BYE 2015, WELCOME 2016!!!

As this year ends and gives way to a new year, there may be a few questions you'd like to ask yourself:
1. Did I set any goals for 2015?
2. Have I achieved any of those goals? (If yes, kudos! If no, you might want to ask yourself why)
3. Have I achieved something that I can be proud of? 
4. Have I been good? How can I become better?
5. Was I a spendthrift or can I be proud of how well I managed my expenses?
6. How did I spend my free time? 
7. How well did I take care of my body, mind and soul?
8. What projects have I completed? Which have I procrastinated? 
9. Did I make good use of my time? How well can I re-structure it?
10. Have I allowed fear of failure to hold me back in any way? 
11. Have I been unfair to anyone? Have I wronged anyone?
12. Do I need to forgive anyone? Do I need to let go? 
13. Which old habits do I need to stop?
14. Which new habits do I need to cultivate?
15. What lessons have I learned? 
16. Have I been kind to myself and to others?
17. Have I been open-minded?
18. Did I take any risks in the right direction?
19. Did I make anyone happy? Did I help people in need? Was I a shield to others who needed it? Did I "fight" for others? Did I fight for what is right?
20. Did I make someone smile? Did I make someone happy? Did I make my parents proud of me?


We need to learn to let go off what is unimportant.
We need to learn to make other people happy. 
We need to be more cautious in the upcoming year and set goals in order to achieve them, not just because everyone's doing that. 
Make time for everyone. Strike a balance in whatever you do. Do you, boo! 
Don't pressurize yourself to do something just because everyone else is.
BE DIFFERENT. BE UNIQUE.
Make someone smile. Be the reason for someone's smile.
LOVE GENUINELY. 
Read something new everyday. Educate yourself everyday.
If you don't enjoy what you already do as a hobby, find new hobbies. Try new stuff. New, not bad! Explore. Have fun. Fall in love. Take calculated risks. Live. Love. Laugh. Dream. Believe. Achieve
Have a grudge with someone? Say sorry first even if you're not the one at fault.
Learn to accept your mistakes. Learn to say sorry. It wouldn't hurt your "ego" to say sorry first. This doesn't mean you should say sorry first just for the cheek of it. No! When you apologize to someone, make sure you mean it. Make sure it's a sincere apology.
(Saying sorry to someone also means, 'hey, I realize my mistake and I'm genuinely sorry about that. I'll try not to repeat the same mistake again).
Feel lonely? Talk to someone. Take a walk. Read a book. Listen to music, sing, dance, reminisce, visit someone, etc. (NB: Don't just visit or talk to someone just because you're bored).
Last but not least, set goals for 2016 and make sure you accomplish them.
LOVE YOURSELF. BE YOURSELF. LISTEN TO YOUR INTUITIONS. BE YOU.
Wish you a very happy new year and a prosperous, successful 2016.

RACISM

Who gave us the right to judge each other according to one's skin colour, one's race, one's ethnicity, one's nationality, etc.?
Does success revolve around one's skin colour or one's race?
I am appalled by the sickening dirge that racist comments violate my ears with.
It is just sad to hear a fellow human pass a rude comment about another just because the latter is "dark-skinned?"
People say we live in an "advanced world", but ironically, some people are not matured enough to notice it. They still live in the nineteenth century, or probably, in the fifteenth century, which is quite sad.
We call ourselves educated, yet we pass rude comments about dark-skinned people.
We call ourselves educated, yet we still pass by dark-skinned people and mutter something mean under our breaths and laugh. 
Who made us judge over them? Ourselves? Our mentality? Our family? Our society? 
WE'RE ALL HUMANS!!! We might be from different backgrounds, but we're all humans.
Always be nice to people, you never know when you might need someone's help.
Is it their fault that they were born or created this way,i.e. dark-skinned?
Before you judge, why not confront The Maker of the Universe?
They might  not have an answer as to why they're dark-skinned but HE has answers to everything. So why not ask HIM instead of wasting your time asking someone, "yo! why are you so dark? did you pass through the flames of hell?" 
Oh! hold on! Just because you don't need light effects when taking a "selfie?"
Just because you don't need extra lighting in a dark room to be visible? That makes you superior? Please!!
You're always rude to dark-skinned people but the moment they strike back, you call them "ghetto?" 
Come to think of it, the person you just made fun of, could be the owner of the firm/company you're seeking a job from. He/She might be the one who's supposed to conduct an interview with you, next week.
Sometimes, I feel as if people who are racist are just insecure about themselves and hence make other people feel the same way.
making someone feel inferior does not make you superior to them in anyway.
Racism is just unnecessary, useless and above all, an absolute waste of time and energy.
Yes, their melanin is on "fleek" and that shouldn't bother you at all.
SAY NO TO RACISM AND LET EQUALITY RULE!!!