“In listening lies great power. Many are expert in speaking (while everyone hears), adept in analyzing in bits and pieces, very prompt in commenting, and always ready to stamp judgement of 'right' or 'wrong'. Very few are skilled in listening, first, with the ears and, then, with the heart. Those who do hold true, sustainable, and great power.” HeartPowerListeningJudgementWrongRightGreat PowerAnalyzingListening To OthersTrue PowerListening SkillsListening EarCommentingListening HeartListening EarsAdept SkillsStamp JudgementSustainable Power Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Right or Wrong, most times, merely depends on perspective. It takes humility (not necessarily logic) to let go of our egos to see through the other person's eyes. But I guess even I, myself, can't let go to see why you'd object.” HumilityPerspectiveEgoWrongRightRight And WrongLogical ThinkingRight Or WrongOther PersonLogic Of Heart Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Not everyone is well-equipped to share your burden, And it's OK . . . Not everyone is receptive enough to bask in your light, And it's OK . . . Not everyone is psychic enough to understand your silence, And it's OK . . . Not everyone is crazy enough to associate with your passion, And it's OK . . . Not everyone is blessed enough to live your dreams, And it's OK . . . Not everyone is dark enough to cast in your nightmares, And it's OK . . . If everyone is meant to be a friend, Why, then, does the word 'enemy' exist? If everyone cares, How, then, do you understand indifference? Trying to make everyone 'see' the way you see just brings about enough heartbreak and conflict. *The latter is absolutely necessary sometimes :D* Even if you have to do so for a worthy cause, LOVE should be your watchword.” LoveSilenceEnemyDreamsFriendsEmpathyBurdenLight And DarknessEmpathy For Others Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Honesty can sometimes be so brutal to take in. It's usual to get so drowned in perceived idealism that you can't seem to separate it from honest reality. If, and when, you can separate the two, the gaiety of fantasy is destroyed” FantasyDreamsHonestyReality Of LifeIdealismDaydreamingReality Bites Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Everyone just wants to be like that Somebody else. Ironically, that Somebody wishes to just be like everyone else. If this is achieved, however, individuality is annihilated.” IndividualityContentmentBe YourselfBe Different Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“We see so much bad and evil that we forget there could still be good left, somewhere. If you think you deserve to be treated well, it’s a sign that there still so much good left. People only treat us as best as their ability allows them; if you deserve more, try as much as you can to treat them better.” EvilChangeAbilityKindnessGoodnessBadWellBetter WorldBeing Good Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Good intentions do not always suffice.” WisdomKnowledgeWiseWisdom QuotesGoodnessWordsIntentionsNot Enough Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Don't make the effort to appeal to logic and reasoning all the time; very few people can relate to that. Appeal to emotions instead; everyone, at least, can relate to that.” LogicReasoningEmotions QuotesEmotions And AttitudeLogic ReasonTouching People Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“And then, that feeling comes again when you seem invincible and totally awesome. You simply can't hold it in and you just smile to everyone you come across; infectiously, they have no choice but to smile back. You are more than convinced in your guts that something beautifully indescribable is coming your way. You just drown yourself in the feeling of awesomeness. Faith, probably . . . or the hands of providence?” FaithSmileConvictionGutsFeelingProvidenceInvincibleAwesomeAwesomenessInvincibilityFeeling AliveBeautiful FeelingFeeling Invincible Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“She seems to always get it To have become adept at empathy Always giving excuses for people who’ve aggrieved her To the point it’s hard for her to hit back when necessary All because she assumes she ‘understands’ Then, one day . . . She finally stands up for herself At that moment, she revels in the natural instinct of self-preservation She realises all this while the power she’s been withholding In a transcendent moment of epiphany It’s all beautiful ‘cause Now, she can get back to empathy with understanding, rather, than without.” UnderstandingEvolutionEmpathySelf AwarenessExcusesEvolutionary PsychologyEpiphanySelf PreservationUnderstanding OthersWithholdingStanding UpStanding Up For OneselfNatural InstinctsUnderstanding OneselfAggrieveEvolution Process Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“If you've been on this side, then you'll have more compassion and understanding for those still on this side when you get to the other side, because you know how it feels like to be on this side. Sometimes though, relief comes too sudden and good that we tend to lose our sense of empathy for those still on this side, and it's amazing how we've forgotten so soon how it felt like to be on this side. How would it have felt if you were treated the same way you treat those who are on this side by those who were on the other side, when you were still on this side, now that you are on the other side?” UnderstandingCompassionEmpathyGolden RuleKindness To Others Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“I've lost so many battles than I can even remember. But I didn't know I was stronger than I thought.” StrongerHeroesNever Giving UpFighting SpiritFighting To Survive Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“You make the decision to love everyday, whether you feel the magic or not. It's the decision that creates perseverance, not the feeling of love in itself, because sometimes, butterflies do not suffice” LovePerseveranceReal LoveHolding OnHard Love Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Patience, my friend; Once again, I say, Patience. In an era 'plagued' with speed, doggedness of character and drudgery of persistence is the only guarantee to mastery.” CharacterPatiencePersistenceMasteryPatience And TimingMastery Of Skills Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“I've learnt not to draw my sword first to strike. That in no way portends I have the most feeble of minds or might . . . Probably, I'm waiting for the perfect moment to startle with a fatal strike.” PatienceStrength Of CharacterStrength Of SpiritFight BackStrength Inside Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“If ANYTHING is meant to be, it will be ONLY if you work out the methodologies for it to be. Things just don't be because they work themselves out to be, or they want to be. They be because someone conceived them to be, and worked them out to be. Therefore, debunk the idea of leaving your THINGS to be in the fragile gamble of fate. MAKE THEM BE!” DestinyDreams And RealityMaking Dreams Come TrueDreaming Big Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“We'd rather have a grand spectacle of retribution of the 'wicked', than their silent walk towards redemption that our wishes questions the depth and nature of our love and hearts.” LoveHeartLove QuotesRedemptionWickedHeart QuotesRetributionDepth Of LoveGrandSpectacleHeart Wishes Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“If everyone just accepted you the way you are, then, probably, you'd still be the way you were. So for anyone who didn't accept you at one point, just give 'em a smile in your heart and say, "Thank You"!” AcceptanceRejectionAcceptance Of OneselfImproving YourselfDealing With ProblemsGetting BetterDealing With The PastDealing With Rejection Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“With the constant pile of past experiences having a toll, most people get too scared to see beauty in themselves. A very honest compliment and they try inevitably to cook up conspiracy theories. Although there are ulterior motives (to the compliments) most of the time, look past it, accept, and appreciate your magic.” AcceptanceLove YourselfInner BeautyAcceptance Of OneselfInner Beauty QuotesLetting Go Of The PastCompliment Your Inner Self Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“You can be beautiful, kind and, also, strong. Strength can be shown in very many ways besides a sword or bow.” KindBeautifulBeautyKindnessStrengthSwordBow Book:The Return of Lucas Source: The Return of Lucas
“Letting go is one of the most difficult experiences to deal with whether it's right or wrong. So make the most of every moment you've been gifted with. To whoever you initiate contact with and wherever, try to leave a positive impression. To whoever you have the power to make smile, exploit that power as often and best as you can, because when every other material thing fades, it's those memories that keep us alive” MomentsHappinessLetting GoMaking A DifferenceGoodbyeMaking People LaughMoments Of Life Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“We're taught and trained to hold it all inside, to not feel the beauty of the innocence of letting it out when and how we feel it. And we do; we do for the fear of avoiding the stigma of weakness, until it breaks us from the inside, slowly and silently, and there is "little" or "nothing" left of us. Those who are courageous to hold on, learn to be strong and proficiently wave off the numerous darts as they come. Do they, really? It takes just one "planned" move, and all the impenetrable walls come crashing down.” Letting GoWeaknessHolding BackWeakness And StrengthBeauty In Weakness Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“The more you try, so desperately, to prove a point to get someone's approval, the more fleeting that approval might be, causing a chain of depreciation of self-esteem. Sometimes, all you need do is truly love yourself and get only the approval and acceptance of the inner self.” Self EsteemSelf WorthSelf AcceptanceLove YourselfSeeking ApprovalFleeting Approval Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“From the point in life when a man/woman is responsible for his/her choices, he/she starts to live a story brought to life by the dreams that have been consciously or subconsciously conceived.” ChoicesResponsibilityDreamsChoices And ConsequencesStory Of My LifeConscious LivingConscious Life Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“People of different dispositions make the world go round. That's why it's insanity to try to be someone else.” Be YourselfBe YouOriginalityBe ConfidentBe RealImitation Is Limitation Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Insecurity, most times, is not borne out of flaws which are self-evident. It's most times the deep understanding that you can be much more—beautiful, responsible, eloquent, graceful, intelligent, articulate, braver, adventurous—regardless of all your flaws. And the realisation that that which inhibits you is merely fear or indiscipline.” FearDisciplineInsecurityPotentialFlaws And WeaknessesIndiscipline Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“I try as much as possible to keep pushing myself beyond my limits - those set by myself, and those by others, to see how much lies within. He said nothing is impossible and I truly believe Him. Once in a while, I go beyond . . . More often than not, I get pretty burned and decline to tend to my sores in solitude, whilst trying the best I can to find out why I burned so bad. Other times, I surprise myself at the power within, which has been lying dormant, probably out of ignorance or fear. Either way, I learn . . . And probably, that is the most significant thing to be gleaned out of every experience.” Learning From MistakesPushing The LimitsSelf Growth And ImprovementPower WithinBeyond LimitsBeyond Convention Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“The heart, so small, yet, able to grow so large, sometimes always wants to take or give more than can be managed successfully. Thanks to the rational head, though, it's always there to save her from taking more than she can contain . . . . or so it thinks.” LoveLove HurtsLoving SomeoneLoving OthersBlind Love Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Be so good at what You do . . . Even those who hate You, or want to, wouldn't naturally have a chance to despise what You do.” DespiseGood WorksYour WorkBe Good At What You DoBest Of Ourselves Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Before you take up that fight against history, do remember that she has a track record of beating 'champions' like you. Therefore, it's best to stick with the flow, and go with what works for everyone. But . . . In the event you do decide to go against the convention, all you need is to get your heart straight, and your eyes fixed on the target. You might just be the underdog that will surprise history.” Fighting SpiritBeing DifferentUnderdogFocus On Your DreamsFighting To SurviveFocus On SuccessBreaking ConventionBreaking History Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“You have the power inside of You. Do not be scared to wield it, for the battles You face give no allowances for your cute little sense of innocence and ignorance. They will overrun and vanquish You at the slightest chance they get. So, fight You must to stay up or be prepared to go down. Remember this though: With great power comes great responsibility and true power is wielded efficiently in time and with wisdom.” WisdomFighting SpiritFighting To SurviveStaying StrongPower InsideResponsible Power Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Virtues should not be seen as a medium to please others, else, they'll always fall short. They should, first, be a medium of self-edification.” VirtueVirtue QuotesPriorityVirtuesEdificationFalling ShortPlease PeopleEdifySelf Edification Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“It's true that no one is indispensable, but things aren't just right when some people are not around.” IndispensablePeople NatureRight ThingsBe AroundBe ImportantBe IndispensableNo One Is Indispensable Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“A duel in which you're 100% sure of victory becomes just another boring exercise. When you give in your 100%, but you aren't certain of victory, yet aren't scared of losing, it becomes much more interesting.” Victory QuotesWinning MentalityGiving YourselfGiving Your BestFear Of Losing Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“When a situation becomes too uncomfortable for you, it's either it's way bigger than you can handle or you've become too big for it. The catch, though, is that you decide which is - To outgrow it or let it grow all over you.” GrowthDecisions In LifeDiscomfort ZoneDiscomforts Of LifeHandli Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Sometimes, we get too keen and in a haste to make new relationships, learn new things, stumble upon new ideas . . . . Always tending to the unknown and easily excited by the mysterious, that we lose value for and forget to appreciate the things and people that have brought and kept us going this far. Keep the things and people which are sure, else they, too, become mysterious and unknown.” RelationshipRelationship QuotesNew ThingsValue Of LifeNew RelationshipsExcitement Of YouthValue Things Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“You don't always get your dreams come to you in FULL DEFINITION. It usually comes in bits and pieces of the picture you've conceived in your mind; but it certainly comes. And when it comes, even blurry in LOW DEFINITION, and you recognize it, all you've got to do is make a little tweaks here and there and then you can fine tune it to the BEST DEFINITION. You however, have to DREAM!” HopeDreamsSensitivityHidden Treasures Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“There's the 'right way' and the 'usual way'. Folks tend to confuse both. The right way isn't always the best way, and the usual way leaves you lost in the crowd of the common. Then, there's the 'unusual way', which might be right or 'wrong'; but when it births success, it usually has the power to invalidate the right way and the usual way.” Standing OutBe DifferentMake A DifferenceStand OutBe UniqueMake HistoryMake A Difference Make A Change Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“I fall too easily; it gives me the chance to rise more quickly. When I feel pains in my muscles, it's only a sign that they are growing.” Falling DownGrowing PainsGetting BetterFalling Too Easily Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“I've lost so many battles than I can even remember. What I never knew, though, was that I was actually stronger than I thought I was.” Believe In YourselfNever Give UpNever Giving UpFighting SpiritBetter Than YesterdayStronger Today Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Give as much you can possibly give, even if, or when, you do not receive. For the more you give, the more the heart gets 'bigger' and 'stronger'. So, never for one moment you hold back from giving, until the heart has nothing left to give again.” LoveUnconditional LoveHeart QuotesGive Yourself AwayGive Yourself To LoveLove With Your Heart Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“I try as much as possible to keep pushing myself beyond my limits, those set by myself, and those by others, to see how much lies within. He said nothing is impossible and I truly believe Him. Once in while I go beyond . . . More often than not, I get pretty burned and decline to tend to my sores in solitude, whilst trying the best I can to find out why I burned so bad. Other times, I surprise myself at the power within has been lying dormant probably out of ignorance or out of fear. Either ways, I learn . . . And probably that is the most significant thing to be gleaned out of every experience.” LearningSelf GrowthImproving Our CharacterPushing Yourself To The Limit Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“Trying to get something for nothing?' - even mother nature abhors it.” Work HardStrive For SuccessStrive To Be BetterGet What You Deserve Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“For every decision a 'man' makes, he makes it with the best of the depth of knowledge he possess at that particular instant and the quality of experiences he's passed through. It's not an excuse though for mediocrity, but an avenue to learn, rise, and conquer your inefficient self. By inference, beyond an extreme line, there might not necessarily be a qualification of a choice as wrong or right, but an avenue to grow depending on how the intricacies of such a choice and its consequences are handled.” ChoicesLearningEmpathyMistakesExperiencesJudging OthersBeyond Limits Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“One very beautiful virtue one can master is to learn to ignore; to ignore perceived and intended slights no matter how infuriating they might feel. Not to ignore in anger, rather, to ignore with understanding. However, to keep account for future purposes, to ignore with adept skill and less hurt. Life just becomes easier and more beautiful.” InspirationalHurtVirtueBeautiful LifeUnderstanding Oneself And OthersSlight Author:Ufuoma Apoki
“While being realistic (at all times, if possible) and not living a life ruled by delusions and fantasies is necessary, it can sometimes stifle growth. Even in a dream where I could leap into the sky and glide for a few moments, I found myself doubting about other matters. If you're prone to doubt, it's sometimes necessary to question your own doubts.” RealityFantasyDoubtDreamsDelusion Author:Ufuoma Apoki