How much is in your hand??

How many times have you seen a really great movie and the get caught with the deep sense of a message the movie is trying to send out. Once, I saw the amazing Sandra Bullock in her philanthropic role in the movie, The Blind Side and was immediately wrapped up with a strong need to do more for the society I belong to. But I'm only 23 and in the country I live in, Nigeria, that's means, most times, you are either a fresh college graduate trying to start off an independent life or still in college depending on your folks.

So with no substantial amount of money to even live on my own and a pressing need to help people some how, how do I start? Do I tell myself  "drop it, it is a bad timing!" or could they be a way I could be a help somehow?

There are a lot of people who have been dealt hard blows from life and getting back up has not really been easy. Some have settled lying down until they are laid to rest! Thus, a constant call to help out always! But then how many times do we answer these calls? Or we just hope someone out there would answer? Some times, our excuse for not helping goes because we think our own lives are so much big of a deal and we couldn't do much for another person.

After going back and forth about what I wanted to do in my life and second guessing it for about a hundred times. I found nothing felt good like just helping people; whether its just putting a smile back on a moody face or helping a charity organization achieve their noble goals...It is always fulfilling to see how much of good another person can receive from us. This is because there's just so much in human beings and it's beautiful when we all can see it and help them find it. Whether it is done through mere motivation or doing something that inspires others. And most times it doesn't cost a dime but comes back with a fulfillment that can not be bought with millions.

In the world we live in, there is a lot of misconception and lies that has held people in bondages for tens of decades. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that until you have a house up on the hill or have a personality that commands the media all over the world, you can't help a soul...that's lie!

Living your life in a very positive manner can be inspiring to people around you, making a conscious decision to stand up for what is right can be making a big of impact more than you know. You must not have a charity organization before you can help someone.

True success comes when you see a need in the world and reach out to solve it....Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, Phd.

Please in reply to this post let me know of anything you have done for other that you feel proud of...I'll be blessed to hear from you.

Something on Fashion

Looks and Streets

Human expressions, emotions and everything other thing in between, have this one common place where they all come so alive and also so detectable. Also taking the shape of these qualities, this one place is your street.

Streets have a classic way of robbing-off from who we are -which is very well expressed from our daily appearances. From the quiet ones we walk down every morning -to get to the office, get a quick fix, or just for a pleasure walk- to the busy counterparts filled with men and women “always-on-the-go”, the moods or expressions we wear out goes on to give our different streets distinctive looks.

 On a more glam note, the individual fashion and style of different people also has a huge take on the street, creating street fashion for different cities.  More than the runways, fashion comes more alive on the streets, as people have the extra chance at becoming more expressive with their style.

More fascinating is the evolution associated with this; thus changing the looks of our streets with every new trend.  Consequently, today we happen to have all sorts of eye-catching, (and in all innovation) stylistic approach to dressing up-which I must say have come a mighty long way. From well thought-out comebacks to edgy current styles, it seems that more folks are taking on fashion than any other course (well, that is on the side!)

Looking back, it is very observable that the ever-changing fashion and style of people has always contributed in sharpening out a look for the streets we walk on. For a fact, the street takes the shape of the people’s dress-sense and changes with new trends. 

For example, the 60’s in its appreciation of the colour wheel began a colourful trend in dressing and that period -way into the mid-80’s- saw a wide array of colours come alive on people’s outfit. This trend cut across the young and the old alike in that age and their street did follow suit… (Remember colourful track suits and so on).

As a result of come-back thoughts, that same colourful trend has made it back into today’s fashion but in a rather more brilliant way. Compared to what the past-times had, today’s colourful styles have better mixed colour palette toned down with proper complimentary colours. And this has left a fresher and colourful look on the streets of our time, though less colourful than the full “rainbow display” the ones of the 60’s and 80’s. But then, there’s a bible saying that goes, “the end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof”. Nonetheless, this pretty much thrills me the way it all plays out.

One other profound aspect of distinct street fashion is in its uniqueness with every different city. Personally, I have observed that the fashion and style of a particular people is the first and most vivid expression I get whenever I’m in a new city. This is very different for every new city and thus creates the aura and presence the streets give out. For example, you don’t feel as much as though you’re walking on Fifth Avenue, New York while strolling down one of London’s high streets. This is hugely because of the different fashion and style. This is also the same in Lagos, Paris, Milan or anywhere else in the world.

To end my observation, it will be a worthy cause to recognize the laudable efforts of some fashionistas who have left a timeless look on their streets through incorporating styles of different cities and different fashion ages.

Photo Credit: freshwallstreet.com