some risks we have to take so we can know better. Some are even scared of falling in love but if you don't get burned how would you truly understand what's meant for you when you see it? To love others is also a risk on its own but most people don't know it. Maybe we meet a few bad people in life so that when we meet the good ones we can learn to appreciate them. Risk is part of life and to fully live, you have to take some needed risks but whether they work out or not shouldn't define who you are.

We need to live and dare to live. Laugh if you must, cry if you have to, hold back when it is necessary, build up when there is an opportunity for it, dance even when you are terrible at it, sing even when the birds fly away due to your terrible voice, just don't stop living. Dare to be different, risk what should be done, pray at all times, help when you see a chance to, just keep living...

We need to be deliberate about taking one day at a time regarding what we want to achieve by the end of the day. Most people try to play it safe and that's why they have remained ordinary while admiring those who decided to step out of their comfort zone. There is an element of madness in risk and we focus too much on what if it doesn't work out when we should have also asked, what if it does? We need to take life by the scruff of the neck and live.

What story would you like to tell when you have no strength anymore? Would you look back with fun memories of the crazy risks you took and even of those who took your love for granted or would you tell people you played it safe and blame everyone else for your decision rather than yourself?

We determine how we turn out in life by the choices we make. We chart our course and sleep on the bed we have chosen to lay the way we choose. We don't have to be a secondary character in our life's stories and I shared some weeks back how we need to make better decisions for ourselves. A lot of people have their major decisions being taken for them while showing zero responsibilities for their lives. Life is meant to be lived and it's okay to make mistakes, stumble here and there and it's also okay to ask for help when you need to. It's all part of life and it's part of living.

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I'm leaving some footprints on my students life.. hopefully, I'd be remembered as someone who always considers their mental health. I left a mark I didn't even recall how, and was just reminded about it when my student came to give his thanks. Reaching out to make a greater impact. I love this living series, makes me want to ponder about my life more.

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I am glad you are doing this well for yourself and trust me, they would value it in years to come. I am glad you enjoyed this. It means a lot.

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We live when we have people in mind, we live when we think big, we live when we take risks.

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I agree with this.

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I prefer to follow the description of the paragraph above talking about how we give meaning in this life. It must be admitted that everyone prefers to live to seek and find something, but for me, life is a choice to make something that can be remembered by others. maybe we will leave and will never come back but the engraving of the name will always be remembered and remembered by people. how great it is when we are in the world.

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I totally understand you. How do we want to be remembered...that should be important.

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I love the way you delivered your ideas, just when you said build to make opportunities, from that I was astonished because right I'm still searching about opportunity but thanks to I found it through your content Ola, I'm very fortunate to read this.

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I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you.

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As my response thanks Ola , glad to see too.

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😊😊😊

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Wow. The push through. It's good to read something real.

Thank you.

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Deeply appreciated. 😊😊😊

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Life will never be perfect as so us, we might encounter ups and downs but what important is how we handle things. Making the right decisions will surely make a way

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That's right...we just need to learn to live rather than being too cautious.

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Sorry, I was late to answer it. But see, I'm here now. Well, it’s all about leaving a legacy behind you. Your past or present maybe filled with wrong things. We still can fix it.

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Exactly...it can be fixed and that's dependent on the choices we are willing to make going forward.

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While reading I was trying to assess if I am living. Glad to say I amπŸ˜πŸ˜„. Just like what I said on your previous article we just need someone to knock our senses. Well happy someone did to me. If you asked me if I had touch someones life? MaybeπŸ€” I am not that vocal in person in showing concerns but I do always care. And yeah life is a matter of taking risk as every decisions we made we don't know what lies ahead.

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Hahahaha I am glad you got the knock and the nudge. That's the way to live...to be there and help others.

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The way you make me comfort by your articles thank you for that anyways you are right we need to live our life to the fullest, if we bent, break we just need to rest and still need to move forward. Cry yourself out when you needed, smile if you want, it's your life and ups and downs are always comes in this long journey of life we just need to be tough and deal with life.

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Absolutely...we need to find a way to deal with life while still holding on to our dreams and goals.

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Life can never be perfect. There are times in our lives that everything seems to be crumbling down but nevertheless, we need to strive. Life is temporary so is our problems. Humans aren't afraid to die, but we are afraid to be forgotten.

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For us not to be forgotten, we need to make indelible marks on earth and on people's hearts too.

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Well said!we need to impact lives and make our lives remarkable for people to remember us with,

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Absolutely.

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We laugh and cry, we rise and fall. In fact we must take risks, not doing anything is an even greater risk. Life is complicated!

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Absolutely...life is complicated but we just have to keep pushing while making our prints.

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Marley said" the greatness of a man is not in his material possessions or money but how he had affected those around him positively and his power for good"... A life spent in service to humanity is really a life well lived

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Service to humanity...that is key.

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It is said that "a man's success is measured by how many lives he blessed". I think there's no better purpose.

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Being a blessing...that's the way forward.

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What a wake-up call to everyone who comes across this article, one of the major reasons why we are here is to influence lives. It would be a terrible thing to leave without making a positive mark in the world, we still have the chance to make amendments now.

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Thank you for this brother. Indeed...it's never to late and we can make amendments now. We can't go back to make a brand new start but we can make a happy ending...

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Indeed, what's living if we don't impact lives. However short the life is, our name will echo through generations provided we impacted lives

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That's right...our names would be echoed if we live a life of impact. Thanks for this.

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I am enjoying these series Uncle 😊😊 We must dare to live, taking risks is part of personal growth and if we aren't prepared for it, then I don't think there is need to live. What is more important is to live to impact lives. If your purpose isn't to motivate people, then it's of no use.

A Yoruba adage will say "ma nje dabi ejo to ko ja Lori apata ti ko ni pa"

Living is all about taking risks, daring things to make us strong. Helping people and most importantly, living to make ourselves happy.

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Absolutely, darling. We need to live a life of impact and don't just pass through life without leaving that indelible mark on the hearts of men.

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