Musings of BelovedEsther

Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash "Victories attained by right thought can only be maintained b watchfulness. Many give way when success is assure, and rapidly fall back into failure.  All achievements, whether in the business, intellectual, or spiritual world, are the result of definitely directed thought, are governed by the same law and are of the same method; the only difference lies in the object of attainment." Awareness - I must always be alert and watchful over my thoughts, there can be no slacking in this area. Made me think of all the scriptures that admonish to be alert, watchful and of a sober mind. Change / Take Action - I will continue to watch my thoughts so I don't loose ground or slip back into what i've conquered.

Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash "By the right choice and true application of thought, man ascends to the Divine Perfection; by the abuse and wrong application of thought, he descends below the level of the beast. When there is wrong application of thought one may begin to experience a descent either in circumstances etc." Awareness and change : Man is made or unmade by himself and so I will learn to cooperate with the law of cause and effect and be more deliberate in my thinking knowing that this is a way I can control as master of my life the effects I experience.👍

Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash Allen states that "Character is simply the sum of our thoughts. And character manifests itself in our environment and through our circumstances. So, the outer condition of your life is always a reflection of your inner state" . Awareness: This is a truth I can’t run from so I need to learn to engage it in my favour. Take action: Plant thoughts in my mind in line with what I want to see in my character and the outer circumstances of my life.

Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash Effect of thought in circumstances Allen says that "just as a gardener weeds, waters, and cares for his or her plot, we must cultivate our minds—weeding out negative, mistaken, useless thoughts, while encouraging positive, true, fruitful thoughts". I find this to be a very profound statement as it pushes one to actively pick up and take full responsibility for thoughts in the mind and shows that it is for man himself, not another, to cultivate the soil of the mind. Awareness: It is my responsibility to tend my thoughts to see the type of fruits I want. I can’t leave it to chance or else I risk a harvest of weeds.

Malaga, Spain Happy Sunday Today is a great day because it is the day the Lord has made and I am alive and grateful to God for everything and for my life. I hope you're also having a great day wherever you are. As promised I've been posting on this blog in keeping with the challenge I set myself to post every single day for 90 days. However, due to lack of adequate planning on my part I missed some days and to remain accountable to you I've decided that for every day I miss, I'll revert back to Day 1 of the challenge, now the heat is on 😳 I know that by doing this I will develop: The habit of consistency - up until now I have struggled with this, I start beautifully but then move on to start the next thing and the next thing and forget that I haven't finished the first thing I started or the thing I had purposed in my mind to do. A changed mindset - up until now, every time I missed a deadline or fall of the bandwagon I would feel guilty but I kno...

Day 13 - Traditional Nigerian clothes, bridesmaids dresses, some sneakers and a pair of work shoes :)

Day 12 - Various batched items as you can see.

Day 11 - Miscellaneous items :)

Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash "Man is always the master of his thoughts even in the most weak state." Awareness:  If I kept thinking pessimistically my circumstances would reflect it A particular train of thought persisted in cannot fail to produce after its kind - this makes me ask what are the persistent thoughts that I’m thinking? I will commit to identifying the central thoughts running through my mind. Thoughts of doubts and fear never lead to anything, they always lead to failure.

Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash "The outer condition of your life is always a reflection of your inner state. We are victims of circumstances only so long as we consider ourselves pawns of fate, tossed here and there by outside forces. But if you realise your creative power - if you assume responsibility for the seeds and soil of your inner garden - then you become the master of your fate' James Allen Awareness - As long as I continue to think of myself as the victim of circumstance, nothing will change. Take Action/Change - As master of my fate, I will no longer have a victim mentality but turn it around by working on the inner garden of my mind/thoughts

Day 10 - 2 pairs of headphones, 4 bottle of Soap & Glory body stuff :), packs of black and yellow rollers, 1 pack of makeup sponges, 1 pack of makeup tester palette ( i think that's what it is) :)

Day 9 - 2 wallets, a small chopping board, 1 pack of burns plaster, 1 pack of coasters, 1 pack of wax strips, 1 pack of double sided adhesives, 1 pack of superglue.

Day 8 - Jewellery

Day 7 - 1 traditional African dress, a pair of sandals, a bottle of perfume, box of new door handles, box of plasters, 2 unused light bulbs

Day 6 - 6 canvas bags for life

Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash I've been reading a great little booklet on the power of thought and it seemed like a good idea to share some of my thoughts, so here goes. James Allen states that:  "Man is buffeted by circumstances so long as he believes himself to be the creature of outside conditions, but when he realises that he is a creative power, and that he may command the hidden soil and seeds of his being out of which circumstances grow, he then becomes the rightful master of himself" Awareness - I am always the master. It is easier for me to believe that I am at the mercy of some external force, or that the experiences I face are completely outside of my control, but when I realise that every thing begins with a thought that has been nurtured in my mind I truly become the master of the personal circumstances of my life. Change - I will stop putting the responsibility elsewhere

Day 3-5 - more bottles of nail polish, some not even used

Day 2 - 2 bottles of barely used nail polish

Day 1 - Barely used blemish balm

Hello I trust you are well. For some time now I've been desiring to simplify my life and environment as I seem to have accumulated so much and it dawned on me that I've held onto some of these items for years just waiting for the perfect occasion. I'm sure some of you can identify with this, you see something, buy it, use it a few times before moving on to the next thing that catches your fancy and in the process, you end up with more than you need. To help me tackle this problem I started giving some of these items to charity but I in doing so I began desiring simplicity in everything, especially in my surroundings. Then I stumbled on a YouTube vlog series called " the 30 day minimalist challenge ". The challenge aims to encourage participants to declutter and simplify by getting rid of unwanted items in the home that corresponds to the number of the day you're on. Day 1 - 1 item Day 2 - 2 items, etc. You guessed it, I hopped on this wagon a...

Hello and Happy New Year It's 2019 and I realise it's been a long, long while :) since I've posted anything here. A lot has happened in my life, but my heart has been coming back to this blog and the need to start writing again, so write I will. Writing is one of my first loves and I intend to revive this love using this blog :) To that end, I will start by putting up posts on things on my heart, challenges I'm involved in - currently doing a 30 Day Minimalist Challenge, reading As a man thinketh booklet by James Allen for 15 days straight - goals I want to achieve, amongst a few. Anyway, now I've put it out there I will be posting on this blog for 90 days straight. Love BelovedEsther