FIVE YEARS AGO!!!

Wow it's five years already...... five solid years!!! Hmmm how time flies. Okay!! if you are wondering what this post is about lemme just jist you. Five years ago I said goodbye to my friend, brother, soulmate, fiance...... That was probably the most difficult time in my life. I never thought I would survive it. I guess when people say "love is not enough" I will concur!

7 SCRIPTURES THAT HELPS US CARRY ON!!!

Philippians 1:12-14

“Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.”

YEAH!!!! I DID IT!!! MY SUPPORT GROUP IS UP AND RUNNING......

Hey guys!!! hope this post meets you all well...... I am so sorry for not being here for sometime. I have been a little bit busy with plans on how to better this space... It's basically been about strategising, planning, analysing and meeting with people. You know last year I shared one of my targets for 2015 with you guys missed it? read it here. Lately I have been doing a lot of research and bettering myself in this field. However, I finally get to meet with my very first audience TODAY!!! yep I did congrats to mua!.  

CANDOCO DANCE COMPANY: it’s about what you can do not what you can’t

Candoco Dance Company exists to change people’s perception of disability, and highlight what people can do, not can’t. An ethos close to Disability Horizon’s heart, so we were keen to speak to them about their recent performance, playing another, and up and coming projects in the future.

Please can you tell Disability Horizons readers a bit about Candoco Dance Company and how it first came about?

Candoco Dance Company is an inclusive dance company of disabled and non-disabled artists. We aim to challenge and broaden perceptions of art and ability by creating excellent and ground-breaking performances. We have been touring all over the world since the company was first founded in 1991 and we’ve had the opportunity to work with many of the world’s leading choreographers and perform in iconic venues.

WHY DO WE WORRY?...

Driving to school for my big final, and I am overwhelmed with fear. I have studied and studied, done all my homework and paid attention in class, yet I am worried what grade I will make.

I am trying to decide what career I will do after college. Where will I live? How much money will I make? Is that enough money? Will I love my job? Will I even like my job?

HOW THE BLIND WEAR MAKE-UP....

"Putting on make-up is tricky enough if you have practised in front of a mirror for years. But how do blind people do this most visual of things"?

  

"I use a brush, do five swirls across my blush and tap it to remove the excess," says Christine Ha in a YouTube video which shows how she applies make-up without a mirror. Ha is blind and received much attention after becoming the winner of the US series of Masterchef in 2012. "I smile to find the apples of my cheeks, and then lightly brush [the blush] on from the apples to my temples." "Like my cooking," Ha writes on her blog, "it all comes down to sense of touch and lots of practice."

WOUNDED BUT NOT BROKEN...... MEET THOMAS STEVENS.

An apprentice butcher forced to have his hand amputated when it became stuck in a mincing machine is back at work, just 26 days after the horrendous accident. Thomas Stevens had only been working for six weeks when his right hand became trapped in the unsafe machine at P and K Meats in Street, Somerset.

Paramedics were forced to amputate the then 16-year-old's hand after 30 minutes, with the teenager's boss later found guilty of health and safety offences and ordered to pay thousands in court.

HOW TO MEND A BROKEN HEART......

Hello lovely people.... how are you all doing in this HOT weather? Hope not too bad. My today wasn't bad at all until I met someone how is suffering from a broken heart. Hmmm you know we are human and life can happen to us at any given time such that after hearing certain individuals story, you will forget your own wahala and  even become dumb. That's exactly how I felt today after listening to one of my guy friend’s heartbreak story. I didn't know what to say to him but to give him a much needed hug..... Yes am a hugger lol.

I left him and feeling really bad for him cos he is such a nice lad who didn't deserve to be going through a heartbreak this new year (uhum... guys suffer heartbreak too). Going through my phone I saw an article by Iyanla Vanzant on "on how to mend a broken heart" which I forwarded to him. It made him feel alittle better however, there is a part of the article I don't quite agree with having suffered heartbreak before. People actually die from a broken heart...... simples. Find article below.

BUILDING BUSINESS AROUND YOUR DISABILITY...

"Stop looking for and making excuses for being disabled..... find opportunity around it"

Ben Woldfenden, who founded and runs Visiblis, a digital marketing agency, recently won the Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs. Our writer Zubee spoke to him about his disability, his business, and how life hurdles can push you to succeed.

APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE......

"Life and all that is in it is nothing but a gift. Never take it for granted".-Unknown 

We, every one of us drift through life every single day without fully appreciating what is going on around us. we all do it. we are all guilty of doing it. we have become so familiar with our little world that we do not really stop for a bit to thank our maker for the things we have, the people around us, and the things we are able to do on our own. I left my house today looking amazingly beautiful. I felt so great about myself today that in my own little world, "am all that matter". Hmmm maybe not.... hahaha not until I looked around and noticed some things. Isn't it amazing how God opens our eyes to see things that gets us thinking for a moment? I was in a car going out when suddenly I started seeing mad people...... not one, two or three..... No they were not together. I saw each of them at different spot on the road. One of them a female had taken ownership of the round about.

GIVE YOURSELF SOME CREDIT........

Hey people! hope you had a lovely day today? I did something today and I did it right. It wasn't a big deal to one of my friend because to him, it is something I should already know how to do. Hmmmm how insulting!!! Well I gave myself some credit for getting the some of the process right...... I danced and screamed and said "YES SHARON YOU DID IT"....!!! We ended up laughing hard about it all and then I turned and said to him Emma, it it were a few years back I would never have felt this way. He asked why say so? Me: I never used to give myself credit...... I never used to appreciate or congratulate myself for anything no matter what it is.

DIE UNBEATEN......

“When life gives me barriers, I try to jump over them, and when I cannot do that, I go around them instead.”-Lukasz.

Breaking stereotypes, 27-year old Lukasz Kufta from Myslowice, Poland, has SMA Type 1, but lives by this quote. He has been dreaming of skydiving for a long time and in September 2014, his dream came true. He jumped from 4,000 metres. Find out more about how Lukasz proved that the imagined impossible became possible.

ADVICE??? A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW....

I ran into an old friend a few days ago at a bus stop. We used to be roommates back in the day lol….. She abused me when I told her the truth about a decision she was about to make back then. It happened on a lovely Saturday morning….. We were all in the room (all eight of us). She cleared her throat to get our attention. Girls I need your advice she on this matter she said. After narrating her story I kept quiet and waited for the other girls to advise her (I was about the youngest in the room).

TIPS FOR DISSERTATION PROJECT WRITING…. PART II.

Why a detailed outline is important?

Ø  A detailed outline sets out the detailed contents of your dissertation, i.e. it must go well beyond just chapter headings and include sub-headings if not a sense of what every single paragraph will be about.

Ø  Preparing a detailed outline early on (and sending it to your supervisor for comments) has a number of advantages:

TIPS FOR DISSERTATION/PROJECT WRITING…. PART I

Hello darlings…. How una dey today? Today’s post is about knowledge **sharing**….. In my Yoruba accent…. Hehehe!!! Okay by this time last year guys I was writing my project… hmmm… that project was one of the most challenging thing I have had to do in my life.  Yes!!! It was a primary research and conducting primary research in Nigeria? “no be here ooo…. I suffer no be small. I waka taya! Write letters so tey my biro finish, I beg, cry hmmm only to get information sef na problem. My people!!! This na story for another day. Back to the matter.

HEY!!! WOMAN DECIDE NOW.......

Hellloooo everyone, you know last time (on a previous post) I talked about cohabiting men and the consequences of their partner dying their house. read it here if you missed it. Today's post is about the women. I want these women to wake up and decide whether to stay or go. Deciding not to decide is deciding in my opinion. I am not here to judge anyone..... it is never in my place to so as I have come to understand that a lot of women leaving with men that ain't married to them yet do that for several reasons. 

STAY PLUGGED IN....

Hey fam!!!! I hope your week is going good? For me, so far so good. Okay!!! Yesterday, I read something that made a lot of sense to me. The article was talking about staying connected to "the power source" as a christian. You see, at this time of the year, there is a lot of spiritual exercises going on. Everyone is trying to lay a good foundation for the year by starting it on a spiritual level. Now this could be personal or cooperatively done depending on your denomination or religion.

D. I. Y FRIED GROUNDNUT!!!......

Yellooo everyone...... Today I want to happily show you guys what I have been up to lately..... hehehe.... Welcome to Sharon's kitchen!!!...... I love to cook... I mean whatever so long as it will enter fire and come out right, I Sharon will love to try it out. So this year, I have decided to be making some of these peti peti things I love to eat myself. See eh... I am tired of eating sand in my groundnut..... ENOUGH!!! is ENOUGH haba.... I don't know if it's just me ooo but I won't be visiting any shop for groundnut anytime soon. I pledge to always make time to prepare my own groundnut..... **hands on ma chest** lol... so help me God.

A LITTLE INSPIRATION TO GET YOU STARTED!!!....

Hi guys!!! Hope you all had a lovely sunday? so here is a little inspiration to get you started this new week. Last week is gone..... gone forever!!! no matter what happened, thank God for a new day and a new week. One that promises to be better than last week.... Seeing today alone makes you a winner in every aspect of your life. It is an obligation to yourself and society to "be all you can be" and make the world a better place for all. There's MORE!!! ENJOY...

EVERY HUMAN LIFE MATTER!!!.......

More than three million people gathered across France today to stage defiant marches in a moving tribute to the 17 people killed in terror attacks across the country last week. With the majority of revellers flocking to the capital where cartoonists and passers-by were murdered by Islamic fanatics last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron joined crowds marching in their memory. 

HEY!!! WAKE UP AND MARRY HER......

Hey Fam!!! happy weekend everyone....... The other day, I was in a commercial bus going somewhere and I over heard some guys sitting  behind me discussing. I decided to pay attention because I find the topic of their discussion interesting. It was about one of their friend's dilemma. From what I could deduce from the discussion, their friend was already living with a lady and they had three children together (they were cohabiting partners). Unfortunately for the guy his partner and mother of his three children died suddenly prompting FAMILY DRAMA.

MY TROUBLED YEARS BEGAN AT 12....

Hey people!!! hope you are having a good day?...... Okay I told you all in my previous post that this is "REVELATION" time right? You see, all of this truth sharing is not just for your reading vs viewing pleasure. It to show you how far I have come, I feel really whole, healed and free just letting all of this personal informations out. In my previous post I told you how the conversation between me and my mom went right? if you missed it read it Here.

BENEFITS OF TOMATO JUICE....

Hey fam!!! knowledge is power abi? ehn... I visited my elder sisters house on the first and noticed something when she served January first meal to everyone in her house that day. I noticed that there were slices of tomatoes on everyone's plate...... lol this one na by fire by force oh!! I looked at my brother in-law and he laughed and said I know what you are thinking...... don't say a word ooo just eat. I had to go into the kitchen to meet my sister at least to ask her why I she added slices of fresh tomatoes on my plate of rice. Sis, no be by force.

THROWBACK THURSDAY!!!

God!!! I AM AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL....... YES I KNOW LOL...

Hey FAM!!! I was just going through an old phone and saw these photos of mine. Hmmm how time flies..... God is good that's all I can say. Isn't it amazing how it can be snowing in one part of the planet and shining on the other side? I MISS this weather. I miss the cold, the ridiculous outfits (jackets, boots, glove, hat, layers upon layers of clothes) lol..... The falls hahaha..... if you think you are the only one that falls na lie look around after you fall there are people following suit.... lol

STYLESPIRATION.... COLOURFUL MONDAY!!!

Hey!!! get in here people!!! lol... I started my week in a very high spirit yes!!! how high you say? hmmm as high as high tension ooo. So here is little stylespiration for you. It's your choice whether to be inspired or not. I like to prepare beforehand when it comes to choosing an outfit for any waka wey I wan do.  I picked out this pink jacket but was kind of confused when it comes to what to pair it with. I didn't want it to go with black pants. 

MUMMY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LEG?....

Hey lovelies!!! what's up with you people? I told you all it's revelation time for me right? Yea... I did a post yesterday which I titled WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LEG?. It's basically about the questions I get all the time from people wanting to know what went wrong with my leg. Of course the leg doesn't look like every other persons leg? lol...... I got  a lot of inboxes on my Facebook page. Some people didn't understand the post at all!!! who would blame they? they have not been following this blog. 

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LEG?....

My sexy legs lol.....

 I get asked this question all the time. in fact, people started asking me this question since I was a child. An innocent child who was very naive and  ignorant of the fact that she even has a problem with her leg (Isn't it funny how people point certain things out to you? things you never knew existed in you?...) Let me tell you, I didn't get just this question from other kids in my neighbourhood, on the road and at school. I got zillions of them from mother's, fathers, full blown adults.

MY STORIES......MY TRUTH.

Hey my beautiful people!!! it's good morning from where I am. How are you guys doing? Hope this year started well for you and your family. I am doing this post just to remind you all that I am here with you, I have not lost focus with the things I intend to do and share here. A lot of you are asking to see more of me...... you want to get to know me better. Yes I get what you all are saying.... I know I am yet to let loose in terms of telling personal stories and sharing my experiences with you and I know that leave some of you a little bit misunderstanding of who I really am.

FOUR WAYS TO STAY HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE.

I've always believed that our thoughts are powerful—so powerful that they can influence what lies ahead. If we focus on our past difficulties and fears, we find ourselves struggling to nurture positive feelings about the next chapter. Here's a plan for remaining optimistic.

HOW I AM BEGINNING MY YEAR....

Hey fam!!! this post is basically a hint of how I'm beginning my year.... I just feel I should share just a little with you **rolls eyes** You know I love you right so I will tell you small..... okay here is the gist. You know every ending comes a new beginning. A lot of people have new year rituals..... something they like to do to get the year started.. things like listing out their resolution for the new year, fasting and praying, lifestyle change etc. I am not saying these steps are bad, to each his own whatever works for you.

BE ENCOURAGED!!!! EVEN JOHN LEGEND DIDN'T FIND IT EASY....

Hello people!!! here is a little something to lift your spirit. I found this revealing video of John Legend and I should share. In this video, John talks about achieving success through effort and hard work. Starting out wasn't easy for him, It took him six years to get signed on to a record label... wow... he overcame rejection and always went back to places he was rejected...Moral lesson: knock and keep knocking one day, one door will open for you. don't relent, be patient, persevere, keep learning, even when you here  no keep at it until you hear a yes. it's a new year.... new opportunities will come stay strong and you will shine. Remember, every successful person you know have at some point failed at what they love to do.

Be encouraged... get better...... Start anew

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THIS YEAR.....

Happy new year once again guys..... hope you all are starting out good. It's a new year and to be honest everyone seem to have a plan of action... new plans for the new year however, not many have a clue on where to begin or what to do with their lives. This may be as a result of some of the not so good things or situations experienced last year. Hey!!! I can assure you that it doesn't matter how you start, what matters is that you are taking a step..... just start.

HAPPY NEW YEAR LOVELIES.....

It's 2015 everybody!!!! **drum roll** Isn't it amazing to see the new..... I mean the dawn of a new beginning? Wow!!! I am so excited because we all made it... Yes you are here with me... God is faithful!!!

This year is going to be AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL and COLOURFUL for us all. New years arrive with lots of hopes, beliefs, strength, and courage for a very new start. My prayer for each and everyone here is that you will embrace your virtues this year and triumph over your vices..... May you laugh more this year and may your life be full of sweetness..... ENJOY 2015.....

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM 

"ME"

TO 

"YOU"  

SHARON XXX.....