Ciana Joy Inspires!

My life has been a testimony as far back as I can remember. I've been through a lot in this little life I've lived so far. Facebook has been an escape world for me and I find strength in my God as I fought my way through in life. After failed attempts to graduate two (2) years back, (I spilled twice), I was discouraged and depressed, but my Jesus is ever sweet to me, I've had beautiful life in Christ Jesus. To HIM alone be all the glory. Hallelujah! Hmm! Facebook has afforded me the opportunity of meeting friends, beautiful ones at that. Alphagirl Anthony, a tiny voiced, long legged friend of mine, her crazy posts and character made my days most times as I laughed heartily, you're such a darling. Norberts Cindy, she was first my partner in attacking Rita then she became my Bae, she possess a good heart and "shy", (although I don't believe she's shy sha). I cherish you girl, (still waiting for my birthday post from you sha). Ujam Emmanuel is my g

2016 Review: Ikpefua Joy, My Year Review Hmmm...Don't even know where and how to start from. 2016 has been quite a year. 2016 to me has been one of those years I enjoyed unmerited favour and grace. God has been faithful despite my unfaithfulness. Yea, I was written off...I have been trodden upon and yes, I've been told to my face that I cannot attain the heights I'm striving so hard to attain because I don't have what it takes...and sometimes I'd believed that. Obvious challenges has stared at my face that threatened my resolutions and determinations but it is amazing that amidst it, God has always proved His Supremacy and rulership over my life. 2016 has taught me a lot. So many lessons that miraculously turned to blessings. I've met people who have impacted and invested in my life more than I could have ever done. And seriously, Allyreads has been a tangible blessing to me. Belonging to this family, is a treasure that I hold so dear...love them all.. Who

2016 would forever become a memory in a matter of hours.  Before it rolls away, I want to talk about my year 2016. I entered 2016 oblivious of the fact it was a new year,  this,  was,  consequence of a terrible breakup I had in the October of the previous year.  The tears and pain that came with my broken relationship saw me through the first two months of the year and one morning in the month of March,  I woke up,  looked into the mirror,  told myself I was beautiful and I deserved more! I really think, the old witch in my village had dropped my picture to use another she fancied more than mine to fan her bosom and that's the only reasonable explanation as to how I received sense that morning. For the first few months of 2016, I laughed,  sometimes,  too hard. This was an attempt to mask my pain,  I put up a nice show - I should be an actress, I even deserve an Oscar. I didn't want the world to know my pain, I didn't want them to see I was weak and vulnerable,  I didn&

LESSON AND BLESSING THIS YEAR SO FAR....... The year 2016 has been a year full of great blessings and greater lessons. Here, i will start with the lessons, and the first is not to trust in man But God only. Uhmmmm, there are times in our dear life that we put our hope in man not that we don't believe in what God can do But really cant say what happen not until it dawn on us that our only hope should be in God because He's the master planner of everything.      Secondly, i learnt that friendship have categories and you don't get Love in return from all friends (Smile). Its not that they hate you But have some other people on top of there friendship list, they might not be better than you do, But i got to know that no matter how you try, you cannot just force Love. Also, i got to understand the pain inner tears causes and the solution of crying the pains out to have an inner joy though not easy But one will just continue to hurt the mind. I will also like to talk about h

I've seen life beat people. Often times mercilessly.  I've seen those who surrendered at life's first blow,   I've also seen those whom after several punches still  managed to win life at its own game and have gone  on living everyday victoriously.   Everyone has a limit. Everyone has a breaking point.  Life is so powerful that most times even the strongest amongst us  are tempted to give up...  I'm not so strong,   but I can't give life the gratification it so yearns for; I can't let life say to me "I won!".  Even if I fail at everything,   I would hold on to the tiniest bit of hope and fight another day  because I know Daily how life exhausts us with its punches  but the beauty of it all is in not giving up! Written By Voke Ogedegbe...  You can also feature your writing on this blog...send it to adictivewriter247@gmail.com with your full name..

To Whom It May Concern Within you, I've found the perfect friend Someone who I know will be there till the end And they're not just thoughts I hope will fulfil But thoughts that will stand forever still Still as the wind on a hot summer's day Still as your friendship I'll never betray Still as the characters in a photograph Still as your breathless, silent laugh Within you, I've found the perfect friendA mind that I can comprehend A person I see is so much like me A mutual relationship so carefree

* People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; forgive them anyway * If you are kind, people may accuse you of being selfish, and having ulterior motives; be kind anyway * If you are successful, you will find some false friends, and some true enemies; succeed anyway. * If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be frank anyway. * What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; build anyway.. * If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; be happy anyway.. * Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; give the world the best you have anyway. You will find out that in the final analyses it is between you and God; it was never between you and them.... #CianaJoyInspires

It’s really been long I took up my pen, engage in serious mind exercise and jot down the end result. So many things have been calling for my attention these past few weeks that I didn’t realise that it had been a while I posted something. Anyways, to cut the story short, here I am again as I couldn’t help but share the insights I received while reading my bible some days ago.   “There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community”( Proverbs 6:16-19, NIV) I read this scripture and I had to re-read again because it was as if I’ve never come across this portion of the bible before. I was amazed that despite the fact that God loves us and He is ever ready to forgive our sins if we ask for forgiveness, there are some habits that He so much

 Because you are so special, Your birthday for me is so dear, It’s not enough to send you a card, Here is a wish for the whole year Instead of counting candles, Or tallying the years, Contemplate your blessing now, As your birthday is around Consider special people Who love you, and who care, And others who have enriched your lives Just by being there Think about the memories Passing years can never mar, Experiences great and small That has made you who you are Another year is a happy gift, So cut your cake and say, “Instead of counting birthdays, I count blessings everyday” ‪#‎MyTweenie‬ ‪#‎MySister‬ ‪#‎Smiles‬ ‪#‎BeutifulBloodSisters‬ ‪#‎SharingTheSameDate‬&Month ‪#‎WhatABond‬ ‪#‎BlessedToknowYouTwo‬ ‪#‎CianaJoyCares‬

Angry Letter To The Nigerian Youth: Please Marry A Lazy Woman By Bayo Adeyinka Dear Nigerian Youth, Twice this week, God spoke to you but you were deaf. You missed the message totally. Not only did you miss the message, you put up the twin messengers on the cross and you are dealing them with the worst kind of blows. In your follow-the-herd mentality that has afflicted your generation, you have only succeeded in demonstrating your crass ignorance and the reason why you may never be taken seriously. Coincidentally, both messengers are old men but you mock them. You may have new clothes even more than the aged but you can never have rags like them. Their ragged experience is by far better than your new age wisdom. The first messenger brought a series of messages. He gave some pieces of advice to a generation that is wise in its own sight. A harmless advice has now been turned over its head. How come this generation always end up making simple things complex? How come this gen

Who is she?   She is the sweet talker. Simple, yet complicated unique being.   When she decides to love, she loves wholeheartedly. She is different from everyone. What does she enjoy? Praising God Making people smile. Having long conversations with close friends. What is her weapon? She has a strong personality and holds herself in high self esteem. Her belief in herself will allow her overcome any obstacle and make the best with what she has What is her greatest weakness? She is just too emotional and always getting hurt in the process. What are her Ten Commandments? Love and fear God truly Never lie to a friend Always respect people especially those you’ve learnt from Never hurt the weak Family is everything Don’t play with the feelings of others Always look for the good in people and magnify it than the bad. Make sacrifices for your friends especially those deserving it Always be faithful to your words

Many people want to believe that finding happiness is all about finding something else they want but this is not so in many cases. Not many have really found long term happiness by achieving another goal or fulfilment. The answer to finding real happiness is to look within. In other words, happiness is completely an inside job. The most important piece to finding happiness is to comprehend happiness as a choice and not the result of an experience. If all happiness is all about the result of an acquisition, meeting a goal, or having anything, then a person's happiness would always be subject to something else. Someone once told me that happiness is simply the absence of an opposite emotion whether it is pain, sadness or something else. But I disagreed because If the opposite emotions are never experienced then happiness can never be experienced either. Think about it like this: bad times allow you to appreciate good times; hunger allows you to appreciate food; and sadness al

You are not an empty being. You are full of substance and materials of great worth. Every individual conceived and birthed into this world comes with a mandate. But it is not enough that you say or know you carry a mandate, you must also fulfil it. The joy of living is in fulfilling your mandate. Doubting there is a purpose in your life is synonymous to you doubting your existence on earth. It is your sole responsibility and duty to fulfil your mandate so that the world will bear record that you came.  Nine months was the period it took God to have you, His purpose wrapped up in flesh. You definitely are overwhelmingly amazing! You far outweigh what mere eyesight is seeing. You are purpose blended together with gifts, talents, abilities, strength, grace, power, anointing, treasures untold etc. Mine oh mine! You certainly are too much in estimate that if you conclude in your heart to fulfil and live out all you are made of, history will once again be made through you.  When

If you could start your life all over what would be different? What would you change now if you were able to wave a magic wand and start from scratch? Just imagine you have no ties, no burdens, no limits, no memories, and no past. What would your life look like? If the answer that comes to your mind is different than what you are doing, why is that? Is it because of someone else's opinion? Your parents, spouse, friends? The ultimate test of your life is to close your eyes and think of yourself on your deathbed. Lying there, preparing yourself to leave, look back at your life as you are currently living it. How do you feel? Are you satisfied you lived completely? Or do you wish you had done differently? Very few of our forerunners look back on their life and say, "I sure wish I had spent more time at the office!" Nobody says, "I wish I had watched more TV!" or I wish I had acquire more possessions! This is what they usually say "I wish I had been bo

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why? I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her! With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life w

Once upon a time there was a little boy who was talented, creative, handsome, and extremely bright. A natural leader. The kind of person everyone would normally have wanted on their team or project. But he was also self-centered and had a very bad temper. When he got angry, he usually said, and often did, some very hurtful things. In fact, he seemed to have little regard for those around him, even friends. So, naturally, he had few. “But,” he told himself, “That just shows how stupid most people are!”  As he grew, his parents became concerned about this personality flaw, and pondered long and hard about what they should do. Finally, the father had an idea. And he struck a bargain with his son. He gave him a bag of nails, and a BIG hammer. “Whenever you lose your temper,” he told the boy, “I want you to really let it out. Just take a nail and drive it into the oak boards of that old fence out back. Hit that nail as hard as you can!” Of course, those weathered oak boards in that o

The application period for OpenCon 2016 on November 12-14 in Washington, DC is now open! The application is available at https://secure.opencon2016.org/referral/ilew9  and includes the opportunity to apply for a travel scholarship. Applications will close on July 11th at 11:59pm U.S. Pacific Time. OpenCon seeks to bring together effective, engaged students and early career academic professionals from around the world to advance Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data—regardless of their ability to pay for travel costs. In OpenCon’s first two years, most attendees received full or partial scholarships to attend the conference. For this reason, attendance at OpenCon is by application only.   The benefits of applying for OpenCon 2016 extend far beyond attending the Washington, DC meeting. It’s an opportunity to find new collaborators, get connected with scholarships to attend related conferences, and be recognized by the community for the work you do to promote openness in re

Asogwa Chinonye is a year older today and I just see it as the perfect day to express my gratitude to her. Within you, I've found the perfect friend Someone who I know I can rely on till the end And they're not just thoughts I hope will fulfil But thoughts that will stand forever still Still as the wind on a hot summer's day Still as your friendship I'll never betray Still as the characters in a photograph Still as your breathless, silent laugh Within you, I've found the wonderful friend helping in a way I cannot comprehend A person I see that so much care about me A mutual relationship so lovely and carefree Carefree as a child who questions the world Carefree as a scream that goes unheard Carefree as an adult blessed with a dream Carefree as water flowing down the stream

I listened to a programme on radio last night and their topic for discussion was PDA (Pubic Display of Affection). They asked people to share their opinion concerning it; whether they are for it or against it. Different responses came in and majority of the response seem to be in favour of PDA no matter how extreme it might be. But one response actually caught my attention and my nod of agreement. The person was like, PDA differs. It is good but when it is taken to the extreme, it can be very annoying and disgusting. When asked which she preferred, she said, holding hands and a simple hug will do for her but when it goes beyond that, she wouldn’t tolerate it.   You know, in as much as I really don’t fancy PDA, I think I quite agree with that response. I mean I prefer it to the other responses that were coming in. But I will really like to share my own views concerning PDA.  Now for some of you that really don’t have an idea of what PDA really means, PDA the short form for ‘Public Di